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Community => Introductions => Topic started by: jsevans87 on April 29, 2016, 01:40:00 PM
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Hi everyone,
My name is Justin. I started chewing approximately 2 1/2 years ago and have tried to quit several times, making it 32 days the last time I had attempted to quit. I picked a quit date again and plan on quitting on May 6, 2016. I have been going through a can about every two days. I bought what I hope to be my last can today April 29, 2016. To make it easier I bought a product that I don't particularly care for and that I have rarely chewed instead of my regular product. I am very health conscious and I want to quit because I know the effects chewing can have on the human body, such as cancer, gum disease, heart disease, etc... Yet knowing the health consequences I still find it very difficult to quit. I also want to quit because my wife does not find it very attractive and has on many occasions voiced her opinion about my bad habit, from spit bottles to chew in the garbage can, I have heard it all. I plan to limit myself to 3 chews today and tomorrow. Then limit it to two chews on May 1st and May 2nd. Then down to one chew on May 3rd, May 4th, and May 5th. On May 6th I plan to purchase Smokey Mountain - Tobacco Free Chew - and use that to get past the craving of placing a dip in my lip. I then plan on purchasing some sugar free gum and supplementing with that. I'm also going to give my wife, $100.00 to hold on to with the intention of using it as motivation. Basically if I have a chew after May 6th, 2016 she can spend the $100.00 on whatever she wants but if I make it 64 days from May 6th I get the money back and can spend it on whatever I want. I chose 64 days as it will be double the amount of time I had made it the last time I quit chewing. I'm nervous that I will fail again. I look forward to everyone's support and hope to support everyone else who is trying to quit at the same time as me. I look forward to utilizing this site to help with my motivation and to remember why it is beneficial to just quit.
Good luck to all my brothers and sisters of quit. Together we can do this!
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Hey Man, you're in the right place. From the outside looking in you are torturing yourself with all this weaning stuff. Take the can you just bought, throw one in if you want one last hoorah and dump the rest. Go buy the Smokey Mtn now and get started. By the time Monday comes around you'll be on day 3 of your quit.
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Hey Man, you're in the right place. From the outside looking in you are torturing yourself with all this weaning stuff. Take the can you just bought, throw one in if you want one last hoorah and dump the rest. Go buy the Smokey Mtn now and get started. By the time Monday comes around you'll be on day 3 of your quit.
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Hi everyone,
My name is Justin. I started chewing approximately 2 1/2 years ago and have tried to quit several times, making it 32 days the last time I had attempted to quit. I picked a quit date again and plan on quitting on May 6, 2016. I have been going through a can about every two days. I bought what I hope to be my last can today April 29, 2016. To make it easier I bought a product that I don't particularly care for and that I have rarely chewed instead of my regular product. I am very health conscious and I want to quit because I know the effects chewing can have on the human body, such as cancer, gum disease, heart disease, etc... Yet knowing the health consequences I still find it very difficult to quit. I also want to quit because my wife does not find it very attractive and has on many occasions voiced her opinion about my bad habit, from spit bottles to chew in the garbage can, I have heard it all. I plan to limit myself to 3 chews today and tomorrow. Then limit it to two chews on May 1st and May 2nd. Then down to one chew on May 3rd, May 4th, and May 5th. On May 6th I plan to purchase Smokey Mountain - Tobacco Free Chew - and use that to get past the craving of placing a dip in my lip. I then plan on purchasing some sugar free gum and supplementing with that. I'm also going to give my wife, $100.00 to hold on to with the intention of using it as motivation. Basically if I have a chew after May 6th, 2016 she can spend the $100.00 on whatever she wants but if I make it 64 days from May 6th I get the money back and can spend it on whatever I want. I chose 64 days as it will be double the amount of time I had made it the last time I quit chewing. I'm nervous that I will fail again. I look forward to everyone's support and hope to support everyone else who is trying to quit at the same time as me. I look forward to utilizing this site to help with my motivation and to remember why it is beneficial to just quit.
