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Community => Introductions => Topic started by: Punkin on October 04, 2013, 02:09:00 AM
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Hello all. My name is mike and I've been done with Copenhagen for 6 days now. I just found this group and thought I'd join up. I've chewed Copenhagen for roughly 18 years and I didn't want to quit but I'm going to have surgery and the surgeon said that nicotine would hinder the healing process so I made the decision to quit.
Chewing cope was such a part of me. Everything I did involved around chewing. If I'm at work, I'm chewing. If I'm hunting or fishing, I'm chewing. My wife just accepted the fact that I did it. She didn't like that I did it but she wouldn't hound me about it. I promised her that I would quit 10 years ago when she was pregnant with our first child. I tried for about 8 hours and went right back. I really had no desire to quit.
When my doctor told me that I had to be nicotine free for 10 days before the surgery I lost it. I was so pissed. The way I looked at it, this was my one and only vice. I enjoyed it. I don't drink or do drugs and I just didn't want to quit. But, I want and need that surgery so that was a big motivation. I think that the reason I didn't want to quit was that I was scared to quit. Copenhagen was like my security blanket. I was scared that I would turn into this hateful monster who would snap and lose my temper at the slightest thing. My doctor gave me a prescription for Wellbutrin and that has been awesome. The medicine along with smokey mountain herbal snuff, I've been doing good. I took my last chew Saturday 9-29-2013 and I don't plan on going back
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Hello all. My name is mike and I've been done with Copenhagen for 6 days now. I just found this group and thought I'd join up. I've chewed Copenhagen for roughly 18 years and I didn't want to quit but I'm going to have surgery and the surgeon said that nicotine would hinder the healing process so I made the decision to quit.
Chewing cope was such a part of me. Everything I did involved around chewing. If I'm at work, I'm chewing. If I'm hunting or fishing, I'm chewing. My wife just accepted the fact that I did it. She didn't like that I did it but she wouldn't hound me about it. I promised her that I would quit 10 years ago when she was pregnant with our first child. I tried for about 8 hours and went right back. I really had no desire to quit.
When my doctor told me that I had to be nicotine free for 10 days before the surgery I lost it. I was so pissed. The way I looked at it, this was my one and only vice. I enjoyed it. I don't drink or do drugs and I just didn't want to quit. But, I want and need that surgery so that was a big motivation. I think that the reason I didn't want to quit was that I was scared to quit. Copenhagen was like my security blanket. I was scared that I would turn into this hateful monster who would snap and lose my temper at the slightest thing. My doctor gave me a prescription for Wellbutrin and that has been awesome. The medicine along with smokey mountain herbal snuff, I've been doing good. I took my last chew Saturday 9-29-2013 and I don't plan on going back
Way to post roll. Day 6 is nice. If you want to quit, you are in the right place. Read your intro I have 1 question: Is this a 10 day break to get thru the surgery or are you quit?
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Hello all. My name is mike and I've been done with Copenhagen for 6 days now. I just found this group and thought I'd join up. I've chewed Copenhagen for roughly 18 years and I didn't want to quit but I'm going to have surgery and the surgeon said that nicotine would hinder the healing process so I made the decision to quit.
Chewing cope was such a part of me. Everything I did involved around chewing. If I'm at work, I'm chewing. If I'm hunting or fishing, I'm chewing. My wife just accepted the fact that I did it. She didn't like that I did it but she wouldn't hound me about it. I promised her that I would quit 10 years ago when she was pregnant with our first child. I tried for about 8 hours and went right back. I really had no desire to quit.
When my doctor told me that I had to be nicotine free for 10 days before the surgery I lost it. I was so pissed. The way I looked at it, this was my one and only vice. I enjoyed it. I don't drink or do drugs and I just didn't want to quit. But, I want and need that surgery so that was a big motivation. I think that the reason I didn't want to quit was that I was scared to quit. Copenhagen was like my security blanket. I was scared that I would turn into this hateful monster who would snap and lose my temper at the slightest thing. My doctor gave me a prescription for Wellbutrin and that has been awesome. The medicine along with smokey mountain herbal snuff, I've been doing good. I took my last chew Saturday 9-29-2013 and I don't plan on going back
Way to post roll. Day 6 is nice. If you want to quit, you are in the right place. Read your intro I have 1 question: Is this a 10 day break to get thru the surgery or are you quit?
Damn good question, derk. How 'bout it, punkin? I'll tell you right now that booting nicotine out of your life is no loss. It's the broken part of your brain (the part that nicotine broke) that is telling you that it's nice or good to eat poison. If you want to quit, we're here for you. We'll help you fix yourself. If you want to stay broken and this is just a ten-day challenge for you, please don't disrespect us like that. This is a place for quitting nicotine. Full stop.
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You can do this thing Mike. You owe it to yourself. My advice is to read everything you can on this site. You will see that your "one vice" can and will still kill you.
Before my quit, I felt that exact same thing. I even tried to find research that chew by itself would give you cancer, destroy your mouth, etc., etc., etc. Guess what I found? Nothing. That research doesn't exist. It will do all those things even if dip is your only vice.
I'm a fellow Coper and I know what you mean by security blanket. However, having read everything I have on this site, I now know that it was less a security blanket and more a straight-jacket. Embrace your newfound freedom and don't worry about tomorrow or after your surgery yet. Take things one day at a time (ODAAT) and quit your ass off today and today only. Wake up tomorrow and repeat.
Drink the Kool-Aid my friend and I quit with you today. PM me if you need some more digits, I'd be happy to swap with you.
jz
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Oh no, make no mistake. I'm done with tobacco and nicotine forever. I made that decision after the first day.
I'm a big boy. I'm 6'3" and I weigh 415lbs. I've been heavy all my life. My senior year in football I was 336lbs. Everything has been going good until the past 2 years. I've been having back troubles, knee problems, high blood pressure and on and on. I decided about 4 months ago that I wanted to have the gastric sleeve surgery. I have dieted all my life. I'd lose weight and boom, it would come right back. I'm 33 and I want to be around for awhile. My surgery is supposed to be towards the end of the month. I found out almost 2 weeks ago that I had to be nicoten free or else they would not operate. I thought that I would quit long enough to have the surgery. Then I got to thinking that I should just quit it and be done with it. I'm already committed to making a huge lifestyle change, I might as well quit chewing snuff and be healthy all the way around. I'm six days in and proud as a peacock.
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Oh no, make no mistake. I'm done with tobacco and nicotine forever. I made that decision after the first day.
I'm a big boy. I'm 6'3" and I weigh 415lbs. I've been heavy all my life. My senior year in football I was 336lbs. Everything has been going good until the past 2 years. I've been having back troubles, knee problems, high blood pressure and on and on. I decided about 4 months ago that I wanted to have the gastric sleeve surgery. I have dieted all my life. I'd lose weight and boom, it would come right back. I'm 33 and I want to be around for awhile. My surgery is supposed to be towards the end of the month. I found out almost 2 weeks ago that I had to be nicoten free or else they would not operate. I thought that I would quit long enough to have the surgery. Then I got to thinking that I should just quit it and be done with it. I'm already committed to making a huge lifestyle change, I might as well quit chewing snuff and be healthy all the way around. I'm six days in and proud as a peacock.
Punkin I am pumped up for you. I am excited. You are in control of your life and your future and a whole new lifestyle. I want to be here for you brother. If you ever need anything just reach out to me.
Quit like hell I want to see you succeed, I quit with you today.
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I know for a fact that nicotine decreases blood flow to peripheral vascular systems. I am not trying to scare you but due to your build you are already decreasing the amount of blood flow to your peripherals... one analogy would be trying to power a semi with a 4 cylinder motor. You are only given a certain sized heart and yes it can take quite a beating but something has to give eventually. So now you have a 4 cylinder motor trying to power a semi down the road and now add smog control to the 4 cylinder (aka nicotine) and guess what....
Point is nicotine will decrease the blood supply to areas that will need blood to heal....this is one of the best decisions you have ever made to quit the deadly weed.
read my HOF there is a lil blurb in there about blood supply.
PM me if you need anything
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Oh no, make no mistake. I'm done with tobacco and nicotine forever. I made that decision after the first day.
I'm a big boy. I'm 6'3" and I weigh 415lbs. I've been heavy all my life. My senior year in football I was 336lbs. Everything has been going good until the past 2 years. I've been having back troubles, knee problems, high blood pressure and on and on. I decided about 4 months ago that I wanted to have the gastric sleeve surgery. I have dieted all my life. I'd lose weight and boom, it would come right back. I'm 33 and I want to be around for awhile. My surgery is supposed to be towards the end of the month. I found out almost 2 weeks ago that I had to be nicoten free or else they would not operate. I thought that I would quit long enough to have the surgery. Then I got to thinking that I should just quit it and be done with it. I'm already committed to making a huge lifestyle change, I might as well quit chewing snuff and be healthy all the way around. I'm six days in and proud as a peacock.
Punkin I am pumped up for you. I am excited. You are in control of your life and your future and a whole new lifestyle. I want to be here for you brother. If you ever need anything just reach out to me.
Quit like hell I want to see you succeed, I quit with you today.
Welcome, punkin. I guarantee you that quitting nicotine is the right choice. Look in your inbox (upper right corner of the page) for a PM from me.
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Oh no, make no mistake. I'm done with tobacco and nicotine forever. I made that decision after the first day.
I'm a big boy. I'm 6'3" and I weigh 415lbs. I've been heavy all my life. My senior year in football I was 336lbs. Everything has been going good until the past 2 years. I've been having back troubles, knee problems, high blood pressure and on and on. I decided about 4 months ago that I wanted to have the gastric sleeve surgery. I have dieted all my life. I'd lose weight and boom, it would come right back. I'm 33 and I want to be around for awhile. My surgery is supposed to be towards the end of the month. I found out almost 2 weeks ago that I had to be nicoten free or else they would not operate. I thought that I would quit long enough to have the surgery. Then I got to thinking that I should just quit it and be done with it. I'm already committed to making a huge lifestyle change, I might as well quit chewing snuff and be healthy all the way around. I'm six days in and proud as a peacock.
