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Title: gemcdonald8319
Post by: Gemcdonald8319 on March 26, 2014, 12:20:00 PM
Title: Re: gemcdonald8319
Post by: Gemcdonald8319 on March 26, 2014, 12:20:00 PM
My name is gemcdonald8319 and today I am making the choice to quit chewing. Every day I wake up and see my daughter and I want to make sure I try to live as long as I can for her -- where dip does not kill me. I look forward to starting this long journey.
Title: Re: gemcdonald8319
Post by: Spence249 on March 26, 2014, 12:29:00 PM
Quote from: Gemcdonald8319
My name is gemcdonald8319 and today I am making the choice to quit chewing. Every day I wake up and see my daughter and I want to make sure I try to live as long as I can for her -- where dip does not kill me. I look forward to starting this long journey.
Welcome. Just know that you're not alone. I have 2 little girls myself and they are without a doubt, my main motivation to quit.

Post roll everyday and ask for help with anything if you need it.
Title: Re: gemcdonald8319
Post by: slinger on March 26, 2014, 12:30:00 PM
Quote from: Gemcdonald8319
My name is gemcdonald8319 and today I am making the choice to quit chewing. Every day I wake up and see my daughter and I want to make sure I try to live as long as I can for her -- where dip does not kill me. I look forward to starting this long journey.
Welcome and congrats on making the decision to quit. I understand the desire to be around for your kids, but make sure you are doing this for you first and foremost. PM me if you need a number.
Title: Re: gemcdonald8319
Post by: Bean on March 26, 2014, 12:31:00 PM
Great choice. Click on the Welcome Center link above. Learn how and why we post roll...then do it...everyday. Read everything you can here...especially the Tom and Jenny Kern story.

All you have to do it post roll and stay quit ONE DAY AT A TIME. YOU CAN DO THIS!
Title: Re: gemcdonald8319
Post by: Pinched on March 26, 2014, 12:34:00 PM
Quote from: Gemcdonald8319
My name is gemcdonald8319 and today I am making the choice to quit chewing. Every day I wake up and see my daughter and I want to make sure I try to live as long as I can for her -- where dip does not kill me. I look forward to starting this long journey.
Great choice, welcome to the rest of your life. Here are a couple of things that I would like to point out to you though:

1 - quit for you and you alone, let everyone enjoy the luxury of your being around longer

2 - post roll daily here's How to Post Roll (http://forum.killthecan.org/index.php?showtopic=50) post with your quit group Pre HOF July 2014 (http://forum.killthecan.org/index.php?showtopic=9756)

3 - meet fellow quitters and exchange phone numbers, this will become more valuable to you than anything else

4 - get family buy in and support, here is one helpful document Spousal Support (http://www.killthecan.org/community/spousal-support/)

5 - read the stories here

6 - focus on today only, never tomorrow, or in a week or anytime but today

7 - find an alternative and have that alternative with you at all times (fake dip, candy, lots of water)

P.S. The above underlined and Bold words are links to other places on this site (all safe).

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Title: Re: gemcdonald8319
Post by: jayd41 on March 26, 2014, 12:45:00 PM
Pinched is a wise man...read read read read....look at pictures...one day at a time my friend...i'm on day 8 and i'm still not quite to one day at a time...i'm more one 1/4 of a day at a time...sometimes early in the quit you can't even think about the end of the day...sometimes you got to focus on the next minute..next hour whatever. You can only control right now...not yesterday, not tomorrow, but right now.
Title: Re: gemcdonald8319
Post by: MCO on March 26, 2014, 01:11:00 PM
Welcome brother. I saw you posted roll today congrats thats the first step. Great decision to quit you will not regret it. If you need anything pm me and ill get you my number. I quit with you today!

MCO
Title: Re: gemcdonald8319
Post by: traumagnet on March 26, 2014, 01:43:00 PM
Welcome to the best decision of your life. I would like to piggy back on what Slinger has told you. It is great that you want to quit for your daughter but you have to quit for you first. Quitting for someone else is motivation but the problem with motivation is that it is generally short lived. Take time in YOUR quit invest into building your foundation and making it strong. I am in the July 13 class if you need anything PM me.
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Title: Re: gemcdonald8319
Post by: Grizzlyhasclaws on March 26, 2014, 02:25:00 PM
One day at a time, brother. Failure is completely unacceptable. Drink the punch.

Reach out to people and make a few friends.
Title: Re: gemcdonald8319
Post by: bronc on March 26, 2014, 02:48:00 PM
Quitting every day with you! Great decision - Bronc (dad to 7 yr old girl)
Title: Re: gemcdonald8319
Post by: mb289 on March 26, 2014, 04:31:00 PM
Welcome! There is no doubt you have made the right decision. The road is not easy, or for wimps, but that's what KTC is for. Quit on and let me know if I can help.

mb289
Title: Re: gemcdonald8319
Post by: Wt57 on March 26, 2014, 10:09:00 PM
I quit for my wife and daughter for 34 years and never could make it happen, not because I didn't love them but because my need for a fix to satisfy my addiction was stronger. Finally 2 years ago I realized I needed to love and care enough for my life to quit. (I also have the new motivation of 2 wonderful grandkids).
Don't look at this as a long journey, it's not. It's one day! Quit every TODAY! it took me awhile to forget yesterday and tomorrow, but that is something you need to do.