interesting facts about quitting smoking

klipseracer · 03-26-2010, 08:50 PM

I quit December 20th. Haven't had one since. but i've had dreams of taking a drag and I felt terrible afterward for failing myself and giving in. Glad it was a dream.

Mighty M · 03-27-2010, 05:46 PM

I smoke a pack a day and I dont give a $hit.

Year's_End · 03-28-2010, 07:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Mighty M

I smoke a pack a day and I dont give a $hit.

you will once you start hacking up brown.

BOOST3D · 03-28-2010, 11:06 AM

that just made me want to quit but stress is a bitch

Freakazoid · 08-09-2010, 02:46 PM

this poster is just asking for a photoshop....

OC Guy · 08-09-2010, 03:01 PM

smoking is bad yep.

People should check out the Bodies Exhibit at the Luxor in Vegas.

Freakazoid · 08-09-2010, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by OC 335i

smoking is bad yep.

People should check out the Bodies Exhibit at the Luxor in Vegas.

more than just there actually...they used to 'tour', I saw it at pittsburgh, good stuff

OC Guy · 08-09-2010, 03:06 PM

^ yes sir they were in LA too. Looks like they have several locations:

http://www.bodiestheexhibition.com/

BMWM3DREAM · 08-11-2010, 01:54 AM

ban nicotine, its a very easy drug to get used to and is more dangerous than people think.

ChaneRZ · 08-11-2010, 03:21 AM

smoking is bad mmmm kay

Los Angeles · 08-11-2010, 03:36 AM

I've taken a break from smoking marijuana after smoking it almost daily for the past 8 years.

I would only smoke once or twice a day, but I recently went through some crazy health issues that scared the shit out of me and I decided to take a break for a good 6 months.

gaifaun · 08-11-2010, 03:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Cosmop

I rarely smoke, but I do like a cig when I'm out with my friends on the weekend or relaxing drinking a beer in my backyard. It might take me two or three months to finish a pack. I always wonder how bad it is to be a very light smoker. I know it can't be good for me but I also know I'm not doing as much damage a pack-a-day smoker does.

+1 anyone? curious to find out as well!

samwoo2go · 08-11-2010, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by gaifaun

+1 anyone? curious to find out as well!

if it takes you 2 or 3 months to finish a pack, you're fine. your body is more than capable of filtering that shit. Smoking is bad when you intake more nasty shit than your body can clean and it builds up.

I think living in LA and breathing the smoggy ass air everyday is worse than smoking a a pack every 3 months.

I am getting ready to quit for the 2nd time. the 1st time lasted about 6 months. I just ordered some E-cigs so I can take a hit when I can't suppress the urge. or when I am drinking. My logic is after I quit last time, I started smoking again when I get super wasted, and I noticed I only wanted 1 or 2 hits, but since I don't want to waste the cig, I end up smoking almost the whole thing. So with the Ecig, I can just take a hit or two and put it away. Plus it's got no tar and all the other poisons.

ZJP · 08-11-2010, 06:10 PM

social smoking turned into everyday smoking for me, just a heads up.

going on 4 days without a cigarette and it feels great.

also can't justify $11/pack, ridiculous!

just4kickz · 08-11-2010, 07:19 PM

most people on average have like 5 years of smoking time before the smoking actually begins to deteriorate your pulmonary system.

just4kickz · 08-11-2010, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Bmoney2K4

ban nicotine, its a very easy drug to get used to and is more dangerous than people think.

nicotine by itself isn't that bad.

anytime you burn plant material and inhale it, it's bad cause you introduce carcinogens into your pulmonary system.

c0nstant · 08-11-2010, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by just4kickz

most people on average have like 5 years of smoking time before the smoking actually begins to deteriorate your pulmonary system.

i've been smoking for exactly 5 years. dammit

TTexan · 08-11-2010, 10:03 PM

I quit on June 27th. Feelin' good! I did it because I saw my Grandmother battling lung cancer (she smoked for 60 years). So I just said, screw it.

Negotiator · 08-11-2010, 10:04 PM

Chantix! 6 days as of today, no serious urge to smoke. Actually happy to quit.

just4kickz · 08-11-2010, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by jh valley

i've been smoking for exactly 5 years. dammit

time to quit, before you do irreversible damage

BMWM3DREAM · 08-12-2010, 12:15 PM

I smoke American Spirit cigarattes. I don't know if it helps with being less carcinogenic, but I've given it a try because the label says it is organic and has no additives like other popular brands have such as rat poison and hundreds of chemicals.

I can't really drink because it makes me gain a lot of weight so from time to time I smoke these cigarettes back to back to back. It's the damn stresses of life, I guess.

wj4 · 08-12-2010, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by OC 335i

smoking is bad yep.

People should check out the Bodies Exhibit at the Luxor in Vegas.

I went to Body Worlds here in L.A. several years ago and there was a show case of a lung of a healthy person (clean, practically flawless), a lung of a coal miner (partial dark), and a lung of a smoker (pitch black). I thought it was pretty cool.

The exhibit, as a whole, was awesome.

I never understood the point of smoking. Aside from being harmful to your body, it takes a toll on the pocket too.

If you want to release stress, just jerk off like all the other men out there.

