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Community => Introductions => Topic started by: haas0311 on July 03, 2013, 04:45:00 PM
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Hello All,
I am new to the site and have been informed that I need to make a formal introduction, which is only proper. My name is Justin and I have been addicted to longhorn, skoal, and grizzly for going on almost 14-15 years. I am 31 with an awesome family and an addition on the way. I am wanting to quit because I want to be around for my son, my wife, and my other young'n on the way. I am sick of spitting, sick of relying, sick of wanting/craving, and sick of making excuses. I am in it to win it. I have trudged through grad school with it and will finish without it. I am looking forward to getting to know all of yall real well here in the next few months and will be relying on yall pretty good. Let me know if I forgot something or yall have any questions for me. Take care all you quitters!
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Hello All,
I am new to the site and have been informed that I need to make a formal introduction, which is only proper. My name is Justin and I have been addicted to longhorn, skoal, and grizzly for going on almost 14-15 years. I am 31 with an awesome family and an addition on the way. I am wanting to quit because I want to be around for my son, my wife, and my other young'n on the way. I am sick of spitting, sick of relying, sick of wanting/craving, and sick of making excuses. I am in it to win it. I have trudged through grad school with it and will finish without it. I am looking forward to getting to know all of yall real well here in the next few months and will be relying on yall pretty good. Let me know if I forgot something or yall have any questions for me. Take care all you quitters!
Welcome. Great decision to quit. I am quitting with you and have a cool 12 days in. There will be tough times and your brain will turn on you, but stay strong and rely on this place. It helps.
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Hello All,
I am new to the site and have been informed that I need to make a formal introduction, which is only proper. My name is Justin and I have been addicted to longhorn, skoal, and grizzly for going on almost 14-15 years. I am 31 with an awesome family and an addition on the way. I am wanting to quit because I want to be around for my son, my wife, and my other young'n on the way. I am sick of spitting, sick of relying, sick of wanting/craving, and sick of making excuses. I am in it to win it. I have trudged through grad school with it and will finish without it. I am looking forward to getting to know all of yall real well here in the next few months and will be relying on yall pretty good. Let me know if I forgot something or yall have any questions for me. Take care all you quitters!
Welcome. Great decision to quit. I am quitting with you and have a cool 12 days in. There will be tough times and your brain will turn on you, but stay strong and rely on this place. It helps.
I seen that you posted roll and everything. Absolutely fantastic. More times than not, I read someones first post and check to see if they posted. Can you guess how that usually works out. I have to tell them about posting.
Not you brother, you've posted and everything. I can go straight to telling you that you have made a great decision. Stay the course and I promise, sooner that you think you will be kicking yourself right in the toosh for not doing this sooner.
The poison has been lying to you my friend. Right now you can't see how good things are around the corner. Well let me tell you, life is so much better around that corner. This is a long corner, with twists and turns, but there is place where things get easier. I quit with you today.
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Thank you both! I am excited about quitting. Yesterday was my day 2 and it was absolutely the worst day I have had in a long time.. Headaches, chills, foggy, slightly woozy.. It was bad but I wake up today and I am good to go. I feel pretty good. I think running 3.5mi yesterday helped, granted it took me an hour but still.. LOL.. I am looking forward to being quit today, tomorrow, and day 100 but am focused on today!
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Thank you both! I am excited about quitting. Yesterday was my day 2 and it was absolutely the worst day I have had in a long time.. Headaches, chills, foggy, slightly woozy.. It was bad but I wake up today and I am good to go. I feel pretty good. I think running 3.5mi yesterday helped, granted it took me an hour but still.. LOL.. I am looking forward to being quit today, tomorrow, and day 100 but am focused on today!
Exercise and water will help push that poison out, while helping your craves. Stay moving forward. Sitting still is one of the worse things you can do.
You picked a great time to quit. Me and another quitter (jrod) were just talking. It's independence day,,, good day to be free from the poison. This is a milestone for a lot of quitters.
You may not have but a couple, but your just as quit as we are. Glad to be quit with you today.
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Man welcome to a brotherhood. Just remember once you post roll you ha e given us your word not to use nicotine in any form all day. There is no way to accidently or inadvertently dip, you have to chose to put nicotine in Your body. Post roll early and your quit is protected. Your a bad ass now and part of a group that has taken their freedom back! I am doing it with you and will continue to do so one day at a time brother. Pm me if you need anything.
