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Community => Introductions => Topic started by: Romandog on April 18, 2011, 11:58:00 AM
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Hi Folks,
My name is Mark.. Forum handle is "Romandog", a nickname I got when I was in the Navy years back. 49 years old, I'm a programmer database admin at a hospital in Illinois. Started using Skoal when I was 18.. Just like most folks here, I had "tried" to quit nicotine "hundreds of times". Tried all of the ways to get off this stuff.. Patches, gum, mint snuff, herbal snuff..
I'm convinced the only way for me to beat this is to just "embrace the suck" and go "cold turkey."
Wasn't planning on quitting this morning.. Just found this site "by accident" (via God's providence).
After reading a number of the posts I knew I had no excuse. Today is the day.. I felt that if I put it off, even one more day, I would never get off of it.
So, yes, I feel like dog meat. Yes, my head hurts, no, I can't think, yes, I'm agitated figiting constantly today.
But if you folks can take this nicotine slave master on and beat him, and keep beating him.. Every day.. And make it stick..
Then I know he can be beat and by God's grace I'll beat him too...
I hate the way this sucks... But I like the way this sucks too. And I wish it would suck more.. Because I know this means my body is healing..
And I've go not room to complain anyway. No one forced that first chew in my mouth so long ago. I did it to myself.
Thanks for "going before" and showing me the way.
Mark
(Romandog)
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Hi Folks,
My name is Mark.. Forum handle is "Romandog", a nickname I got when I was in the Navy years back. 49 years old, I'm a programmer database admin at a hospital in Illinois. Started using Skoal when I was 18.. Just like most folks here, I had "tried" to quit nicotine "hundreds of times". Tried all of the ways to get off this stuff.. Patches, gum, mint snuff, herbal snuff..
I'm convinced the only way for me to beat this is to just "embrace the suck" and go "cold turkey."
Wasn't planning on quitting this morning.. Just found this site "by accident" (via God's providence).
After reading a number of the posts I knew I had no excuse. Today is the day.. I felt that if I put it off, even one more day, I would never get off of it.
So, yes, I feel like dog meat. Yes, my head hurts, no, I can't think, yes, I'm agitated figiting constantly today.
But if you folks can take this nicotine slave master on and beat him, and keep beating him.. Every day.. And make it stick..
Then I know he can be beat and by God's grace I'll beat him too...
I hate the way this sucks... But I like the way this sucks too. And I wish it would suck more.. Because I know this means my body is healing..
And I've go not room to complain anyway. No one forced that first chew in my mouth so long ago. I did it to myself.
Thanks for "going before" and showing me the way.
Mark
(Romandog)
Roman - Praying for you today bro - you can do this! Corn
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Hi Folks,
My name is Mark.. Forum handle is "Romandog", a nickname I got when I was in the Navy years back. 49 years old, I'm a programmer database admin at a hospital in Illinois. Started using Skoal when I was 18.. Just like most folks here, I had "tried" to quit nicotine "hundreds of times". Tried all of the ways to get off this stuff.. Patches, gum, mint snuff, herbal snuff..
I'm convinced the only way for me to beat this is to just "embrace the suck" and go "cold turkey."
Wasn't planning on quitting this morning.. Just found this site "by accident" (via God's providence).
After reading a number of the posts I knew I had no excuse. Today is the day.. I felt that if I put it off, even one more day, I would never get off of it.
So, yes, I feel like dog meat. Yes, my head hurts, no, I can't think, yes, I'm agitated figiting constantly today.
But if you folks can take this nicotine slave master on and beat him, and keep beating him.. Every day.. And make it stick..
Then I know he can be beat and by God's grace I'll beat him too...
I hate the way this sucks... But I like the way this sucks too. And I wish it would suck more.. Because I know this means my body is healing..
And I've go not room to complain anyway. No one forced that first chew in my mouth so long ago. I did it to myself.
Thanks for "going before" and showing me the way.
Mark
(Romandog)
Hello Romandog Welcome. You are not alone buddy and these first few days will be pure hell. Stay committed, spend time reading on the site, find something other than carcinogens to stick in your mouth when the craves kick in. Quitting ain't easy but it's a hell of a lot more do-able when you got some quit brothers going through the same trials and tribulations. Feel free to PM me if you ever need anything and welcome to the Suck.
It does get better, I promise.
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Thanks Guys..
I appreciate the encouragement and prayers..
Praying for you all as well..
I think there are two lies we tell ourselves. And I think they feed each other and keep us "in the pit"..
- I can do this alone..
- No one else has this problem..
Months ago I realized I couldn't do this alone.
As of this morning I realized the second lie is a lie also. Not that misery loves company.. I don't wish this on anyone.. But, that even in this case:
"No temptation has overtaken you, except that which is common to man.."
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"Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world."
Thanks again...
Mark
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Welcome aboard Roman, I pray for you. This is going to be the hardest thing you have ever gone through. It sure has been for me. But you have the support of everybody here. I thought I was in this alone until I found this site. Boy was I wrong. Make sure you post roll and keep your head high. The next few days are going to be rough. Bring your concerns and vent here.
sas32032
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Roman-Welcome! I dipped for 30 years and am on my Day 4 Quit. I am Quit with you. I've had a lot of fog and not sleeping but I post Roll Call every day and could not have made it this far without doing so. Post Roll Call first thing in the morning and if there is anything I can do to help PM me. We are Quit with you. Today I posted Roll Call and today I am Quit. Peace
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Thanks SAS Peace...
Take care...
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You're welcome. Your Quit makes ours that much better. We'll be looking for you at Roll Call tomorrow. Peace
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Wow...
Two days Quit in the bag and working on Day 3 Quit.
In an out of the fog/clouds.
I can breathe again.. Sometimes I wonder why I didn't die in my sleep from all of the congestion this garbage caused.
Wonder how much sleep I was really getting to begin with.