03-26-2010, 08:50 PM	#23
klipseracer Banned 228 Rep 3,012 Posts Drives: 2007 E90 335i, 05 E46 330i Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Arizona iTrader: (27) Garage List 2007 335i [0.00] 2005 330i [0.00]	I quit December 20th. Haven't had one since. but i've had dreams of taking a drag and I felt terrible afterward for failing myself and giving in. Glad it was a dream.
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03-27-2010, 05:46 PM	#24
Mighty M First Lieutenant 25 Rep 304 Posts Drives: 08 M3 Jerez/FR Manual Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Vienna, VA iTrader: (0)	I smoke a pack a day and I dont give a $hit. __________________
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03-28-2010, 11:06 AM	#26
BOOST3D Captain 31 Rep 838 Posts Drives: 328i 2000,X5 2003,2008 335i Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: whittier SOCAL iTrader: (10)	that just made me want to quit but stress is a bitch
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08-09-2010, 02:46 PM	#27
Freakazoid Captain 188 Rep 962 Posts Drives: Saturn Redline Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Pittsburgh iTrader: (0)	this poster is just asking for a photoshop....
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08-09-2010, 03:01 PM	#28
OC Guy General 558 Rep 18,123 Posts Drives: AW 335D E90 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Irvine/Aliso Viejo, CA iTrader: (9) Garage List 2007 335i [0.00]	smoking is bad yep. People should check out the Bodies Exhibit at the Luxor in Vegas. __________________ Current: 2010 Alpine White 335D LCI l 19" BBS LMs l KW V2 Coilovers l BMW Performance Grilles l MSport Front/Rear l Karbonwerke Trunk l F1 Pinnacle Tint 35% Former: E92 Space Grey 335i Latest pics
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OC Guy General 558 Rep 18,123 Posts Drives: AW 335D E90 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Irvine/Aliso Viejo, CA iTrader: (9) Garage List 2007 335i [0.00]	^ yes sir they were in LA too. Looks like they have several locations: http://www.bodiestheexhibition.com/ __________________ Current: 2010 Alpine White 335D LCI l 19" BBS LMs l KW V2 Coilovers l BMW Performance Grilles l MSport Front/Rear l Karbonwerke Trunk l F1 Pinnacle Tint 35% Former: E92 Space Grey 335i Latest pics
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08-11-2010, 01:54 AM	#31
BMWM3DREAM Captain 196 Rep 903 Posts Drives: 2016 535i Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Los Angeles, California iTrader: (0)	ban nicotine, its a very easy drug to get used to and is more dangerous than people think.
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08-11-2010, 03:21 AM	#32
ChaneRZ If You Aint First, You're last !!! 98 Rep 2,508 Posts Drives: 08 BMW 335i, 01 Honda Prelude Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: California iTrader: (0)	smoking is bad mmmm kay __________________ 08 BMW BSM 335i 6MT (Sports, Premium, NAV, PDC, AS, IPOD, HD Radio, Rear Sunshade, OEM Alarm) Angel iBright V3, Luminics Fog Bulb, Turbo Tuner, K&N Drop in Filter, Dinan Exhaust, Dinan Pedals, Vorsteiner CF Front Lip, and CF Rear Diffuser. Ordered:08/25/07 Started: 09/09/07 Finished: 09/14/07 On Ship: 09/15/07 Arrived: 10/08/07 Delivered: 10/10/07
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08-11-2010, 03:36 AM	#33
Los Angeles Steve Forte Rio 153 Rep 2,392 Posts Drives: 08' 328i Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: 90036 iTrader: (0)	I've taken a break from smoking marijuana after smoking it almost daily for the past 8 years. I would only smoke once or twice a day, but I recently went through some crazy health issues that scared the shit out of me and I decided to take a break for a good 6 months.
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08-11-2010, 06:10 PM	#36
ZJP Lieutenant Colonel 135 Rep 1,759 Posts Drives: F10 535xi / B6 S4 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: LI, NY iTrader: (7)	social smoking turned into everyday smoking for me, just a heads up. going on 4 days without a cigarette and it feels great. also can't justify $11/pack, ridiculous!
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08-11-2010, 07:19 PM	#37
just4kickz boku no namae ha... 342 Rep 11,023 Posts Drives: 2006 BS 330i Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: S. Bay Area, CA + Newark, NJ + ChiCity + True Blue iTrader: (11) Garage List 2006 E90 330i [0.00]	most people on average have like 5 years of smoking time before the smoking actually begins to deteriorate your pulmonary system. __________________ looking for a PreLCI Black Sapphire e90 front bumper without license plate holes "Akimbo shotguns. Broken wrists anyone? And don't give me that 'it's just a game' bull**. Where the are my akimbo interventions then?! One scope on each eye mother**er!!"
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08-11-2010, 10:03 PM	#40
TTexan Verizon Expert 22 Rep 256 Posts Drives: 08 JB 335i Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Austin, Tx iTrader: (3)	I quit on June 27th. Feelin' good! I did it because I saw my Grandmother battling lung cancer (she smoked for 60 years). So I just said, screw it.
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08-11-2010, 10:04 PM	#41
Negotiator Lieutenant 42 Rep 539 Posts Drives: 07 GTI Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Fairfax, VA iTrader: (0)	Chantix! 6 days as of today, no serious urge to smoke. Actually happy to quit.
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08-12-2010, 12:15 PM	#43
BMWM3DREAM Captain 196 Rep 903 Posts Drives: 2016 535i Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Los Angeles, California iTrader: (0)	I smoke American Spirit cigarattes. I don't know if it helps with being less carcinogenic, but I've given it a try because the label says it is organic and has no additives like other popular brands have such as rat poison and hundreds of chemicals. I can't really drink because it makes me gain a lot of weight so from time to time I smoke these cigarettes back to back to back. It's the damn stresses of life, I guess.
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