If you haven't read it yet, I'd also recommend trying Allen Carr's book, it made it easy to quit for me as well (too bad im a moron and started again about a year later). You can easily google it to read it online for free, but if it works for you, would be nice to buy the book afterwards (can gift it too). It's also not very long so you will have time to read it even with your streaming schedule. Besides after you quit it can help prevent relapses (though not in my case)
Good luck.

robopork

United States511 Posts

October 24 2012 00:47 GMT

#144

What a man. :D

When my sister quit smoking, she experienced awful constipation. Hope it goes better for you, but you might want to stock up on dry fruit.

Zyufin

United States85 Posts

October 24 2012 00:54 GMT

#145

American dip is like snus, but with lots more delicious carcinogens added so it's more addictive. Yay for being from Mississippi!!!!!

Mongoose

United Kingdom190 Posts

October 24 2012 00:59 GMT

#146

At first I read the OP without looking at who the author was and thought it was great that someone was sharing a good message, i.e. quitting smoking on tl. Then I saw it was made by Ret and I was pleasantly surprised that he would share this portion of his personal life to everyone.
I wish you the best of luck in quitting smoking. You are likely to get symptoms like flu/different digestive system, and you might actually go crazy, but it will go away and you'll feel a lot better.

tjtombo

United States295 Posts

October 24 2012 01:04 GMT

#147

Best of luck Ret! i know you can do it.

csikos27

United States135 Posts

October 24 2012 01:04 GMT

#148

Good luck ret you've been my favorite forever :D

Mczeppo

Germany319 Posts

October 24 2012 01:05 GMT

#149

I hope you can make it without smoking!

I'm a smoker myself but don't smoke heavily and sometimes my addiction becomes less and i'm able to stop again for another couple of weeks. I don't really know what it is. I hate smoking and i think about quitting all the time but these periods where i don't smoke come without any effort... It just goes all by itself sometimes.
The strange thing is i have no power over that.

Most of the time when i try actively i'm not able to stop smoking... I don't understand what the trigger for my abstinence is.
Right now i nearly didn't smoke for like 3-4 weeks and i will make it a try to stop forever like always =)
I hope you found the right moment to stop!!

You have to keep in mind that you might suffer from nicotine withdrawal like maybe bad concentration or headache (I suffer from this all the time a few days). The good thing is that i overall feel much better during the times i dont smoke

)))

I hope you can make it past the negative side effects and become a better "athlete"

)))

wptlzkwjd

Canada1240 Posts

October 24 2012 01:08 GMT

#150

Wow, you are good at cleaning haha. Nice pictures!

Forester

United States116 Posts

October 24 2012 01:27 GMT

#151

In the game of drones, you either win or you die. And you, sir, are a winner.

Render

United States249 Posts

October 24 2012 01:49 GMT

#152

Gogo Ret!

Kownage

United States25 Posts

October 24 2012 01:51 GMT

#153

Good luck Ret, I look forward to watching your stream again!

SeraKuDA

Canada343 Posts

October 24 2012 01:53 GMT

#154

Best of luck Ret! It's always nice to see you performing at your best!

Grimmyman123

Canada939 Posts

October 24 2012 01:54 GMT

#155

Nicotene patch my man. Use the patch. Takes away the urge to kill people.

I am in the process of qutting, having smoked for 18 years. Now just over 8 weeks smoke free, next week I start the last stage of patch doses.

The best part, no broken keyboards, and the coroner hasn't been by in quite some time to pick up a dead door to door salesman afer I raged.

Darkhorse

United States23455 Posts

October 24 2012 01:56 GMT

#156

You're such a boss man! Quitting smoking is hard (I've never had to do it but I helped my brother deal with quitting) but it can be done, and you've already shown you have a lot of willpower losing all of that weight.
Best of Luck!