Was so used to using Skoal and "powering" my way through the drowsiness to stay up. Evidently this is pretty common. Last night about 8:30 PM the need for sleep came on me so powerfully I hurried to bed so I wouldn't collapse on the way.
What nasty stuff this was...
Woke up about 1:30.. read more on the site.. Looked at the mint/herbal stuff.. May try some.. Last time I even got this far I used the Mint snuff.. That was in 1998. Actually made it a week but didn't stick with it.
Thanks for being there and going before... Stay quit.
Mark
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Mark,
You are about to experience the benefits of life without nic, and trust me it's great! It took me until day 10 in my quit to get a decent nights sleep, YMMV. Great job on the quit, keep it up.
Glad to be quit with you,
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Mark,
You are about to experience the benefits of life without nic, and trust me it's great! It took me until day 10 in my quit to get a decent nights sleep, YMMV. Great job on the quit, keep it up.
Glad to be quit with you,
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Thanks, 30!
Glad to be quit with you also...
Romandog
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Was talking with Ryan and Troy today,
And it dawned on me that my brain had been pretty much pickled in nicotine for the last 31 years..
Aside from all of the money I wasted and the opportunities I blew by allowing myself to be chained to this beast..
That's just so messed up!
Thanking God for you all and this site..
Day 4 quit..
Flying in and out of the clouds today. Glad I filed the IFR flight plan and am on vectors from Veteran KTC Controllers who are not asleep in the tower.
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Hang in there quitter...
You have some battles ahead, but battles you can win. If you could see what it feels like in my shoes you would know your quit is worth fighting for !!
STAY QUIT
Greg
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"Quit ye like men". I like that, romandog.
"A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls."
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Romandog- I dipped for 30 years. When I was on my Day 1 Quit I could not imagine what the Day 3 and Day 4 Quitters were going through. It seemed like they were so far away. Now I'm on Day 7 and I'm looking Back at my Days 3 and 4. I don't know why that gives me such a great feeling but it does. Honored to be Quit with you. Today I posted Roll Call and today I am Quit. Your Bad Ass Army of Quit Brother- Peace
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Day 5 is going pretty well.. Fairly clear skies, no fog to speak of..
I know this enemy of my body and soul, while beaten back, is only licking it's wounds and will attack sooner or later with all of the fury it can muster..
And when that happens, I will again show no mercy, and make no provision for the flesh..
But right now, at this very moment... This is great!
Thanks for being there..
Romandog
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Day 5 is going pretty well.. Fairly clear skies, no fog to speak of..
I know this enemy of my body and soul, while beaten back, is only licking it's wounds and will attack sooner or later with all of the fury it can muster..
And when that happens, I will again show no mercy, and make no provision for the flesh..
But right now, at this very moment... This is great!
Thanks for being there..
Romandog
Enjoy the good days and use them to rest up for the battles ahead. I used to love the occasional good day early on. It gave me a glimpse of what the future holds.
Keep fighting.. it is worth it !!!
STAY QUIT
Greg
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Christ is Risen from the Dead, trampling over death by death!
Come Awake, Come Awake, Come and rise up from the Grave!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jW6LOssl ... re=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jW6LOsslU2M&feature=related)
Thank You, Lord, for delivering me from my sin.
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Reflections on a week of QUIT!!!
Wow.. A week ago tonight I was pre-quit.. Using Skoal, wondering if I would every be free from it's grip..
To be quite honest, I was almost at that point of resignation where you just don't care anymore. I had tried so many times to shake this off, so many different schemes.. But I kept caving in.
Never in my wildest dreams did I think that a week later I would have gone 7 days without poisoning my body with nicotine.
Last Monday morning when I stumbled upon this site, I really wasn't sure that I was going to sign up initially.. After reading a number of posts from folks who have been quit for a long time, as well as some of the posts from people who caved and came back, I realized this is exactly what I needed.
Last week was difficult.. The fog was thick.. I was pretty much useless at work Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday..
There are so many people and things that helped me make it through the "no man's land" of the first three days..
- So many people's encouragement.. Messages, phone calls, chat, roll posts.. What an outpouring of support. I have never experienced anything like it ANYWHERE..
You ALL are totally, absolutely, mind blowingly AWESOME!!!!
- "Embrace the suck".. Just even that saying.. Helped me realize that it wouldn't last forever..
- Thankfully, my boss is an ex-smoker, so she understands the fog, irritability, irrationality, etc.. Tuesday was particularly bad. I was almost non-functional.. Really... It was that bad.
- She also arranged for me to have unlimited access to forum.killthecan.org at work. Normally these sites are blocked or limited by quota time. This was so helpful.
Unfortunately, I was still functional enough that I got irritated with several co-workers, and generally was a jerk. So the Tornado of Jackassery title fits personally as well. After my boss explained that I was off tobacco, and I apologized, things were better, but everyone was giving me a wide berth on Thursday and Friday.
I don't recommend this as a strategy to get out of meetings, btw...
Friday evening my Hooch herbal substitute order arrived.. It has helped a great deal.. I know there is a considerable amount of debate about whether this actually weakens the resolve or helps to fight off the urge. Personally, I have found it helpful to keep the urge to use tobacco at bay..
I know I have a long way to go.. I know that at least in this life, I will deal with this EVERY DAY, and have to make that choice and that promise that I will be QUIT, every day, for the rest of my life.
But this site has given me the tools to do that..
Don't worry... I'm here for the duration.. As long as the Lord gives me life and breath..
I just wanted to pause and say thanks to everyone.
Romandog
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No need to thank us, we all help each other. The day 1 guy helps the day 500 guy just as the day 500 guy helps the day 1 guy. You will come to understand this as you acquire some time.
Good quit man, keep it up!
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Romandog-Your Quit makes ours that much better. Thank You. Peace
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index.php?showtopic=4129 (http://forum.killthecan.org/index.php?showtopic=4129)
"We just invented justifications so we could ignore the obvious and feed the addiction... ...We taught ourselves to ignore reality."
