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Community => Introductions => Topic started by: ledbettin on January 28, 2014, 12:23:00 AM
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Just a quick intro about myself. I smoked about a pack a day for two years and then got off the cigs with dip. After about two and half years of dip use, I finally decided to kill the can.
Bring it on day #2
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Just a quick intro about myself. I smoked about a pack a day for two years and then got off the cigs with dip. After about two and half years of dip use, I finally decided to kill the can.
Bring it on day #2
Congrats on a great decision.
What's your plan? What are you doing to handle the craves? I highly encourage you to develop a very explicit plan of steps you can take when you find yourself contemplating quitting vs. using.
There are as many quit plans as quitters on this site. Make it manageable in a the direst of situations.
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Just a quick intro about myself. I smoked about a pack a day for two years and then got off the cigs with dip. After about two and half years of dip use, I finally decided to kill the can.
Bring it on day #2
Congrats on a great decision.
What's your plan? What are you doing to handle the craves? I highly encourage you to develop a very explicit plan of steps you can take when you find yourself contemplating quitting vs. using.
There are as many quit plans as quitters on this site. Make it manageable in a the direst of situations.
Read all you can, follow the plan.
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Just a quick intro about myself. I smoked about a pack a day for two years and then got off the cigs with dip. After about two and half years of dip use, I finally decided to kill the can.
Bring it on day #2
Congrats on a great decision.
What's your plan? What are you doing to handle the craves? I highly encourage you to develop a very explicit plan of steps you can take when you find yourself contemplating quitting vs. using.
There are as many quit plans as quitters on this site. Make it manageable in a the direst of situations.
Read all you can, follow the plan.
When someone says drink the Kool-Aid drink up to a bucket a day. This site if used as intended can help you quit. Get active here and kick ass live on the site reading and learning about your opponent.
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Just a quick intro about myself. I smoked about a pack a day for two years and then got off the cigs with dip. After about two and half years of dip use, I finally decided to kill the can.
Bring it on day #2
Congrats on a great decision.
What's your plan? What are you doing to handle the craves? I highly encourage you to develop a very explicit plan of steps you can take when you find yourself contemplating quitting vs. using.
There are as many quit plans as quitters on this site. Make it manageable in a the direst of situations.
Read all you can, follow the plan.
When someone says drink the Kool-Aid drink up to a bucket a day. This site if used as intended can help you quit. Get active here and kick ass live on the site reading and learning about your opponent.
Thanks for the replies and the support. It's very difficult to keep my mind off of dip because I'm currently enlisted in the Marine Corps and nearly everyone does it. When I think about how good it would be to just have one pinch to take the edge off, I come here using my Iphone and start reading hall of fame stories. As of right now my plan is to take one day at a time.
I also bought multiple bags sun flower seeds and few packs of gum. It blew my mind that the purchase was cheaper than your average can of Copenhagen.
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Get people's number to build a support network.
That fucking cunt nic bitch will whisper into your ear things like it is ok to get just one more. She's a dirty fucking whore who literally sucks the life out of you and drains your cash as well. Fuck her!!!
You need to have help when she starts calling
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Just a quick intro about myself. I smoked about a pack a day for two years and then got off the cigs with dip. After about two and half years of dip use, I finally decided to kill the can.
Bring it on day #2
Similar story....you got smarter faster than me....22 years with cigs....12 with dip....smart guy huh, traded delivery systems, and today have been quit (nic free) for 23 days. Go to the welcome center (top left in pinkish font) and read all you can. Post roll and make this your mission and do this for yourself each and every day. It gets better (sucks less) but you have to take ODAAT. Put a plan in place and stick to it. Welcome!
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Just a quick intro about myself. I smoked about a pack a day for two years and then got off the cigs with dip. After about two and half years of dip use, I finally decided to kill the can.
Bring it on day #2
Congrats on a great decision.
What's your plan? What are you doing to handle the craves? I highly encourage you to develop a very explicit plan of steps you can take when you find yourself contemplating quitting vs. using.
There are as many quit plans as quitters on this site. Make it manageable in a the direst of situations.
Here's my plan. As you can see took me about a month to figure it out. I had to go to step #9 once, and thank God never needed step #10 as of yet, but nuts in the drawer sounds better than caving to me... Gets so much better.
