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Community => Introductions => Topic started by: iizphilister on January 02, 2013, 05:22:00 PM
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So yeah, I have finally quit. Stopped at 11:59 on 12/31/12.
I'm 40 years old, been a Cope user since I was 12.
I am a competitive Crossfit Athlete and wrestler.
Father of 2 sons, 15 and 7.
This is a little more about me:
http://community.crossfit.com/article/p ... redemption (http://community.crossfit.com/article/phillip-arnold-knows-redemption)
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So yeah, I have finally quit. Stopped at 11:59 on 12/31/12.
I'm 40 years old, been a Cope user since I was 12.
I am a competitive Crossfit Athlete and wrestler.
Father of 2 sons, 15 and 7.
This is a little more about me:
http://community.crossfit.com/article/p ... redemption (http://community.crossfit.com/article/phillip-arnold-knows-redemption)
Ha. Welcome iip. I bet Luby will get a hard on when he sees your Xfit pic.
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So yeah, I have finally quit. Stopped at 11:59 on 12/31/12.
I'm 40 years old, been a Cope user since I was 12.
I am a competitive Crossfit Athlete and wrestler.
Father of 2 sons, 15 and 7.
This is a little more about me:
http://community.crossfit.com/article/p ... redemption (http://community.crossfit.com/article/phillip-arnold-knows-redemption)
Ha. Welcome iip. I bet Luby will get a hard on when he sees your Xfit pic.
What the dirty Vadge dr is trying to say is you should check out the crossfit for quitters (http://forum.killthecan.org/index.php?showtopic=755)
forum.
You might fit in.
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So yeah, I have finally quit. Stopped at 11:59 on 12/31/12.
I'm 40 years old, been a Cope user since I was 12.
I am a competitive Crossfit Athlete and wrestler.
Father of 2 sons, 15 and 7.
This is a little more about me:
http://community.crossfit.com/article/p ... redemption (http://community.crossfit.com/article/phillip-arnold-knows-redemption)
Congrats making it to day 4. Great decision, I'm sure your sons have noticed and are proud of you. Use them for motivation and let them know haw hard it is so maybe they too can learn from your mistakes. When you were their age your habit had already begun. Share the pain with them so you know they are listening. Make a big deal of this and everyone can win through your example. Welcome, and I quit with you today.
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So yeah, I have finally quit. Stopped at 11:59 on 12/31/12.
I'm 40 years old, been a Cope user since I was 12.
I am a competitive Crossfit Athlete and wrestler.
Father of 2 sons, 15 and 7.
This is a little more about me:
http://community.crossfit.com/article/p ... redemption (http://community.crossfit.com/article/phillip-arnold-knows-redemption)
Congrats making it to day 4. Great decision, I'm sure your sons have noticed and are proud of you. Use them for motivation and let them know haw hard it is so maybe they too can learn from your mistakes. When you were their age your habit had already begun. Share the pain with them so you know they are listening. Make a big deal of this and everyone can win through your example. Welcome, and I quit with you today.
Cool article, I knew a bunch of dudes at MO Valley around that time - keep up the fight!
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So yeah, I have finally quit. Stopped at 11:59 on 12/31/12.
I'm 40 years old, been a Cope user since I was 12.
I am a competitive Crossfit Athlete and wrestler.
Father of 2 sons, 15 and 7.
This is a little more about me:
http://community.crossfit.com/article/p ... redemption (http://community.crossfit.com/article/phillip-arnold-knows-redemption)
Congrats making it to day 4. Great decision, I'm sure your sons have noticed and are proud of you. Use them for motivation and let them know haw hard it is so maybe they too can learn from your mistakes. When you were their age your habit had already begun. Share the pain with them so you know they are listening. Make a big deal of this and everyone can win through your example. Welcome, and I quit with you today.
Cool article, I knew a bunch of dudes at MO Valley around that time - keep up the fight!
Congrats on your decision, welcome!
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Well, here I am. I never thought I would have an addiction. I watched my old man go through alcoholism, siblings go through drugs, but that shit would never happen to me. I was the jock, the all-american wrestler, great body, life of the party, that was me. ...and I dipped. Started when I was about 10 years old (40 now). It was during butchering season at the family farm. My old man was getting onto me because i was not moving fast enough. He throws me his can of snuff, tells me to stick this in my mouth, it will help me move faster.....
Dip has been many things to me over the years. During wrestling season in high school and college, it was my weight loss tool. I knew as long as I had a dip in, I was not going to eat, so I knew I was gonna make weight. As I grew older, it just became a vice for everything. Day not going good? Have a dip! Fighting with the wife? Have a dip! My employees getting on my nerves? Have a dip. Everything became cause to have a dip. So I did.
Last year, I had a "life perspective" moment. I was weighing 330 pounds, couldn't catch my breath, couldn't walk a flight of stairs, couldn't even play with my sons. I was dying.....and I was still dipping. My dip had become my crutch for everything. No one ever saw me without a dip in. All day at my office, I dipped, when I got home, I dipped, first thing in the morning, last thing at night. I was going through a couple cans of cope a day, easy. The worst was knowing my 7 year old was stealing my cans when he found them and dumping them in the trash. I knew it had become a serious problem when I went off on him because I couldn't find my can. He just looked at me and said, "daddy, you've worked so hard getting back in shape, this is hurting you....". And THAT really messed me up. I had busted my ass loosing 140 pounds in a year. I had become a competitive athlete again. But most important, I had become my sons' hero. I had to quit the shit.
So I did. Took my last dip on 12/31/12 @ 11:52 pm. I spit that shit out at 11:59:32 and I ain't going back. People have asked me what is harder? Losing 140 pounds in a year or quitting dip. Hell, that's an easy answer. Quitting the dip is by far worse. I can supplement foods and beverages all day long. I can adjust my consumption of calories. I can workout more at Crossfit. But I CAN'T just take a small pinch here or there. No, that would be cheating. And that would be a dis-service to all those who have supported me in this quit so far.
So, that's my intro 20 days into this quit. I'm like everyone else, I take it a day at a time. No more, no less. Each day is a blessing to call myself nic clean. And that's the way I choose to be.
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Very inspiring!! I'm always here if you need anything.
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Quitting the dip is by far worse.
What leaves you with a bigger sense of accomplishment at the end of the day? I think you'll find that quitting the dip is by far better.
Sorry, that was a fucking badass intro, but it's fun as a vet to twist people's words and try to sound like the wise sage only to have to come back to correct a spelling mistake.
You've got this.
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Great job. Keep it up. 1 day at a time.
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Great job. Keep it up. 1 day at a time.
I'm still standing. Day 25. Quit one day at a time.
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Great job. Keep it up. 1 day at a time.
I'm still standing. Day 25. Quit one day at a time.
Keep quitting !!
Matt
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Kinda unreal. I've made it a month. An entire month without putting that shit in my mouth. Yeah, I wanted to on more than a few instances. But i knew I couldn't. I gave my word, and where i come from, that still means something.
I promised my friend that found this site for me that I would not dip again.
I promised my sons that I would not dip again.
But the most important thing is that I promised MYSELF that I would not dip again.
In the big picture, I've come to realize that if I can't do this for me, nothing else matters. I love family, I love my friends. But in the end, the only person I truly have to do this for, is myself. Because if I cannot love myself enough to do this, i don't have the ability to do it for anyone else.....
1 month down, many, many more to come.....
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Kinda unreal. I've made it a month. An entire month without putting that shit in my mouth. Yeah, I wanted to on more than a few instances. But i knew I couldn't. I gave my word, and where i come from, that still means something.
I promised my friend that found this site for me that I would not dip again.
I promised my sons that I would not dip again.
But the most important thing is that I promised MYSELF that I would not dip again.
In the big picture, I've come to realize that if I can't do this for me, nothing else matters. I love family, I love my friends. But in the end, the only person I truly have to do this for, is myself. Because if I cannot love myself enough to do this, i don't have the ability to do it for anyone else.....
1 month down, many, many more to come.....
Your post encouraged me to respond. I'm 37 days quit, and yesterday I had a strong craving. Usually the first thing that comes into my mind when I'm triggered is "How can I satisfy mycraving?" BUT yesterday my first thought was "OH! I'm having a craving." and I continues thinking about the task I was doing. I really do believe the things we've noticed are part of getting better. Long time coming, long time departing, but I will believe that it will keep getting better if I keep my promise not to chew today.
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Kinda unreal. I've made it a month. An entire month without putting that shit in my mouth. Yeah, I wanted to on more than a few instances. But i knew I couldn't. I gave my word, and where i come from, that still means something.Â
I promised my friend that found this site for me that I would not dip again.Â
I promised my sons that I would not dip again.
But the most important thing is that I promised MYSELF that I would not dip again.
In the big picture, I've come to realize that if I can't do this for me, nothing else matters. I love family, I love my friends. But in the end, the only person I truly have to do this for, is myself. Because if I cannot love myself enough to do this, i don't have the ability to do it for anyone else.....
1 month down, many, many more to come.....
Your post encouraged me to respond. I'm 37 days quit, and yesterday I had a strong craving. Usually the first thing that comes into my mind when I'm triggered is "How can I satisfy mycraving?" BUT yesterday my first thought was "OH! I'm having a craving." and I continues thinking about the task I was doing. I really do believe the things we've noticed are part of getting better. Long time coming, long time departing, but I will believe that it will keep getting better if I keep my promise not to chew today.
Amen, Brother!! All we can do is live the NOW, quit. Each moment is a Quit moment. I had the urge big time yesterday, myself. Reached out to a couple of old-times. They pointed me in the right direction, and I made it. One more day, one more day....
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Great story! 2 amazing accomplishments...you have strong will!
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Well, here I am. I never thought I would have an addiction. I watched my old man go through alcoholism, siblings go through drugs, but that shit would never happen to me. I was the jock, the all-american wrestler, great body, life of the party, that was me. ...and I dipped. Started when I was about 10 years old (40 now). It was during butchering season at the family farm. My old man was getting onto me because i was not moving fast enough. He throws me his can of snuff, tells me to stick this in my mouth, it will help me move faster.....
Dip has been many things to me over the years. During wrestling season in high school and college, it was my weight loss tool. I knew as long as I had a dip in, I was not going to eat, so I knew I was gonna make weight. As I grew older, it just became a vice for everything. Day not going good? Have a dip! Fighting with the wife? Have a dip! My employees getting on my nerves? Have a dip. Everything became cause to have a dip. So I did.
Last year, I had a "life perspective" moment. I was weighing 330 pounds, couldn't catch my breath, couldn't walk a flight of stairs, couldn't even play with my sons. I was dying.....and I was still dipping. My dip had become my crutch for everything. No one ever saw me without a dip in. All day at my office, I dipped, when I got home, I dipped, first thing in the morning, last thing at night. I was going through a couple cans of cope a day, easy. The worst was knowing my 7 year old was stealing my cans when he found them and dumping them in the trash. I knew it had become a serious problem when I went off on him because I couldn't find my can. He just looked at me and said, "daddy, you've worked so hard getting back in shape, this is hurting you....". And THAT really messed me up. I had busted my ass loosing 140 pounds in a year. I had become a competitive athlete again. But most important, I had become my sons' hero. I had to quit the shit.