"The real kicker is that even when we stop dipping, we are so good at the justification that we keep on engaging in the behavior without even realizing it."
"If you tell me it is okay, this time will be different, I will just fold that into my existing arsenal of justifications."
"No, if I post up addict logic I want you to call me out. DonÂ’t give me a fucking inch, because if you do, I will find a way to twist it all around in my head and make it somebody elseÂ’s fault. "
"Scream it in my face, because if you soft peddle it will be easy to ignore. DonÂ’t tell me it is OK that I lied and failed, because if you do I will take that as license to lie to you again."
This is dead on!
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Wow..
14 days! Never thought I would see this. Awesome!
Feels so good to be off of this stuff!
Told my wife yesterday that I had been quit since Mon, April 18.. She was ecstatic! So good to see her happy. Said she has been worrying constantly about my getting some form of cancer.
She was on her way out to do grocery shopping, asked me if she could get me anything.. "Gum" of course.. So I have a lot of various flavors of gum now! :D
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Wow..
14 days! Never thought I would see this. Awesome!
Feels so good to be off of this stuff!
Told my wife yesterday that I had been quit since Mon, April 18.. She was ecstatic! So good to see her happy. Said she has been worrying constantly about my getting some form of cancer.
She was on her way out to do grocery shopping, asked me if she could get me anything.. "Gum" of course.. So I have a lot of various flavors of gum now! :D
If it's all the same to you, I'd like to celebrate your victory with you. Nice Job!
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Wow..
14 days! Never thought I would see this. Awesome!
Feels so good to be off of this stuff!
Told my wife yesterday that I had been quit since Mon, April 18.. She was ecstatic! So good to see her happy. Said she has been worrying constantly about my getting some form of cancer.
She was on her way out to do grocery shopping, asked me if she could get me anything.. "Gum" of course.. So I have a lot of various flavors of gum now! :D
Congratulations, Man . . . Two thumbs way, way up! Keep going . . . .
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Wow..
14 days! Never thought I would see this. Awesome!
Feels so good to be off of this stuff!
Told my wife yesterday that I had been quit since Mon, April 18.. She was ecstatic! So good to see her happy. Said she has been worrying constantly about my getting some form of cancer.
She was on her way out to do grocery shopping, asked me if she could get me anything.. "Gum" of course.. So I have a lot of various flavors of gum now! :D
Congrats brother.
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Well, Day 31 is behind me.. Day 32 awaits..
Still amazed how I found this site, and that it has been a WHOLE Month since I had any nic/tobacco!
What I appreciate about KTC (among other things)....
- It works.. It REALLY WORKS!
- I appreciate the real accountability here...
- I appreciate that there are so many people who are beating this addiction on a daily basis.
- I appreciate the friendships that I've made and am making here. Sure, it's long distance, but there is a camaraderie that you don't find too many places.
- I appreciate the fact that I can call someone from this site, at the drop of a hat, and that I will get the support I need.. Or I can get on chat, and most times there will be someone there.
- I appreciate that this site helps (demands) that you peel away the self-deception about the reality of your addiction, and all of the lies and covering up that that entails.. You become a better person.
- I appreciate the "quit today, worry about tomorrow, tomorrow" stance.. This has helped in other areas, not just getting off tobacco..
Well, there are other reasons.. Feel free to add your own..
Take care, fellow KTC Quitters!
And thanks again for your continued support...
Romandog
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Well, Day 31 is behind me.. Day 32 awaits..
Still amazed how I found this site, and that it has been a WHOLE Month since I had any nic/tobacco!
What I appreciate about KTC (among other things)....
- It works.. It REALLY WORKS!
- I appreciate the real accountability here...
- I appreciate that there are so many people who are beating this addiction on a daily basis.
- I appreciate the friendships that I've made and am making here. Sure, it's long distance, but there is a camaraderie that you don't find too many places.
- I appreciate the fact that I can call someone from this site, at the drop of a hat, and that I will get the support I need.. Or I can get on chat, and most times there will be someone there.
- I appreciate that this site helps (demands) that you peel away the self-deception about the reality of your addiction, and all of the lies and covering up that that entails.. You become a better person.
- I appreciate the "quit today, worry about tomorrow, tomorrow" stance.. This has helped in other areas, not just getting off tobacco..
Well, there are other reasons.. Feel free to add your own..
Take care, fellow KTC Quitters!
And thanks again for your continued support...
Romandog
I appreciate that you are here. Stay quit my friend.
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Well done Roman!
Proud to be quit with you,
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Well, Day 31 is behind me.. Day 32 awaits..
Still amazed how I found this site, and that it has been a WHOLE Month since I had any nic/tobacco!
What I appreciate about KTC (among other things)....
- It works.. It REALLY WORKS!
- I appreciate the real accountability here...
- I appreciate that there are so many people who are beating this addiction on a daily basis.
- I appreciate the friendships that I've made and am making here. Sure, it's long distance, but there is a camaraderie that you don't find too many places.
- I appreciate the fact that I can call someone from this site, at the drop of a hat, and that I will get the support I need.. Or I can get on chat, and most times there will be someone there.
- I appreciate that this site helps (demands) that you peel away the self-deception about the reality of your addiction, and all of the lies and covering up that that entails.. You become a better person.
- I appreciate the "quit today, worry about tomorrow, tomorrow" stance.. This has helped in other areas, not just getting off tobacco..
Well, there are other reasons.. Feel free to add your own..
Take care, fellow KTC Quitters!
And thanks again for your continued support...
Romandog
I appreciate that you are here. Stay quit my friend.
well done pup
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Well, Day 31 is behind me.. Day 32 awaits..
Still amazed how I found this site, and that it has been a WHOLE Month since I had any nic/tobacco!
What I appreciate about KTC (among other things)....
- It works.. It REALLY WORKS!
- I appreciate the real accountability here...
- I appreciate that there are so many people who are beating this addiction on a daily basis.
- I appreciate the friendships that I've made and am making here. Sure, it's long distance, but there is a camaraderie that you don't find too many places.