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Man, I tell you guys what, I never realized how truely addicted I was. I have been using the nic bitch since I was 12-13 and now I am 31. I quit dipping for a year about a year and a half ago and I realized yesterday that although I quit dip, I never really quit nic... You see, I had smoked the occassional cig to help "take the edge off." I am proud to say that I am on Day 7 today of being totally nic free but I can tell a difference in my body and mind. Things are having to adjust. I also noticed that I have a horrible temper right now. So bad so that my wife and I got in an argument and I couldnt find a way to calm myself down for about 12 hours. I felt like crap with her getting frustrated and crying on me but all I could do was ask her for a little more time.. She is an amazing woman. I am damned determined to break this addiction. You know what is wierd, is saying that I am an addict.. Never thought I would say that but now I see that nic is just like alcohol and once it gets its barbed hooks in, they are a bitch to remove and are always resting on your back, waiting for you to slip.. I appreciate all of yalls support and am looking forward to HOF in October!!
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Man, I tell you guys what, I never realized how truely addicted I was. I have been using the nic bitch since I was 12-13 and now I am 31. I quit dipping for a year about a year and a half ago and I realized yesterday that although I quit dip, I never really quit nic... You see, I had smoked the occassional cig to help "take the edge off." I am proud to say that I am on Day 7 today of being totally nic free but I can tell a difference in my body and mind. Things are having to adjust. I also noticed that I have a horrible temper right now. So bad so that my wife and I got in an argument and I couldnt find a way to calm myself down for about 12 hours. I felt like crap with her getting frustrated and crying on me but all I could do was ask her for a little more time.. She is an amazing woman. I am damned determined to break this addiction. You know what is wierd, is saying that I am an addict.. Never thought I would say that but now I see that nic is just like alcohol and once it gets its barbed hooks in, they are a bitch to remove and are always resting on your back, waiting for you to slip.. I appreciate all of yalls support and am looking forward to HOF in October!!
Hell ya.
Once and addict always and addict. No matter what the vice. Don't let the Nic Bitch lie to you.
It will get better man. I spent 3 days last week pissed off at my wife for no reason. Just wanted to be pissed off. I know it has to do with the withdraw symptoms but it is also part of the Grieving process. We must remember the nicotine was like our best friend for years. For me, since I was 14 yrs old. I would do anything to get that fix! Anyway, it is like loosing a great friend. we have to grieve the loss. Being pissed off is part of. It does get better.
Quitting with you today bro.
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Man, I tell you guys what, I never realized how truely addicted I was. I have been using the nic bitch since I was 12-13 and now I am 31. I quit dipping for a year about a year and a half ago and I realized yesterday that although I quit dip, I never really quit nic... You see, I had smoked the occassional cig to help "take the edge off." I am proud to say that I am on Day 7 today of being totally nic free but I can tell a difference in my body and mind. Things are having to adjust. I also noticed that I have a horrible temper right now. So bad so that my wife and I got in an argument and I couldnt find a way to calm myself down for about 12 hours. I felt like crap with her getting frustrated and crying on me but all I could do was ask her for a little more time.. She is an amazing woman. I am damned determined to break this addiction. You know what is wierd, is saying that I am an addict.. Never thought I would say that but now I see that nic is just like alcohol and once it gets its barbed hooks in, they are a bitch to remove and are always resting on your back, waiting for you to slip.. I appreciate all of yalls support and am looking forward to HOF in October!!
Hell ya.
Once and addict always and addict. No matter what the vice. Don't let the Nic Bitch lie to you.
It will get better man. I spent 3 days last week pissed off at my wife for no reason. Just wanted to be pissed off. I know it has to do with the withdraw symptoms but it is also part of the Grieving process. We must remember the nicotine was like our best friend for years. For me, since I was 14 yrs old. I would do anything to get that fix! Anyway, it is like loosing a great friend. we have to grieve the loss. Being pissed off is part of. It does get better.
Quitting with you today bro.
Just to clarify. It is great to be realizing how much of a con-artist the Nic Bitch actually is in our lives. Makes promises her ass can't cash! Lies, tricks, and manipulates so we think She is our friend but more like a freakin homewrecker!