So I did. Took my last dip on 12/31/12 @ 11:52 pm. I spit that shit out at 11:59:32 and I ain't going back. People have asked me what is harder? Losing 140 pounds in a year or quitting dip. Hell, that's an easy answer. Quitting the dip is by far worse. I can supplement foods and beverages all day long. I can adjust my consumption of calories. I can workout more at Crossfit. But I CAN'T just take a small pinch here or there. No, that would be cheating. And that would be a dis-service to all those who have supported me in this quit so far.
So, that's my intro 20 days into this quit. I'm like everyone else, I take it a day at a time. No more, no less. Each day is a blessing to call myself nic clean. And that's the way I choose to be.
IZ.....as amazing as this into is....and its amazing.....not sure I believe the conviction....i am always suspect of the super inspirational intros....as most of them fail....
but, hey, i quit with you dude....nonetheless.....don't let yourself down
IZ.....The next 100 days will be the biggest battle of your life and it all comes down to this. Inch by inch, day by day...until you're finished. With 100 days left, you are in hell right now. Believe me. And you can stay here and get the crap kicked out of you or you can embrace the suck and fight your way back into the light. You can climb out of hell. One day at a time. One inch at a time.
Now KTC can't do it for you.
I look around and I see these seasoned quitters and I think...I think that quitting is just a game of inches.
Because when you quit, the margin for error is so small. I mean...not enough fake stuff and you don't make it. A few missed posts and you don't quite get there. The inches we need are everywhere around you. They are in every break of your quit, every day, every minute, every second.
At KTC, we fight for that inch. Because we know when we add up all those inches that's going to make the difference between WINNING and LOSING, between QUITTING and CAVING.
I'll tell you this Heat...in any quit, it is the person who is willing to do whatever it takes who is going to win that inch. And I know if you are going to make it, it is because, you are still willing to fight for that inch because that is what QUITTING is.
Now KTC can't make you do it.
You gotta connect with the seasoned quitters here at KTC. Connect with them and exchange numbers.
Now I think you are going to connect with a quitter who will go that inch with you. You are going to connect with a quitter who will fight, post roll and quit with you every single day because they know when it comes down to it, you are gonna do the same thing for them.
That's a team, IZ, and either we STAY QUIT, as a team...or you CAVE, as an individual.
That's quitting, IZ.
That's all it is.
Now, what are you going to do?
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Well, here I am. I never thought I would have an addiction. I watched my old man go through alcoholism, siblings go through drugs, but that shit would never happen to me. I was the jock, the all-american wrestler, great body, life of the party, that was me. ...and I dipped. Started when I was about 10 years old (40 now). It was during butchering season at the family farm. My old man was getting onto me because i was not moving fast enough. He throws me his can of snuff, tells me to stick this in my mouth, it will help me move faster.....
Dip has been many things to me over the years. During wrestling season in high school and college, it was my weight loss tool. I knew as long as I had a dip in, I was not going to eat, so I knew I was gonna make weight. As I grew older, it just became a vice for everything. Day not going good? Have a dip! Fighting with the wife? Have a dip! My employees getting on my nerves? Have a dip. Everything became cause to have a dip. So I did.
Last year, I had a "life perspective" moment. I was weighing 330 pounds, couldn't catch my breath, couldn't walk a flight of stairs, couldn't even play with my sons. I was dying.....and I was still dipping. My dip had become my crutch for everything. No one ever saw me without a dip in. All day at my office, I dipped, when I got home, I dipped, first thing in the morning, last thing at night. I was going through a couple cans of cope a day, easy. The worst was knowing my 7 year old was stealing my cans when he found them and dumping them in the trash. I knew it had become a serious problem when I went off on him because I couldn't find my can. He just looked at me and said, "daddy, you've worked so hard getting back in shape, this is hurting you....". And THAT really messed me up. I had busted my ass loosing 140 pounds in a year. I had become a competitive athlete again. But most important, I had become my sons' hero. I had to quit the shit.
So I did. Took my last dip on 12/31/12 @ 11:52 pm. I spit that shit out at 11:59:32 and I ain't going back. People have asked me what is harder? Losing 140 pounds in a year or quitting dip. Hell, that's an easy answer. Quitting the dip is by far worse. I can supplement foods and beverages all day long. I can adjust my consumption of calories. I can workout more at Crossfit. But I CAN'T just take a small pinch here or there. No, that would be cheating. And that would be a dis-service to all those who have supported me in this quit so far.Â
So, that's my intro 20 days into this quit. I'm like everyone else, I take it a day at a time. No more, no less. Each day is a blessing to call myself nic clean. And that's the way I choose to be.
IZ.....as amazing as this into is....and its amazing.....not sure I believe the conviction....i am always suspect of the super inspirational intros....as most of them fail....
but, hey, i quit with you dude....nonetheless.....don't let yourself down
IZ.....The next 100 days will be the biggest battle of your life and it all comes down to this. Inch by inch, day by day...until you're finished. With 100 days left, you are in hell right now. Believe me. And you can stay here and get the crap kicked out of you or you can embrace the suck and fight your way back into the light. You can climb out of hell. One day at a time. One inch at a time.
Now KTC can't do it for you.
I look around and I see these seasoned quitters and I think...I think that quitting is just a game of inches.
Because when you quit, the margin for error is so small. I mean...not enough fake stuff and you don't make it. A few missed posts and you don't quite get there. The inches we need are everywhere around you. They are in every break of your quit, every day, every minute, every second.
At KTC, we fight for that inch. Because we know when we add up all those inches that's going to make the difference between WINNING and LOSING, between QUITTING and CAVING.
I'll tell you this Heat...in any quit, it is the person who is willing to do whatever it takes who is going to win that inch. And I know if you are going to make it, it is because, you are still willing to fight for that inch because that is what QUITTING is.
Now KTC can't make you do it.
You gotta connect with the seasoned quitters here at KTC. Connect with them and exchange numbers.
Now I think you are going to connect with a quitter who will go that inch with you. You are going to connect with a quitter who will fight, post roll and quit with you every single day because they know when it comes down to it, you are gonna do the same thing for them.
That's a team, IZ, and either we STAY QUIT, as a team...or you CAVE, as an individual.
That's quitting, IZ.
That's all it is.
Now, what are you going to do?
What am I going to do? WHATEVER it takes to make it one more inch!! I'm glad you are suspect about my conviction, it gives me one more to add to my list of naysayers that I can use for inspiration throughout this. There are already many, but always room for more!! :)
'Preciate your words of wisdom, but more so, your honestly. And I'll be honest with you: the most difficult thing in this has been the "team" approach you talked about. I KNOW I need the support of others, and to be able to lean on folks, but that is hard for me. I've always been solo. I've had to encourage and push myself. But I am trying. There's already been a few instances when I have had to reach out, and TRUST me I am so thankful for those who answered the txt when I reached out.
I'm not a quitter, I never have been. Which makes this difficult as well. (LOL intended), but I have never, ever missed a goal. I will stay quit. I gave my word, and that still means a lot to me. Especially when it was given to my sons, the most important things in my life. I'll stay quit, KTC will support me, and I will support those who come behind and beside me. Why? Because I can.
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Well, here I am. I never thought I would have an addiction. I watched my old man go through alcoholism, siblings go through drugs, but that shit would never happen to me. I was the jock, the all-american wrestler, great body, life of the party, that was me. ...and I dipped. Started when I was about 10 years old (40 now). It was during butchering season at the family farm. My old man was getting onto me because i was not moving fast enough. He throws me his can of snuff, tells me to stick this in my mouth, it will help me move faster.....
Dip has been many things to me over the years. During wrestling season in high school and college, it was my weight loss tool. I knew as long as I had a dip in, I was not going to eat, so I knew I was gonna make weight. As I grew older, it just became a vice for everything. Day not going good? Have a dip! Fighting with the wife? Have a dip! My employees getting on my nerves? Have a dip. Everything became cause to have a dip. So I did.
Last year, I had a "life perspective" moment. I was weighing 330 pounds, couldn't catch my breath, couldn't walk a flight of stairs, couldn't even play with my sons. I was dying.....and I was still dipping. My dip had become my crutch for everything. No one ever saw me without a dip in. All day at my office, I dipped, when I got home, I dipped, first thing in the morning, last thing at night. I was going through a couple cans of cope a day, easy. The worst was knowing my 7 year old was stealing my cans when he found them and dumping them in the trash. I knew it had become a serious problem when I went off on him because I couldn't find my can. He just looked at me and said, "daddy, you've worked so hard getting back in shape, this is hurting you....". And THAT really messed me up. I had busted my ass loosing 140 pounds in a year. I had become a competitive athlete again. But most important, I had become my sons' hero. I had to quit the shit.
So I did. Took my last dip on 12/31/12 @ 11:52 pm. I spit that shit out at 11:59:32 and I ain't going back. People have asked me what is harder? Losing 140 pounds in a year or quitting dip. Hell, that's an easy answer. Quitting the dip is by far worse. I can supplement foods and beverages all day long. I can adjust my consumption of calories. I can workout more at Crossfit. But I CAN'T just take a small pinch here or there. No, that would be cheating. And that would be a dis-service to all those who have supported me in this quit so far.Â
So, that's my intro 20 days into this quit. I'm like everyone else, I take it a day at a time. No more, no less. Each day is a blessing to call myself nic clean. And that's the way I choose to be.
IZ.....as amazing as this into is....and its amazing.....not sure I believe the conviction....i am always suspect of the super inspirational intros....as most of them fail....
but, hey, i quit with you dude....nonetheless.....don't let yourself down
IZ.....The next 100 days will be the biggest battle of your life and it all comes down to this. Inch by inch, day by day...until you're finished. With 100 days left, you are in hell right now. Believe me. And you can stay here and get the crap kicked out of you or you can embrace the suck and fight your way back into the light. You can climb out of hell. One day at a time. One inch at a time.
Now KTC can't do it for you.
I look around and I see these seasoned quitters and I think...I think that quitting is just a game of inches.
Because when you quit, the margin for error is so small. I mean...not enough fake stuff and you don't make it. A few missed posts and you don't quite get there. The inches we need are everywhere around you. They are in every break of your quit, every day, every minute, every second.
At KTC, we fight for that inch. Because we know when we add up all those inches that's going to make the difference between WINNING and LOSING, between QUITTING and CAVING.
I'll tell you this Heat...in any quit, it is the person who is willing to do whatever it takes who is going to win that inch. And I know if you are going to make it, it is because, you are still willing to fight for that inch because that is what QUITTING is.
Now KTC can't make you do it.
You gotta connect with the seasoned quitters here at KTC. Connect with them and exchange numbers.
Now I think you are going to connect with a quitter who will go that inch with you. You are going to connect with a quitter who will fight, post roll and quit with you every single day because they know when it comes down to it, you are gonna do the same thing for them.
That's a team, IZ, and either we STAY QUIT, as a team...or you CAVE, as an individual.
That's quitting, IZ.
That's all it is.
Now, what are you going to do?
