sgt.barney

It's been a week. Where ya been, Juan? EZPZ

Sarge knew by the end of his second day he would never smoke again. The first day? Not so much. EZPZ.

You will go through the same old bullshit you went through last time. That's why it is advisable to quit once, and only once. You will never be as relaxed as you will be once you've broken the monkey on your back. EZPZ.

If one is walking in the middle of railroad tracks it is suicide. Nothing more. Nothing less. Suicide. The only question is was it intentional or not. Did he do it on purpose or was it accidental. In either case ... it is his fault, not yours. You did not kill that individual. He killed himself. EZPZ P.S. : Smoking won't help.

Sarge quite once, and only once in 27+ years. 1,000 times? Sarge says again, but corrects himself: Why quit more than once? EZPZ P.S. - Sarge believes SOS to be quite a waste of time. If one is gonna smoke ... nothing anyone says will stop you (hundreds here prove it each and every year- they post an SOS and smoke anyway) ... and if you're NOT gonna smoke, you don't need some silly internet post to stop you . You weren't gonna smoke anyway. Sarge has never participated in the SOS thread here intentionally.

You need one ... and only one thing to be a successful quitter: A desire to quit that is stronger than your desire to smoke that next cigarette. All else is noise to pollute the process. You don't need support. You need to want it. If you want it, you will quit regardless of your situation/support. If you want to smoke, you will smoke regardless of your situation/support. It is 100% an internal motivation. Externalizing it to outside events/people (a.k.a "support") is the rationalization of The Junkie Brain. Do you want to quit more than you want to smoke? That is both necessary, and sufficient for a success. EZPZ

Of course not - don't be ridiculous.

Depression is mostly imaginary. Mostly. EZPZ

Not in the slightest. Never, at all, in fact these days. Full Disclosure: Coming up on year 8 this year. It took about 10 full months to get past any kind of "difficulty" ... but Easy Peasy nonetheless. EZPZ.

Sarge always said : "Why quit twice ?" First you have to quit cigarettes ... ... then you have to quit NRT. What's the point? Why. Quit. Twice. ??? EZPZ

Vape Nation: Vaping Is Bad, Kids The Surgeon General declared youth e-cigarette use to be an epidemic, but many vaping communities online downplay the risks. What does the evidence show? https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/vape-nation-vaping-is-bad-kids/ EZPZ

Sarge had zero support from his Mrs. Sarge. She smoked. Full time. Cigarettes, lighters and ashtrays laying around all rooms of the house. Smoking every waking minute. It doesn't matter. It don't mean nothin' (not a thing (not a thing)) -- you carry on with your own plan regardless. Plot Twist: Mrs. Sarge saw how much better Sarge's life was and quit herself 3-ish years later. She's got 4 years under her belt now (to Sarge's near 8). Ignore those who still smoke. It doesn't affect you and is none of your concern. If they have some sense, they'll come around. If they don't, they won't. In either case your quit is your quit and depends on no one but you. Enjoy your new tobacco-free life. EZPZ

Not at all his favorite smell but today, The Sarge smells of ... Vegemite. EZPZ

Shame is such an utterly useless state of being. Don't go there. Don't do that. For any reason (not just this smoking thing) EZPZ

The fact that you are a Nicotine Addict. EZPZ

Facts don't particularly care whether you like them or not. Because closing your eyes, plugging your ears, and publicly shouting in the forum "Neener Neener!!!" always makes the facts disappear. EZPZ

There is one-and-only-one "right way". Namely: Stop smoking and never smoke again. All else is noise, confusion, and distraction. EZPZ

Industrial grade de-greasers cut the yellow/brown tar stains on everything. EZPZ

" tired of all the excuses " + "Mind was not in the right place " ==> Hmmmmmmm .... Isn't that just ... yet another excuse ... ? No. More. Excuses. EZPZ

Sarge sucked on an empty E-Cig for a good 3 weeks. Shaped like a cigarette. Looked like a cigarette. Gave him something to put in his hands and suck on like a cigarette ... but just sucking air. Sarge's Pops tried quitting with E-Cigs and it still hasn't worked for Pops Sarge to this day ... but the empty sucking of air really worked in those first few weeks for Sarge himself. EZPZ

Sarge logged over 1800 miles on The DreadMill (basement treadmill) that first year. Every time he wanted to smoke, he hopped on and ran a mile the fastest he could. Got up to running full marathons within a year. A typical year is under 1000 miles these days, with the past 13 months being exactly zero. Diddley-Squat. No. Miles . Logged. Achilles injury. EZPZ

Same as it ever was, Ev. Don't smoke: You win. Smoke: You lose. Make your choice and live with it. EZPZ

Sarge would strongly suggest you quit making excuses and stop smoking ... but what does he know? EZPZ

It generally took years to put on the weight. Sarge has NO IDEA why folks try to take it off in a month or two. That's a recipe for disillusion, demoralization, and failure. A pound a week is a good, do-able goal for most folks. You can usually manage this without much hunger. Two pounds a week if you are a glutton for punishment and have a high threshold for personal discomfort. Most mere mortals can not sustain three or more a week for a significant time period. If you've got 40 or 50 to lose, plan on taking a year. Too many try to do that in 3 or 4 months and find the hunger unbearable, give up in disgust and go back to gaining again.

Meat has a lot of water. A LOT. A pound of raw, uncooked meat can be up to 40% water - zero calories. 40% water, 60% calories (protein, fat) Cook off the water. Now a pound of cooked meat is 100% (give or take (not really, it still retains a lot, but significantly lower zero calorie water and significantly more higher calorie proteins and fats)). It's a calorie density thing. They are, literally, watered down in raw meats. If you're measuring pound-for-pound, cooked is more calories per pound. The same given hunk will have the same calories before and after cooking ... it'll just weigh a lot less. EZPZ