End day 28: great day to be quit. I still have craves every day, but for the most part they are pathetic. Even the worst craves I have been having now are beaten in minutes. I have built my own little crave killing battle plan from the knowledge I gained from reading KTC.
1: crave hits
2: recognize it for what it is: lies from the nic bitch
3: get pissed and I mean a focused rage channeling all my frustration at letting myself be a slave, the bs way society lets tobbaco market itself and poison us, the fact that I have to deal with a stupid crave even though there is no way in hell I will ever put that garbage in my body again, and also all my fear at what damage I have done to myself from being a slave, and the fact that if I were to use again I would be killing myself slowly again! Basicaly all the dark side stuff. I am actively training myself to have all this happen in a fraction of a second as soon as I recognize the crave.
4: 9 times out of ten that is the end of the story; crave is gone as soon as it came, and I go about my life. Sometimes however...
5: 'The Suck'! O.k. so I beat down the crave, but now I feel depressed. I know that depression if left unchecked will weaken my resolve to stay quit, I mean what is the point of being quit if everything sucks?
6: recognize "THE SUCK' for what it is: 'the suck' is just another way the nic bitch lies to us.
7: 2nd part of what the suck is: getting the suck means I am WINNING! Nic is getting desperate 'cause her go to lies aren't working anymore so she is pulling out the stops. Also the suck means I am most likely reprogramming my brain, and I won't have the same trigger set me off or at least as bad in the future.
8: winning puts a smile on my face, an I know the suck wont last for long when I am doing a victory lap in my mind.
I don't know if this will help anyone else, but so far it is working for me. Obviously this is only my way of handling craves; the true strength of my quit comes from posting roll and promising not to use daily. If ever there comes a time when I need it I have steps 9 and 10 too:
9: txt or call my quit brothers to smack some sense into me.
10: slam desk drawer on my nuts!
This is not spinal tap mine doesn't go to 11... unless you count going to the emergency room.
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LB,
You can do this. I'm a retired squid who dipped for 30 + years and now on day 5. You're in my quit class and I won't let you cave. Surely if a squid can do this a Marine can do itÂ…better! I know it can be tough in your environment, but not everyone's jamming poison into their face. Let your pals know you quit and tell them not to screw with you, set the example, Marine! You'll have better health, teeth gums (how do you like those military dentistsÂ…they suck!) and more money! While your buds are spitting into empty Budweiser bottles at the bar, you'll have the hotties hitting on you! It's common sense not to dip, you don't need nic bitch in your life!
You're smarter, stronger and tougher than that bitchÂ…Ooh Rah!
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Just a quick intro about myself. I smoked about a pack a day for two years and then got off the cigs with dip. After about two and half years of dip use, I finally decided to kill the can.
Bring it on day #2
Congrats on a great decision.
What's your plan? What are you doing to handle the craves? I highly encourage you to develop a very explicit plan of steps you can take when you find yourself contemplating quitting vs. using.
There are as many quit plans as quitters on this site. Make it manageable in a the direst of situations.
Read all you can, follow the plan.
When someone says drink the Kool-Aid drink up to a bucket a day. This site if used as intended can help you quit. Get active here and kick ass live on the site reading and learning about your opponent.
Thanks for the replies and the support. It's very difficult to keep my mind off of dip because I'm currently enlisted in the Marine Corps and nearly everyone does it. When I think about how good it would be to just have one pinch to take the edge off, I come here using my Iphone and start reading hall of fame stories. As of right now my plan is to take one day at a time.
I also bought multiple bags sun flower seeds and few packs of gum. It blew my mind that the purchase was cheaper than your average can of Copenhagen.
lb,
Myself being a former Marine myself I can understand your comment that everyone else does it. However, I only wish that when I was that age I would have quit. The first few weeks may suck, but after that you will have a clearer thought process, food will taste better and you will not be a slave to some weed.
Pony up now, make that plan and stick to it. This can and will be one of the best decisions in your life.
If you want to talk directly with me anytime feel free to send me a PM and we can exchange numbers, I am here to help you walk this trail.
Pinched
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10: slam desk drawer on my nuts!
This one is one is my favorite.........
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Just a quick intro about myself. I smoked about a pack a day for two years and then got off the cigs with dip. After about two and half years of dip use, I finally decided to kill the can.
Bring it on day #2
Congrats on a great decision.