What am I going to do? WHATEVER it takes to make it one more inch!! I'm glad you are suspect about my conviction, it gives me one more to add to my list of naysayers that I can use for inspiration throughout this. There are already many, but always room for more!! :)
'Preciate your words of wisdom, but more so, your honestly. And I'll be honest with you: the most difficult thing in this has been the "team" approach you talked about. I KNOW I need the support of others, and to be able to lean on folks, but that is hard for me. I've always been solo. I've had to encourage and push myself. But I am trying. There's already been a few instances when I have had to reach out, and TRUST me I am so thankful for those who answered the txt when I reached out.
I'm not a quitter, I never have been. Which makes this difficult as well. (LOL intended), but I have never, ever missed a goal. I will stay quit. I gave my word, and that still means a lot to me. Especially when it was given to my sons, the most important things in my life. I'll stay quit, KTC will support me, and I will support those who come behind and beside me. Why? Because I can.
You ever tried to quit before IZ? If so, how'd the lone wolf mentality work for you?
Left to yourself...you will do what addict do, start to rationalize. LOOT's glad you reached out...but, make those phone calls if you haven't. Associate the name on the board with a live voice. Make a connection. Make a friend. Make a lifeline. Do it when you don't need to, so when you DO need to, it'll be easier to make that call. Being a wrestler teaches you to rely on no one but yourself. Sure it's a team sport, but when you step on that mat, those guys can't help you. Break that train of thought now.
Another thing...quit for yourself and yourself only. Not the wife. Not the kids. Do this for you. The other people in your life can reap the rewards.
You got your head on right bro. It's a mental game from here on out. One mindfuck after another. It'll get better but it's gonna suck like ass before it does.
Welcome to the site.
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Well, here I am. I never thought I would have an addiction. I watched my old man go through alcoholism, siblings go through drugs, but that shit would never happen to me. I was the jock, the all-american wrestler, great body, life of the party, that was me. ...and I dipped. Started when I was about 10 years old (40 now). It was during butchering season at the family farm. My old man was getting onto me because i was not moving fast enough. He throws me his can of snuff, tells me to stick this in my mouth, it will help me move faster.....
Dip has been many things to me over the years. During wrestling season in high school and college, it was my weight loss tool. I knew as long as I had a dip in, I was not going to eat, so I knew I was gonna make weight. As I grew older, it just became a vice for everything. Day not going good? Have a dip! Fighting with the wife? Have a dip! My employees getting on my nerves? Have a dip. Everything became cause to have a dip. So I did.
Last year, I had a "life perspective" moment. I was weighing 330 pounds, couldn't catch my breath, couldn't walk a flight of stairs, couldn't even play with my sons. I was dying.....and I was still dipping. My dip had become my crutch for everything. No one ever saw me without a dip in. All day at my office, I dipped, when I got home, I dipped, first thing in the morning, last thing at night. I was going through a couple cans of cope a day, easy. The worst was knowing my 7 year old was stealing my cans when he found them and dumping them in the trash. I knew it had become a serious problem when I went off on him because I couldn't find my can. He just looked at me and said, "daddy, you've worked so hard getting back in shape, this is hurting you....". And THAT really messed me up. I had busted my ass loosing 140 pounds in a year. I had become a competitive athlete again. But most important, I had become my sons' hero. I had to quit the shit.
So I did. Took my last dip on 12/31/12 @ 11:52 pm. I spit that shit out at 11:59:32 and I ain't going back. People have asked me what is harder? Losing 140 pounds in a year or quitting dip. Hell, that's an easy answer. Quitting the dip is by far worse. I can supplement foods and beverages all day long. I can adjust my consumption of calories. I can workout more at Crossfit. But I CAN'T just take a small pinch here or there. No, that would be cheating. And that would be a dis-service to all those who have supported me in this quit so far.Â
So, that's my intro 20 days into this quit. I'm like everyone else, I take it a day at a time. No more, no less. Each day is a blessing to call myself nic clean. And that's the way I choose to be.
IZ.....as amazing as this into is....and its amazing.....not sure I believe the conviction....i am always suspect of the super inspirational intros....as most of them fail....
but, hey, i quit with you dude....nonetheless.....don't let yourself down
IZ.....The next 100 days will be the biggest battle of your life and it all comes down to this. Inch by inch, day by day...until you're finished. With 100 days left, you are in hell right now. Believe me. And you can stay here and get the crap kicked out of you or you can embrace the suck and fight your way back into the light. You can climb out of hell. One day at a time. One inch at a time.
Now KTC can't do it for you.
I look around and I see these seasoned quitters and I think...I think that quitting is just a game of inches.
Because when you quit, the margin for error is so small. I mean...not enough fake stuff and you don't make it. A few missed posts and you don't quite get there. The inches we need are everywhere around you. They are in every break of your quit, every day, every minute, every second.
At KTC, we fight for that inch. Because we know when we add up all those inches that's going to make the difference between WINNING and LOSING, between QUITTING and CAVING.
I'll tell you this Heat...in any quit, it is the person who is willing to do whatever it takes who is going to win that inch. And I know if you are going to make it, it is because, you are still willing to fight for that inch because that is what QUITTING is.
Now KTC can't make you do it.
You gotta connect with the seasoned quitters here at KTC. Connect with them and exchange numbers.
Now I think you are going to connect with a quitter who will go that inch with you. You are going to connect with a quitter who will fight, post roll and quit with you every single day because they know when it comes down to it, you are gonna do the same thing for them.
That's a team, IZ, and either we STAY QUIT, as a team...or you CAVE, as an individual.
That's quitting, IZ.
That's all it is.
Now, what are you going to do?
What am I going to do? WHATEVER it takes to make it one more inch!! I'm glad you are suspect about my conviction, it gives me one more to add to my list of naysayers that I can use for inspiration throughout this. There are already many, but always room for more!! :)
'Preciate your words of wisdom, but more so, your honestly. And I'll be honest with you: the most difficult thing in this has been the "team" approach you talked about. I KNOW I need the support of others, and to be able to lean on folks, but that is hard for me. I've always been solo. I've had to encourage and push myself. But I am trying. There's already been a few instances when I have had to reach out, and TRUST me I am so thankful for those who answered the txt when I reached out.
I'm not a quitter, I never have been. Which makes this difficult as well. (LOL intended), but I have never, ever missed a goal. I will stay quit. I gave my word, and that still means a lot to me. Especially when it was given to my sons, the most important things in my life. I'll stay quit, KTC will support me, and I will support those who come behind and beside me. Why? Because I can.
You ever tried to quit before IZ? If so, how'd the lone wolf mentality work for you?
Left to yourself...you will do what addict do, start to rationalize. LOOT's glad you reached out...but, make those phone calls if you haven't. Associate the name on the board with a live voice. Make a connection. Make a friend. Make a lifeline. Do it when you don't need to, so when you DO need to, it'll be easier to make that call. Being a wrestler teaches you to rely on no one but yourself. Sure it's a team sport, but when you step on that mat, those guys can't help you. Break that train of thought now.
Another thing...quit for yourself and yourself only. Not the wife. Not the kids. Do this for you. The other people in your life can reap the rewards.
You got your head on right bro. It's a mental game from here on out. One mindfuck after another. It'll get better but it's gonna suck like ass before it does.
Welcome to the site.
Thanks Loot! To answer your question, yeah, my dumbass tried to quit before by myself. Didn't get very far. Think I made it like 10 days. And you are so right. This is ultimately the most selfish choice I will ever make. But There is NO WAY I am going to do this one alone. I'm leaning big time on everyone I can on this site. Yes, it is up to me whether I dip or not, but the accountability portion is what keeps me sane, I think. I love that.
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Well, here I am. I never thought I would have an addiction. I watched my old man go through alcoholism, siblings go through drugs, but that shit would never happen to me. I was the jock, the all-american wrestler, great body, life of the party, that was me. ...and I dipped. Started when I was about 10 years old (40 now). It was during butchering season at the family farm. My old man was getting onto me because i was not moving fast enough. He throws me his can of snuff, tells me to stick this in my mouth, it will help me move faster.....
Dip has been many things to me over the years. During wrestling season in high school and college, it was my weight loss tool. I knew as long as I had a dip in, I was not going to eat, so I knew I was gonna make weight. As I grew older, it just became a vice for everything. Day not going good? Have a dip! Fighting with the wife? Have a dip! My employees getting on my nerves? Have a dip. Everything became cause to have a dip. So I did.
Last year, I had a "life perspective" moment. I was weighing 330 pounds, couldn't catch my breath, couldn't walk a flight of stairs, couldn't even play with my sons. I was dying.....and I was still dipping. My dip had become my crutch for everything. No one ever saw me without a dip in. All day at my office, I dipped, when I got home, I dipped, first thing in the morning, last thing at night. I was going through a couple cans of cope a day, easy. The worst was knowing my 7 year old was stealing my cans when he found them and dumping them in the trash. I knew it had become a serious problem when I went off on him because I couldn't find my can. He just looked at me and said, "daddy, you've worked so hard getting back in shape, this is hurting you....". And THAT really messed me up. I had busted my ass loosing 140 pounds in a year. I had become a competitive athlete again. But most important, I had become my sons' hero. I had to quit the shit.
So I did. Took my last dip on 12/31/12 @ 11:52 pm. I spit that shit out at 11:59:32 and I ain't going back. People have asked me what is harder? Losing 140 pounds in a year or quitting dip. Hell, that's an easy answer. Quitting the dip is by far worse. I can supplement foods and beverages all day long. I can adjust my consumption of calories. I can workout more at Crossfit. But I CAN'T just take a small pinch here or there. No, that would be cheating. And that would be a dis-service to all those who have supported me in this quit so far.Â
So, that's my intro 20 days into this quit. I'm like everyone else, I take it a day at a time. No more, no less. Each day is a blessing to call myself nic clean. And that's the way I choose to be.
IZ.....as amazing as this into is....and its amazing.....not sure I believe the conviction....i am always suspect of the super inspirational intros....as most of them fail....
but, hey, i quit with you dude....nonetheless.....don't let yourself down
IZ.....The next 100 days will be the biggest battle of your life and it all comes down to this. Inch by inch, day by day...until you're finished. With 100 days left, you are in hell right now. Believe me. And you can stay here and get the crap kicked out of you or you can embrace the suck and fight your way back into the light. You can climb out of hell. One day at a time. One inch at a time.
Now KTC can't do it for you.
I look around and I see these seasoned quitters and I think...I think that quitting is just a game of inches.
Because when you quit, the margin for error is so small. I mean...not enough fake stuff and you don't make it. A few missed posts and you don't quite get there. The inches we need are everywhere around you. They are in every break of your quit, every day, every minute, every second.
At KTC, we fight for that inch. Because we know when we add up all those inches that's going to make the difference between WINNING and LOSING, between QUITTING and CAVING.
I'll tell you this Heat...in any quit, it is the person who is willing to do whatever it takes who is going to win that inch. And I know if you are going to make it, it is because, you are still willing to fight for that inch because that is what QUITTING is.
Now KTC can't make you do it.
You gotta connect with the seasoned quitters here at KTC. Connect with them and exchange numbers.
Now I think you are going to connect with a quitter who will go that inch with you. You are going to connect with a quitter who will fight, post roll and quit with you every single day because they know when it comes down to it, you are gonna do the same thing for them.