Punkin I am pumped up for you. I am excited. You are in control of your life and your future and a whole new lifestyle. I want to be here for you brother. If you ever need anything just reach out to me.
Quit like hell I want to see you succeed, I quit with you today.
Welcome, punkin. I guarantee you that quitting nicotine is the right choice. Look in your inbox (upper right corner of the page) for a PM from me.
And I bet you will find that after you quit this drug other things in your life get better too. Your self control improves tremendously. So your discipline to eat better and exercise regularly improves. Gaining control over nicotine helps ones confidence in so many ways. Good for you bro. You can do this. I will do it with you ODAAT. Erussell 158
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Welcome aboard Punkin. Nice job of posting roll too. I sent you my number by PM (Inbox (1)) so call me if you need to rage, vent or just ask questions. Wayne
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Oh no, make no mistake. I'm done with tobacco and nicotine forever. I made that decision after the first day.
I'm a big boy. I'm 6'3" and I weigh 415lbs. I've been heavy all my life. My senior year in football I was 336lbs. Everything has been going good until the past 2 years. I've been having back troubles, knee problems, high blood pressure and on and on. I decided about 4 months ago that I wanted to have the gastric sleeve surgery. I have dieted all my life. I'd lose weight and boom, it would come right back. I'm 33 and I want to be around for awhile. My surgery is supposed to be towards the end of the month. I found out almost 2 weeks ago that I had to be nicoten free or else they would not operate. I thought that I would quit long enough to have the surgery. Then I got to thinking that I should just quit it and be done with it. I'm already committed to making a huge lifestyle change, I might as well quit chewing snuff and be healthy all the way around. I'm six days in and proud as a peacock.
Punkin I am pumped up for you. I am excited. You are in control of your life and your future and a whole new lifestyle. I want to be here for you brother. If you ever need anything just reach out to me.
Quit like hell I want to see you succeed, I quit with you today.
Welcome, punkin. I guarantee you that quitting nicotine is the right choice. Look in your inbox (upper right corner of the page) for a PM from me.
And I bet you will find that after you quit this drug other things in your life get better too. Your self control improves tremendously. So your discipline to eat better and exercise regularly improves. Gaining control over nicotine helps ones confidence in so many ways. Good for you bro. You can do this. I will do it with you ODAAT. Erussell 158
^^^what he said you will be surprised as to the amount of stress you can endure after quitting nicotine. Once you quit you are only battling the monster at hand. You are not trying to get your fix and battle see battle on one front instead of many.
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Oh no, make no mistake. I'm done with tobacco and nicotine forever. I made that decision after the first day.
I'm a big boy. I'm 6'3" and I weigh 415lbs. I've been heavy all my life. My senior year in football I was 336lbs. Everything has been going good until the past 2 years. I've been having back troubles, knee problems, high blood pressure and on and on. I decided about 4 months ago that I wanted to have the gastric sleeve surgery. I have dieted all my life. I'd lose weight and boom, it would come right back. I'm 33 and I want to be around for awhile. My surgery is supposed to be towards the end of the month. I found out almost 2 weeks ago that I had to be nicoten free or else they would not operate. I thought that I would quit long enough to have the surgery. Then I got to thinking that I should just quit it and be done with it. I'm already committed to making a huge lifestyle change, I might as well quit chewing snuff and be healthy all the way around. I'm six days in and proud as a peacock.
Punkin I am pumped up for you. I am excited. You are in control of your life and your future and a whole new lifestyle. I want to be here for you brother. If you ever need anything just reach out to me.
Quit like hell I want to see you succeed, I quit with you today.
Welcome, punkin. I guarantee you that quitting nicotine is the right choice. Look in your inbox (upper right corner of the page) for a PM from me.
And I bet you will find that after you quit this drug other things in your life get better too. Your self control improves tremendously. So your discipline to eat better and exercise regularly improves. Gaining control over nicotine helps ones confidence in so many ways. Good for you bro. You can do this. I will do it with you ODAAT. Erussell 158
^^^what he said you will be surprised as to the amount of stress you can endure after quitting nicotine. Once you quit you are only battling the monster at hand. You are not trying to get your fix and battle see battle on one front instead of many.
Thanks for the all the words of encouragement everybody. Sorry I havent replied sooner. I work swing shift and I started Midnights last night, so needless to say ive been snoozing all day. An awesome benefit to sleeping is no cravings!
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Hello all. My name is mike and I've been done with Copenhagen for 6 days now. I just found this group and thought I'd join up. I've chewed Copenhagen for roughly 18 years and I didn't want to quit but I'm going to have surgery and the surgeon said that nicotine would hinder the healing process so I made the decision to quit.
Chewing cope was such a part of me. Everything I did involved around chewing. If I'm at work, I'm chewing. If I'm hunting or fishing, I'm chewing. My wife just accepted the fact that I did it. She didn't like that I did it but she wouldn't hound me about it. I promised her that I would quit 10 years ago when she was pregnant with our first child. I tried for about 8 hours and went right back. I really had no desire to quit.
When my doctor told me that I had to be nicotine free for 10 days before the surgery I lost it. I was so pissed. The way I looked at it, this was my one and only vice. I enjoyed it. I don't drink or do drugs and I just didn't want to quit. But, I want and need that surgery so that was a big motivation. I think that the reason I didn't want to quit was that I was scared to quit. Copenhagen was like my security blanket. I was scared that I would turn into this hateful monster who would snap and lose my temper at the slightest thing. My doctor gave me a prescription for Wellbutrin and that has been awesome. The medicine along with smokey mountain herbal snuff, I've been doing good. I took my last chew Saturday 9-29-2013 and I don't plan on going back
Welcome Mike congrats on making it so far in already on all your decisions to improve your life! Sounds like you're ready to do this, even if you think you don't want to quit now, you'll find that you actually do. Or you wouldn't have made it this far already. I was that guy too, it's just my one vice, it's not like I'm an alcoholic or gambling the mortgage payment away. But you've already undergone the mind shift to get from there to quit for almost a week, so you're there, you got this. PM me if you need anything.
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Day seven is here. I love this place. So many people who are walking the same shitty road that I am. I've texted with a few guys and traded numbers with people that i know will help keep me in check. I read something that was awesome on here. It said EMBRACE THE SUCK. That's it. That sums it up.
So far today I have ran the emotional gamut. I've been happy as can be all the way down to being on the verge of tears and that was before I left to come to work tonight. It's all worth it though because I'm embracing the suck. I'm gonna beat the hell out of the nic bitch.
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Day seven is here. I love this place. So many people who are walking the same shitty road that I am. I've texted with a few guys and traded numbers with people that i know will help keep me in check. I read something that was awesome on here. It said EMBRACE THE SUCK. That's it. That sums it up.
So far today I have ran the emotional gamut. I've been happy as can be all the way down to being on the verge of tears and that was before I left to come to work tonight. It's all worth it though because I'm embracing the suck. I'm gonna beat the hell out of the nic bitch.
I remember day 7.. it actually started for me at day 6... I will say that at day 12 the craves are still there but not as heavy. Killing the NIC will happen! Awesome you are getting support from others.. that is my saving grace with this whole process!
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Seven days ago you were at a fork in the road. To the left was a sign that said "paradise ahead" but the road was a dirt road, full of potholes, twists, turns, and snakes everywhere. I hate snakes by the way. You have to drive slowly on this road or you blow out a tire. Few people take this road, and many that do don't go far. They give up and they turn around.
To the right are beautiful sexy whores with bottles of bourbon which they are offering to you. The road is paved, straight, and there is no speed limit. You can drive a Vette fast on the road and the ride is smooth, fast, and sure seems like fun. Problem is, when you least expect it, the pavement ends and you plunge off a cliff. Nicotine and weight were that cliff for me, and I was driving damn fast and drinking lots of bourbon on the way.
Much like you, I used this process as a jumping off period to a brighter place in life. The road you are on is a tough one for sure, but I promise you that paradise is ahead. I know that you have heard this before, but between the nicotine and the weight... You really cannot fathom how good you are going to feel. You will be a different man. Every single part of your life will be better. I can say this with confidence, as I've found paradise after traveling the road you are on now.
Please.... Do us all a favor and document your journey for us here as time goes by. Keep this intro up to date. In addition to saving your own life - you will likely save others.
Paradise ahead! Keep your focus man. You've got this.
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Seven days ago you were at a fork in the road. To the left was a sign that said "paradise ahead" but the road was a dirt road, full of potholes, twists, turns, and snakes everywhere. I hate snakes by the way. You have to drive slowly on this road or you blow out a tire. Few people take this road, and many that do don't go far. They give up and they turn around.
To the right are beautiful sexy whores with bottles of bourbon which they are offering to you. The road is paved, straight, and there is no speed limit. You can drive a Vette fast on the road and the ride is smooth, fast, and sure seems like fun. Problem is, when you least expect it, the pavement ends and you plunge off a cliff. Nicotine and weight were that cliff for me, and I was driving damn fast and drinking lots of bourbon on the way.
Much like you, I used this process as a jumping off period to a brighter place in life. The road you are on is a tough one for sure, but I promise you that paradise is ahead. I know that you have heard this before, but between the nicotine and the weight... You really cannot fathom how good you are going to feel. You will be a different man. Every single part of your life will be better. I can say this with confidence, as I've found paradise after traveling the road you are on now.
Please.... Do us all a favor and document your journey for us here as time goes by. Keep this intro up to date. In addition to saving your own life - you will likely save others.
Paradise ahead! Keep your focus man. You've got this.