What's your plan? What are you doing to handle the craves? I highly encourage you to develop a very explicit plan of steps you can take when you find yourself contemplating quitting vs. using.
There are as many quit plans as quitters on this site. Make it manageable in a the direst of situations.
Read all you can, follow the plan.
When someone says drink the Kool-Aid drink up to a bucket a day. This site if used as intended can help you quit. Get active here and kick ass live on the site reading and learning about your opponent.
Thanks for the replies and the support. It's very difficult to keep my mind off of dip because I'm currently enlisted in the Marine Corps and nearly everyone does it. When I think about how good it would be to just have one pinch to take the edge off, I come here using my Iphone and start reading hall of fame stories. As of right now my plan is to take one day at a time.
I also bought multiple bags sun flower seeds and few packs of gum. It blew my mind that the purchase was cheaper than your average can of Copenhagen.
You have one of the most important parts of a quit in your 2nd post. Taking it one day at a time. There is no other way to tackle this bitch. Its a motto here...ODAAT.....So you are off to a good start brutha.......post roll and hang on for the best ride of your life, going nic free! You need anything shoot me a PM.
Menace
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Thanks for all the responses and support guys! I'm still learning how to respond to individual people on the forum so bare with me.
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Thanks for all the responses and support guys! I'm still learning how to respond to individual people on the forum so bare with me.
All that matters right now is that you post in the a.m. and stay true to your word.
It'll take time to figure out this website. Just no nic! I quit with you!
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Thanks for all the responses and support guys! I'm still learning how to respond to individual people on the forum so bare with me.
All that matters right now is that you post in the a.m. and stay true to your word.Â
It'll take time to figure out this website. Just no nic! I quit with you!
So today was my 4th day quit. I have been reading that after 72 hours nicotine has left your body and you start to see how great it is that you are done with it. What concerns me is that I still haven't felt a strong "positive" side or relief to quitting. Is this normal?
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Thanks for all the responses and support guys! I'm still learning how to respond to individual people on the forum so bare with me.
All that matters right now is that you post in the a.m. and stay true to your word.Â
It'll take time to figure out this website. Just no nic! I quit with you!
So today was my 4th day quit. I have been reading that after 72 hours nicotine has left your body and you start to see how great it is that you are done with it. What concerns me is that I still haven't felt a strong "positive" side or relief to quitting. Is this normal?
Ledbettin
I see in your profile that you like to read. Get online and download for free....
Freedom from nicotine,the journey home by John R. Polito. In it you will find the answers for why you are feeling the way you do. I have read it 3 times in 70 days. This book, reading everything I could find on nicotine addiction, Allen Carr's book on the easy way to stop smoking (smoking and chewing are both still just nicotine addiction), and the quitters on this site have bullet proofed my quit after 26 years of stuffing that shit in my pie hole! It's up to you. Put in the effort and you can be free from this slavery.
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Thanks for all the responses and support guys! I'm still learning how to respond to individual people on the forum so bare with me.
All that matters right now is that you post in the a.m. and stay true to your word.Â
It'll take time to figure out this website. Just no nic! I quit with you!
So today was my 4th day quit. I have been reading that after 72 hours nicotine has left your body and you start to see how great it is that you are done with it. What concerns me is that I still haven't felt a strong "positive" side or relief to quitting. Is this normal?
Ledbettin
I see in your profile that you like to read. Get online and download for free....
Freedom from nicotine,the journey home by John R. Polito. In it you will find the answers for why you are feeling the way you do. I have read it 3 times in 70 days. This book, reading everything I could find on nicotine addiction, Allen Carr's book on the easy way to stop smoking (smoking and chewing are both still just nicotine addiction), and the quitters on this site have bullet proofed my quit after 26 years of stuffing that shit in my pie hole! It's up to you. Put in the effort and you can be free from this slavery.
Thanks rdad. I've got enough free time tonight so I can check out that book very soon. Appreciate it.
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Hey everybody! Sorry for being out of the loop lately - like I said before I am in the Marine Corps and I just got back from a week long training operation in the field today. Wifi was scarce and phone usage/charging is extremely limited and rare. Before I quit KTC style, I'd bring 2 or 3 logs of dip with me to the field preparing for long days in the sun with nothing to do. Needless to say this past week I made nic my bitch and am proud of it. This does not mean I'm letting my guard down though.
