Thank you very much everybody!

Yeah, it really was not that hard. I just... did it. Simple as that.
Smoke for 9 years. Quit. Done. It's been one day short of 2 weeks. I'm not really keeping track beyond this because I already look at it as long in the past.

There are 2 really important things that must happen (imo) to easily quit smoking:
(1.) I wanted to quit... Or rather, I really no longer wanted to smoke. When you get to the point that you MIGHT enjoy every third cigg, and the other two you gag on half way through then, it's just not worth it.
Let's face it, if there is ONE reason to smoke, it would be because you enjoy it. If that's not the case then what the fuck are you doing?!?!?!
(2.) You have to realize that you TRULY will be losing ABSOLUTELY NOTHING and gaining so much. You have to retrain your brain. Think about that one spot that you go after a meal to go light up. Guess what? You can still go there. You can still continually put your hand up to your mouth. Quitting will stop you from doing NOTHING that is important. There is no need to hang on to it.
I must admit that I also had a bit of a moment when I was doing LOW weight (60lb), high rep (12 reps) squats, and was so winded after one set that my chest TRULY did feel like it was going to explode. That might sound confusing but, that is really, really, really pathetic for someone of my fitness level. Now I'm doing 130lb, 15 rep sets without being out of breath and 220lb, 5 rep sets.
I am really starting to feel healthier in every way. It's hard to say how much of this is because of quitting because I've continued to clean up my diet dramatically and improved my supplements around the same time but, I know that quitting ciggs is in my top 3 best things I've ever done category.
Of course, I have alot more money now too!

Hopefully someone, even if just one person, reads this and get's inspired. It's very doable. I honestly believe myself to be at the pinnacle of addictive personalities and I quit after 9 years of daily full pack (ussually more) smoking.


I'm really enjoying living an overall healthier life and it seems that the healthier that I get, the more I want to improve the small things that are left to improve (in an almost obsessive manner but, really, who cares... It's the best thing that I could possibly be obsessive about). Fitness turned me around for sure. It's honestly what I live for. If I can just find a reasonable balance with the other important things (like a social life, a career, etc.) then, I may finally get somewhere with this life of mine.

Colin is fucking awesome.



True story.

Oh Colin... I fucking luv him!

Xanthe posted:

What's happening in here Colin?

I HAVE NO IDEA but...

I approve.

*sniffs yer armpit*

Thanks peace. Always good to get more insight.

sharona65 posted:

*sniffs yer armpit*

What (tf)!?!?!?

















































Ohhhhhhhhhhhh...
You mean like this?...

Xanthe posted:

Help me I'm in Hell whenever Colin isn't around to appreciate.
Where are you dude!?

Whatchoo mean? I'm right *points at himself* here.

BAAAHAHAHAHAAAHHAHAHA!!!!!!!!! yes, just like that.
i don't remember taking that picture. but it's fucking awesome! *right click save*

and to answer prowler's question: it's true that i get turned on by the smell of good deodorant. and once i discover that a man has good smelling deodorant, i'm not afraid to stick my nose in there and get a good sniff.



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hehe. the first time i got a whiff of colin's he was half naked in the bathroom. i ran in there and was more or less humping his leg. he tried to fight me off by smearing the deo on my nose.. but that was a fail and i said "great. now i'm gonna be permahorny all day. thanks."

I appreciate BT89 because it's hard not to have a mancrush on him. No pun intended.

Hey BT! I'm hungry...

Also! where do you live in Maryland? Anywhere around Baltimore?

BEAST MODE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
^My workout today. Smashed a few personal records in one day.
So, I was about to go spend another $50 on 50 more lbs of plates (again and again) that would only hold me off for a short period of time...

Decided to look on craigslist (second time today) and found a new listing... It had only been up for about an hour. This guy lived about 5 mins away so I just called and asked to come look at his stuff.
After a quick look, it was clearly what I had been looking for for a while (not exactly but, it would definitely work... well).

So, the following costs around $1000 new and all of it was in excellent, practically new condition.......
Combo rack/safety hooks (for presses/squats)/ plate storage, seperate Adjustable decline/incline/flat utility bench with leg curl, leg extention, and preacher curl attatchments, a 7 foot Olympic bar, and over 300lbs in Olympic Grip Plates.






Despite the actual value, the guy was asking $350... I showed up at his house ready to buy about an hour after he listed it so... I convinced him to take $250 because I was "saving him alot of hassle". BOOM!

This is the only thing that's wrong with it. Look for the tear in the upholstery at the far left center of the pic...




Now that my equipment is a bit more up to par, I can lay off the high rep, low weight hypertrophy training and do some strength training...







































Time to get BIG.

Weather is fucking great here in NE, hope that it's great where you are so that you can go out for a run.

sharona65 posted:

so awesome that you got a great deal on all that stuff. but i'm wondering... where are you gonna put it???

Yah... Gude question.
Well, I would love to set it up in "the lounge" and even though I'm pretty sure it would be fine, I still worry about it doing damage, being on the second floor.

I already have a spot in the basement that I was planning to use. I will have to get rid of and rearrange some junk but, it will work there.

The other option is right in front of where I park my car, in the garage. I'll bet that you didn't even see it but, there's a treadmill up there already. We want to start using that again so, we'll be cleaning out that area anyways. There's an AC window unit in the garage so, it can stay pretty comfy in there.

Not sure which one to go with yet. I'm just gonna pull my car out and do a temporary set up for today. Rearranging will prob take up the rest of the day today.

RhettButler posted:

Weather is fucking great here in NE, hope that it's great where you are so that you can go out for a run.

Yeah! Tell me about it. From what I've caught on the national news it seems like we've had really similar weather to yours, here in Maryland. I don't think that I've closed all of my windows for at least a week.
Certainly looking to get a run in within the next few days.

The_Prowler posted:

I hope you decide to come to the show, man. And if you do, bring as many friends as you can Especially female ones

Friends? I don't really have any of those... Even less female ones.
I've grown apart from almost everyone that I was friends with. I really need to work on making some new ones.

I need to give Colin a great big hug!!! *HUG*