That's a team, IZ, and either we STAY QUIT, as a team...or you CAVE, as an individual.
That's quitting, IZ.
That's all it is.
Now, what are you going to do?
What am I going to do? WHATEVER it takes to make it one more inch!! I'm glad you are suspect about my conviction, it gives me one more to add to my list of naysayers that I can use for inspiration throughout this. There are already many, but always room for more!! :)
'Preciate your words of wisdom, but more so, your honestly. And I'll be honest with you: the most difficult thing in this has been the "team" approach you talked about. I KNOW I need the support of others, and to be able to lean on folks, but that is hard for me. I've always been solo. I've had to encourage and push myself. But I am trying. There's already been a few instances when I have had to reach out, and TRUST me I am so thankful for those who answered the txt when I reached out.
I'm not a quitter, I never have been. Which makes this difficult as well. (LOL intended), but I have never, ever missed a goal. I will stay quit. I gave my word, and that still means a lot to me. Especially when it was given to my sons, the most important things in my life. I'll stay quit, KTC will support me, and I will support those who come behind and beside me. Why? Because I can.
You ever tried to quit before IZ? If so, how'd the lone wolf mentality work for you?
Left to yourself...you will do what addict do, start to rationalize. LOOT's glad you reached out...but, make those phone calls if you haven't. Associate the name on the board with a live voice. Make a connection. Make a friend. Make a lifeline. Do it when you don't need to, so when you DO need to, it'll be easier to make that call. Being a wrestler teaches you to rely on no one but yourself. Sure it's a team sport, but when you step on that mat, those guys can't help you. Break that train of thought now.
Another thing...quit for yourself and yourself only. Not the wife. Not the kids. Do this for you. The other people in your life can reap the rewards.
You got your head on right bro. It's a mental game from here on out. One mindfuck after another. It'll get better but it's gonna suck like ass before it does.
Welcome to the site.
Thanks Loot! To answer your question, yeah, my dumbass tried to quit before by myself. Didn't get very far. Think I made it like 10 days. And you are so right. This is ultimately the most selfish choice I will ever make. But There is NO WAY I am going to do this one alone. I'm leaning big time on everyone I can on this site. Yes, it is up to me whether I dip or not, but the accountability portion is what keeps me sane, I think. I love that.
hey iizphilister, Follow Loot, he is a very wise ghey man. 'boob' :D 'zombie'
Cheers Brother. You got this, one day at a time. 'bang head' Work hard and say 'Finger' Nic bitch every a.m.
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Well, here I am. I never thought I would have an addiction. I watched my old man go through alcoholism, siblings go through drugs, but that shit would never happen to me. I was the jock, the all-american wrestler, great body, life of the party, that was me. ...and I dipped. Started when I was about 10 years old (40 now). It was during butchering season at the family farm. My old man was getting onto me because i was not moving fast enough. He throws me his can of snuff, tells me to stick this in my mouth, it will help me move faster.....
Dip has been many things to me over the years. During wrestling season in high school and college, it was my weight loss tool. I knew as long as I had a dip in, I was not going to eat, so I knew I was gonna make weight. As I grew older, it just became a vice for everything. Day not going good? Have a dip! Fighting with the wife? Have a dip! My employees getting on my nerves? Have a dip. Everything became cause to have a dip. So I did.
Last year, I had a "life perspective" moment. I was weighing 330 pounds, couldn't catch my breath, couldn't walk a flight of stairs, couldn't even play with my sons. I was dying.....and I was still dipping. My dip had become my crutch for everything. No one ever saw me without a dip in. All day at my office, I dipped, when I got home, I dipped, first thing in the morning, last thing at night. I was going through a couple cans of cope a day, easy. The worst was knowing my 7 year old was stealing my cans when he found them and dumping them in the trash. I knew it had become a serious problem when I went off on him because I couldn't find my can. He just looked at me and said, "daddy, you've worked so hard getting back in shape, this is hurting you....". And THAT really messed me up. I had busted my ass loosing 140 pounds in a year. I had become a competitive athlete again. But most important, I had become my sons' hero. I had to quit the shit.
So I did. Took my last dip on 12/31/12 @ 11:52 pm. I spit that shit out at 11:59:32 and I ain't going back. People have asked me what is harder? Losing 140 pounds in a year or quitting dip. Hell, that's an easy answer. Quitting the dip is by far worse. I can supplement foods and beverages all day long. I can adjust my consumption of calories. I can workout more at Crossfit. But I CAN'T just take a small pinch here or there. No, that would be cheating. And that would be a dis-service to all those who have supported me in this quit so far.Â
So, that's my intro 20 days into this quit. I'm like everyone else, I take it a day at a time. No more, no less. Each day is a blessing to call myself nic clean. And that's the way I choose to be.
IZ.....as amazing as this into is....and its amazing.....not sure I believe the conviction....i am always suspect of the super inspirational intros....as most of them fail....
but, hey, i quit with you dude....nonetheless.....don't let yourself down
IZ.....The next 100 days will be the biggest battle of your life and it all comes down to this. Inch by inch, day by day...until you're finished. With 100 days left, you are in hell right now. Believe me. And you can stay here and get the crap kicked out of you or you can embrace the suck and fight your way back into the light. You can climb out of hell. One day at a time. One inch at a time.
Now KTC can't do it for you.
I look around and I see these seasoned quitters and I think...I think that quitting is just a game of inches.
Because when you quit, the margin for error is so small. I mean...not enough fake stuff and you don't make it. A few missed posts and you don't quite get there. The inches we need are everywhere around you. They are in every break of your quit, every day, every minute, every second.
At KTC, we fight for that inch. Because we know when we add up all those inches that's going to make the difference between WINNING and LOSING, between QUITTING and CAVING.
I'll tell you this Heat...in any quit, it is the person who is willing to do whatever it takes who is going to win that inch. And I know if you are going to make it, it is because, you are still willing to fight for that inch because that is what QUITTING is.
Now KTC can't make you do it.
You gotta connect with the seasoned quitters here at KTC. Connect with them and exchange numbers.
Now I think you are going to connect with a quitter who will go that inch with you. You are going to connect with a quitter who will fight, post roll and quit with you every single day because they know when it comes down to it, you are gonna do the same thing for them.
That's a team, IZ, and either we STAY QUIT, as a team...or you CAVE, as an individual.
That's quitting, IZ.
That's all it is.
Now, what are you going to do?
What am I going to do? WHATEVER it takes to make it one more inch!! I'm glad you are suspect about my conviction, it gives me one more to add to my list of naysayers that I can use for inspiration throughout this. There are already many, but always room for more!! :)
'Preciate your words of wisdom, but more so, your honestly. And I'll be honest with you: the most difficult thing in this has been the "team" approach you talked about. I KNOW I need the support of others, and to be able to lean on folks, but that is hard for me. I've always been solo. I've had to encourage and push myself. But I am trying. There's already been a few instances when I have had to reach out, and TRUST me I am so thankful for those who answered the txt when I reached out.
I'm not a quitter, I never have been. Which makes this difficult as well. (LOL intended), but I have never, ever missed a goal. I will stay quit. I gave my word, and that still means a lot to me. Especially when it was given to my sons, the most important things in my life. I'll stay quit, KTC will support me, and I will support those who come behind and beside me. Why? Because I can.
You ever tried to quit before IZ? If so, how'd the lone wolf mentality work for you?
Left to yourself...you will do what addict do, start to rationalize. LOOT's glad you reached out...but, make those phone calls if you haven't. Associate the name on the board with a live voice. Make a connection. Make a friend. Make a lifeline. Do it when you don't need to, so when you DO need to, it'll be easier to make that call. Being a wrestler teaches you to rely on no one but yourself. Sure it's a team sport, but when you step on that mat, those guys can't help you. Break that train of thought now.
Another thing...quit for yourself and yourself only. Not the wife. Not the kids. Do this for you. The other people in your life can reap the rewards.
You got your head on right bro. It's a mental game from here on out. One mindfuck after another. It'll get better but it's gonna suck like ass before it does.
Welcome to the site.
Thanks Loot! To answer your question, yeah, my dumbass tried to quit before by myself. Didn't get very far. Think I made it like 10 days. And you are so right. This is ultimately the most selfish choice I will ever make. But There is NO WAY I am going to do this one alone. I'm leaning big time on everyone I can on this site. Yes, it is up to me whether I dip or not, but the accountability portion is what keeps me sane, I think. I love that.
hey iizphilister, Follow Loot, he is a very wise ghey man. 'boob' :D 'zombie'
Cheers Brother. You got this, one day at a time. 'bang head' Work hard and say 'Finger' Nic bitch every a.m.
When did Al Pacino join KTC! Nicely done!!
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Well, here I am. I never thought I would have an addiction. I watched my old man go through alcoholism, siblings go through drugs, but that shit would never happen to me. I was the jock, the all-american wrestler, great body, life of the party, that was me. ...and I dipped. Started when I was about 10 years old (40 now). It was during butchering season at the family farm. My old man was getting onto me because i was not moving fast enough. He throws me his can of snuff, tells me to stick this in my mouth, it will help me move faster.....
Dip has been many things to me over the years. During wrestling season in high school and college, it was my weight loss tool. I knew as long as I had a dip in, I was not going to eat, so I knew I was gonna make weight. As I grew older, it just became a vice for everything. Day not going good? Have a dip! Fighting with the wife? Have a dip! My employees getting on my nerves? Have a dip. Everything became cause to have a dip. So I did.
Last year, I had a "life perspective" moment. I was weighing 330 pounds, couldn't catch my breath, couldn't walk a flight of stairs, couldn't even play with my sons. I was dying.....and I was still dipping. My dip had become my crutch for everything. No one ever saw me without a dip in. All day at my office, I dipped, when I got home, I dipped, first thing in the morning, last thing at night. I was going through a couple cans of cope a day, easy. The worst was knowing my 7 year old was stealing my cans when he found them and dumping them in the trash. I knew it had become a serious problem when I went off on him because I couldn't find my can. He just looked at me and said, "daddy, you've worked so hard getting back in shape, this is hurting you....". And THAT really messed me up. I had busted my ass loosing 140 pounds in a year. I had become a competitive athlete again. But most important, I had become my sons' hero. I had to quit the shit.
So I did. Took my last dip on 12/31/12 @ 11:52 pm. I spit that shit out at 11:59:32 and I ain't going back. People have asked me what is harder? Losing 140 pounds in a year or quitting dip. Hell, that's an easy answer. Quitting the dip is by far worse. I can supplement foods and beverages all day long. I can adjust my consumption of calories. I can workout more at Crossfit. But I CAN'T just take a small pinch here or there. No, that would be cheating. And that would be a dis-service to all those who have supported me in this quit so far.Â
So, that's my intro 20 days into this quit. I'm like everyone else, I take it a day at a time. No more, no less. Each day is a blessing to call myself nic clean. And that's the way I choose to be.