Good stuff worktowin. I'm glad to be on this road with all My ktc brothers. Punkin you got a excellent quit going. I understand the emotional roller coaster your on. You been screwing with that mind for a long time. Your brain is healing bro. Believe It or not, it is thanking you.
I remember one night early in my quit. I just felt sad, down, and upset. I told my wife I didn't know if i could go through this day in and day out for i didn't know how long. My wife consoled me. I pushed through by reading intros and information on my addiction that is on KTC.
I'm so glad i pushed through that night. I'm so happy not to be a slave anymore. I'm so glad I'm not bound tied and gagged by the poison anymore. I can honestly say, without a doubt that it was all worth it. I look back now and feel a since of accomplishment. I have no regret for what i went through. Its so nice waking up everyday and the only thing i can't wait for is a cup of coffee. Its so great to go to bed at night and my last thought is of family and the lord above. Stay the course, you will love where this quit takes you.
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Seven days ago you were at a fork in the road. To the left was a sign that said "paradise ahead" but the road was a dirt road, full of potholes, twists, turns, and snakes everywhere. I hate snakes by the way. You have to drive slowly on this road or you blow out a tire. Few people take this road, and many that do don't go far. They give up and they turn around.
To the right are beautiful sexy whores with bottles of bourbon which they are offering to you. The road is paved, straight, and there is no speed limit. You can drive a Vette fast on the road and the ride is smooth, fast, and sure seems like fun. Problem is, when you least expect it, the pavement ends and you plunge off a cliff. Nicotine and weight were that cliff for me, and I was driving damn fast and drinking lots of bourbon on the way.
Much like you, I used this process as a jumping off period to a brighter place in life. The road you are on is a tough one for sure, but I promise you that paradise is ahead. I know that you have heard this before, but between the nicotine and the weight... You really cannot fathom how good you are going to feel. You will be a different man. Every single part of your life will be better. I can say this with confidence, as I've found paradise after traveling the road you are on now.
Please.... Do us all a favor and document your journey for us here as time goes by. Keep this intro up to date. In addition to saving your own life - you will likely save others.
Paradise ahead! Keep your focus man. You've got this.
Good stuff worktowin. I'm glad to be on this road with all My ktc brothers. Punkin you got a excellent quit going. I understand the emotional roller coaster your on. You been screwing with that mind for a long time. Your brain is healing bro. Believe It or not, it is thanking you.
I remember one night early in my quit. I just felt sad, down, and upset. I told my wife I didn't know if i could go through this day in and day out for i didn't know how long. My wife consoled me. I pushed through by reading intros and information on my addiction that is on KTC.
I'm so glad i pushed through that night. I'm so happy not to be a slave anymore. I'm so glad I'm not bound tied and gagged by the poison anymore. I can honestly say, without a doubt that it was all worth it. I look back now and feel a since of accomplishment. I have no regret for what i went through. Its so nice waking up everyday and the only thing i can't wait for is a cup of coffee. Its so great to go to bed at night and my last thought is of family and the lord above. Stay the course, you will love where this quit takes you.
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Punkin... my advice to you is to listen to these 2 quitters up ^^^^^ here. They know what it is they speak about. I was in your position about 100 days ago and I listened to them I am winning. I felt like garbage, my mind was racing... but I wanted this quit more than anything. I wake up everyday still with one single focus... stay quit today. It is part of my life now. I see you want this bro and you have what it takes to do this! Keep battling for your quit today. You are winning this battle! Embrace the Suck! Powering thru the suck will build your confidence if you can step back for a second you see some positive things happening during the suck. The little daily challenges that you power thru today are a big deal! Revel in the fact you are turning away the poison! You do not need it to live brother! Being a slave to a can of poison is no way to live. You can stay quit today! I know you can. I am quit with you today.
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Day 8 and feeling tired. It seems like I can't sleep. I work swing shift so my schedule is always messed up but I usually sleep pretty good. I'm on midnights this week and I've probably slept a total of 10 hours in the past 3 days. I'm beat but I'm still kickin the nic bitch.
I should be getting the date for my surgery sometime this week so I'm looking forward to that. Thanks for all the PM's and all the kind words of encouragement. This is a great group of people
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Here is a brief timeline on how my quit is going, I'm not sure if it's helpful or not but I made it for another new quitter and he seemed to like it.
"3 days is something to be proud of. The nic is out of your system so it's all fun and games now...right? Well F...guess what? Your body is use to living with nic and now it's mad and is about to really fight you.
The good news is that you understand how to use your tools and you have some good fight in you. The better news is that it gets so much easier very quickly. Now, I realize that "quickly" is a very relative term- as when you are suffering minute to minute, 5 or 6 weeks seem like 100 years. In reality, 5 or 6 weeks is not a very long time.
Keep in mind, I am no expert and I am just going off of what I have experienced the past 73 days. My "suck scale" looked something like this:
Day 1-3: bad fog, my brain didn't work at all. Very little sleep and couldn't take a dump to save my life. I wanted a dip every second of each day. Couldn't sleep at all.
Day 4-10: Pretty much out of the fog but bad, bad cravings and headache every second of the day. Still very little sleep and tired all the time.
Day 11-14: My cruise control days, I didn't think about dipping much and craves were few and far between. Sleeping good but too much.
Day 15-21 Starting to get my energy level back up. Craves about 2-4 per day and short. The first thing every morning, I started to get an empty and sick feeling in my stomach when I thought about not being able to dip. Started losing my temper easily.
Day 22-25 No real changes, cruising along but feeling a little depressed. I started learning how to hate my addiction and was really mad about it.
Day 26- 30: Wow, I was starting to gain a lot of weight. Weird how I replaced Cope with Ice Cream and cake. I don't even eat sweets but here I am 10 lbs heavier. I don't care, I'm not dipping and the craves are mild.
Day 31-38: Freaking fog was back, some nasty craves and my temper way out of control. WTF!
Day 39-60: The roller coaster days. Mod craves followed by no craves, bad temper and mild depression. A difficult time but I was not giving up at this point.
Day 61-73: The best days by far. Seldom think about dip, temper is way better, sleeping like a normal person and just feeling pretty darn good. I am stacking up these good days to recharge my batteries and prepare for the next round of fights".
Day 74-77: Evening craves were back. Mainly as I cooked dinner. I also felt weaker on my quit when drinking, drinking didn't bother me up until now. Laying low on the booze for awhile.
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Here is a brief timeline on how my quit is going, I'm not sure if it's helpful or not but I made it for another new quitter and he seemed to like it.
"3 days is something to be proud of. The nic is out of your system so it's all fun and games now...right? Well F...guess what? Your body is use to living with nic and now it's mad and is about to really fight you.
The good news is that you understand how to use your tools and you have some good fight in you. The better news is that it gets so much easier very quickly. Now, I realize that "quickly" is a very relative term- as when you are suffering minute to minute, 5 or 6 weeks seem like 100 years. In reality, 5 or 6 weeks is not a very long time.
Keep in mind, I am no expert and I am just going off of what I have experienced the past 73 days. My "suck scale" looked something like this:
Day 1-3: bad fog, my brain didn't work at all. Very little sleep and couldn't take a dump to save my life. I wanted a dip every second of each day. Couldn't sleep at all.
Day 4-10: Pretty much out of the fog but bad, bad cravings and headache every second of the day. Still very little sleep and tired all the time.
Day 11-14: My cruise control days, I didn't think about dipping much and craves were few and far between. Sleeping good but too much.
Day 15-21 Starting to get my energy level back up. Craves about 2-4 per day and short. The first thing every morning, I started to get an empty and sick feeling in my stomach when I thought about not being able to dip. Started losing my temper easily.
Day 22-25 No real changes, cruising along but feeling a little depressed. I started learning how to hate my addiction and was really mad about it.
Day 26- 30: Wow, I was starting to gain a lot of weight. Weird how I replaced Cope with Ice Cream and cake. I don't even eat sweets but here I am 10 lbs heavier. I don't care, I'm not dipping and the craves are mild.
Day 31-38: Freaking fog was back, some nasty craves and my temper way out of control. WTF!
Day 39-60: The roller coaster days. Mod craves followed by no craves, bad temper and mild depression. A difficult time but I was not giving up at this point.
Day 61-73: The best days by far. Seldom think about dip, temper is way better, sleeping like a normal person and just feeling pretty darn good. I am stacking up these good days to recharge my batteries and prepare for the next round of fights".
Day 74-77: Evening craves were back. Mainly as I cooked dinner. I also felt weaker on my quit when drinking, drinking didn't bother me up until now. Laying low on the booze for awhile.
Thanks for the timeline. It's interesting to read everybody's struggles. It seems everyone's experience is a little different. In about 10 minutes I'll be starting 9 days quit. My biggest struggle has been the fog and lack of sleep. My cravings have been mild which has surprised me because while using, if I went without cope for over 2 hours, I'd be freaking out. I think that was what scared me so much about quitting. My mood swings have been a roller coaster ride but those too are getting better.
I read on here constantly and each story is inspiring. Glad to be a part of this group and glad to be quit
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Here is a brief timeline on how my quit is going, I'm not sure if it's helpful or not but I made it for another new quitter and he seemed to like it.
"3 days is something to be proud of. The nic is out of your system so it's all fun and games now...right? Well F...guess what? Your body is use to living with nic and now it's mad and is about to really fight you.
The good news is that you understand how to use your tools and you have some good fight in you. The better news is that it gets so much easier very quickly. Now, I realize that "quickly" is a very relative term- as when you are suffering minute to minute, 5 or 6 weeks seem like 100 years. In reality, 5 or 6 weeks is not a very long time.
Keep in mind, I am no expert and I am just going off of what I have experienced the past 73 days. My "suck scale" looked something like this:
Day 1-3: bad fog, my brain didn't work at all. Very little sleep and couldn't take a dump to save my life. I wanted a dip every second of each day. Couldn't sleep at all.