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Man, I tell you guys what, I never realized how truely addicted I was. I have been using the nic bitch since I was 12-13 and now I am 31. I quit dipping for a year about a year and a half ago and I realized yesterday that although I quit dip, I never really quit nic... You see, I had smoked the occassional cig to help "take the edge off." I am proud to say that I am on Day 7 today of being totally nic free but I can tell a difference in my body and mind. Things are having to adjust. I also noticed that I have a horrible temper right now. So bad so that my wife and I got in an argument and I couldnt find a way to calm myself down for about 12 hours. I felt like crap with her getting frustrated and crying on me but all I could do was ask her for a little more time.. She is an amazing woman. I am damned determined to break this addiction. You know what is wierd, is saying that I am an addict.. Never thought I would say that but now I see that nic is just like alcohol and once it gets its barbed hooks in, they are a bitch to remove and are always resting on your back, waiting for you to slip.. I appreciate all of yalls support and am looking forward to HOF in October!!
Hell ya.
Once and addict always and addict. No matter what the vice. Don't let the Nic Bitch lie to you.
It will get better man. I spent 3 days last week pissed off at my wife for no reason. Just wanted to be pissed off. I know it has to do with the withdraw symptoms but it is also part of the Grieving process. We must remember the nicotine was like our best friend for years. For me, since I was 14 yrs old. I would do anything to get that fix! Anyway, it is like loosing a great friend. we have to grieve the loss. Being pissed off is part of. It does get better.
Quitting with you today bro.
Just to clarify. It is great to be realizing how much of a con-artist the Nic Bitch actually is in our lives. Makes promises her ass can't cash! Lies, tricks, and manipulates so we think She is our friend but more like a freakin homewrecker!
Hell yea! It pisses me off to no end.. I was buying dip over things I should have been using the money for. I hate, abhore, detest, despise, and loath that nic BITCH!
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Man, I tell you guys what, I never realized how truely addicted I was. I have been using the nic bitch since I was 12-13 and now I am 31. I quit dipping for a year about a year and a half ago and I realized yesterday that although I quit dip, I never really quit nic... You see, I had smoked the occassional cig to help "take the edge off." I am proud to say that I am on Day 7 today of being totally nic free but I can tell a difference in my body and mind. Things are having to adjust. I also noticed that I have a horrible temper right now. So bad so that my wife and I got in an argument and I couldnt find a way to calm myself down for about 12 hours. I felt like crap with her getting frustrated and crying on me but all I could do was ask her for a little more time.. She is an amazing woman. I am damned determined to break this addiction. You know what is wierd, is saying that I am an addict.. Never thought I would say that but now I see that nic is just like alcohol and once it gets its barbed hooks in, they are a bitch to remove and are always resting on your back, waiting for you to slip.. I appreciate all of yalls support and am looking forward to HOF in October!!
Hell ya.
Once and addict always and addict. No matter what the vice. Don't let the Nic Bitch lie to you.
It will get better man. I spent 3 days last week pissed off at my wife for no reason. Just wanted to be pissed off. I know it has to do with the withdraw symptoms but it is also part of the Grieving process. We must remember the nicotine was like our best friend for years. For me, since I was 14 yrs old. I would do anything to get that fix! Anyway, it is like loosing a great friend. we have to grieve the loss. Being pissed off is part of. It does get better.
Quitting with you today bro.
Just to clarify. It is great to be realizing how much of a con-artist the Nic Bitch actually is in our lives. Makes promises her ass can't cash! Lies, tricks, and manipulates so we think She is our friend but more like a freakin homewrecker!
Hell yea! It pisses me off to no end.. I was buying dip over things I should have been using the money for. I hate, abhore, detest, despise, and loath that nic BITCH!
I know this sucks right now! That's the plan, it sucks for everyone. It needs to suck so bad that you don't go down this road again. It's like when you were a kid and touched the hot stove, well you didn't do that again did ya?
I know the HOF looks great and all but it's a day to day battle. One day at a time and one battle at a time, one minute at a time sometimes. Just remember what this feels like so you don't have to repeat it and don't look to far ahead. As a matter of fact just work on staying quit today. Wake up tomorrow, give your word, stay quit, repeat the next day. 100 days will be here soon enough. It does get easier.