- I appreciate the fact that I can call someone from this site, at the drop of a hat, and that I will get the support I need.. Or I can get on chat, and most times there will be someone there.
- I appreciate that this site helps (demands) that you peel away the self-deception about the reality of your addiction, and all of the lies and covering up that that entails.. You become a better person.
- I appreciate the "quit today, worry about tomorrow, tomorrow" stance.. This has helped in other areas, not just getting off tobacco..
Well, there are other reasons.. Feel free to add your own..
Take care, fellow KTC Quitters!
And thanks again for your continued support...
Romandog
I appreciate that you are here. Stay quit my friend.
well done pup
Excellent job, Roman!
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Originally posted this in my intro, but I felt like I would start a new topic.. because I wanted to make this a bit more visible.
Well, Day 31 is behind me.. Day 32 awaits..
Still amazed how I found this site, and that it has been a WHOLE Month since I had any nic/tobacco!
What I appreciate about KTC (among other things)....
- It works.. It REALLY WORKS!
- I appreciate the real accountability here...
- I appreciate that there are so many people who are beating this addiction on a daily basis.
- I appreciate the friendships that I've made and am making here. Sure, it's long distance, but there is a camaraderie that you don't find too many places.
- I appreciate the fact that I can call someone from this site, at the drop of a hat, and that I will get the support I need.. Or I can get on chat, and most times there will be someone there.
- I appreciate that this site helps (demands) that you peel away the self-deception about the reality of your addiction, and all of the lies and covering up that that entails.. You become a better person.
- I appreciate the "quit today, worry about tomorrow, tomorrow" stance.. This has helped in other areas, not just getting off tobacco..
Well, there are other reasons.. Feel free to add your own..
Take care, fellow KTC Quitters!
And thanks again for your continued support...
Romandog
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Originally posted this in my intro, but I felt like I would start a new topic.. because I wanted to make this a bit more visible.
Well, Day 31 is behind me.. Day 32 awaits..
Still amazed how I found this site, and that it has been a WHOLE Month since I had any nic/tobacco!
What I appreciate about KTC (among other things)....
- It works.. It REALLY WORKS!
- I appreciate the real accountability here...
- I appreciate that there are so many people who are beating this addiction on a daily basis.
- I appreciate the friendships that I've made and am making here. Sure, it's long distance, but there is a camaraderie that you don't find too many places.
- I appreciate the fact that I can call someone from this site, at the drop of a hat, and that I will get the support I need.. Or I can get on chat, and most times there will be someone there.
- I appreciate that this site helps (demands) that you peel away the self-deception about the reality of your addiction, and all of the lies and covering up that that entails.. You become a better person.
- I appreciate the "quit today, worry about tomorrow, tomorrow" stance.. This has helped in other areas, not just getting off tobacco..
Well, there are other reasons.. Feel free to add your own..
Take care, fellow KTC Quitters!
And thanks again for your continued support...
Romandog
I appreciate seeing relatively new quitters share their reflections and growth. I appreciate how these fresh ideas keep my quit in the forefront.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpXAtVLu ... re=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpXAtVLuw1E&feature=related)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEfFbuT3 ... re=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEfFbuT3I6A&feature=related)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-zoGGJcWXM (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-zoGGJcWXM)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgM2rbP9Duc (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgM2rbP9Duc)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJzur5y0 ... re=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJzur5y06FE&feature=related)
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Removed.. let it go, Romandog..
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No worries Mark. ;)
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I was just reading through my earlier posts.. Today is day 514 for me..
Aside from Christ bringing me to Himself, getting married and having kids, I cannot think of anything in my life that have changed my life in such positive ways as finally getting off tobacco/nicotine has.
What an absolute God sent blessing this has been..
- It has taught me self-control.. Numerous other bad habits have fallen due to this.. Quitting nicotine was like the lynch-pin..
- I have lost weight.. As of today, I am under 200 lbs.. In February I weighed 252.. Blood pressure was 154/100. On Monday is was 120/61. Cholesterol down over 150 pts, Triglycerides down over 300 points..
- Asthma has diminished unbelievably.. As a result of stopping the continual ingestion of poison, and the weight loss and the increased levels of activity I have much improved lung capacity and am sleeping 1000x better.
- Got off several medications (cholesterol/asthma), saving even more money than just the $160/month I started saving because I wasn't spending it on tobacco.
- Mouth/Dental health has improved..
- Overall mental health greatly improved (mood swings, temper, depression gone or much lessened)
- I actually enjoy life again feel like I'm back in my 20's.. At 51!
I could not have done this without you and KTC..
Romandog, Day 514. quit with all of you.
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Very nice job on 1,000 days Romandog. Thanks for showing so many the way to quit.
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Very nice job on 1,000 days Romandog. Thanks for showing so many the way to quit.
A huge congrats there.
And I had missed that post you had below from Sept 2012 (as that was shortly after I had quit), but I do have to say I am seeing a lot of similarities for what I am currently going through as well to become a better person and live a better life.
thanks for laying down that path that us others can follow.
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Well folks, I'm now 53.. been here over three years at this point, and still quit.. Day 1166 as of this writing.
And I'm going to stay that way.. But I need to do more to get myself in as good a shape as is still possible after so many years of not taking care of myself.. Going to start posting my weight, eating and exercise progress here.. Yes, I know that we have threads for that here.. Been in a few of them..
But I need to do this here, because I have to make this promise to myself first.. Feel free to chime in.. Feel free to join me. Feel free to nail me to the wall if I start exhibiting any wussy addict-like attitudes..