Day 4-10: Pretty much out of the fog but bad, bad cravings and headache every second of the day. Still very little sleep and tired all the time.
Day 11-14: My cruise control days, I didn't think about dipping much and craves were few and far between. Sleeping good but too much.
Day 15-21 Starting to get my energy level back up. Craves about 2-4 per day and short. The first thing every morning, I started to get an empty and sick feeling in my stomach when I thought about not being able to dip. Started losing my temper easily.
Day 22-25 No real changes, cruising along but feeling a little depressed. I started learning how to hate my addiction and was really mad about it.
Day 26- 30: Wow, I was starting to gain a lot of weight. Weird how I replaced Cope with Ice Cream and cake. I don't even eat sweets but here I am 10 lbs heavier. I don't care, I'm not dipping and the craves are mild.
Day 31-38: Freaking fog was back, some nasty craves and my temper way out of control. WTF!
Day 39-60: The roller coaster days. Mod craves followed by no craves, bad temper and mild depression. A difficult time but I was not giving up at this point.
Day 61-73: The best days by far. Seldom think about dip, temper is way better, sleeping like a normal person and just feeling pretty darn good. I am stacking up these good days to recharge my batteries and prepare for the next round of fights".
Day 74-77: Evening craves were back. Mainly as I cooked dinner. I also felt weaker on my quit when drinking, drinking didn't bother me up until now. Laying low on the booze for awhile.
Thanks for the timeline. It's interesting to read everybody's struggles. It seems everyone's experience is a little different. In about 10 minutes I'll be starting 9 days quit. My biggest struggle has been the fog and lack of sleep. My cravings have been mild which has surprised me because while using, if I went without cope for over 2 hours, I'd be freaking out. I think that was what scared me so much about quitting. My mood swings have been a roller coaster ride but those too are getting better.
I read on here constantly and each story is inspiring. Glad to be a part of this group and glad to be quit
The fog will fade. Sleep will return.
What will grow over time is the pride and confidence you will have. Oh, and the fact that you will feel like a different person. Hang tough - looking forward to more updates along the way!
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Here is a brief timeline on how my quit is going, I'm not sure if it's helpful or not but I made it for another new quitter and he seemed to like it.
"3 days is something to be proud of. The nic is out of your system so it's all fun and games now...right? Well F...guess what? Your body is use to living with nic and now it's mad and is about to really fight you.
The good news is that you understand how to use your tools and you have some good fight in you. The better news is that it gets so much easier very quickly. Now, I realize that "quickly" is a very relative term- as when you are suffering minute to minute, 5 or 6 weeks seem like 100 years. In reality, 5 or 6 weeks is not a very long time.
Keep in mind, I am no expert and I am just going off of what I have experienced the past 73 days. My "suck scale" looked something like this:
Day 1-3: bad fog, my brain didn't work at all. Very little sleep and couldn't take a dump to save my life. I wanted a dip every second of each day. Couldn't sleep at all.
Day 4-10: Pretty much out of the fog but bad, bad cravings and headache every second of the day. Still very little sleep and tired all the time.
Day 11-14: My cruise control days, I didn't think about dipping much and craves were few and far between. Sleeping good but too much.
Day 15-21 Starting to get my energy level back up. Craves about 2-4 per day and short. The first thing every morning, I started to get an empty and sick feeling in my stomach when I thought about not being able to dip. Started losing my temper easily.
Day 22-25 No real changes, cruising along but feeling a little depressed. I started learning how to hate my addiction and was really mad about it.
Day 26- 30: Wow, I was starting to gain a lot of weight. Weird how I replaced Cope with Ice Cream and cake. I don't even eat sweets but here I am 10 lbs heavier. I don't care, I'm not dipping and the craves are mild.
Day 31-38: Freaking fog was back, some nasty craves and my temper way out of control. WTF!
Day 39-60: The roller coaster days. Mod craves followed by no craves, bad temper and mild depression. A difficult time but I was not giving up at this point.
Day 61-73: The best days by far. Seldom think about dip, temper is way better, sleeping like a normal person and just feeling pretty darn good. I am stacking up these good days to recharge my batteries and prepare for the next round of fights".
Day 74-77: Evening craves were back. Mainly as I cooked dinner. I also felt weaker on my quit when drinking, drinking didn't bother me up until now. Laying low on the booze for awhile.
Thanks for the timeline. It's interesting to read everybody's struggles. It seems everyone's experience is a little different. In about 10 minutes I'll be starting 9 days quit. My biggest struggle has been the fog and lack of sleep. My cravings have been mild which has surprised me because while using, if I went without cope for over 2 hours, I'd be freaking out. I think that was what scared me so much about quitting. My mood swings have been a roller coaster ride but those too are getting better.
I read on here constantly and each story is inspiring. Glad to be a part of this group and glad to be quit
The fog will fade. Sleep will return.
What will grow over time is the pride and confidence you will have. Oh, and the fact that you will feel like a different person. Hang tough - looking forward to more updates along the way!
The fog will come and go. Maybe you have been feeling as good as can be expected because you are starting to change your mindset as to what tobacco is. She was robbing you of your life money and self respect (SRANS). Maybe cause now you see you were doing everything to prepare to take your life back but the obvious one which was right under your nose DIP. Proud of you Punkin keep up the good work.
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Here is a brief timeline on how my quit is going, I'm not sure if it's helpful or not but I made it for another new quitter and he seemed to like it.
"3 days is something to be proud of. The nic is out of your system so it's all fun and games now...right? Well F...guess what? Your body is use to living with nic and now it's mad and is about to really fight you.
The good news is that you understand how to use your tools and you have some good fight in you. The better news is that it gets so much easier very quickly. Now, I realize that "quickly" is a very relative term- as when you are suffering minute to minute, 5 or 6 weeks seem like 100 years. In reality, 5 or 6 weeks is not a very long time.
Keep in mind, I am no expert and I am just going off of what I have experienced the past 73 days. My "suck scale" looked something like this:
Day 1-3: bad fog, my brain didn't work at all. Very little sleep and couldn't take a dump to save my life. I wanted a dip every second of each day. Couldn't sleep at all.
Day 4-10: Pretty much out of the fog but bad, bad cravings and headache every second of the day. Still very little sleep and tired all the time.
Day 11-14: My cruise control days, I didn't think about dipping much and craves were few and far between. Sleeping good but too much.
Day 15-21 Starting to get my energy level back up. Craves about 2-4 per day and short. The first thing every morning, I started to get an empty and sick feeling in my stomach when I thought about not being able to dip. Started losing my temper easily.
Day 22-25 No real changes, cruising along but feeling a little depressed. I started learning how to hate my addiction and was really mad about it.
Day 26- 30: Wow, I was starting to gain a lot of weight. Weird how I replaced Cope with Ice Cream and cake. I don't even eat sweets but here I am 10 lbs heavier. I don't care, I'm not dipping and the craves are mild.
Day 31-38: Freaking fog was back, some nasty craves and my temper way out of control. WTF!
Day 39-60: The roller coaster days. Mod craves followed by no craves, bad temper and mild depression. A difficult time but I was not giving up at this point.
Day 61-73: The best days by far. Seldom think about dip, temper is way better, sleeping like a normal person and just feeling pretty darn good. I am stacking up these good days to recharge my batteries and prepare for the next round of fights".
Day 74-77: Evening craves were back. Mainly as I cooked dinner. I also felt weaker on my quit when drinking, drinking didn't bother me up until now. Laying low on the booze for awhile.
Thanks for the timeline. It's interesting to read everybody's struggles. It seems everyone's experience is a little different. In about 10 minutes I'll be starting 9 days quit. My biggest struggle has been the fog and lack of sleep. My cravings have been mild which has surprised me because while using, if I went without cope for over 2 hours, I'd be freaking out. I think that was what scared me so much about quitting. My mood swings have been a roller coaster ride but those too are getting better.
I read on here constantly and each story is inspiring. Glad to be a part of this group and glad to be quit
The fog will fade. Sleep will return.
What will grow over time is the pride and confidence you will have. Oh, and the fact that you will feel like a different person. Hang tough - looking forward to more updates along the way!
The fog will come and go. Maybe you have been feeling as good as can be expected because you are starting to change your mindset as to what tobacco is. She was robbing you of your life money and self respect (SRANS). Maybe cause now you see you were doing everything to prepare to take your life back but the obvious one which was right under your nose DIP. Proud of you Punkin keep up the good work.
That's the truth about money my friend. Take a look at the calculator that is on the blog website for KTC. Tells how much you have saved so far. It's been 17 days for me and I have already saved like a 120 bucks. Crazy. couldn't be a better decision when the family is on hard times too. And I find that timeline helpful myself. good stuff.
Glad to be quit with you punkin. Welcome to the fold there is awesome stuff going on here.
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10 days quit today. Double digits baby!! Still not much sleep today even with a sleeping pill. Going to sleep ain't a problem, it's staying asleep. Another thing is these god forsaken blisters that have showed up in my mouth. I've got four of them, lol.
Other than that things are going good. Keep on keepin on!
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10 days quit today. Double digits baby!! Still not much sleep today even with a sleeping pill. Going to sleep ain't a problem, it's staying asleep. Another thing is these god forsaken blisters that have showed up in my mouth. I've got four of them, lol.
Other than that things are going good. Keep on keepin on!
Great job,, 10 days is no joke brother. My mouth had sores for a while after I quit. I begun to question if I was ever going to be able to have salt or sour candies again. It's part of the quit. These first 3 to 4 weeks are not easy brother. Things will get better. Stay the course,, you will like where this takes you. Keep your head pointed forward, nothing back there but a can of slavery. Glad to be quit with you.