IZ.....as amazing as this into is....and its amazing.....not sure I believe the conviction....i am always suspect of the super inspirational intros....as most of them fail....
but, hey, i quit with you dude....nonetheless.....don't let yourself down
IZ.....The next 100 days will be the biggest battle of your life and it all comes down to this. Inch by inch, day by day...until you're finished. With 100 days left, you are in hell right now. Believe me. And you can stay here and get the crap kicked out of you or you can embrace the suck and fight your way back into the light. You can climb out of hell. One day at a time. One inch at a time.
Now KTC can't do it for you.
I look around and I see these seasoned quitters and I think...I think that quitting is just a game of inches.
Because when you quit, the margin for error is so small. I mean...not enough fake stuff and you don't make it. A few missed posts and you don't quite get there. The inches we need are everywhere around you. They are in every break of your quit, every day, every minute, every second.
At KTC, we fight for that inch. Because we know when we add up all those inches that's going to make the difference between WINNING and LOSING, between QUITTING and CAVING.
I'll tell you this Heat...in any quit, it is the person who is willing to do whatever it takes who is going to win that inch. And I know if you are going to make it, it is because, you are still willing to fight for that inch because that is what QUITTING is.
Now KTC can't make you do it.
You gotta connect with the seasoned quitters here at KTC. Connect with them and exchange numbers.
Now I think you are going to connect with a quitter who will go that inch with you. You are going to connect with a quitter who will fight, post roll and quit with you every single day because they know when it comes down to it, you are gonna do the same thing for them.
That's a team, IZ, and either we STAY QUIT, as a team...or you CAVE, as an individual.
That's quitting, IZ.
That's all it is.
Now, what are you going to do?
What am I going to do? WHATEVER it takes to make it one more inch!! I'm glad you are suspect about my conviction, it gives me one more to add to my list of naysayers that I can use for inspiration throughout this. There are already many, but always room for more!! :)
'Preciate your words of wisdom, but more so, your honestly. And I'll be honest with you: the most difficult thing in this has been the "team" approach you talked about. I KNOW I need the support of others, and to be able to lean on folks, but that is hard for me. I've always been solo. I've had to encourage and push myself. But I am trying. There's already been a few instances when I have had to reach out, and TRUST me I am so thankful for those who answered the txt when I reached out.
I'm not a quitter, I never have been. Which makes this difficult as well. (LOL intended), but I have never, ever missed a goal. I will stay quit. I gave my word, and that still means a lot to me. Especially when it was given to my sons, the most important things in my life. I'll stay quit, KTC will support me, and I will support those who come behind and beside me. Why? Because I can.
You ever tried to quit before IZ? If so, how'd the lone wolf mentality work for you?
Left to yourself...you will do what addict do, start to rationalize. LOOT's glad you reached out...but, make those phone calls if you haven't. Associate the name on the board with a live voice. Make a connection. Make a friend. Make a lifeline. Do it when you don't need to, so when you DO need to, it'll be easier to make that call. Being a wrestler teaches you to rely on no one but yourself. Sure it's a team sport, but when you step on that mat, those guys can't help you. Break that train of thought now.
Another thing...quit for yourself and yourself only. Not the wife. Not the kids. Do this for you. The other people in your life can reap the rewards.
You got your head on right bro. It's a mental game from here on out. One mindfuck after another. It'll get better but it's gonna suck like ass before it does.
Welcome to the site.
Thanks Loot! To answer your question, yeah, my dumbass tried to quit before by myself. Didn't get very far. Think I made it like 10 days. And you are so right. This is ultimately the most selfish choice I will ever make. But There is NO WAY I am going to do this one alone. I'm leaning big time on everyone I can on this site. Yes, it is up to me whether I dip or not, but the accountability portion is what keeps me sane, I think. I love that.
hey iizphilister, Follow Loot, he is a very wise ghey man. 'boob' :D 'zombie'
Cheers Brother. You got this, one day at a time. 'bang head' Work hard and say 'Finger' Nic bitch every a.m.
When did Al Pacino join KTC! Nicely done!!
Oh yeah, i got no use and NO luv fo 'dis biatch no mo!!! 'crackup'
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So yesterday marked my 50th day of quit. Shit ain't been easy, But I have survived. Here's what I learned in my first FIFTY:
1. I thought this would be simple, no big deal. Just quit. Wrong. Wrong! WRONG!!! I'm a strong guy, and accomplished athlete, an All-American. All that shit was simple compared to this.
2. I thought I was doing this for my family. To live longer and be a great example to my sons. Nope. I did this for me. NO ONE else. This is ALL about me. it's MY quit. I worked for it, I owe it to myself, and NO ONE is going to deprive it of me!
3. You CAN'T do it alone. You've got to have a support network not to back you up, but to HOLD you up. The bros on this site are some BADASSES. No way, no how I could have made it this far without them having one foot planted in the quit, and the other foot planted in my ass.
4. The craves SUCK, but that's when you get your ass on this site, in the chat room, or txting some bros!
I don't know much, but I do know that this is one of the most important choices I have ever made in my life....
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Great job. Halfway home now. You got this !!!
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So I went back and read this old thread I did from day 50..... Damn, time sure flies when your having fun. But, I wonder what would have happened if my BS was NOT called out by the old heads?
Probably would have caved. Good to know people you don't really know still care. And once you get to know them, you, in turn care about their quit as well.
Pay the shit forward. Period. Thanks guys for paying it forward to me.
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So I went back and read this old thread I did from day 50..... Damn, time sure flies when your having fun. But, I wonder what would have happened if my BS was NOT called out by the old heads?
Probably would have caved. Good to know people you don't really know still care. And once you get to know them, you, in turn care about their quit as well.
Pay the shit forward. Period. Thanks guys for paying it forward to me.
Well said. Damn proud to be quit with you, brother!
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So I went back and read this old thread I did from day 50..... Damn, time sure flies when your having fun. But, I wonder what would have happened if my BS was NOT called out by the old heads?
Probably would have caved. Good to know people you don't really know still care. And once you get to know them, you, in turn care about their quit as well.Â
Pay the shit forward. Period. Thanks guys for paying it forward to me.
Well said. Damn proud to be quit with you, brother!
Thanks Bean. In in the fog cutters of April. What is your group??
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Bookmarked your HOF speech. Especially liked Ode to 103. Of course, I'll have to come back to finish the whole thing
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So I went back and read this old thread I did from day 50..... Damn, time sure flies when your having fun. But, I wonder what would have happened if my BS was NOT called out by the old heads?
Probably would have caved. Good to know people you don't really know still care. And once you get to know them, you, in turn care about their quit as well.
Pay the shit forward. Period. Thanks guys for paying it forward to me.
Damn right!! I coppied this down,probably come in handy again down the road. Strong. Very strong.
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So I went back and read this old thread I did from day 50..... Damn, time sure flies when your having fun. But, I wonder what would have happened if my BS was NOT called out by the old heads?
Probably would have caved. Good to know people you don't really know still care. And once you get to know them, you, in turn care about their quit as well.Â
Pay the shit forward. Period. Thanks guys for paying it forward to me.
Damn right!! I coppied this down,probably come in handy again down the road. Strong. Very strong.
I always got time to read your stuff bro. One of the reasons I'm still quit right now. Thank you for paying it forward. You're An all American quitter as well. Glad to be quit with you.
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So tomorrow I start my ten day countdown to the second floor. I'll be honest, there is NO way I would have made it this far without my brothers and sisters here on KTC. Yeah, we read that a lot, but it's the truth.
If you stumbled on this and your quit is fairly new, Let me share my two cents for what it's worth.
1. Keep your butt on this site. If you get your feelings hurt, get over it. Someone says something you disagree with? Fine, disagree, but DON'T let it impact your quit. Every DAMN day I post up with 22 different groups with 45 individuals by name. Let me miss a day? Somebody is getting in my ass. I'll get a text, or a PM, but they WILL let me know I was missed.
2. Collect as many contact numbers that you can. One is NEVER enough. It WILL happen that you will need that ONE, and he/she is busy taking a dump or something. I cannot begin to tell you how much it means to get daily txts for CDaniels. That stuff does nothing but strengthen my quit.
3. Get involved. Find something to do with yourself while on the site. I LOVE the WILDCARD groups. I post in them MULTIPLE times a day. Am I addicted to the site? No, but I AM addicted to the level of accountability the site affords me. For me my involvement has been the daily Odes. Hell, there's been well over 100 written so far. Each day has been different, and each day has challenged me to write something to not only encourage myself, but those around me. And THAT has been one hell of an honor.
4. Cruise through chat now and then. See what's going on. Make some new contacts. Be social. You are not in this alone, and the sooner you really let that seep in, the sooner you embrace this dysfunctional family of quitters.
5. Guard your quit at all times. Don't let yourself get caught in situations with dip that you are not ready to face. don't tempt yourself to see if you are bad ass. YOU AIN'T.
6. Live every damn day like it's your last. love your family, your kids, your friends, life's too short and tomorrow is never promised.
SO quit on, and quit strong. I'll catch ya'll on the Third....
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So tomorrow I start my ten day countdown to the second floor. I'll be honest, there is NO way I would have made it this far without my brothers and sisters here on KTC. Yeah, we read that a lot, but it's the truth.
If you stumbled on this and your quit is fairly new, Let me share my two cents for what it's worth.
1. Keep your butt on this site. If you get your feelings hurt, get over it. Someone says something you disagree with? Fine, disagree, but DON'T let it impact your quit. Every DAMN day I post up with 22 different groups with 45 individuals by name. Let me miss a day? Somebody is getting in my ass. I'll get a text, or a PM, but they WILL let me know I was missed.
2. Collect as many contact numbers that you can. One is NEVER enough. It WILL happen that you will need that ONE, and he/she is busy taking a dump or something. I cannot begin to tell you how much it means to get daily txts for CDaniels. That stuff does nothing but strengthen my quit.
3. Get involved. Find something to do with yourself while on the site. I LOVE the WILDCARD groups. I post in them MULTIPLE times a day. Am I addicted to the site? No, but I AM addicted to the level of accountability the site affords me. For me my involvement has been the daily Odes. Hell, there's been well over 100 written so far. Each day has been different, and each day has challenged me to write something to not only encourage myself, but those around me. And THAT has been one hell of an honor.
4. Cruise through chat now and then. See what's going on. Make some new contacts. Be social. You are not in this alone, and the sooner you really let that seep in, the sooner you embrace this dysfunctional family of quitters.
5. Guard your quit at all times. Don't let yourself get caught in situations with dip that you are not ready to face. don't tempt yourself to see if you are bad ass. YOU AIN'T.
6. Live every damn day like it's your last. love your family, your kids, your friends, life's too short and tomorrow is never promised.
SO quit on, and quit strong. I'll catch ya'll on the Third....
Wow Phil. This was intense brother! I almost didn't post as I hate to cover it up! Thank you for your odes I enjoy them, and thank you for the random text like tonight checking on me. You can say what you want about bad asses! We may disagree in this one area, Phil your a damn bad ass period wether you think you are or aren't bro. Glad to be quit with a man like you!
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So tomorrow I start my ten day countdown to the second floor. I'll be honest, there is NO way I would have made it this far without my brothers and sisters here on KTC. Yeah, we read that a lot, but it's the truth.Â
If you stumbled on this and your quit is fairly new, Let me share my two cents for what it's worth.
