paul's goals

[PBurke]

well to start off. next wednesday i will be attempting to quit the worst habit a person can have. SMOKING. after that is accomplished i plan to use the extra money to join a gym and get healthier. tired of getting winded doin simple things. i will be away from almost everything ( for work) next week. from the 13th thru the 20th. but gonna use that time to try and kick this smoking thing. will let yall know how it goes/went when ever i can.

[Robmeister]

Way to go, Paul.  I know what it's like to quit smoking, but I did it.  One thing that stuck in my head BIG TIME was a doctor that said, "Smoking is simply committing suicide on the installment plan."

No offense or judgement against current smokers.  That's just what worked for me.

[PBurke]

wow that hits a nerve. whatever it takes.

[Tyler]

Way to go Paul!

It's also good to smoke if you have kids.  They say that kids are more likely to smoke if their parents smoke.  My wife attributed her smoking to her dad smoking.  She has since quit.  I gave her the choice, stop smoking and we'll have babies, or keep smoking and we won't.  She quit cold turkey.

[PBurke]

damn, the thought of little tylers running around.  j/k bro. trying to get the wifey to quit too, but she ain't real into the idea. owell i will work on her.

[Tyler]

damn, the thought of little tylers running around.  j/k bro.

Yeah, it's a scary thought!

[PBurke]

heck i got two mini me's running around. 13 and almost 6

[PBurke]

i am sitting between 220 and 225 right now. doc said 190ish would be good for me. i am 5' 11". so that is what i am shooting for. more important than what the scale says, i wanna feel better. just be healthier so i can chase the kids for awhile.

[Professor Melon]

  Hail, Paul, well met. Best of luck on quitting. I was surrounded by smokers when I was a kid; it made life miserable for me. Everyone did it in the 50s and 60s, except the uncool. There was no attraction to the habit for me: I've had asthma all my life. There is nothing better than to be able to draw breath; anything that impedes that is anathama. My grandfather and mother-in-law both died of smoking related diseases, emphysema and lung cancer respectively. When, in her fifties, my mother was told she would suffer phloebitis and eventual amputations of her feet and legs, she went cold turkey, threw her unfiltered Chesterfields into the toilet, and thereby extended her life by almost thirty years. So, work on the nicotine addiction first, and then consider the weight. Godspeed, Professor Melon

[PBurke]

thanx for the support guys. i am really not worried about the weight, the doc said that would be easier to get off than quitting smoking will be. i am sure i will be looking to my sly brothers for moral support.

[PBurke]

after tomorrow i plan to quit smoking and i am quite pumped up. i will let you guys know.

[Robmeister]

Way to go, Paulmeister.....just remember you can do it....it may be one of the hardest things you've attempted.....but it certainly can be done.

[ar3inc]

Way to go, Paul.  Good thinking about using the money saved from the cancer sticks to a gym membership.

[wpruitt]

Way to go Paul - my dad quit after 50 something years ... His sister and mother died of smoking related cancers ... It can be done.  Good luck bro

[PBurke]

update on the smoking thing. it is incredible how fast your sense of smell comes back. only been 40 hrs since last smoke and i already smell more stuff. including how bad cigs stink. will update you guys later.