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10 days quit today. Double digits baby!! Still not much sleep today even with a sleeping pill. Going to sleep ain't a problem, it's staying asleep. Another thing is these god forsaken blisters that have showed up in my mouth. I've got four of them, lol.
Other than that things are going good. Keep on keepin on!
Great job,, 10 days is no joke brother. My mouth had sores for a while after I quit. I begun to question if I was ever going to be able to have salt or sour candies again. It's part of the quit. These first 3 to 4 weeks are not easy brother. Things will get better. Stay the course,, you will like where this takes you. Keep your head pointed forward, nothing back there but a can of slavery. Glad to be quit with you.
Just stay vigilant with your dental hygiene. Brushing, flossing, rinsing with some mouth wash. That goes a long way, especially in massaging the blood vessels to help them open back up and deliver needed nutrients and infection fighting power to the rest of your mouth. It takes a little bit of time but ypur mouth will return to normal. Check in with your dentist just to see how things are going too.
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Day 11 quit. Pretty much the same today. Mild cravings that were easy to handle. Today I got the call that Ive been waiting on. I got the dates for my surgery. It's a month later than what was expected but at least I was approved by my insurance. There wasn't much doubt since meet all the criteria. My surgery is scheduled for November 25th so if I don't post roll that day then that's my excuse, lol. The part that I'm most mad about is that I'll be missing the opening week of rifle season for deer here in West Virginia. Hell, I'll probably be laid up all season. I plan on bow hunting up until then though. Gotta fill them freezers! Thanks to all the folks that reach out. It's so encouraging and I'm doing my level best to do the same.
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Day 11 quit. Pretty much the same today. Mild cravings that were easy to handle. Today I got the call that Ive been waiting on. I got the dates for my surgery. It's a month later than what was expected but at least I was approved by my insurance. There wasn't much doubt since meet all the criteria. My surgery is scheduled for November 25th so if I don't post roll that day then that's my excuse, lol. The part that I'm most mad about is that I'll be missing the opening week of rifle season for deer here in West Virginia. Hell, I'll probably be laid up all season. I plan on bow hunting up until then though. Gotta fill them freezers! Thanks to all the folks that reach out. It's so encouraging and I'm doing my level best to do the same.
Hey Punkin! This shit is the toughest thing I have ever done.. and I haven't lived a plush fucking life. I quit with you man! Keep on keeping on!
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Hey Punkin! This shit is the toughest thing I have ever done.. and I haven't lived a plush fucking life. I quit with you man! Keep on keeping on!
It sure as hell is but if it was easy, everybody would do it. You have to be one badass mother to bust that bitch in the mouth. Stick and move dude. There's no such thing as a fair fight. Kick the nic bitch in the cooter then bust her in the mouth, lol. We got this man. I quit with you today
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Holy sheetfire dood! I was just in your hood a day ago! Need to get some digits from you for a hookup next time
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Holy sheetfire dood! I was just in your hood a day ago! Need to get some digits from you for a hookup next time
PM sent.
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Day 11 quit. Pretty much the same today. Mild cravings that were easy to handle. Today I got the call that Ive been waiting on. I got the dates for my surgery. It's a month later than what was expected but at least I was approved by my insurance. There wasn't much doubt since meet all the criteria. My surgery is scheduled for November 25th so if I don't post roll that day then that's my excuse, lol. The part that I'm most mad about is that I'll be missing the opening week of rifle season for deer here in West Virginia. Hell, I'll probably be laid up all season. I plan on bow hunting up until then though. Gotta fill them freezers! Thanks to all the folks that reach out. It's so encouraging and I'm doing my level best to do the same.
Congrats to you on making day 11! all the best to you in surgery!
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Day -12. I'm about to lose my freaking mind. It's the lack of sleep, the diet, no chew and life in general. These cravings are back with a vengeance. There's no way in hell that I'm gonna cave but I have killed 2 regular sized bags of seeds a shit ton of fireballs and a can of smokey mountain. I'm pulling a double tonight at work so I have some time to get some inspiration on here( I have a pretty laid back job). I hope this makes sense because my mind is all over the place. I won't cave. NAFAR
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Day -12. I'm about to lose my freaking mind. It's the lack of sleep, the diet, no chew and life in general. These cravings are back with a vengeance. There's no way in hell that I'm gonna cave but I have killed 2 regular sized bags of seeds a shit ton of fireballs and a can of smokey mountain. I'm pulling a double tonight at work so I have some time to get some inspiration on here( I have a pretty laid back job). I hope this makes sense because my mind is all over the place. I won't cave. NAFAR
This addiction is a sneaky one. See, you "met your first goal." You have a date for your surgery, and so your mind is conditioned to reward itself with a nice shot of poison after attaining a big goal. The mind games at this stage in your quit are tough. But there is no way you'll give in, because your name is on the roll and you are a man of integrity. Today you've got this.
November 25 is going to be a great day for you. But 12 days ago you really started the "new punkin" phase of your life. Keep doing what you are doing odaat and reach out if I can help.
Paradise ahead... The road on day 12 is still full of potholes, twists, and turns. But there aren't any snakes - and it seems maybe just a little smoother. This is the best decision of your life.
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There's no way in hell that I'm gonna cave
This mindset is what I look for in quitters punkin. This is the mindset that myself, worktowin and every other quitter with days behind us developed. You have to in order to succeed. You've posted, made up your mind that it don't matter how bad things get. Your determination and drive will get you where you want to be.. Free and in a better place. These first 2, 3, 4 weeks are tough, but they are so worth it. There will be a day not to far away that you will look back on these days and think,,,,, It was so worth it!! I'm quit with you today my friend.
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Nice Punkin,
Listen to the warning W2W gave you don't reward yourself with lick of poison. You are the new and improved Punkin. By the time Nov 25th gets here your blood pathways should start to open back up getting oxygen rich blood to healing parts. The 25th text me I will post for you give your promise to someone. QLF Punkin
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Think of the kind of crazy that your sobriety is giving you as a new kind of high that is always changing being something new to look forward to. Its a new addiction that you are giving yourself and its the best one that you can have. Caving only takes it away. ruins that new high you are earning. Live on brother man. Proud to be quit with you.
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Day -12. I'm about to lose my freaking mind. It's the lack of sleep, the diet, no chew and life in general. These cravings are back with a vengeance. There's no way in hell that I'm gonna cave but I have killed 2 regular sized bags of seeds a shit ton of fireballs and a can of smokey mountain. I'm pulling a double tonight at work so I have some time to get some inspiration on here( I have a pretty laid back job). I hope this makes sense because my mind is all over the place. I won't cave. NAFAR
This is the kind of attitude that pulls you through! You will succeed. You are awesome.
I quit with you today Punkin!
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I am pretty new to this quitting stuff myself but I have a decent handle on telling when someone has the fortitude to really quit and when they are just going to post roll for a week, not get involved in the forum and just go away in 7 days.
Punkin has got some serious quit in him, heck, they have a pretty strong looking group.
Plus, with a name like Punkin...I just kind of wanna hug him.... :o
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I am pretty new to this quitting stuff myself but I have a decent handle on telling when someone has the fortitude to really quit and when they are just going to post roll for a week, not get involved in the forum and just go away in 7 days.
Punkin has got some serious quit in him, heck, they have a pretty strong looking group.
Plus, with a name like Punkin...I just kind of wanna hug him.... :o
'getaroom'
haha I agree, though, Punkin is clearly a fine addition to KTC!
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I am pretty new to this quitting stuff myself but I have a decent handle on telling when someone has the fortitude to really quit and when they are just going to post roll for a week, not get involved in the forum and just go away in 7 days.
Punkin has got some serious quit in him, heck, they have a pretty strong looking group.
Plus, with a name like Punkin...I just kind of wanna hug him.... :o
'getaroom'
haha I agree, though, Punkin is clearly a fine addition to KTC!
Stop acting like we don't hug...... :wub:
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I am pretty new to this quitting stuff myself but I have a decent handle on telling when someone has the fortitude to really quit and when they are just going to post roll for a week, not get involved in the forum and just go away in 7 days.
Punkin has got some serious quit in him, heck, they have a pretty strong looking group.
Plus, with a name like Punkin...I just kind of wanna hug him.... :o
'getaroom'
haha I agree, though, Punkin is clearly a fine addition to KTC!
Stop acting like we don't hug...... :wub:
'Kiss' and we do this...
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Day 13--You guys crack me up. Today has been so much better. I finally slept halfway decent last night which was welcomed. I finished up my midnight shifts yesterday morning so ill be on a halfway normal schedule for the next 3 weeks until my midnights roll back around. Cravings have been tolerable and the fog is thinning out.
Lots of my fellow Killers have been reaching out which kicks ass. Thanks for helping a brother out.
Oh and by the way, Im a pretty big dude so by default, Im a pretty good hugger. LOL :D
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I am pretty new to this quitting stuff myself but I have a decent handle on telling when someone has the fortitude to really quit and when they are just going to post roll for a week, not get involved in the forum and just go away in 7 days.
Punkin has got some serious quit in him, heck, they have a pretty strong looking group.
Plus, with a name like Punkin...I just kind of wanna hug him.... :o
'getaroom'
haha I agree, though, Punkin is clearly a fine addition to KTC!
Stop acting like we don't hug...... :wub:
'Kiss' and we do this...
Sometimes we even do this... 'sos' , or this if you're lucky (chose your side) 'bj' . But, I will agree, after seeing Punkin on the secret Jackwagin FB page... I would like to hug him.
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Day 13--You guys crack me up. Today has been so much better. I finally slept halfway decent last night which was welcomed. I finished up my midnight shifts yesterday morning so ill be on a halfway normal schedule for the next 3 weeks until my midnights roll back around. Cravings have been tolerable and the fog is thinning out.
Lots of my fellow Killers have been reaching out which kicks ass. Thanks for helping a brother out.