Every day whenever I got the chance this week, I would send a text to slug.go (thanks again man) posting roll and promising to stay nic/tobacco free for that day. Tomorrow marks my 13th day no longer a slave!
I apologize for the confusion and will try to keep you guys better informed beforehand. Rdad, thanks for the shout-out on roll today. It means a lot seeing other bad ass quiters looking out for us new guys when things don't look so good.
I'll be posting roll myself normally from here on out.
Keep up the quit brothers and sisters! 'oh yeah'
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Hey everybody! Sorry for being out of the loop lately - like I said before I am in the Marine Corps and I just got back from a week long training operation in the field today. Wifi was scarce and phone usage/charging is extremely limited and rare. Before I quit KTC style, I'd bring 2 or 3 logs of dip with me to the field preparing for long days in the sun with nothing to do. Needless to say this past week I made nic my bitch and am proud of it. This does not mean I'm letting my guard down though.
Every day whenever I got the chance this week, I would send a text to slug.go (thanks again man) posting roll and promising to stay nic/tobacco free for that day. Tomorrow marks my 13th day no longer a slave!
I apologize for the confusion and will try to keep you guys better informed beforehand. Rdad, thanks for the shout-out on roll today. It means a lot seeing other bad ass quiters looking out for us new guys when things don't look so good.
I'll be posting roll myself normally from here on out.
Keep up the quit brothers and sisters! 'oh yeah'
Welcome back LB -- sounds like a helluva week! Great to have you back online, literally figuratively, and wanted to commend you for your successful quit all week in the field. Considering all the circumstances, you absolutely owned the bitch this week -- keep it up, brotha! Proud to quit with you in Project Mayhem, every day, all day.
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Happy Birthday, you Quitter! 'oh yeah'
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Happy Birthday, you Quitter! 'oh yeah'
x 2...here's to many more nic-free b'days!
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Happy Birthday, you Quitter! 'oh yeah'
x 2...here's to many more nic-free b'days!
Man, it's been a while since I visited my intro. Thanks for the birthday wishes! (Even if I am 2 months late on that!)
I am a firm believer in this sites methods for quiting, ESPECIALLY the ODAAT approach. I have to admit though, I'm getting more and more nervous for that day 100 and what happens after. Maybe excited would be a more fitting word.
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Welcome to the HOF!!!!
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Gratz on the hundo! I quit with you today!
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Welcome to the HOF!!!!
Way to go Ledbettin! Keep going!
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Welcome to the HOF!!!!
Way to go Ledbettin! Keep going!
Congrats!
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Welcome to the HOF!!!!
Way to go Ledbettin! Keep going!
Congrats!
Congrats LB! How 'bout another hundy?
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Welcome to the HOF!!!!
Way to go Ledbettin! Keep going!
Congrats!
Congrats LB! How 'bout another hundy?
Congrats on 100; is wasn't easy, but it was worth it! The next 100 can be harder, but hang tough Marine and dig deep.
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Welcome to the HOF!!!!
Way to go Ledbettin! Keep going!
Congrats!
Congrats LB! How 'bout another hundy?
Well done LB! I just read your intro and am fired up to quit with you all day!
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Hello everybody! Hope the awesome quitters of May are doing well.
My company has been extremely busy training and tonight I leave for a three week field operation in Fort Irwin, CA. I may not have a charged phone and when I do I may not have service to send out accountability texts. I will notify some of the awesome quitters whom I normally check up with to let them know what's going on before I depart this evening.
The training schedule and return date may change. If I can't be around for some of us hitting day 200, I apologize ahead of time. Thanks and quit on
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Hello everybody! Hope the awesome quitters of May are doing well.
Sometime around April/May next year, my unit will be getting deployed on the 15th MEU enroute for Australia, Hawaii, Thailand and a few other countries. We have been extremely busy training and tonight I leave for a three week field operation in Fort Irwin, CA. I may not have a charged phone and when I do I may not have service to send out accountability texts. I will notify some of the awesome quitters whom I normally check up with to let them know what's going on before I depart this evening.
The training schedule and return date may change. If I can't be around for some of us hitting day 200, I apologize ahead of time. Thanks and quit on
I know you know this, but don't post deployment dates/destinations on here. We can figure out how to do your posting, Led.