Good luck to all my brothers and sisters of quit. Together we can do this!
Welcome aboard... And Congrats on making the greatest decision. Its really simple. Get on here ever morning and post roll. The earlier the better. No reason You should be on here in the evening posting roll. It takes 30 seconds. You will be in the August 16 group. Read as much as you can. Find a hobby and whatever helps curve the craves and hang on. Its going to be bumpy at first. But you'll get the hang of it. If another quitter offers criticism. Just take it and learn. Don't get all offended and leave. Most the time they're just trying to help. If you're serious about quitting this place WILL help you But you have to let it. Reach out to as many quitters as you can. If you cant figure something out. Just ask. Again Welcome To KTC.... My only Question... Why wait???
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Justin, there is no better time to quit than RIGHT NOW and no better way to quit than cold turkey. You may have only been chewing for 2.5 years but you are just as addicted as I am after 30+ years. You aren't doing your brain any favors by trying to wean yourself.
It's not the dip you are addicted to, it's the nicotine. Take my word as I have tried the same in the past, it doesn't matter how much you dislike the taste of that brand you bought right now, your addict brain will eventually convince you that it tastes like a slice of heaven, so long as you are getting your nic fix. Think of all the disgusting addict behaviors nicotine has convinced that is not only not bad, but acceptable. Sacrificing time from your family and friends, hiding and lying, sneaking about. You think your addict brain will let a little thing like taste get in the way? Not a chance.
Having the 100 bucks as motivation is great and all, but you have got to want this because you are sick of being a slave to a focking plant. You can't quit for money, or family or a health scare. You have to quit for you, so make this about you and quit, 24 hours at a time then repeat the process. The plan is so simple, the execution can be difficult and that's where your brothers and sisters of KTC come in. Lean on them when things are tough and provide a rock for them to lean on when you are strong.
You CAN do this, today! No more tomorrow, next week, next month... grab your sack and get it done. We'll be here with you.
ETA: One other thing, time to change your vocabulary. Here we don't hope, or try or wish. Here we do.
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Agree with all who [posted above me. Put it all in the trash, Get to the August roll Call group and Join us. I am on Day 5 of my quit. If there is any honesty to your words, your daily promise to us that you will NOT use tobacco in any form will keep you off this crap. Take that step and do it. What's there to wait for??? One step closer to cancer? Another bout with heart burn? The best friend in the can? Come on man, you've read the information. You see how this is killing you. Trust me, 27 years of this crap and I'm on Day 5 of my quit and I ain't looking back bro!
Also, forget this 64 Days business. This is ONE DAY AT A TIME or ODAAT. Every day is 1 Day.
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Hey Justin,
I'm glad that you've decided to quit. I recently did too. Here is the link to the August Pre-HOF Roll Call... August Pre-HOF 2016 (http://forum.killthecan.org/topic/11604982/24/). I am in the August class too. You should post roll call every morning when you decide to start. I agree with the other guys though. No time will ever be a "good" or "convenient" time to quit. Just say fk it and quit.
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Welcome Justin. You found the right place for support in your quit. I hope you decide to throw all your poison out and post roll today.
It's good that you're being considerate of your wife, but this quit has to be for you first. Otherwise you'll end up resenting her at some point.
Make your promise, and keep your word. Its that simple. Not easy, but simple.
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You all are true inspiration. Confirming I have come to the right place to hear the things that I need to hear.
SnufflesinSeattle and Mattlock you've convinced me to throw away my can, literally I flushed every last bit of it down my toilet. Thus making this very hour my first hour of quit. Daisy, I will certainly keep updating and visiting the site daily. I work shift work so it will be at various times but I am so thankful to have the support of all of you. The stories from those who quit before me, and those quitting with me are very inspiring and well worth focusing on. Together I know we will do this!
Thanks again!