Oh and by the way, Im a pretty big dude so by default, Im a pretty good hugger. LOL :D
I'll just say congrats on making it through day 13! :D
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Day 13--You guys crack me up. Today has been so much better. I finally slept halfway decent last night which was welcomed. I finished up my midnight shifts yesterday morning so ill be on a halfway normal schedule for the next 3 weeks until my midnights roll back around. Cravings have been tolerable and the fog is thinning out.Â
Lots of my fellow Killers have been reaching out which kicks ass. Thanks for helping a brother out.
Oh and by the way, Im a pretty big dude so by default, Im a pretty good hugger. LOL :D
I'll just say congrats on making it through day 13! :D
Punkin....you are doing great my man! Keep battling ODAAT! 13 days of freedom is awesome! Quitting with you today and will wake up and be quit with u tomorrow as well. Rock on!
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Day 13--You guys crack me up. Today has been so much better. I finally slept halfway decent last night which was welcomed. I finished up my midnight shifts yesterday morning so ill be on a halfway normal schedule for the next 3 weeks until my midnights roll back around. Cravings have been tolerable and the fog is thinning out.Â
Lots of my fellow Killers have been reaching out which kicks ass. Thanks for helping a brother out.
Oh and by the way, Im a pretty big dude so by default, Im a pretty good hugger. LOL :D
I'll just say congrats on making it through day 13! :D
Punkin....you are doing great my man! Keep battling ODAAT! 13 days of freedom is awesome! Quitting with you today and will wake up and be quit with u tomorrow as well. Rock on!
Glad things are looking up a bit punkin. That is great. Celebrate each small victory, but remain vigilant. Keep your guard up always and keep your newly learned tools close at hand. Use these good times to prepare for the hard times. If you are anything most of these quitters, hard times will come. Will you be ready?? I quit with you today.
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Punkin:
Did your trip to the mountains have any involvment with your trip to the hospital? Ive been there, but usually for my self. Tell me about it if you get a chance and dont gobble up her painkillers for the temporary reprieve. I tried that years ago as a quit method and well, cleary, im here now.
Gotta say ryan here is an inspiration. That guy texted me first thing this morning and set my day on a great path. Thanks for your leadership with our class and hope all works out with the homelife.
-neil
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Punkin:
Did your trip to the mountains have any involvment with your trip to the hospital? Ive been there, but usually for my self. Tell me about it if you get a chance and dont gobble up her painkillers for the temporary reprieve. I tried that years ago as a quit method and well, cleary, im here now.
Gotta say ryan here is an inspiration. That guy texted me first thing this morning and set my day on a great path. Thanks for your leadership with our class and hope all works out with the homelife.
-neil
Day- 16
Today has been a trying day. My wife sprained her ankle pretty bad while picking up out daughter last friday from school. Fast forward to this morning, she was walking through the house (without her crutches because shes stubborn as a mule) and tripped over a pair of my daughters shoes. She ended up rolliing her ankle and fell on it. Shes screaming bloody murder, I jump out of bed and race to the living room and find her on the floor. I pick her up and put her on the couch and proceed to get the kids out of bed and get them dressed. I get everybody in the car and we go to the hospital. Beckys ankle looks NASTY. Its so swollen, it hurts your eyes to look at it and its about 6 shades of black and green. The kids were worried about momma. They xrayed her ankle and said that she tore some ligaments from the bone and upon doing that, some chunks of bone came off with the ligaments. Suckfest. They give her the option to either get a cast or a rigid boot so she opted for the boot. Shes resting with her foot up and seems to be doing good.
Im not the best at playing Mr. Mom but I can hold my own. My 9 yr old was a big help. I owe her a lot of thanks for helping out with her baby brother. Back when I was under the influence of copenhagen, today would have easily been a 2 can type of day. Plenty of stress today but I held firm on my promise and remained Nicotine free all day. ODAAT.
On a side note. I met up with a fellow quitter late last night. I met up with RoamCountry and had a cup of coffee with him before he had to roam on down the road. Super nice guy. I cant wait to meet up with him again.
Have a great night everbody
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You have a good night too! Congrats on making it all through what would've been a 2 can day as a ZERO can day today! Or maybe 2 cans of the fake stuff, but it's all good. Prayers sent up for your wife for sure.
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That is stress. You are a strong one man. Keep it up and my best to the Mrs.
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Punkin:
Did your trip to the mountains have any involvment with your trip to the hospital? Ive been there, but usually for my self. Tell me about it if you get a chance and dont gobble up her painkillers for the temporary reprieve. I tried that years ago as a quit method and well, cleary, im here now.
Gotta say ryan here is an inspiration. That guy texted me first thing this morning and set my day on a great path. Thanks for your leadership with our class and hope all works out with the homelife.
-neil
Day- 16
Today has been a trying day. My wife sprained her ankle pretty bad while picking up out daughter last friday from school. Fast forward to this morning, she was walking through the house (without her crutches because shes stubborn as a mule) and tripped over a pair of my daughters shoes. She ended up rolliing her ankle and fell on it. Shes screaming bloody murder, I jump out of bed and race to the living room and find her on the floor. I pick her up and put her on the couch and proceed to get the kids out of bed and get them dressed. I get everybody in the car and we go to the hospital. Beckys ankle looks NASTY. Its so swollen, it hurts your eyes to look at it and its about 6 shades of black and green. The kids were worried about momma. They xrayed her ankle and said that she tore some ligaments from the bone and upon doing that, some chunks of bone came off with the ligaments. Suckfest. They give her the option to either get a cast or a rigid boot so she opted for the boot. Shes resting with her foot up and seems to be doing good.
Im not the best at playing Mr. Mom but I can hold my own. My 9 yr old was a big help. I owe her a lot of thanks for helping out with her baby brother. Back when I was under the influence of copenhagen, today would have easily been a 2 can type of day. Plenty of stress today but I held firm on my promise and remained Nicotine free all day. ODAAT.
On a side note. I met up with a fellow quitter late last night. I met up with RoamCountry and had a cup of coffee with him before he had to roam on down the road. Super nice guy. I cant wait to meet up with him again.
Have a great night everbody
Rough day for a day 16. Congrats on the win punkin. What state did you meet Roam in? He gets around doesnt he. Hence the name I guess.
Keep it up.
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Punkin:
Did your trip to the mountains have any involvment with your trip to the hospital? Ive been there, but usually for my self. Tell me about it if you get a chance and dont gobble up her painkillers for the temporary reprieve. I tried that years ago as a quit method and well, cleary, im here now.
Gotta say ryan here is an inspiration. That guy texted me first thing this morning and set my day on a great path. Thanks for your leadership with our class and hope all works out with the homelife.
-neil
Day- 16
Today has been a trying day. My wife sprained her ankle pretty bad while picking up out daughter last friday from school. Fast forward to this morning, she was walking through the house (without her crutches because shes stubborn as a mule) and tripped over a pair of my daughters shoes. She ended up rolliing her ankle and fell on it. Shes screaming bloody murder, I jump out of bed and race to the living room and find her on the floor. I pick her up and put her on the couch and proceed to get the kids out of bed and get them dressed. I get everybody in the car and we go to the hospital. Beckys ankle looks NASTY. Its so swollen, it hurts your eyes to look at it and its about 6 shades of black and green. The kids were worried about momma. They xrayed her ankle and said that she tore some ligaments from the bone and upon doing that, some chunks of bone came off with the ligaments. Suckfest. They give her the option to either get a cast or a rigid boot so she opted for the boot. Shes resting with her foot up and seems to be doing good.
Im not the best at playing Mr. Mom but I can hold my own. My 9 yr old was a big help. I owe her a lot of thanks for helping out with her baby brother. Back when I was under the influence of copenhagen, today would have easily been a 2 can type of day. Plenty of stress today but I held firm on my promise and remained Nicotine free all day. ODAAT.
On a side note. I met up with a fellow quitter late last night. I met up with RoamCountry and had a cup of coffee with him before he had to roam on down the road. Super nice guy. I cant wait to meet up with him again.
Have a great night everbody
Rough day for a day 16. Congrats on the win punkin. What state did you meet Roam in? He gets around doesnt he. Hence the name I guess.
Keep it up.
I live right on the border of WV and KY. I drove across the border to Kentucky and met him at the flying j truck stop. He's a good dude. He cracked me up when he said that he gets a picture of every member that he meets, behind the wheel of his truck. That's a sweet rig that he drives
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Punkin,
Late return home for myself. Keep your ass quit with the whole of us. We are having fun right? Talk too you on the morrow. Lets get this group solidified before open enrollment ends.
-Grizzfall
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Punkin,
Late return home for myself. Keep your ass quit with the whole of us. We are having fun right? Talk too you on the morrow. Lets get this group solidified before open enrollment ends.
-Grizzfall
Of course we're having fun. Self improvement isnt easy at all but it will all be worth it when are faces are not rotting off. Have a good night dude
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Sorry to hear about the wife's ankle, that stinks.
I am glad you are holding out so strong. I know you are going to beat this thing.
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Sorry to hear about the wife's ankle, that stinks.
I am glad you are holding out so strong. I know you are going to beat this thing.
Stay strong!
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Day 21!!!!
Its almost in the books. My quit is going good. Im still having cravings but I squash them by eating metric tons of seeds and copious amounts of Smokey Mountain. Sleep still evades me most nights but its still better than cancer. In my 21 days on this sight, I have talked to more complete strangers than I have in my entire life. Ive enjoyed talking to everyone that has called and texted. It seems to me that the more active I am here, the easier my quit becomes. Im getting the hang of chat and have talked to a bunch of people in there.