PM me if you want or need assistance or just want to vent
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Thank guys. I am on Day 8. I believe that this is the longest I have ever been without some form of nicotine running through my veins. I am hungry all the time, I am still foggy, I have trouble concentrating and my temper is still bad. What I don't have though is even better, I wont have to look my son in the eyes and tell him daddy wont be here much longer, I wont have to worry if this next dip is going to give me cancer, I wont have to look for a dark bottle to hide a disgusting habbit, and I wont have to miss one single kiss from my beautiful wife. I am loving being dip free even though it is torturing me at the moment. I may ballon to 350lbs but dang it, I will be the healthiest, dip free, chunky monkey yall have ever seen!
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Thank guys. I am on Day 8. I believe that this is the longest I have ever been without some form of nicotine running through my veins. I am hungry all the time, I am still foggy, I have trouble concentrating and my temper is still bad. What I don't have though is even better, I wont have to look my son in the eyes and tell him daddy wont be here much longer, I wont have to worry if this next dip is going to give me cancer, I wont have to look for a dark bottle to hide a disgusting habbit, and I wont have to miss one single kiss from my beautiful wife. I am loving being dip free even though it is torturing me at the moment. I may ballon to 350lbs but dang it, I will be the healthiest, dip free, chunky monkey yall have ever seen!
Dont sweat the weight many quitters gain weight in the beginning of their quits. I gained 20-25 lbs early on and carried it for about a year. The important thing is to stay quit! Build your toolbox and when you are ready you will stop eating. Many quitters have gotten into running or other forms of physical exercise and I would highly recommend it.
Working out helps with craves, anxiety, and will help you sleep. If you are as out of shape as I was it will hurt to get up and walk around the block, but keep doing it. I run 5 miles every other day now and alternate that with bike riding of 15-20 miles.
I have dropped down to my college weight and I feel great. For now though just concentrate on staying quit. Eat candy, chew gum, eat seeds, whatever you need to do to stay quit.
Great Start... 8 days is BIG!!
STAY QUIT
Greg
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Thank guys. I am on Day 8. I believe that this is the longest I have ever been without some form of nicotine running through my veins. I am hungry all the time, I am still foggy, I have trouble concentrating and my temper is still bad. What I don't have though is even better, I wont have to look my son in the eyes and tell him daddy wont be here much longer, I wont have to worry if this next dip is going to give me cancer, I wont have to look for a dark bottle to hide a disgusting habbit, and I wont have to miss one single kiss from my beautiful wife. I am loving being dip free even though it is torturing me at the moment. I may ballon to 350lbs but dang it, I will be the healthiest, dip free, chunky monkey yall have ever seen!
:)
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Focus on the quit and helping hold your brothers accountable to theirs as well. Tracking is a thankless chore but critical and ill help you and others along the way.
Keep drinking water and look for an exercise program to help with the weight/rage/fitness aspect. Getting healthy and putting a nail in her coffin every damn day is an added benefit
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You want to know what is awesome about Day 14? I can feel the sides of my cheek and it doesn't feel like a piece of withered leather.. It actually feels like it is supposed to!
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Just read your thread. Awesome man. I can feel your desire and commitment. Keep it up and holler if ya need me brother. Glad to be quit with ya.
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Just read your thread. Awesome man. I can feel your desire and commitment. Keep it up and holler if ya need me brother. Glad to be quit with ya.
I'll tell you some more good news about day 14.. That's 14 days of freedom brother. 14 days you haven't handed over your hard earned money to a poison that that does nothing but take. Go outside take a look bro. This is how the world is suppose to look. No more are you looking at the world desensitized by poison. Freedom,, smell it, taste it. We weren't meant to be lead around by a can of poison.
14 is an accomplishment. Good things are coming your way brother. I like what I'm seeing here. Keep that head pointed forward,, nothing back there for you.. Need Any more #'s pm me. Quit with you..
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Day 35!!! Holy cow how time has gone! Craves are getting better and temper is settling down, kinda... KTC is awesome and the Duck Fip's are where it is at! I am hoping that this group breaks the record. We have some motivated QUITTERS!!!