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You all are true inspiration. Confirming I have come to the right place to hear the things that I need to hear.
SnufflesinSeattle and Mattlock you've convinced me to throw away my can, literally I flushed every last bit of it down my toilet. Thus making this very hour my first hour of quit. Daisy, I will certainly keep updating and visiting the site daily. I work shift work so it will be at various times but I am so thankful to have the support of all of you. The stories from those who quit before me, and those quitting with me are very inspiring and well worth focusing on. Together I know we will do this!
Thanks again!
That's awesome!! Welcome to freedom. Today is day one. Head on over to August and post up.
topic/11604982/24/#new (http://forum.killthecan.org/topic/11604982/24/#new)
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AWESOME!!!! Now get your ass over to the August 2016 Quit Page and Post Roll!!!!!
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Welcome aboard. We will be watching for you in August.
Oh, and give your woman that hundred bucks. Hell, you already own here close to two grand for all the money you wasted on dip over the past two and a half years.
Quit on - RNGLock Day 76
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Hi everyone,
My name is Justin. I started chewing approximately 2 1/2 years ago and have tried to quit several times, making it 32 days the last time I had attempted to quit. I picked a quit date again and plan on quitting on May 6, 2016. I have been going through a can about every two days. I bought what I hope to be my last can today April 29, 2016. To make it easier I bought a product that I don't particularly care for and that I have rarely chewed instead of my regular product. I am very health conscious and I want to quit because I know the effects chewing can have on the human body, such as cancer, gum disease, heart disease, etc... Yet knowing the health consequences I still find it very difficult to quit. I also want to quit because my wife does not find it very attractive and has on many occasions voiced her opinion about my bad habit, from spit bottles to chew in the garbage can, I have heard it all. I plan to limit myself to 3 chews today and tomorrow. Then limit it to two chews on May 1st and May 2nd. Then down to one chew on May 3rd, May 4th, and May 5th. On May 6th I plan to purchase Smokey Mountain - Tobacco Free Chew - and use that to get past the craving of placing a dip in my lip. I then plan on purchasing some sugar free gum and supplementing with that. I'm also going to give my wife, $100.00 to hold on to with the intention of using it as motivation. Basically if I have a chew after May 6th, 2016 she can spend the $100.00 on whatever she wants but if I make it 64 days from May 6th I get the money back and can spend it on whatever I want. I chose 64 days as it will be double the amount of time I had made it the last time I quit chewing. I'm nervous that I will fail again. I look forward to everyone's support and hope to support everyone else who is trying to quit at the same time as me. I look forward to utilizing this site to help with my motivation and to remember why it is beneficial to just quit.
Good luck to all my brothers and sisters of quit. Together we can do this!
Justin,
Everyone who has chimed in is right. Posting roll is a huge step in the process in my opinion. I'm on Day 4 and as I was ON THE WAY to get a can of Grizz Wintergreen last night, my KTC window on my phone opened up in safari. What I saw was my pledge to my entire quit group from yesterday morning that I wouldn't use Nicotine that day.
It truly makes a huge difference with the camaraderie and support. Pumped to add you to the group!
-Chewrouski
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I didn't see anyone mention this. So, I will. I mention it because I want you to be prepared. You preparing for it will make it easier to handle. And, if you use it as a reason to not quit then you are a fool and weak. So. You took the best first step ever! Dumped that shite! Now, go to Wal Mart or your local grocery store and get yourself several gallons of water. It will help flush the poison out of your system. Yes. Poison. We use it to kill bug in the Agriculture business. I have used it for control in a shite shack I used to live in. While at the grocery store get some fruit juice. Drink that as well. Some aspirin and chocolate (the darker the better). Gatoraide or Poweraide. We call it The Suck around here. It is withdrawal symptoms. You can check out my introduction and you can see the good and bad days for the most part. You aching jaw is just your addiction talking. DO NOT LISTEN TO THE BIT(H! Fogginess, headaches, body aches, sleeplessness, all of that is covered on this site. Please, feel free to PM me or anyone for questions you cant find answers to. Sometimes it is hard to find your way around this site because there is so much stuff/information and when you are in a fog or distracted by pain you cant see straight. I know. Been there. Last but not least. WELCOME! WELCOME! WELCOME!