Im saying all of this to tell all of the new guys in my group to not be afraid to ask for numbers and to give your numbers out. Jump into chat and raise hell on people. Its fun. You get out of this place exactly what you put into it
My wifes ankle is still giving her fits but its on the mend. I feel bad that Im not home to help with the kids and stuff but Ive been on evening shift this week. My 9yr old has been stepping up and helping her. Shes the best daughter a dad could ask for. She got her first report card of the schoolyear and she made the Honor Roll which is a first. She takes after her ol Dad in the school department, lol
Have a great night y'all. Proud to be quit with all of you!
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congrats on day 22 man!
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Congrats to your daughter on honor roll congrats to you on 3 weeks! Awesome work for the both of you. Agreed on the numbers thing, I've been fortunate in my couple months on this site to meet some real friends. I have yet to have one single person I've met on this site given my number to who I haven't enjoyed texting. This whole site is a real group of awesome people, glad to know y'all!
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Congrats on 24 days man!
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Congrats Punkin Cope Can Chunkin!
Sorry dude but I smile every time I type Punkin to you, just makes em want to pinch your cheeks and squeeze em!
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Congrats Punkin Cope Can Chunkin!
Sorry dude but I smile every time I type Punkin to you, just makes em want to pinch your cheeks and squeeze em!
He claims to be a good hugger too.....
I know one thing for certain....he's turned out to be one hell of a quitter!!!!!!
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Day 31. One month into my quit! Life is good
I done a few things this past weekend that was some major triggers but I didnt cave. Trigger #1: I went hunting this weekend for the first time since I quit. Usually I would be sucking on a cat turd as soon as I got in the woods but not this time. Trigger#2 I pulled the trigger on a fat doe saturday evening. She was big. You dont see asses that big at Walmart! I was pumped but instead of putting in a celebratory chew, I grabbed some celebratory seeds and got to work on her.
Trigger #3 came Sunday morning when it was butcher time. I take pride in the fact that I butcher all of my own game meat that I take. My family eats it and I feel that it is only right that I do my best to honor the animal that gave its life to feed my family, by getting every ounce of meat that I can off of the animal. I love butchering. I use to throw a chew in and get to work but not this time. I ended up butchering 3 deer sunday, all while remaining Nic free.
Ill always be a Nic addict but after 1 month Im starting to learn how to deal with triggers and cravings. I always have my guard up but Im getting better at bobbing and weaving.
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Day 31. One month into my quit! Life is good
I done a few things this past weekend that was some major triggers but I didnt cave. Trigger #1: I went hunting this weekend for the first time since I quit. Usually I would be sucking on a cat turd as soon as I got in the woods but not this time. Trigger#2 I pulled the trigger on a fat doe saturday evening. She was big. You dont see asses that big at Walmart! I was pumped but instead of putting in a celebratory chew, I grabbed some celebratory seeds and got to work on her.
Trigger #3 came Sunday morning when it was butcher time. I take pride in the fact that I butcher all of my own game meat that I take. My family eats it and I feel that it is only right that I do my best to honor the animal that gave its life to feed my family, by getting every ounce of meat that I can off of the animal. I love butchering. I use to throw a chew in and get to work but not this time. I ended up butchering 3 deer sunday, all while remaining Nic free.
Ill always be a Nic addict but after 1 month Im starting to learn how to deal with triggers and cravings. I always have my guard up but Im getting better at bobbing and weaving.
One month down... Nice. That is a great accomplishment. You are kicking ass. Keep it up.
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I don't know...I have seen some pretty big ass in Walmart.
Congrats brother, you are about to hit several cruise control days and you deserve it.
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I don't know...I have seen some pretty big ass in Walmart.
Congrats brother, you are about to hit several cruise control days and you deserve it.
Thanks for the words of encouragement fellers. Im ready for some cruise control days
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I don't know...I have seen some pretty big ass in Walmart.
Congrats brother, you are about to hit several cruise control days and you deserve it.
Thanks for the words of encouragement fellers. Im ready for some cruise control days
No matter what, something or somehow you were lead here to quit.
Follow the plan. Quit today and don't think about tomorrow. Just post roll, keep your word and repeat. It will all make sense when you are free from this vice.
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Nice work Punkin,
You hit a nerve with the hunting story. Some combination of tobacco marketing, history, and stereotypes had me convinced that dip and deer were one in the same. I butcher my own as well (not elegantly, but with pride) and that brown juice spewed from jaw to the waste can every time.
After the shot, when you have that tiny pin of doubt in your mind, i would throw one in. To celebrate finding the deer i would add a spicer to furthur distend my face. And on and on and on. Gutting, dragging, storytelling at camp.
No more. Our gun season opens in a few weeks and i look forwards to not sneak spitting in the woods. I hope it is a challenge because if you got through it, so can I.
Stay quit,
Grizzfall
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How's it going brother?
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How's it going brother?
DAY-47
My quit is going good. My cravings are still there but are less intense. I have found that my dependence on fake snuff is taking a backseat to sunflower seeds. Im down 39lbs since quitting the cancer dirt. Im pretty proud of that. Im 11 days away from my surgery. I had my final meeting with the surgeon this past tuesday and everything is a go. Im ready to get it over with and Im looking forward to the time off from work.
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How's it going brother?
DAY-47
My quit is going good. My cravings are still there but are less intense. I have found that my dependence on fake snuff is taking a backseat to sunflower seeds. Im down 39lbs since quitting the cancer dirt. Im pretty proud of that. Im 11 days away from my surgery. I had my final meeting with the surgeon this past tuesday and everything is a go. Im ready to get it over with and Im looking forward to the time off from work.
Good to hear brother. I knew you would be one of the true quitters.
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Hey if any of you nic killers know about about Punkins status post op can you post it here?
Or if you are up and about Punkin post an update been thinkin about you all day.
T
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Punkin is in a lot of pain and not resting well ....update from Mrs Punkin.
Prayers boys and girls prayers
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Prayers for that man, surgery sucks. Been through 4 of them, they suck. Punkin a strong mean, he will pull through. We are here brother. We love our quit man.
Mogul
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Prayers for that man, surgery sucks. Been through 4 of them, they suck. Punkin a strong mean, he will pull through. We are here brother. We love our quit man.
Mogul
Punkin,
Best to you. Good choice on the timing of surgery and quitting. Those are the choices made by a man who is in control of his life. I cant wait to see you back up and running here. Heal up and keep quit.
-Grizzfall
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Thanks for all the prayers and support guys. Yesterday was horrible. The surgery was done laparoscopic so they blew me up with gas. When I got out of recovery and the good meds started wearing off, the gas pain was unbearable. I fought that pain all day and all night until 0100 when my nurse Hooked me up with a pain pump. I hit that sweet button every 10 minutes until the pain was bearable. I was able to sleep a little bit last night. I got about 3.5 hours of solid sleep which kicked ass.
I have to go for an upper GI test sometime this morning and after the results come back and IF everything is ok, I'll be able to get something to drink. I haven't had anything to drink since Saturday evening
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Wishing you the best in your recovery chief.
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Don't worry brother, I drank enough Sat night for both of us....lol...
Glad you made it through and have a speedy recovery.
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Your inspiring dude! Good luck with recovery and let me know if I can post for you or whatever. Great to be quit with you today!!!
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Quit day 61, Thanksgiving Day
I got to come home from the Hospital yesterday afternoon. It feels good to be home. I got a good shower when I got home and and got some good sleep last night. I woke up around 0430 hurting pretty bad. My nurse (Mrs Punkin) hooked me up with some pain meds and got me comfortable. Im learning to drink water s l o w l y. My new stomach can only hold a little bit at a time. You learn real quick when you swallow too much.
I have a follow up appointment on Tuesday afternoon. Hopefully after that Ill be able to graduate to a little bit more solid food. Baby steps. My desire for anything Nicotine related is pretty much zero. Just the thought of it in my mouth makes me nauseous. Thats a good thing I guess.
In the past 75 days, My life has changed drastically. I started the process of having this surgery roughly 75 days ago. 61 days ago I decided to stop chewing snuff forever. Im glad that I found this site and I am thankful for all the support that I have received from my quit brothers. I want to say a special thank you to Worktowin, MikeLand and Traumagnet. Their calls and texts and advice have been priceless.
Happy Thanksgiving everybody
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING
You keep hanging tough.
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Day 84
Today was my first day back to work since my surgery. It feels good to get back in the saddle. I was going stir crazy sitting at the house. Ive been doing good with everything since the surgery. In the almost 4 weeks since my surgery, Im down 36lbs and my Dr has already taken me off of one of my blood psi meds! Ive lost 72lbs since the 1st of september. Mrs. Punkin says that it feels like shes holding on to somebody else's hand, lol.
Ive been struggling like crazy from cravings. Powerful cravings. Its like the NIC bitch is whispering in my ear, "C'mon big boy, just a taste, you deserve it". I tell her to pound sand but the nagging is annoying. Ive been hitting the smokey mountain hard. Sunflower seeds are rough on my still healing stomach. Ive come too far to throw it all away now. My quit is strong with the help of my quit brothers. NEVER AGAIN FOR ANY REASON!!!!!!
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Day 84
Today was my first day back to work since my surgery. It feels good to get back in the saddle. I was going stir crazy sitting at the house. Ive been doing good with everything since the surgery. In the almost 4 weeks since my surgery, Im down 36lbs and my Dr has already taken me off of one of my blood psi meds! Ive lost 72lbs since the 1st of september. Mrs. Punkin says that it feels like shes holding on to somebody else's hand, lol.
Ive been struggling like crazy from cravings. Powerful cravings. Its like the NIC bitch is whispering in my ear, "C'mon big boy, just a taste, you deserve it". I tell her to pound sand but the nagging is annoying. Ive been hitting the smokey mountain hard. Sunflower seeds are rough on my still healing stomach. Ive come too far to throw it all away now. My quit is strong with the help of my quit brothers. NEVER AGAIN FOR ANY REASON!!!!!!
Keep smacking any cravings down- one at a time. You got this. You're body will be adjusting for a while, and the nic bi*** is trying to trick you into seeing things her way. Glad you see through it!