1. Keep your butt on this site. If you get your feelings hurt, get over it. Someone says something you disagree with? Fine, disagree, but DON'T let it impact your quit. Every DAMN day I post up with 22 different groups with 45 individuals by name. Let me miss a day? Somebody is getting in my ass. I'll get a text, or a PM, but they WILL let me know I was missed.
2. Collect as many contact numbers that you can. One is NEVER enough. It WILL happen that you will need that ONE, and he/she is busy taking a dump or something. I cannot begin to tell you how much it means to get daily txts for CDaniels. That stuff does nothing but strengthen my quit.
3. Get involved. Find something to do with yourself while on the site. I LOVE the WILDCARD groups. I post in them MULTIPLE times a day. Am I addicted to the site? No, but I AM addicted to the level of accountability the site affords me. For me my involvement has been the daily Odes. Hell, there's been well over 100 written so far. Each day has been different, and each day has challenged me to write something to not only encourage myself, but those around me. And THAT has been one hell of an honor.
4. Cruise through chat now and then. See what's going on. Make some new contacts. Be social. You are not in this alone, and the sooner you really let that seep in, the sooner you embrace this dysfunctional family of quitters.
5. Guard your quit at all times. Don't let yourself get caught in situations with dip that you are not ready to face. don't tempt yourself to see if you are bad ass. YOU AIN'T.Â
6. Live every damn day like it's your last. love your family, your kids, your friends, life's too short and tomorrow is never promised.
SO quit on, and quit strong. I'll catch ya'll on the Third....
Wow Phil. This was intense brother! I almost didn't post as I hate to cover it up! Thank you for your odes I enjoy them, and thank you for the random text like tonight checking on me. You can say what you want about bad asses! We may disagree in this one area, Phil your a damn bad ass period wether you think you are or aren't bro. Glad to be quit with a man like you!
You Sir are a Bad-Ass and I enjoy all that you offer on this site. Keep fighting the Good Fight brother. I will be right here with you NAFAR!!!!!
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So tomorrow I start my ten day countdown to the second floor. I'll be honest, there is NO way I would have made it this far without my brothers and sisters here on KTC. Yeah, we read that a lot, but it's the truth.Â
If you stumbled on this and your quit is fairly new, Let me share my two cents for what it's worth.
1. Keep your butt on this site. If you get your feelings hurt, get over it. Someone says something you disagree with? Fine, disagree, but DON'T let it impact your quit. Every DAMN day I post up with 22 different groups with 45 individuals by name. Let me miss a day? Somebody is getting in my ass. I'll get a text, or a PM, but they WILL let me know I was missed.
2. Collect as many contact numbers that you can. One is NEVER enough. It WILL happen that you will need that ONE, and he/she is busy taking a dump or something. I cannot begin to tell you how much it means to get daily txts for CDaniels. That stuff does nothing but strengthen my quit.
3. Get involved. Find something to do with yourself while on the site. I LOVE the WILDCARD groups. I post in them MULTIPLE times a day. Am I addicted to the site? No, but I AM addicted to the level of accountability the site affords me. For me my involvement has been the daily Odes. Hell, there's been well over 100 written so far. Each day has been different, and each day has challenged me to write something to not only encourage myself, but those around me. And THAT has been one hell of an honor.
4. Cruise through chat now and then. See what's going on. Make some new contacts. Be social. You are not in this alone, and the sooner you really let that seep in, the sooner you embrace this dysfunctional family of quitters.
5. Guard your quit at all times. Don't let yourself get caught in situations with dip that you are not ready to face. don't tempt yourself to see if you are bad ass. YOU AIN'T.Â
6. Live every damn day like it's your last. love your family, your kids, your friends, life's too short and tomorrow is never promised.
SO quit on, and quit strong. I'll catch ya'll on the Third....
Wow Phil. This was intense brother! I almost didn't post as I hate to cover it up! Thank you for your odes I enjoy them, and thank you for the random text like tonight checking on me. You can say what you want about bad asses! We may disagree in this one area, Phil your a damn bad ass period wether you think you are or aren't bro. Glad to be quit with a man like you!
You Sir are a Bad-Ass and I enjoy all that you offer on this site. Keep fighting the Good Fight brother. I will be right here with you NAFAR!!!!!
love me some of this quit! --
Keep pushing and pulling others along-
It makes your quit stronger in the process
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So tomorrow I start my ten day countdown to the second floor. I'll be honest, there is NO way I would have made it this far without my brothers and sisters here on KTC. Yeah, we read that a lot, but it's the truth.Â
If you stumbled on this and your quit is fairly new, Let me share my two cents for what it's worth.
1. Keep your butt on this site. If you get your feelings hurt, get over it. Someone says something you disagree with? Fine, disagree, but DON'T let it impact your quit. Every DAMN day I post up with 22 different groups with 45 individuals by name. Let me miss a day? Somebody is getting in my ass. I'll get a text, or a PM, but they WILL let me know I was missed.
2. Collect as many contact numbers that you can. One is NEVER enough. It WILL happen that you will need that ONE, and he/she is busy taking a dump or something. I cannot begin to tell you how much it means to get daily txts for CDaniels. That stuff does nothing but strengthen my quit.
3. Get involved. Find something to do with yourself while on the site. I LOVE the WILDCARD groups. I post in them MULTIPLE times a day. Am I addicted to the site? No, but I AM addicted to the level of accountability the site affords me. For me my involvement has been the daily Odes. Hell, there's been well over 100 written so far. Each day has been different, and each day has challenged me to write something to not only encourage myself, but those around me. And THAT has been one hell of an honor.
4. Cruise through chat now and then. See what's going on. Make some new contacts. Be social. You are not in this alone, and the sooner you really let that seep in, the sooner you embrace this dysfunctional family of quitters.
5. Guard your quit at all times. Don't let yourself get caught in situations with dip that you are not ready to face. don't tempt yourself to see if you are bad ass. YOU AIN'T.Â
6. Live every damn day like it's your last. love your family, your kids, your friends, life's too short and tomorrow is never promised.
SO quit on, and quit strong. I'll catch ya'll on the Third....
Wow Phil. This was intense brother! I almost didn't post as I hate to cover it up! Thank you for your odes I enjoy them, and thank you for the random text like tonight checking on me. You can say what you want about bad asses! We may disagree in this one area, Phil your a damn bad ass period wether you think you are or aren't bro. Glad to be quit with a man like you!
You Sir are a Bad-Ass and I enjoy all that you offer on this site. Keep fighting the Good Fight brother. I will be right here with you NAFAR!!!!!
love me some of this quit! --
Keep pushing and pulling others along-
It makes your quit stronger in the process
Applause
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So tomorrow I start my ten day countdown to the second floor. I'll be honest, there is NO way I would have made it this far without my brothers and sisters here on KTC. Yeah, we read that a lot, but it's the truth.Â
If you stumbled on this and your quit is fairly new, Let me share my two cents for what it's worth.
1. Keep your butt on this site. If you get your feelings hurt, get over it. Someone says something you disagree with? Fine, disagree, but DON'T let it impact your quit. Every DAMN day I post up with 22 different groups with 45 individuals by name. Let me miss a day? Somebody is getting in my ass. I'll get a text, or a PM, but they WILL let me know I was missed.
2. Collect as many contact numbers that you can. One is NEVER enough. It WILL happen that you will need that ONE, and he/she is busy taking a dump or something. I cannot begin to tell you how much it means to get daily txts for CDaniels. That stuff does nothing but strengthen my quit.
3. Get involved. Find something to do with yourself while on the site. I LOVE the WILDCARD groups. I post in them MULTIPLE times a day. Am I addicted to the site? No, but I AM addicted to the level of accountability the site affords me. For me my involvement has been the daily Odes. Hell, there's been well over 100 written so far. Each day has been different, and each day has challenged me to write something to not only encourage myself, but those around me. And THAT has been one hell of an honor.
4. Cruise through chat now and then. See what's going on. Make some new contacts. Be social. You are not in this alone, and the sooner you really let that seep in, the sooner you embrace this dysfunctional family of quitters.
5. Guard your quit at all times. Don't let yourself get caught in situations with dip that you are not ready to face. don't tempt yourself to see if you are bad ass. YOU AIN'T.Â
6. Live every damn day like it's your last. love your family, your kids, your friends, life's too short and tomorrow is never promised.
SO quit on, and quit strong. I'll catch ya'll on the Third....
Wow Phil. This was intense brother! I almost didn't post as I hate to cover it up! Thank you for your odes I enjoy them, and thank you for the random text like tonight checking on me. You can say what you want about bad asses! We may disagree in this one area, Phil your a damn bad ass period wether you think you are or aren't bro. Glad to be quit with a man like you!
You Sir are a Bad-Ass and I enjoy all that you offer on this site. Keep fighting the Good Fight brother. I will be right here with you NAFAR!!!!!
love me some of this quit! --
Keep pushing and pulling others along-
It makes your quit stronger in the process
Applause
Now you all know why this man is known as Dr. Phil. I am proud to be quit with you.
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So tomorrow I start my ten day countdown to the second floor. I'll be honest, there is NO way I would have made it this far without my brothers and sisters here on KTC. Yeah, we read that a lot, but it's the truth.Â
If you stumbled on this and your quit is fairly new, Let me share my two cents for what it's worth.
1. Keep your butt on this site. If you get your feelings hurt, get over it. Someone says something you disagree with? Fine, disagree, but DON'T let it impact your quit. Every DAMN day I post up with 22 different groups with 45 individuals by name. Let me miss a day? Somebody is getting in my ass. I'll get a text, or a PM, but they WILL let me know I was missed.
2. Collect as many contact numbers that you can. One is NEVER enough. It WILL happen that you will need that ONE, and he/she is busy taking a dump or something. I cannot begin to tell you how much it means to get daily txts for CDaniels. That stuff does nothing but strengthen my quit.
3. Get involved. Find something to do with yourself while on the site. I LOVE the WILDCARD groups. I post in them MULTIPLE times a day. Am I addicted to the site? No, but I AM addicted to the level of accountability the site affords me. For me my involvement has been the daily Odes. Hell, there's been well over 100 written so far. Each day has been different, and each day has challenged me to write something to not only encourage myself, but those around me. And THAT has been one hell of an honor.
4. Cruise through chat now and then. See what's going on. Make some new contacts. Be social. You are not in this alone, and the sooner you really let that seep in, the sooner you embrace this dysfunctional family of quitters.
5. Guard your quit at all times. Don't let yourself get caught in situations with dip that you are not ready to face. don't tempt yourself to see if you are bad ass. YOU AIN'T.Â
6. Live every damn day like it's your last. love your family, your kids, your friends, life's too short and tomorrow is never promised.
SO quit on, and quit strong. I'll catch ya'll on the Third....
Wow Phil. This was intense brother! I almost didn't post as I hate to cover it up! Thank you for your odes I enjoy them, and thank you for the random text like tonight checking on me. You can say what you want about bad asses! We may disagree in this one area, Phil your a damn bad ass period wether you think you are or aren't bro. Glad to be quit with a man like you!