Just for today, Self.
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Welcome to the KTC Justin!
I am on Day 6 and you truly must take it one day at a time (ODAAT). Post roll as early as you can EVERYDAY, be a man of your word and use the awesome support from this site to stay quit. I will send a PM with my number.
Peace brother.
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You did it proper man! Throwing that can now instead of waiting for the day that never comes. Now you have to fight like a MF'er for the first few days to get through the fog the suck! (Its what we call the first 3-4 days here at KTC) Come here often, read the stories, hit up the chat room etc.....Drink lots of water, chew gum or seeds or fireballs helped me, anything but he weed! You have to have the attitude that this is life or death man, cuz it is! Post roll daily its the life blood of a solid quit! Welcome to the asylum!
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Officially past the 24 hour mark. Even made it through the 8 hour shift at work in the patrol car and in the office without the nic. I thought about it a lot. I wanted a rip of the old "Skoal" quite often. Even yesterday I told my wife I had a few regrets about flushing the can but that I knew it's what had to be done. Today I was fortunate enough to work with another guy who doesn't chew or at least not often, though i have seen him do it on rare occasions. Unfortunately not every shift will be that easy and I'll have the torture of watching others indulge in the bad habit of chewing. I hope by the time that comes around I am well into my quit days. However, following the true and wise advice of this site and taking it one day at a time I'll tackle that issue when it arises. I've been using Smokey Mountain herbal snuff - non tobacco - to help aid me in these first hours of quit. It's kept me at bay, at least it has replaced the habit of sticking Skoal in my lip and spitting with a much healthier alternative. Now it's just waiting out the effects of withdrawal from the nicotine. Looking forward to the next 24 hours of quit.
Keep on quitting on fellow quitters! As always thanks for your support and stories of success. I used them often throughout my day checking this site often when I had the urge to want to dip!
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Officially past the 24 hour mark. Even made it through the 8 hour shift at work in the patrol car and in the office without the nic. I thought about it a lot. I wanted a rip of the old "Skoal" quite often. Even yesterday I told my wife I had a few regrets about flushing the can but that I knew it's what had to be done. Today I was fortunate enough to work with another guy who doesn't chew or at least not often, though i have seen him do it on rare occasions. Unfortunately not every shift will be that easy and I'll have the torture of watching others indulge in the bad habit of chewing. I hope by the time that comes around I am well into my quit days. However, following the true and wise advice of this site and taking it one day at a time I'll tackle that issue when it arises. I've been using Smokey Mountain herbal snuff - non tobacco - to help aid me in these first hours of quit. It's kept me at bay, at least it has replaced the habit of sticking Skoal in my lip and spitting with a much healthier alternative. Now it's just waiting out the effects of withdrawal from the nicotine. Looking forward to the next 24 hours of quit.
Keep on quitting on fellow quitters! As always thanks for your support and stories of success. I used them often throughout my day checking this site often when I had the urge to want to dip!
Justin, this is great start man. One win at a time, 24 hours at a time. You post roll and be a man of your word for 24 hours and you got this licked. A couple things for your post above you may want to address. Chewing is not a bad habit, even for those that don't share our addiction yet. Is huffing paint a bad habit or is slowly killing yourself? For those of us that are addicted it will never be anything other than that, an addiction. It's not curable and you can't have just one even if you get it a different way whether it's patches, smoking, cigars, vaping. Once you realize that the game will change. For me, it made me hate nicotine in all forms. Don't get me wrong, it's still tempting and I still get the addict in me saying "go ahead, you are strong enough to have just one", but I know enough to realize it's a lie and that's just the addict trying to sell me back into slavery. Screw that. Once I had that mentality, it was much easier to deal with those around me satisfying their own addictions. Realizing that I control my quit and anyone else's actions have no bearing on it is pretty liberating. If you need anything we are all just a PM or a a text away. Quit on and I am proud to quit with you for today.