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Day 84
Today was my first day back to work since my surgery. It feels good to get back in the saddle. I was going stir crazy sitting at the house. Ive been doing good with everything since the surgery. In the almost 4 weeks since my surgery, Im down 36lbs and my Dr has already taken me off of one of my blood psi meds! Ive lost 72lbs since the 1st of september. Mrs. Punkin says that it feels like shes holding on to somebody else's hand, lol.
Ive been struggling like crazy from cravings. Powerful cravings. Its like the NIC bitch is whispering in my ear, "C'mon big boy, just a taste, you deserve it". I tell her to pound sand but the nagging is annoying. Ive been hitting the smokey mountain hard. Sunflower seeds are rough on my still healing stomach. Ive come too far to throw it all away now. My quit is strong with the help of my quit brothers. NEVER AGAIN FOR ANY REASON!!!!!!
Keep smacking any cravings down- one at a time. You got this. You're body will be adjusting for a while, and the nic bi*** is trying to trick you into seeing things her way. Glad you see through it!
Keep it up Punkin, you're doing great. One day at a time.
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Day 84
Today was my first day back to work since my surgery. It feels good to get back in the saddle. I was going stir crazy sitting at the house. Ive been doing good with everything since the surgery. In the almost 4 weeks since my surgery, Im down 36lbs and my Dr has already taken me off of one of my blood psi meds! Ive lost 72lbs since the 1st of september. Mrs. Punkin says that it feels like shes holding on to somebody else's hand, lol.
Ive been struggling like crazy from cravings. Powerful cravings. Its like the NIC bitch is whispering in my ear, "C'mon big boy, just a taste, you deserve it". I tell her to pound sand but the nagging is annoying. Ive been hitting the smokey mountain hard. Sunflower seeds are rough on my still healing stomach. Ive come too far to throw it all away now. My quit is strong with the help of my quit brothers. NEVER AGAIN FOR ANY REASON!!!!!!
Keep smacking any cravings down- one at a time. You got this. You're body will be adjusting for a while, and the nic bi*** is trying to trick you into seeing things her way. Glad you see through it!
Keep it up Punkin, you're doing great. One day at a time.
Keep going, one day at a time. It gets way better I promise. Better days are ahead stay the course.
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Day 84
Today was my first day back to work since my surgery. It feels good to get back in the saddle. I was going stir crazy sitting at the house. Ive been doing good with everything since the surgery. In the almost 4 weeks since my surgery, Im down 36lbs and my Dr has already taken me off of one of my blood psi meds! Ive lost 72lbs since the 1st of september. Mrs. Punkin says that it feels like shes holding on to somebody else's hand, lol.
Ive been struggling like crazy from cravings. Powerful cravings. Its like the NIC bitch is whispering in my ear, "C'mon big boy, just a taste, you deserve it". I tell her to pound sand but the nagging is annoying. Ive been hitting the smokey mountain hard. Sunflower seeds are rough on my still healing stomach. Ive come too far to throw it all away now. My quit is strong with the help of my quit brothers. NEVER AGAIN FOR ANY REASON!!!!!!
You are a fucking inspiration Punkin!! I stay quit every day because of men like you. Keep on keeping on with your quit.
I quit with you today!
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Punkin, I just read your whole intro thread, and I am fired up about quitting! Great stuff here. Glad you are quit, and glad your surgery went well. My sister-in-laws' sister had the same procedure last summer and is doing great so I think you made a great choice. Quit on.
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Hell yeah Punkin!
Im proud to be your quit brother and I know you are going through one of the most transformational times in your life and i was getting worried cause i dont see your intro updates as much and then, bam, there is the best news ever about the weight losss and i hear ya on the craves cause i have some bad days here in the 70's but i know that you can do it if i can do it and others can do it and i cant wait to HOF hula dance and all the fun shit.
Tried to fit it all in one sentance...just proud to be quit with ya.
-Grizzfall.
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You're kicking ass brother!!!! Proud to be quit with you !
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Great job on the weight loss.
You are right in the middle of the roller coaster days which is awesome...you know why?
You are inches away from everything getting so much easier. I know you had a hard fight and you deserve the days coming soon so enjoy them but always keep your guard up.
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Thanks again guys for the words of encouragement. I am so proud to be a part of this site and I quit every day with the killers
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Great job Punkin. Glad to hear from you. Keep it up my man.
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Punkin, I just read your whole intro thread, and I am fired up about quitting! Great stuff here. Glad you are quit, and glad your surgery went well. My sister-in-laws' sister had the same procedure last summer and is doing great so I think you made a great choice. Quit on.
Ditto Punkin
Read your whole thread. Awesome stuff.My quit is stronger from reading it. Keep going!
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Talk about fired up?!?! Congratulations on hall of fame today! You have, in so many ways, taken your life back in these past 100 days! Thank you for ddharing this journey with all of us. I look forward to more great milestones ahead!
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Talk about fired up?!?! Congratulations on hall of fame today! You have, in so many ways, taken your life back in these past 100 days! Thank you for ddharing this journey with all of us. I look forward to more great milestones ahead!
x2. Congrats Punkin.
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Thanks again guys for the words of encouragement. I am so proud to be a part of this site and I quit every day with the killers
I will always be your brother Punkin. I am proud, and deeply honored to have gone through the last century of days with you. I might be another dumb fuck construction worker/dipper from Western New York. You might be another moonshining/dumb fuck dipper from West Virginia...
But here we are brothers. Here we are quit.
Congrats my friend. Congrats.
-Grizzfall
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Thanks again guys for the words of encouragement. I am so proud to be a part of this site and I quit every day with the killers
I will always be your brother Punkin. I am proud, and deeply honored to have gone through the last century of days with you. I might be another dumb fuck construction worker/dipper from Western New York. You might be another moonshining/dumb fuck dipper from West Virginia...
But here we are brothers. Here we are quit.
Congrats my friend. Congrats.
-Grizzfall
Love it. This is what it's all about to stay quit. Pumped to be quit with you!
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Thanks again guys for the words of encouragement. I am so proud to be a part of this site and I quit every day with the killers
I will always be your brother Punkin. I am proud, and deeply honored to have gone through the last century of days with you. I might be another dumb fuck construction worker/dipper from Western New York. You might be another moonshining/dumb fuck dipper from West Virginia...
But here we are brothers. Here we are quit.
Congrats my friend. Congrats.
-Grizzfall
Fuckin A right grizz. I can't thank everybody enough. This site and the guys in it have given me my life back. It's so empowering to look back on these 100 days and realize how far we have come as a group and individually. Here's to the next 100 days of ODAAT!
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Thanks again guys for the words of encouragement. I am so proud to be a part of this site and I quit every day with the killers
I will always be your brother Punkin. I am proud, and deeply honored to have gone through the last century of days with you. I might be another dumb fuck construction worker/dipper from Western New York. You might be another moonshining/dumb fuck dipper from West Virginia...
But here we are brothers. Here we are quit.
Congrats my friend. Congrats.
-Grizzfall
Fuckin A right grizz. I can't thank everybody enough. This site and the guys in it have given me my life back. It's so empowering to look back on these 100 days and realize how far we have come as a group and individually. Here's to the next 100 days of ODAAT!
Just want to say that I have been very impressed with your quit. Keep being your bad ass self. You motivate a lot of people.
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Thanks again guys for the words of encouragement. I am so proud to be a part of this site and I quit every day with the killers
I will always be your brother Punkin. I am proud, and deeply honored to have gone through the last century of days with you. I might be another dumb fuck construction worker/dipper from Western New York. You might be another moonshining/dumb fuck dipper from West Virginia...
But here we are brothers. Here we are quit.
Congrats my friend. Congrats.
-Grizzfall
Fuckin A right grizz. I can't thank everybody enough. This site and the guys in it have given me my life back. It's so empowering to look back on these 100 days and realize how far we have come as a group and individually. Here's to the next 100 days of ODAAT!
Just want to say that I have been very impressed with your quit. Keep being your bad ass self. You motivate a lot of people.
Success in our daily quest has an effect on us that we never anticipated, an increase in character. Character is what you do when no one is watching. Our word has become important and keeping our promise to total strangers has made us better men and women. Well done, see you tomorrow.
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Punkin - On this fine chilly Monday we head out to pick up a bodacious quitter in West Virginia. Most of here at KTC decide to quit dipping nicotine related products. This guy decided to make over his entire life at the same time. Many of us here wonder about the name punkin, and the reasons for picking that name. Everyone here though has had their eye on that orange Jeep ever since he signed up here, soÂ…. Punkin is married to a beautiful wife and has 2 kiddies 9 and 2. He says he is in the natural gas industry, hey, I feel a kindred spirit here as wellÂ… (pull myÂ….oh, never mind)! Sorry punkin!! He started his career with nicotine at the young age of 14 years old. We did the math and it appears that he dipped Copenhagen for about 21 years before joining KTC. Now for the good stuff.
HeÂ’ll be coming on the train today with a nice bottle of Blantons bourbon, and I wouldnÂ’t be surprised if he brought a little splash of moonshine as well. I feel a party coming on! AND there should be a party going on for this quitter. His mantra is keep it to ODAAT and donÂ’t be afraid to ask people here for advice. IÂ’ve seen this guyÂ’s picture before so when he says he is not afraid of anyone here I believe it, but he does want to tell Worktowin that he has been inspiring for the whole life altering experience. Punkin also says that the vets here as well as the brothers in his group contributed a lot to his success in reaching this day today!! Congrats to a true Nic Killer!!!
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F'ing A....Another one I picked that would emerge as a winner.
Man, I am so proud of you.
Still keep your guard up. A little weird stuff sneaks up at 120-130 but it's easy to fight. I haven't had any issues in a long time now but I have my guard up really high.