You Sir are a Bad-Ass and I enjoy all that you offer on this site. Keep fighting the Good Fight brother. I will be right here with you NAFAR!!!!!
love me some of this quit! --
Keep pushing and pulling others along-
It makes your quit stronger in the process
Applause
Now you all know why this man is known as Dr. Phil. I am proud to be quit with you.
All of your support means the world to me.
This is Who we Are.
"If I can help someone, as I pass along, then my living has NOT been in vain...."
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So tomorrow I start my ten day countdown to the second floor. I'll be honest, there is NO way I would have made it this far without my brothers and sisters here on KTC. Yeah, we read that a lot, but it's the truth.Â
If you stumbled on this and your quit is fairly new, Let me share my two cents for what it's worth.
1. Keep your butt on this site. If you get your feelings hurt, get over it. Someone says something you disagree with? Fine, disagree, but DON'T let it impact your quit. Every DAMN day I post up with 22 different groups with 45 individuals by name. Let me miss a day? Somebody is getting in my ass. I'll get a text, or a PM, but they WILL let me know I was missed.
2. Collect as many contact numbers that you can. One is NEVER enough. It WILL happen that you will need that ONE, and he/she is busy taking a dump or something. I cannot begin to tell you how much it means to get daily txts for CDaniels. That stuff does nothing but strengthen my quit.
3. Get involved. Find something to do with yourself while on the site. I LOVE the WILDCARD groups. I post in them MULTIPLE times a day. Am I addicted to the site? No, but I AM addicted to the level of accountability the site affords me. For me my involvement has been the daily Odes. Hell, there's been well over 100 written so far. Each day has been different, and each day has challenged me to write something to not only encourage myself, but those around me. And THAT has been one hell of an honor.
4. Cruise through chat now and then. See what's going on. Make some new contacts. Be social. You are not in this alone, and the sooner you really let that seep in, the sooner you embrace this dysfunctional family of quitters.
5. Guard your quit at all times. Don't let yourself get caught in situations with dip that you are not ready to face. don't tempt yourself to see if you are bad ass. YOU AIN'T.Â
6. Live every damn day like it's your last. love your family, your kids, your friends, life's too short and tomorrow is never promised.
SO quit on, and quit strong. I'll catch ya'll on the Third....
Wow Phil. This was intense brother! I almost didn't post as I hate to cover it up! Thank you for your odes I enjoy them, and thank you for the random text like tonight checking on me. You can say what you want about bad asses! We may disagree in this one area, Phil your a damn bad ass period wether you think you are or aren't bro. Glad to be quit with a man like you!
You Sir are a Bad-Ass and I enjoy all that you offer on this site. Keep fighting the Good Fight brother. I will be right here with you NAFAR!!!!!
love me some of this quit! --
Keep pushing and pulling others along-
It makes your quit stronger in the process
Applause
Now you all know why this man is known as Dr. Phil. I am proud to be quit with you.
All of your support means the world to me.
This is Who we Are.
"If I can help someone, as I pass along, then my living has NOT been in vain...."
'40' :wood
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'chief' 'hit it'
We need more then 2 members in the group! I am glad you have stepped up and chosen to be the leader of the group as your experience is profound. You are a true inspiration.! It has to be hard to admit to loving animals.... Especially being black! That's a combo that doesn't even make sense to me yet. But I will still follow your example in our quit! Damn glad we get Saturday nights as a cheat night!
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'chief' 'hit it'
We need more then 2 members in the group! I am glad you have stepped up and chosen to be the leader of the group as your experience is profound. You are a true inspiration.! It has to be hard to admit to loving animals.... Especially being black! That's a combo that doesn't even make sense to me yet. But I will still follow your example in our quit! Damn glad we get Saturday nights as a cheat night!
I have requested MANY times that a Critter Lover's Quit group be started. There are MANY on this thread alone that I know for a FACT are down with it and should be quit. Take Spartaron for example. I mean he lives in San Francisco.....Need I say more? And Jaynellie? FREAK..... Although, I am not sure is sea life is exempt or not. I would need to ask Timeless about that one.
As for Saturday being a cheat day. Yes it is scheduled, but I am warning you, these rule apply:
1. The critter MUST be less than 100 pounds.
2. Pets (as usual) are NOT allowed.
3. If you put it in, you MUST take it out.
And to think, I was actually going to post something VERY serious about tomorrow being my second floor date. Damn you Jake, Damn you to hell.....
But damn proud to quit the dip AND the Critter lovin with you.....
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'chief'Â 'hit it'
We need more then 2 members in the group! I am glad you have stepped up and chosen to be the leader of the group as your experience is profound. You are a true inspiration.! It has to be hard to admit to loving animals.... Especially being black! That's a combo that doesn't even make sense to me yet. But I will still follow your example in our quit! Damn glad we get Saturday nights as a cheat night!
I have requested MANY times that a Critter Lover's Quit group be started. There are MANY on this thread alone that I know for a FACT are down with it and should be quit. Take Spartaron for example. I mean he lives in San Francisco.....Need I say more? And Jaynellie? FREAK..... Although, I am not sure is sea life is exempt or not. I would need to ask Timeless about that one.
As for Saturday being a cheat day. Yes it is scheduled, but I am warning you, these rule apply:
1. The critter MUST be less than 100 pounds.
2. Pets (as usual) are NOT allowed.
3. If you put it in, you MUST take it out.
And to think, I was actually going to post something VERY serious about tomorrow being my second floor date. Damn you Jake, Damn you to hell.....
But damn proud to quit the dip AND the Critter lovin with you.....
I will ask some of the admins to start the thread. I'm sure we will be able to form the official group without any judgement. Looking forward to Saturday. I've gotta starve the goat out back before Saturday so she gets under the 100 lb limit. It's gonna be a close one. May have to break that rule and post a new day one as a caver!
Hitting 2nd floor tomorrow is bad ass! You I am sure will have something good to say to commemorate it! Glad to be quit today with you.
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'chief'Â 'hit it'
We need more then 2 members in the group! I am glad you have stepped up and chosen to be the leader of the group as your experience is profound. You are a true inspiration.! It has to be hard to admit to loving animals.... Especially being black! That's a combo that doesn't even make sense to me yet. But I will still follow your example in our quit! Damn glad we get Saturday nights as a cheat night!
I have requested MANY times that a Critter Lover's Quit group be started. There are MANY on this thread alone that I know for a FACT are down with it and should be quit. Take Spartaron for example. I mean he lives in San Francisco.....Need I say more? And Jaynellie? FREAK..... Although, I am not sure is sea life is exempt or not. I would need to ask Timeless about that one.
As for Saturday being a cheat day. Yes it is scheduled, but I am warning you, these rule apply:
1. The critter MUST be less than 100 pounds.
2. Pets (as usual) are NOT allowed.
3. If you put it in, you MUST take it out.
And to think, I was actually going to post something VERY serious about tomorrow being my second floor date. Damn you Jake, Damn you to hell.....
But damn proud to quit the dip AND the Critter lovin with you.....
I will ask some of the admins to start the thread. I'm sure we will be able to form the official group without any judgement. Looking forward to Saturday. I've gotta starve the goat out back before Saturday so she gets under the 100 lb limit. It's gonna be a close one. May have to break that rule and post a new day one as a caver!
Hitting 2nd floor tomorrow is bad ass! You I am sure will have something good to say to commemorate it! Glad to be quit today with you.
I can get someone on to take my cats. And I do not live in San Fran. I am not that ghey. Is there any money to be made on cat fighting ??
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'chief'Â 'hit it'
We need more then 2 members in the group! I am glad you have stepped up and chosen to be the leader of the group as your experience is profound. You are a true inspiration.! It has to be hard to admit to loving animals.... Especially being black! That's a combo that doesn't even make sense to me yet. But I will still follow your example in our quit! Damn glad we get Saturday nights as a cheat night!
I have requested MANY times that a Critter Lover's Quit group be started. There are MANY on this thread alone that I know for a FACT are down with it and should be quit. Take Spartaron for example. I mean he lives in San Francisco.....Need I say more? And Jaynellie? FREAK..... Although, I am not sure is sea life is exempt or not. I would need to ask Timeless about that one.
As for Saturday being a cheat day. Yes it is scheduled, but I am warning you, these rule apply:
1. The critter MUST be less than 100 pounds.
2. Pets (as usual) are NOT allowed.
3. If you put it in, you MUST take it out.
And to think, I was actually going to post something VERY serious about tomorrow being my second floor date. Damn you Jake, Damn you to hell.....
But damn proud to quit the dip AND the Critter lovin with you.....
I will ask some of the admins to start the thread. I'm sure we will be able to form the official group without any judgement. Looking forward to Saturday. I've gotta starve the goat out back before Saturday so she gets under the 100 lb limit. It's gonna be a close one. May have to break that rule and post a new day one as a caver!
Hitting 2nd floor tomorrow is bad ass! You I am sure will have something good to say to commemorate it! Glad to be quit today with you.
I can get someone on to take my cats. And I do not live in San Fran. I am not that ghey. Is there any money to be made on cat fighting ??
That, my dear Ron, would depend on the Cats. Are they Tabby? Hairless? Manx? I'm sure if they were Manx then we would be in business.....
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'chief'Â 'hit it'
We need more then 2 members in the group! I am glad you have stepped up and chosen to be the leader of the group as your experience is profound. You are a true inspiration.! It has to be hard to admit to loving animals.... Especially being black! That's a combo that doesn't even make sense to me yet. But I will still follow your example in our quit! Damn glad we get Saturday nights as a cheat night!
I have requested MANY times that a Critter Lover's Quit group be started. There are MANY on this thread alone that I know for a FACT are down with it and should be quit. Take Spartaron for example. I mean he lives in San Francisco.....Need I say more? And Jaynellie? FREAK..... Although, I am not sure is sea life is exempt or not. I would need to ask Timeless about that one.
As for Saturday being a cheat day. Yes it is scheduled, but I am warning you, these rule apply:
1. The critter MUST be less than 100 pounds.
2. Pets (as usual) are NOT allowed.
3. If you put it in, you MUST take it out.
And to think, I was actually going to post something VERY serious about tomorrow being my second floor date. Damn you Jake, Damn you to hell.....
But damn proud to quit the dip AND the Critter lovin with you.....
I will ask some of the admins to start the thread. I'm sure we will be able to form the official group without any judgement. Looking forward to Saturday. I've gotta starve the goat out back before Saturday so she gets under the 100 lb limit. It's gonna be a close one. May have to break that rule and post a new day one as a caver!
Hitting 2nd floor tomorrow is bad ass! You I am sure will have something good to say to commemorate it! Glad to be quit today with you.
I can get someone on to take my cats. And I do not live in San Fran. I am not that ghey. Is there any money to be made on cat fighting ??
That, my dear Ron, would depend on the Cats. Are they Tabby? Hairless? Manx? I'm sure if they were Manx then we would be in business.....
stop or you all will get cat scratch fever!!!!!!
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'chief'Â 'hit it'
We need more then 2 members in the group! I am glad you have stepped up and chosen to be the leader of the group as your experience is profound. You are a true inspiration.! It has to be hard to admit to loving animals.... Especially being black! That's a combo that doesn't even make sense to me yet. But I will still follow your example in our quit! Damn glad we get Saturday nights as a cheat night!