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Weaning is the wrong thing to do. Throw the rat poison away and go post roll in the August group. Weaning just makes it easy to find an excuse for another dip.
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Officially past the 24 hour mark. Even made it through the 8 hour shift at work in the patrol car and in the office without the nic. I thought about it a lot. I wanted a rip of the old "Skoal" quite often. Even yesterday I told my wife I had a few regrets about flushing the can but that I knew it's what had to be done. Today I was fortunate enough to work with another guy who doesn't chew or at least not often, though i have seen him do it on rare occasions. Unfortunately not every shift will be that easy and I'll have the torture of watching others indulge in the bad habit of chewing. I hope by the time that comes around I am well into my quit days. However, following the true and wise advice of this site and taking it one day at a time I'll tackle that issue when it arises. I've been using Smokey Mountain herbal snuff - non tobacco - to help aid me in these first hours of quit. It's kept me at bay, at least it has replaced the habit of sticking Skoal in my lip and spitting with a much healthier alternative. Now it's just waiting out the effects of withdrawal from the nicotine. Looking forward to the next 24 hours of quit.
Keep on quitting on fellow quitters! As always thanks for your support and stories of success. I used them often throughout my day checking this site often when I had the urge to want to dip!
I'm a 35 year addict and I've been quit for 239 days. If I can do this you can do this. Lean on your quit group and read everything that you can here. The suck takes a while to get through but one thing is for certain - you will never hear anyone say that they regret quitting.
I quit with you today!
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Moving on to day 5. Things seem to be getting easier. I've passed several test that I knew I would be facing eventually during my quit. For example, on Monday May 2, 2016 I was offered a chew by a co-worker. Not only did he just offer me a chew he placed the can down on my work desk, opened it up, and asked me if I wanted one. I admittedly did say "yes" but followed through with "but I don't need one". He then picked the can up and placed it right under my nose, Coppenhagen Mint, and admittedly it smelled good and admittedly I did think of having one but luckily for me I had already made my promise on here for that day and I am happy to say I kept it. I have followed a lot of the advice on here, drinking lots of water, exercising, and finding ways to avoid my triggers as much as possible. Even doing those things I still found that I had the occasional headaches, a lack of motivation at work, and seemed to be somewhat depressed during my time awake. Anyways I am happy to be at the 5 day mark. It's a small victory but one I am generally proud of. It's 5 days away from all the following chemicals found in snuff.
(#149; Polonium 210 (nuclear waste)
#149; N-Nitrosamines (cancer-causing)
#149; Formaldehyde (embalming fluid)
#149; Nicotine (addictive drug)
#149; Cadmium (used in batteries and nuclear reactor shields)
#149; Cyanide (poisonous compound)
#149; Arsenic (poinsonous metallic element)
#149; Benzene (used in insecticides and motor fuels)
#149; Lead (nerve poison)
Which means that's 5 less days my body has had to deal with that junk. Which means I am 5 days healthier then I had been. LOL. I cannot thank you guys enough for the support you have given me this far. Keep on quitting on!
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Nice work, what a great head start for your original "quit date"! Friends are the toughest part, I've got a couple that I ve been to hell and back with and it is tough when they put that can of Cope in front of you. I've learned to tell them, I know myself well enough to know I cant have just one dip, or even one can.
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Hey JSevans - You realize that today was your original planned quit date right? Instead you are now 6 days into your quit!!!! That is Bad Ass! Now make sure you have a plan for the weekend, stay away from tempting situations and go easy on the alcohol. If you need anything I'm just a PM away.
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