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ectomorpheus !GiTprp9DSI
OH MY FUCKING CHRIST

i get the feeling i'm the only smoker on this board, but i just found my motivation to quit:

a fat friend (i'm a skinny bastard who's been lifting for a month) complained to me about his weight, and i've been somewhat unimpressed by my stamina at all things sporty, particularly highlighted by the massive amounts that i sweat during sex, so we decided to go running.

since my friend works from early till late, we decided to go for our first run at 6AM - around the meadows in edinburgh, which according to google is about a mile and a half.

5:45AM rolls around, and my fat friend bails on me, however i've already started stretching and put on a pair of shorts that expose my spindly wee legs, so i send him an abusive text message and head on up to the meadows.
the moon is still out, the air fresh and cool, and i feel pretty good about the whole thing and look forward to rubbing it in my fat friend's face that i went without him.

then i start running.

i get about a third of the way around at an ok pace, but i'm breathing heavy as shit and soon slow down to a speed below a run but above a jog, and push myself onwards. by two thirds my gut has started to seize up, and is giving me some fucking immense pain, but still, i'm determined to make it around.
by the time i get back to where i started, my jog has slowed to an urgent march, i'm clutching my stomach and wheezing like a bitch, and start burping and coughing, which in turn makes me gag a little.
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>> Skeletor !KlN/UtJkvo
A mile and a half in 10 minutes? That's damn good...
>> Anonymous
im not a smoker and in pretty good shape, and i usually run 2 miles in 13-14 minutes, so youre not doing bad at all. This was the worst run; itll all be easier from now on. Just stick with it!
>> ectomorpheus !GiTprp9DSI
>>24329
>>24331
cheers guys. that makes it feel worth it. originally the plan was to jog for ten minutes, run for twenty, and then jog for another ten - making it a 40 minute running session. in retrospect that was horrifically optimistic, but it gives me a target to reach by summer, and puts my general fitness into perspective..

quick question, is now a good time to lift? my heart's still racing, albeit not as fast as earlier, but i figure since i've got the blood flowing i should make use of the remainder of my energy.
>> Anonymous
>>24339
Don't jump ahead of yourself. You just went out for your first run ever.

Isn't now a great time for a rich, satisfying smoke? Just think about how good you'll feel when you draw that nice, warm smokey air deep into your lungs. MMmmm.
>> Anonymous
Heh, the Meadows is a subdivision near my neighborhood.

If you live in those meadows I'd totally go jog with you and make sure you don't die.
>> ectomorpheus !GiTprp9DSI
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>>24346
i would feel.. i was gonna say fantastic, but aside from the hit of nicotine my lungs would probably crawl outta my chest and i'd feel an immense sense of failure.

5 years i've been smoking. i will miss em, but i'll probably enjoy being healthy lots more.

i did some calf-raises (i think thats what they're called, i held weights by my side and stood on my tippy-toes) then tried to do pushups but failed coz of how much my legs were twitching after about 15. glass of water and a lie-down, methinks.
>> Anonymous
>>24346
Smoking actually feels REALLY good after a nice, hard run.
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>>24351
this "subdivision"?
lulz
Edinburgh isn't nearly as dangerous as it used to be, plus running at 6AM means not only are there no neds to knife me but theres also no-one else around bar a few super-dedicated exchange students to laugh at me.
>> Anonymous
>>24361
Ah, well I don't live in Edinburg or whatever, I live in Washington =(.
>> Anonymous
Sure you shouldn't smoke a cig? Just one?
>> Hammerknife !7ITukp3Pj2
I weaned a friend off smoking using this method. He worked out and smoked and claimed he could outrun me. He used to be able to when I was out of shape, but I outran his wheezing ass while constantly mocking him for being a 'little faggot bitch'.

It was fun keeping away from him, he could have beat me to a pulp.
>> Cigarettes
>>24319
I miss you
;_;
>> Cigarettes
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>>24319
Can we still be friends?
>> ectomorpheus !GiTprp9DSI
>>24508
god-DAMN i lol'd

we can be friends, but only when i'm shitfaced drunk and no-one else is watching
>> Anonymous
3 weeks at the gym now, officially off the fegs since Jan.

The only thing which pulls me back is when I'm on the Buckfast.

You're fucking right it doesn't imply health giving properties.
>> Buckfast
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>>24528
BUT I AM THE ELIXIR OF LIFE!
>> Anonymous
uhhh.. bawww i can only run something like a 6 and a half minute mile? stfu.