A) Smoke (Cigars) - but read following commnets

B) Drink - not too ofter

C) Eat pizza (or equivalent form of junk food) 4 days a week - no


as of 9/19/2004:

This is my announcement that as of tomorrow morning I quit smoking (Cigars).

I smoke(ed) ~6 cigars a day; Morning, Mid-day, going home, 3+ each evening.

I felt that smoking was not a clever act, I train for better cycling performance (on the bike and at the gym), I just lost 40 pounds (and feel a huge difference in my cycling capabilities), and I try to eat well. I also read in depth about cycling performance, nutrition, training techniques, and athletes life style.

With all of these athletic related activities, I was also smoking. Did not make sense!

In addition the way I smell, the rejection by other people, the comments about smell/health at the start of a cycling event (after smoking on my way to the starting point), the “need” to smoke to feel relaxed, the smoking in the cold winter (in the car or outdoor by my office building), the lack of attention I give my kid since I am “busy”, no car pooling to a cycling events, neglecting my house because I have better thinks to do (smoking), money, etc., did not make sense.

So I quit.

I do not see a problem with the smoking act itself as far as the addiction aspect. I will just have to adjust my life style to get over the habit aspect of smoking. Find activities that will take me away from my “smoking room” by my computer/TV in my home-office.

It was good that I stumbled into this thread and hope to get only positive comments and words of encasement…

I will post progress reports periodically.