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Community => Introductions => Topic started by: smallz080 on October 10, 2017, 06:00:00 AM
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Well today was day one . I work nights , I was awake 19 hours and made it through cold turkey!!!! The hardest part was my coffee this morning , man I wanted a dip after that. Next one was after the gym, then the cravings after my meals were tough. But nothing like that craving after my coffee . MY not have coffee for a few days... ? but whatever it takes !! My name is Nick, I am 37 , from Colorado, I am a grateful recovering alcoholic, and soon to be free from tobacco as well.!!!! Glad to find a site like this !! Quit date for chew is 10-9-17. Stay strong out there folks one day at a time ! 'oh yeah'
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Welcome Nick! Read up on the site as much as humanly possible it will help in the first couple days! The way this site works is brotherhood and accountability. We obtain that by posting our promise every day in our group. Your group will be Jan '18. Get in there and post your promise not to use nicotine in any form today and get to know your fellow quitters!
Click ME Your Jan '18 Pre-HOF Group (http://forum.killthecan.org/topic/30350913/86/#new)
Post roll every day as soon as you wake up and keep your word for that day! If you do this I guarantee you cannot fail! I've done it for 342 days straight! KTC will save your life if you jump in with both feet! I can't stress it enough, Post Roll, Post Roll, Post Roll, Post Roll!
Instructions on how to Post Roll on KTC (https://www.killthecan.org/how-to-post-roll-at-killthecan-org-video/)
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Welcome.
Post roll in the January '18 group. Posting roll is the price of admission here, and your ticket to opening the floodgates of support.
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Welcome, Smallz! You have made a wise decision.
The main way to be successful is to just decide that you have quit. Once you stop the negotiating in your head as to whether you will do one more or not the rest becomes far more simple.
Next, you will learn to distract your attention from your desire for a dip to anything else that interests you. This ability to change your focus will guarantee your success and make your quit that much easier.
When you place a dip in your mouth, your brain releases sugars. Well, those sugars are now going to be gone.
However, you can replace them with OJ or other fruit juices with sugar. This will provide some comfort, especially in your initial quit days.
Make sure to exercise with weights and cardio when you feel that nagging tension in your muscles, you feel that rage, when you can not sleep and when you cannot focus. Exercise really helps.
Here is one that most people overlook. Get at least 3 square meals a day. Hunger can really bring on those urges so squash those urges before they come. Eat full healthy meals and do not let yourself get excessively hungry. You will see this helps a great deal.
I waited until I was 59 quit after using tobacco for 40 years. You are wise to quit now.
I quit with you today.
Dundippin Day 757
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Right on thank you everyone! I will follow the suggested steps and join the January group. Yeah I am done with that shit no lore for me !!! Day two- here we go. I have 19 months if skbriety and exercise has been a a big part of my recovery. I have found I love to run long distance, and lift weights . Yesterday after the gym I had a craving . Last year I went five days without a dip, and then ducked up. This time is for real. My mouth and gums are fucked. I have been afraid to get to the dentist. So once Inhave 30 daysnin the books off to the dentist I go!
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smallz I was terrified to go to the dentist. Put it off for 6 yrs. I went on day 5 or so of my quit and it was a huge relief. I had an oral cancer screening and the dentist basically told me that I have the start of gingivitis but nothing that wasn't reversible. I highly recommend just sucking it up and going. It will be a huge weight off your chest. I've been so paranoid, I've had 2 cancer screenings since I've quit and am planning another when I go to the dentist in November for my second cleaning of the year. Just sack up and do it ,trust me!
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Post roll dude, it's the price of admission. Even Michigan fans can understand that...