You are reading a single comment by @playswellwithotters and its replies.
Click here to read the full conversation.
London Fixed Gear and Single-Speed is a community of predominantly fixed gear and single-speed cyclists in and around London, UK.
This site is supported almost exclusively by donations. Please consider donating a small amount regularly.
@playswellwithotters
i quit 4 years ago after smoking for 15 years. i bloody loved smoking but it got to the stage that every cigarette was accompanied by total psychological doom about the consequences, and i hated that i couldn't get through the day without one.
I quit when i moved to a new flat - i made the decision not to smoke indoors, it was on the 5th floor with no lift. A couple of days after running up and down i just quit.
One of the best things that got me through was a list of what happens after you have a cigarette; after 20 mins. heart rate returns to normal, after 12 hours Carbon Monoxide levels return to normal, 2wks-3 months risk of heart attack drops and lung function improves ... was like a checklist.
It totally transformed my level of fitness, as well as my ability to taste and smell. and my clothes didn't totally reek.