So.. here is "Romandog's Plan":
Breakfast ~7:00 AM/Cals/Fat/Carb/Protein
- 2 eggs scrambled/148/9.94/0.76/12.58
- 1 cup Cottage Cheese/163/2.31/6.15/28
- 1 Large Apple/72/0.23/19.06/0.36
Totals/383/12.48/25.97/40.94
Snack (9:30 - 10:00 AM)/Cals/Fat/Carb/Protein
- 2 oz Cheese/218/17.7/0.92/13.68
- 1 Tbs nuts (Almonds, Walnuts, Peanuts, Pecans)/98/8.54/3.36/3.64
- 1 Serving of Fruit (Apple, Orange, 1/2 grapefruit)/72/0.23/19.06/0.36
- 2 Wasa Bread Crackers/105/0/18/4
Totals/493/26.47/41.34/21.68
Lunch (Noon - 1:00 PM)/Cals/Fat/Carb/Protein
- 6 oz protein (Beef, chicken, turkey, salmon, trout) or 8 oz lean fish (Pollock, Tilapia, Roughy)/240/12/0/36
- 3 cups of Salad or 1.5 cups of Cooked Veggies/27/0.39/5.28/2.52
- 1 Tbs of Parmesan Cheese/21/1.37/0.17/1.89
- 2 Tbs of Low Fat salad dressing/66/5.2/4.86/0.3
Totals/354/18.96/10.31/40.71
Snack (2:30 - 3:00 PM)/Cals/Fat/Carb/Protein
- 2 oz Cheese/218/17.7/0.92/13.68
- 1 Tbs nuts (Almonds, Walnuts, Peanuts, Pecans)/98/8.54/3.36/3.64
- 1 Serving of Fruit (Apple, Orange, 1/2 grapefruit)/72/0.23/19.06/0.36
- 2 Wasa Bread Crackers/105/0/18/4
Totals/493/26.47/41.34/21.68
Dinner (Before 8:00 PM)/Cals/Fat/Carb/Protein
- 6 oz protein (Beef, chicken, turkey, salmon, trout) or 8 oz lean fish (Pollock, Tilapia, Roughy)/240/12/0/36
- 3 cups of Salad or 1.5 cups of Cooked Veggies (If I had salad at lunch I will have cooked at dinner and vice versa)/27/0.39/5.28/2.52
- 1 Tbs of Parmesan Cheese/21/1.37/0.17/1.89
- 2 Tbs of Low Fat salad dressing/66/5.2/4.86/0.3
Totals/354/18.96/10.31/40.71
Totals /Cals/Fat/Carb/Protein
Totals/2077/103.34/129.27/165.72
- This is the way I will eat EVERY DAY.
- I get 6 "cheat meals" a month, but I cannot have a "cheat meal" two meals in a row, nor two days in a row.
- No more than 16 oz of caffeinated drinks/day. NO soda (diet or otherwise), gatorade, power drinks, etc.. (Loaded with Carbs)
- 8 8oz glasses of water daily
Exercise:
- 30 mins of some form of exercise DAILY, 7 days a week.
History:
I've done this a few times before. I have this stuff memorized. I lost 60 lbs two years ago (252 down to 189lbs), through the Diet Center and kept it off until November last year. Basically I've been in free-fall mode. I just quit. Gained most of that back. Right now I have no idea where I am weight wise. But with the weight loss I was able to get off of all of my cholesterol and asthma meds (5 prescriptions) I felt great.
I'm beginning to feel really crappy again, sleeping poorly due to GERD which is causing Asthma problems again.
I work in IT in a hospital. Lots of food.. I need the accountability...
As if on queue, one of my co-workers just stopped by my cube and offered me some chocolate she brought in.. Yesterday I would have had some.. But the timing was perfect. Not today.
So I'll be posting my weight here, and my "On Plan exercise promise" day (just like everywhere else on this site)
I haven't weighed myself yet, but I will shortly.
Still I'm posting day 1 right now.
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Romandog, I am fairly well versed in the art of healthy eating and whatnot. I will help you if you need anything. I follow a very strict diet, mostly because my wife has a rare illness and cant eat much. I was 270 pounds at my worst and have maintained 215 for the last 5 years(I am 6'4" so 215 is pretty normal for my height). I recently started to be back on the rise and hit 230 this morning. Your post has inspired me.
I quit nic with you today, and I will quit unhealthy living with you today. Let's do this man!
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Romandog, I am fairly well versed in the art of healthy eating and whatnot. I will help you if you need anything. I follow a very strict diet, mostly because my wife has a rare illness and cant eat much. I was 270 pounds at my worst and have maintained 215 for the last 5 years(I am 6'4" so 215 is pretty normal for my height). I recently started to be back on the rise and hit 230 this morning. Your post has inspired me.
I quit nic with you today, and I will quit unhealthy living with you today. Let's do this man!
I agree with Chief. Glad to see your post Romandog. Just this week I started reclaiming my waistline and health for the second time. Knee surgery last year bummed me out and got the better of me mentally. I am now determined to be back to a respectable form when I turn 40 later this year.
I think I may follow your lead and use my intro for tracking, although not quite as detailed as your example.
Thanks for the inspiration.
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Thanks, Chief and Radman..
Let me know how I can help you all too.. I'm all in..
Weighed 222lbs this morning. At 5'-8.5" that's way too much.. I'd be very happy around 180-185, provided my lean body mass was up there.
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Love it, bro. Thanks for the PM.
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On plan all day Thursday. 1.5 hours of exercise yesterday (mowed the lawn (large Push mower, not self-propelled) and went swimming afterward) Legs very fatigued.
Friday.. Breakfast off plan, planned off plan due to taking my son out for breakfast. He's going to welding school and Fridays we have breakfast since he gives me a ride to work. Scrambled Eggs (about 3-4) 4 strips bacon, oatmeal with raisins brown sugar and cinnamon (to help metabolize the sugar without spiking the insulin too much.)
Rest of the day will be on plan.
Will weigh myself midday to see if I'm up or down.
BTW.. Here is a list of supplements I take if anyone is interested.
