GL with the goals dude, i´ve been in your seat. Was a smoker for 7 years adn decided one day it was enough. now i´ve been smokefree since that day for 5 years and still going. My advice to you? get gums, aloooot of gums. That was what helped me through going from 15 a day to 0. Also you should be prepared to get headaches as you said and moodswings gonna be a hell frist 2-3 weeks. But i dont doubt you´ll get through this, its a matter of share will and since you´re a progamer i think you got that mindset allready

Looking forward to your stream sessions, and best of luck to you in both upcomming events and the distant ones

AirbladeOrange

United States2571 Posts

October 24 2012 05:37 GMT

#184

You can do this!!!!! Great initiative!

jaybrundage

United States3921 Posts

October 24 2012 05:49 GMT

#185

GL man quiting isnt easy never took it up my self but hope you can do it

VATO_Gandair

United States232 Posts

October 24 2012 06:23 GMT

#186

Awesome stuff Ret! Looking forward to being distracted by your stream.

darkyaourt

France28 Posts

October 24 2012 06:58 GMT

#187

Good luck !

Fueled

United States1610 Posts

October 24 2012 06:59 GMT

#188

Good luck, Ret! You can do it!

Metak

296 Posts

October 24 2012 07:45 GMT

#189

Good luck Jos!
I quit cold turkey last week after 7 years and it's been less hard than I expected, did it for similar reasons as yours. An advice; look up videos about how addiction works; about how dopamine affects the primal cortex. It's something I hold on to when I crave a peuk and it does work for me. (As I can then easily rationalize the emotional craving I get).

Deadlifter

Norway68 Posts

October 24 2012 08:14 GMT

#190

Fighting! good luck. This may offend some, but in many ways I think that losing weight, eating healthier and quitting cigarettes is way more important than practicing SC2. Not that they can't be done together, I'm just saying.

Lazzi

Switzerland1923 Posts

October 24 2012 08:39 GMT

#191

Good luck Ret, both on your try of stopping smoking and on your practicing for MLG.

galtdunn

United States977 Posts

October 24 2012 08:40 GMT

#192

GOGO Ret! You were always my favorite zerg! <333

Quesadilla

United States1814 Posts

October 24 2012 08:46 GMT

#193

Hell yes. You can do this. Old school TL guys have more will power than most people I've ever met in my entire life. I'm not kidding about that. I don't doubt your ambitions for one moment.

Dagobert

Netherlands1858 Posts

October 24 2012 08:48 GMT

#194

Maybe apologise to your girlfriend in advance.

I helped mine go cold turkey and she went mental all the time; i had to physically stop her from smoking...

I definitely recommend working out; get your natural high. Healthy food (we cut all sweets, even chocolate) helps, too (otherwise, you might feel inclined to replace nicotine with excessive amounts of sugar).

Good luck, man.

Yanami

Germany49 Posts

October 24 2012 09:03 GMT

#195

Decreasing the amount of smokes is just like telling a little girl that she'll have her beloved teddy later.
That's my experience. It wouldn't work for me like that. I do it or I don't. So if decreasing the amount doesn't work for you just cut it out.
Without smokes for one year now and I don't feel like need a smoke anytime.
Good luck!

Edit: Funny though, I've never experienced any mood swings or whatsoever, just the urge to smoke, in the early time. I never had the feeling to be addicted to it anyways, atleast not mentally. I smoked for "only" 3 years, maybe that's why. I just was bored as hell, so it became something like f5ing the reddit front page, haha.

blae000

Norway1640 Posts

October 24 2012 09:07 GMT

#196

What a total boss, good luck man! I will definitely follow your stream when I'm home! It's been 10 months since I managed to quit my nicotine addiction. Go for it! :D

Noizhende

Austria328 Posts

October 24 2012 09:21 GMT

#197

gl! i quit a year ago, it was really hard to stop myself from smoking when going out (after some beers), so better don't do that in the first few weeks, other than that, i dunno, maybe finding out your smoking habits/rituals and replacing them with something else helps.
you can do it!

Csong

Canada396 Posts

October 24 2012 09:31 GMT

#198

good luck ret!

y0su

Finland7871 Posts

October 24 2012 09:36 GMT

#199

5/5 absolutely awesome! Will definitely be cheering you on! GLGL

GeNeSiDe

United Kingdom354 Posts

October 24 2012 09:41 GMT

#200

Just wanna say grats you are very brave.

I'm sure it will make your life a hell of a lot better!
The whole community behind you GL Ret!

Ps. Smoking weed for nigh on 10 years now and
Decided to try to quit for my 25th(in July) so I know
How hard the decision is!