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Day 35!!! Holy cow how time has gone! Craves are getting better and temper is settling down, kinda... KTC is awesome and the Duck Fip's are where it is at! I am hoping that this group breaks the record. We have some motivated QUITTERS!!!
I will quit with you any and every day Haas!
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Day 87... If it almost surreal that I told the nic bitch off 87 days ago! It feels really good. I still have to be watchful if I am consuming adult beverages as the crave creeps up really bad but, I know that too will pass. I am proud to be a KTC'er and proud to quit with all of yall today! Wish me luck as deer season kicks off this weekend and this will be the first time hunting without the nic bitch by my side.
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Day 87... If it almost surreal that I told the nic bitch off 87 days ago! It feels really good. I still have to be watchful if I am consuming adult beverages as the crave creeps up really bad but, I know that too will pass. I am proud to be a KTC'er and proud to quit with all of yall today! Wish me luck as deer season kicks off this weekend and this will be the first time hunting without the nic bitch by my side.
Day 87,,, Sweet! You'll hunt better than ever my friend. Enjoy the outdoors poison free. Quit with you...
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Day 87... If it almost surreal that I told the nic bitch off 87 days ago! It feels really good. I still have to be watchful if I am consuming adult beverages as the crave creeps up really bad but, I know that too will pass. I am proud to be a KTC'er and proud to quit with all of yall today! Wish me luck as deer season kicks off this weekend and this will be the first time hunting without the nic bitch by my side.
Haas, I like you will be hunting for the first time in...well ever without my nicotine crutch. This is my son's second bow season so hopefully he can carry the old man along. Good luck, shoot 'em straight and knock 'em stiff.
Nice clean vitals shot is in your future. Hunt like you quit, one second, one minute, one hour and one day at a time.
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You killers don't forget that everything moving is not a deer, sometimes it's a mountain biker.......lol.....
Have fun and be safe.....most importantly, QLF!
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You killers don't forget that everything moving is not a deer, sometimes it's a mountain biker.......lol.....
Have fun and be safe.....most importantly, QLF!
Dually noted, just make sure that handle bars do not resemble a rack, or put those little plastic things on your spokes like my kids have; that should make enough noise.
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You killers don't forget that everything moving is not a deer, sometimes it's a mountain biker.......lol.....
Have fun and be safe.....most importantly, QLF!
Dually noted, just make sure that handle bars do not resemble a rack, or put those little plastic things on your spokes like my kids have; that should make enough noise.
Crap...just shoot me....that may be easier anyway....
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HOF train is swinging through Woodlands Texas today to pick up haas0311! Haas is married with one son and another boy due in December, Congrats Haas! Haas started chewing mint flavored stuff at 13 moved on to straight and quit on Grizzly. Haas is an Operations Geologist, which explains his hobby of rock collecting, and will likely be on one of his rigs observing a wireline job when he enters the HOF. When heÂ’s not out collecting rocks he enjoys bowhunting and fishing. Haas drives a 2000 Silverado with 200,000 miles (we are all surprised).
Haas’ words of advice “Never let your guard down. I had quit (stopped) for a year once and she snuck back and attacked me and I was hooked again. I was sure that I would never quit again but with the help of all my Ducks and the support of KTC, I have found it is possible to quit. It is possible to kill that nic bitch, I just have to want to stay quit more than I want dip!” Stay diligent.
Haas enjoys a fine glass, or bottle, of Crown Royale and elected not to self-incriminate by divulging his craziest acts! His favorite avatarÂ… He couldnÂ’t stop staring at the beautiful hands removing soap suds fromÂ…
HaasÂ’ inspiration comes from all his fellow Ducks but wanted to give a special thanks to FI, Pinched, Boomersooner, and SandFleasgottaeat!
Congrats on you 100 days Haas!
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Great job Haas. You've been a real leader in the Ducks clubhouse. Proud of you sir.
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Congrats bro! Now continue ODAAT and never forget what it took to get here, thus never stray from this site. Quit with you.
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Congrats Haas on reaching HoF!
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HOLY SHIT, this thread had so much dust on it that the dust bunnies were driving dune buggies.
Congrats on two years quit my brother!
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HOLY SHIT, this thread had so much dust on it that the dust bunnies were driving dune buggies.
Congrats on two years quit my brother!
Echo...echo...echo....congrats Haas