- Vit B Complex (AM)
- Vit C (500mg) (AM PM)
- Vit D3 (AM)
- Men's Multi (PM)
- Co-Q10 (PM)
- Selenium (PM)
- Zinc (AM)
- Chromium Picolinate (AM)
- NOW Amino Complete (AM PM)
- L-Arginine (AM PM)
- L-Lysine (AM)
- L-Carnitine (AM PM)
- CLA (AM PM)
- Flax seed oil (AM PM)
- DHA (PM)
- Cinnamon (AM PM)
- Vit D3 (AM)
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Holy supplements Batman! You must piss a rainbow by the end of the day!
I take a multi-vitamin, some fiber to make up for the loss of carbs omega-3's.
I've got to start exercising again.
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Holy supplements Batman! You must piss a rainbow by the end of the day!
I take a multi-vitamin, some fiber to make up for the loss of carbs omega-3's.
I've got to start exercising again.
Are those all in pill form? I mean...one at at time? OMG That's a lot of supplements. Can I get that in a to go cup? That is dedication man!
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poof
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Half in the morning, half in the evening... all in pill form.. with a big gulp of water.
If I miss taking them, after a few days I can really tell.
I still spend less on supplements per month than I did on Tobacco, and less than half that when you factor in the four to five meds I had to take for cholesterol and asthma..
$5.40 per can for Skoal long cut x~28 cans per month = $151.20, plus $120 per month for the meds.. $271.20.. I probably spend $70/month in supplements..
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Holy supplements Batman! You must piss a rainbow by the end of the day!
I take a multi-vitamin, some fiber to make up for the loss of carbs omega-3's.
I've got to start exercising again.
Are those all in pill form? I mean...one at at time? OMG That's a lot of supplements. Can I get that in a to go cup? That is dedication man!
Totally wrecked my health for 31 years with tobacco.. Sure wish I could do those years over knowing what I know now.. I'm 53 now.. I do what I can.. :)
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Not sure this is the place I want to track this.. knowing that intros are really for dealing with quits.. Don't want to keep pulling a non quit discussion up in the list...
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Today is my quit day 1461.. Tomorrow morning will be my four year anniversary of being quit.
Praise God... Thank you, Lord..
I was on the verge, four years ago, of resigning myself to never being done with nicotine..
The last month has been difficult.. Work mostly.. Estimates given to management become deadlines.. A good bit of pressure due to a slick sales job and some bad decisions.. No one else in the country has been able to do this, but we can. Yep.. Sure we can.. But there are reasons why no one else in the country has been able, or has considered this project worth the effort, to complete..
Exercise goes out the window due to trying to force this project through.. Eating junk.. gaining weight, unexpected financial pressures.. etc, etc, etc, etc....
Basically L I F E.
Lots of things that more than four years ago would have been considered excellent reasons to justify remaining a slave to nicotine/Skoal.
But.. Now there is KTC...
So I get more involved in the site.. Get involved in some fresh quit. Cause some drama (unintentionally) in my own group.. Rage a bit. Apologize.. Find a new quitter who is making excuses and rip his ass for a while..
(Yes, I AM a Sasquatch, evidently, and not just 'cause I'm a hairy dude). Now he gets it..
And my quit continues and is stronger...
Because of the Lord's mercy toward me (a nicotine addicted, sorry ass sinner who really should be dead by now)
Because of this site..
Because of you.
Romandog - 4 x 365.25, as of TODAY.
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Today is my quit day 1461.. Tomorrow morning will be my four year anniversary of being quit.
Praise God... Thank you, Lord..
I was on the verge, four years ago, of resigning myself to never being done with nicotine..
The last month has been difficult.. Work mostly.. Estimates given to management become deadlines.. A good bit of pressure due to a slick sales job and some bad decisions.. No one else in the country has been able to do this, but we can. Yep.. Sure we can.. But there are reasons why no one else in the country has been able, or has considered this project worth the effort, to complete..
Exercise goes out the window due to trying to force this project through.. Eating junk.. gaining weight, unexpected financial pressures.. etc, etc, etc, etc....
Basically L I F E.
Lots of things that more than four years ago would have been considered excellent reasons to justify remaining a slave to nicotine/Skoal.
But.. Now there is KTC...
So I get more involved in the site.. Get involved in some fresh quit. Cause some drama (unintentionally) in my own group.. Rage a bit. Apologize.. Find a new quitter who is making excuses and rip his ass for a while..
(Yes, I AM a Sasquatch, evidently, and not just 'cause I'm a hairy dude). Now he gets it..
And my quit continues and is stronger...
Because of the Lord's mercy toward me (a nicotine addicted, sorry ass sinner who really should be dead by now)
Because of this site..
Because of you.
Romandog - 4 x 365.25, as of TODAY.
Congrats Romandog! You made a difference in this quit. Thank you.
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Today is my quit day 1461.. Tomorrow morning will be my four year anniversary of being quit.
Praise God... Thank you, Lord..
I was on the verge, four years ago, of resigning myself to never being done with nicotine..
The last month has been difficult.. Work mostly.. Estimates given to management become deadlines.. A good bit of pressure due to a slick sales job and some bad decisions.. No one else in the country has been able to do this, but we can. Yep.. Sure we can.. But there are reasons why no one else in the country has been able, or has considered this project worth the effort, to complete..
Exercise goes out the window due to trying to force this project through.. Eating junk.. gaining weight, unexpected financial pressures.. etc, etc, etc, etc....
Basically L I F E.
Lots of things that more than four years ago would have been considered excellent reasons to justify remaining a slave to nicotine/Skoal.
But.. Now there is KTC...
So I get more involved in the site.. Get involved in some fresh quit. Cause some drama (unintentionally) in my own group.. Rage a bit. Apologize.. Find a new quitter who is making excuses and rip his ass for a while..
(Yes, I AM a Sasquatch, evidently, and not just 'cause I'm a hairy dude). Now he gets it..
And my quit continues and is stronger...
Because of the Lord's mercy toward me (a nicotine addicted, sorry ass sinner who really should be dead by now)
Because of this site..
Because of you.
Romandog - 4 x 365.25, as of TODAY.
