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That is very scary reading. Thanks for posting it and anyone else who smokes out there should have a read
I stopped smoking nearly 40 years ago and think it was one decision that has allowed me to continue diving as long as I have (50+ years).
My housemate, an instructor, smokes 1 1/2 packs a day and he has no trouble doing up to 6 dives a day. Your mileage may vary.
Congratulations on quitting. For me, it was very easy to quit; when I "actually" wanted to.
I quit on the day my (now ex-) wife told me she was pregnant with our first child. That was 12 years ago.
On that day, I quit and never have it a second thought.
It was easy then, because I genuinely wanted to.
At other times in my life, my "attempts" to quit we just non-committed efforts to quit.
Those reasons weren't real enough in my mind....so quitting was difficult....and my efforts were short lived.
I believe it comes down to flipping a switch in your own mind, finding whatever it is that provides that internal motivation.
Find your switch.....be matter of fact about it, and flip it.
Do that....and it's an easy thing to do...quitting smoking.
Prior to being told "We're having a baby.".....I never truly wanted to quit.
Smoking by others doesn't bother me, but the perception of a diver that smokes.....well there are some aspects of smoking that they don't know about, or simply choose to ignore.
An Instructor that smokes?? They are seriously separating what they know vs. what they do.
We all make choices. To each their own.
The ease or difficulty of walking up multiple flights of stairs is felt by only one person.
You can make those things in life your daily reward, or your daily punishment.
Congratulations on quitting!
Enjoy!
Cheers,
Mitch