Congrats Romandog! You made a difference in this quit. Thank you.
You made a difference in this Quit too. Congrats Dog!
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Today is my quit day 1461.. Tomorrow morning will be my four year anniversary of being quit.
Praise God... Thank you, Lord..
I was on the verge, four years ago, of resigning myself to never being done with nicotine..
The last month has been difficult.. Work mostly.. Estimates given to management become deadlines.. A good bit of pressure due to a slick sales job and some bad decisions.. No one else in the country has been able to do this, but we can. Yep.. Sure we can.. But there are reasons why no one else in the country has been able, or has considered this project worth the effort, to complete..
Exercise goes out the window due to trying to force this project through.. Eating junk.. gaining weight, unexpected financial pressures.. etc, etc, etc, etc....
Basically L I F E.
Lots of things that more than four years ago would have been considered excellent reasons to justify remaining a slave to nicotine/Skoal.
But.. Now there is KTC...
So I get more involved in the site.. Get involved in some fresh quit. Cause some drama (unintentionally) in my own group.. Rage a bit. Apologize.. Find a new quitter who is making excuses and rip his ass for a while..
(Yes, I AM a Sasquatch, evidently, and not just 'cause I'm a hairy dude). Now he gets it..
And my quit continues and is stronger...
Because of the Lord's mercy toward me (a nicotine addicted, sorry ass sinner who really should be dead by now)
Because of this site..
Because of you.
Romandog - 4 x 365.25, as of TODAY.
Congrats Romandog! You made a difference in this quit. Thank you.
You made a difference in this Quit too. Congrats Dog!
x3, bad ass quitters set good examples and lead the rest of us away from temptation. Thank you for being a bad ass quitter!
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Today is my quit day 1461.. Tomorrow morning will be my four year anniversary of being quit.
Praise God... Thank you, Lord..
I was on the verge, four years ago, of resigning myself to never being done with nicotine..
The last month has been difficult.. Work mostly.. Estimates given to management become deadlines.. A good bit of pressure due to a slick sales job and some bad decisions.. No one else in the country has been able to do this, but we can. Yep.. Sure we can.. But there are reasons why no one else in the country has been able, or has considered this project worth the effort, to complete..
Exercise goes out the window due to trying to force this project through.. Eating junk.. gaining weight, unexpected financial pressures.. etc, etc, etc, etc....
Basically L I F E.
Lots of things that more than four years ago would have been considered excellent reasons to justify remaining a slave to nicotine/Skoal.
But.. Now there is KTC...
So I get more involved in the site.. Get involved in some fresh quit. Cause some drama (unintentionally) in my own group.. Rage a bit. Apologize.. Find a new quitter who is making excuses and rip his ass for a while..
(Yes, I AM a Sasquatch, evidently, and not just 'cause I'm a hairy dude). Now he gets it..
And my quit continues and is stronger...
Because of the Lord's mercy toward me (a nicotine addicted, sorry ass sinner who really should be dead by now)
Because of this site..
Because of you.
Romandog - 4 x 365.25, as of TODAY.
Congrats Romandog! You made a difference in this quit. Thank you.
You made a difference in this Quit too. Congrats Dog!
x3, bad ass quitters set good examples and lead the rest of us away from temptation. Thank you for being a bad ass quitter!
Congrats on 4 years!
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Today is my quit day 1461.. Tomorrow morning will be my four year anniversary of being quit.
Praise God... Thank you, Lord..
I was on the verge, four years ago, of resigning myself to never being done with nicotine..
The last month has been difficult.. Work mostly.. Estimates given to management become deadlines.. A good bit of pressure due to a slick sales job and some bad decisions.. No one else in the country has been able to do this, but we can. Yep.. Sure we can.. But there are reasons why no one else in the country has been able, or has considered this project worth the effort, to complete..
Exercise goes out the window due to trying to force this project through.. Eating junk.. gaining weight, unexpected financial pressures.. etc, etc, etc, etc....
Basically L I F E.
Lots of things that more than four years ago would have been considered excellent reasons to justify remaining a slave to nicotine/Skoal.
But.. Now there is KTC...
So I get more involved in the site.. Get involved in some fresh quit. Cause some drama (unintentionally) in my own group.. Rage a bit. Apologize.. Find a new quitter who is making excuses and rip his ass for a while..
(Yes, I AM a Sasquatch, evidently, and not just 'cause I'm a hairy dude). Now he gets it..
And my quit continues and is stronger...
Because of the Lord's mercy toward me (a nicotine addicted, sorry ass sinner who really should be dead by now)
Because of this site..
Because of you.
Romandog - 4 x 365.25, as of TODAY.
Congrats Romandog! You made a difference in this quit. Thank you.
You made a difference in this Quit too. Congrats Dog!
x3, bad ass quitters set good examples and lead the rest of us away from temptation. Thank you for being a bad ass quitter!
Congrats on 4 years!
Congrats on 4 years, and outstanding work with your July '15 brethren!
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Today is my quit day 1461.. Tomorrow morning will be my four year anniversary of being quit.
Praise God... Thank you, Lord..
I was on the verge, four years ago, of resigning myself to never being done with nicotine..
The last month has been difficult.. Work mostly.. Estimates given to management become deadlines.. A good bit of pressure due to a slick sales job and some bad decisions.. No one else in the country has been able to do this, but we can. Yep.. Sure we can.. But there are reasons why no one else in the country has been able, or has considered this project worth the effort, to complete..
Exercise goes out the window due to trying to force this project through.. Eating junk.. gaining weight, unexpected financial pressures.. etc, etc, etc, etc....
Basically L I F E.
Lots of things that more than four years ago would have been considered excellent reasons to justify remaining a slave to nicotine/Skoal.
But.. Now there is KTC...
So I get more involved in the site.. Get involved in some fresh quit. Cause some drama (unintentionally) in my own group.. Rage a bit. Apologize.. Find a new quitter who is making excuses and rip his ass for a while..
(Yes, I AM a Sasquatch, evidently, and not just 'cause I'm a hairy dude). Now he gets it..
And my quit continues and is stronger...
Because of the Lord's mercy toward me (a nicotine addicted, sorry ass sinner who really should be dead by now)
Because of this site..
Because of you.
Romandog - 4 x 365.25, as of TODAY.
Congrats Romandog! You made a difference in this quit. Thank you.
You made a difference in this Quit too. Congrats Dog!
x3, bad ass quitters set good examples and lead the rest of us away from temptation. Thank you for being a bad ass quitter!
Congrats on 4 years!
Congrats on 4 years, and outstanding work with your July '15 brethren!
Congrats. I love you seeing you around, Roman.
By the way, wasn't TheMissingPeace in July 11? He ain't been around in awhile. Anyone have his number?
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OK Fellow KTCers.. Here is the deal.. Two years ago I had dropped 60 lbs, post quit. I felt great. Since that time I've put it all back on, and I'm really quite angry with myself for doing this to myself all over again. I have come to realize my biggest downfall is that I eat at work, and drink diet coke. I have the right things to eat at home, but here at work there is ALWAYS chocolate, cake, pies, bagels, donuts, muffins, etc.. you name it it is brought in. No one forces me to eat it, but I do. Well, not any more. I've tried the other forums here, but the same level of accountability just does not exist. OK, so I'm not killing myself with nicotine and tobacco anymore, but I'm still doing it with food and sugar and who-knows-what in the diet coke.
I'm promising ahead, no more eating this garbage, no more diet coke, and no more eating at work.
Today is day 1. And, I'm going to save $12 per day (which is what I have spent on food and pop at work) in an account and after 170 days, I'm buying one of these: http://bartolex.com/bartolex-srs7cel/. (http://bartolex.com/bartolex-srs7cel/.). Then another 1300 days and I'm buying one of these: http://www.guitarrasramirez.com/index.p ... d_ficha=27 (http://www.guitarrasramirez.com/index.php?seccion=guitarras&subseccion=Profesionales&subart=&lang=en&titulo=Tradicional&ver_ficha=VIEW&id_ficha=27). Yep, that is a $13,000 guitar.
Light me up if I so much as think about wavering. See you tomorrow.
Romandog 1620/1
(Day 1620 no nicotine, Day 1 no garbage food)
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OK Fellow KTCers.. Here is the deal.. Two years ago I had dropped 60 lbs, post quit. I felt great. Since that time I've put it all back on, and I'm really quite angry with myself for doing this to myself all over again. I have come to realize my biggest downfall is that I eat at work, and drink diet coke. I have the right things to eat at home, but here at work there is ALWAYS chocolate, cake, pies, bagels, donuts, muffins, etc.. you name it it is brought in. No one forces me to eat it, but I do. Well, not any more. I've tried the other forums here, but the same level of accountability just does not exist. OK, so I'm not killing myself with nicotine and tobacco anymore, but I'm still doing it with food and sugar and who-knows-what in the diet coke.
I'm promising ahead, no more eating this garbage, no more diet coke, and no more eating at work.
Today is day 1. And, I'm going to save $12 per day (which is what I have spent on food and pop at work) in an account and after 170 days, I'm buying one of these: http://bartolex.com/bartolex-srs7cel/. (http://bartolex.com/bartolex-srs7cel/.). Then another 1300 days and I'm buying one of these: http://www.guitarrasramirez.com/index.p ... d_ficha=27 (http://www.guitarrasramirez.com/index.php?seccion=guitarras&subseccion=Profesionales&subart=&lang=en&titulo=Tradicional&ver_ficha=VIEW&id_ficha=27). Yep, that is a $13,000 guitar.
Light me up if I so much as think about wavering. See you tomorrow.
Romandog 1620/1
(Day 1620 no nicotine, Day 1 no garbage food)
This is awesome! You can do it.
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OK Fellow KTCers.. Here is the deal.. Two years ago I had dropped 60 lbs, post quit. I felt great. Since that time I've put it all back on, and I'm really quite angry with myself for doing this to myself all over again. I have come to realize my biggest downfall is that I eat at work, and drink diet coke. I have the right things to eat at home, but here at work there is ALWAYS chocolate, cake, pies, bagels, donuts, muffins, etc.. you name it it is brought in. No one forces me to eat it, but I do. Well, not any more. I've tried the other forums here, but the same level of accountability just does not exist. OK, so I'm not killing myself with nicotine and tobacco anymore, but I'm still doing it with food and sugar and who-knows-what in the diet coke.
I'm promising ahead, no more eating this garbage, no more diet coke, and no more eating at work.
Today is day 1. And, I'm going to save $12 per day (which is what I have spent on food and pop at work) in an account and after 170 days, I'm buying one of these: http://bartolex.com/bartolex-srs7cel/. (http://bartolex.com/bartolex-srs7cel/.). Then another 1300 days and I'm buying one of these: http://www.guitarrasramirez.com/index.p ... d_ficha=27 (http://www.guitarrasramirez.com/index.php?seccion=guitarras&subseccion=Profesionales&subart=&lang=en&titulo=Tradicional&ver_ficha=VIEW&id_ficha=27). Yep, that is a $13,000 guitar.
Light me up if I so much as think about wavering. See you tomorrow.
Romandog 1620/1
(Day 1620 no nicotine, Day 1 no garbage food)
This is awesome! You can do it.
WTW.. I'll post in here and in my group July '11..
The $12 goes into the account in the morning, right before I post.
Rip me a new one if I miss a day..
I mean it.. I need it.
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Day 1621 / 2 / $24
Day 1622 / 3 / $36
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Day 1621 / 2 / $24
Day 1622 / 3 / $36
How goes it?
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Good luck.
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This really isn't the forum for this... Still going to keep this goal however..
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Join us in the fastfood quit. We arent real hardcore about diet. Its about not consuming fast food.
You can keep yourself in check with us.