I have requested MANY times that a Critter Lover's Quit group be started. There are MANY on this thread alone that I know for a FACT are down with it and should be quit. Take Spartaron for example. I mean he lives in San Francisco.....Need I say more? And Jaynellie? FREAK..... Although, I am not sure is sea life is exempt or not. I would need to ask Timeless about that one.
As for Saturday being a cheat day. Yes it is scheduled, but I am warning you, these rule apply:
1. The critter MUST be less than 100 pounds.
2. Pets (as usual) are NOT allowed.
3. If you put it in, you MUST take it out.
And to think, I was actually going to post something VERY serious about tomorrow being my second floor date. Damn you Jake, Damn you to hell.....
But damn proud to quit the dip AND the Critter lovin with you.....
I will ask some of the admins to start the thread. I'm sure we will be able to form the official group without any judgement. Looking forward to Saturday. I've gotta starve the goat out back before Saturday so she gets under the 100 lb limit. It's gonna be a close one. May have to break that rule and post a new day one as a caver!
Hitting 2nd floor tomorrow is bad ass! You I am sure will have something good to say to commemorate it! Glad to be quit today with you.
I can get someone on to take my cats. And I do not live in San Fran. I am not that ghey. Is there any money to be made on cat fighting ??
That, my dear Ron, would depend on the Cats. Are they Tabby? Hairless? Manx? I'm sure if they were Manx then we would be in business.....
stop or you all will get cat scratch fever!!!!!!
That's IT. YOU Mr. Daniels are BANNED from my intro page. Keep your crazy on your own page. I got enough crap here, dealing with Jake and now Ron. Why would you want to come and start bothering it on the eve of an incredible night for me? Huh? Geez. 'Finger'
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'chief'Â 'hit it'
We need more then 2 members in the group! I am glad you have stepped up and chosen to be the leader of the group as your experience is profound. You are a true inspiration.! It has to be hard to admit to loving animals.... Especially being black! That's a combo that doesn't even make sense to me yet. But I will still follow your example in our quit! Damn glad we get Saturday nights as a cheat night!
I have requested MANY times that a Critter Lover's Quit group be started. There are MANY on this thread alone that I know for a FACT are down with it and should be quit. Take Spartaron for example. I mean he lives in San Francisco.....Need I say more? And Jaynellie? FREAK..... Although, I am not sure is sea life is exempt or not. I would need to ask Timeless about that one.
As for Saturday being a cheat day. Yes it is scheduled, but I am warning you, these rule apply:
1. The critter MUST be less than 100 pounds.
2. Pets (as usual) are NOT allowed.
3. If you put it in, you MUST take it out.
And to think, I was actually going to post something VERY serious about tomorrow being my second floor date. Damn you Jake, Damn you to hell.....
But damn proud to quit the dip AND the Critter lovin with you.....
I will ask some of the admins to start the thread. I'm sure we will be able to form the official group without any judgement. Looking forward to Saturday. I've gotta starve the goat out back before Saturday so she gets under the 100 lb limit. It's gonna be a close one. May have to break that rule and post a new day one as a caver!
Hitting 2nd floor tomorrow is bad ass! You I am sure will have something good to say to commemorate it! Glad to be quit today with you.
I can get someone on to take my cats. And I do not live in San Fran. I am not that ghey. Is there any money to be made on cat fighting ??
That, my dear Ron, would depend on the Cats. Are they Tabby? Hairless? Manx? I'm sure if they were Manx then we would be in business.....
stop or you all will get cat scratch fever!!!!!!
That's IT. YOU Mr. Daniels are BANNED from my intro page. Keep your crazy on your own page. I got enough crap here, dealing with Jake and now Ron. Why would you want to come and start bothering it on the eve of an incredible night for me? Huh? Geez. 'Finger'
Well I am just looking out for you well being. because I know how bad cat scratch fever hurts.
.... it requires lots of shots..... man try to send some Love....
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So, it's here. The next mile stone.
Tomorrow I will hit day 200. Most have heard it before, but let me say it again: I NEVER thought I would make it this far. But then I asked myself, I wonder if any of these folks felt (or feel) the same way?
Blocko
elautz
gneeson88
hokiehi
Its_Got2Happen
Kevin SLC
Sage
KCcheif
You see, all these folks are joining me on the second floor tomorrow. Better yet, I am joining them. There are eight others aside from me that are crossing this threshold. And we are doing it TOGETHER. And THAT is the beauty of this site. Granted, we are all responsible for our own quits. But those listed above, we realized that we CANNOT make it alone. And I pray that we continue this journey together day by day.
But I have another list:
Irishseabee
Michael0629
SleeperCell
mikeremington1903
Cole184
DanonFire
aglos
Magriff
boomtho
scott5914
RMC111
Beretta38
DeathOfALipper
Thirteen. Thirteen. Thirteen........ These names represent those who should be going to the second floor with us tomorrow. But they are not. Why? I don't know. They stopped posting. They vanished. They chose to do it on their own. They figured out a better way. Take you pick. Any one of those answers could fit. But so could this one...... I CAVED. Those two words, I have found in the last two hundred days are words that make me cringe. Literally. I fear for those who have had to use them. For their health. For their life. For their families. I hope none of those thirteen names are a part of those two words. But I think we all know better..... Don't we?
I can't wait for 12:00 AM.
I can't wait to change my signature line to include my second floor date.
I can't wait to post "iizphilister - 200".
I can't wait to include my name with those signed up for hitting 300.
I can't wait for sportsfan to shout me out on Facebook.
I can't wait to post up with those seven other men and one lady that we made it together.
But there is one other thing I can't wait for the most........
I can't wait for Saturday. That's means I'll be posting 201...... And that means, that I made it through 200, STILL QUIT.
And THAT is really all that matters. That I quit each and every single damn day. One day, one hour, one minute, one second at time. That is how we measure our success.....
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So, it's here. The next mile stone.
Tomorrow I will hit day 200. Most have heard it before, but let me say it again: I NEVER thought I would make it this far. But then I asked myself, I wonder if any of these folks felt (or feel) the same way?
Blocko
elautz
gneeson88
hokiehi
Its_Got2Happen
Kevin SLC
Sage
KCcheif
You see, all these folks are joining me on the second floor tomorrow. Better yet, I am joining them. There are eight others aside from me that are crossing this threshold. And we are doing it TOGETHER. And THAT is the beauty of this site. Granted, we are all responsible for our own quits. But those listed above, we realized that we CANNOT make it alone. And I pray that we continue this journey together day by day.
But I have another list:
Irishseabee
Michael0629
SleeperCell
mikeremington1903
Cole184
DanonFire
aglos
Magriff
boomtho
scott5914
RMC111
Beretta38
DeathOfALipper
Thirteen. Thirteen. Thirteen........ These names represent those who should be going to the second floor with us tomorrow. But they are not. Why? I don't know. They stopped posting. They vanished. They chose to do it on their own. They figured out a better way. Take you pick. Any one of those answers could fit. But so could this one...... I CAVED. Those two words, I have found in the last two hundred days are words that make me cringe. Literally. I fear for those who have had to use them. For their health. For their life. For their families. I hope none of those thirteen names are a part of those two words. But I think we all know better..... Don't we?
I can't wait for 12:00 AM.
I can't wait to change my signature line to include my second floor date.
I can't wait to post "iizphilister - 200".
I can't wait to include my name with those signed up for hitting 300.
I can't wait for sportsfan to shout me out on Facebook.
I can't wait to post up with those seven other men and one lady that we made it together.
But there is one other thing I can't wait for the most........
I can't wait for Saturday. That's means I'll be posting 201...... And that means, that I made it through 200, STILL QUIT.
And THAT is really all that matters. That I quit each and every single damn day. One day, one hour, one minute, one second at time. That is how we measure our success.....
+1 with the April Crew
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Nice 5000 posts!!
Early congrats on 200!!!!!
Welcome to the club.
NICK
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Nice 5000 posts!!
Early congrats on 200!!!!!
Welcome to the club.
NICK
Thanks Nick!!! Now lets work to 300.
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Nice 5000 posts!!
Early congrats on 200!!!!!
Welcome to the club.
NICK
Thanks Nick!!! Now lets work to 300.
300 and Beyond!!!!!!!!
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Nice 5000 posts!!
Early congrats on 200!!!!!
Welcome to the club.
NICK
Thanks Nick!!! Now lets work to 300.
300 and Beyond!!!!!!!!
Great job iizphilister. Proud of you bro.
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Nice 5000 posts!!
Early congrats on 200!!!!!
Welcome to the club.
NICK
Thanks Nick!!! Now lets work to 300.
300 and Beyond!!!!!!!!
Great job iizphilister. Proud of you bro.
Nicely done.
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Nice 5000 posts!!
Early congrats on 200!!!!!
Welcome to the club.
NICK
Thanks Nick!!! Now lets work to 300.
300 and Beyond!!!!!!!!
Great job iizphilister. Proud of you bro.
Nicely done.
toasting a beverage to the quit - setyour sights on the next mile marker is the way to go one day at a time but every damn day
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NICE 200!
AG
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NICE 200!
AG
X2!!!! you've earned it!!!
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NICE 200!
AG
X2!!!! you've earned it!!!
2nd floor, way to go Phil.
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NICE 200!
AG
X2!!!! you've earned it!!!
2nd floor, way to go Phil.
This is for you 'sos' , wear googles.... congrats on 200
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NICE 200!
AG
X2!!!! you've earned it!!!
2nd floor, way to go Phil.
This is for you 'sos' , wear googles.... congrats on 200
I always wear Goggles. you know that.....
Thanks guys. Loving this journey!!
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NICE 200!
AG
X2!!!! you've earned it!!!
2nd floor, way to go Phil.
This is for you 'sos' , wear googles.... congrats on 200
I always wear Goggles. you know that.....
Thanks guys. Loving this journey!!
Tip of the cap on 200.
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Well, here I am. I never thought I would have an addiction. I watched my old man go through alcoholism, siblings go through drugs, but that shit would never happen to me. I was the jock, the all-american wrestler, great body, life of the party, that was me. ...and I dipped. Started when I was about 10 years old (40 now). It was during butchering season at the family farm. My old man was getting onto me because i was not moving fast enough. He throws me his can of snuff, tells me to stick this in my mouth, it will help me move faster.....
Dip has been many things to me over the years. During wrestling season in high school and college, it was my weight loss tool. I knew as long as I had a dip in, I was not going to eat, so I knew I was gonna make weight. As I grew older, it just became a vice for everything. Day not going good? Have a dip! Fighting with the wife? Have a dip! My employees getting on my nerves? Have a dip. Everything became cause to have a dip. So I did.
Last year, I had a "life perspective" moment. I was weighing 330 pounds, couldn't catch my breath, couldn't walk a flight of stairs, couldn't even play with my sons. I was dying.....and I was still dipping. My dip had become my crutch for everything. No one ever saw me without a dip in. All day at my office, I dipped, when I got home, I dipped, first thing in the morning, last thing at night. I was going through a couple cans of cope a day, easy. The worst was knowing my 7 year old was stealing my cans when he found them and dumping them in the trash. I knew it had become a serious problem when I went off on him because I couldn't find my can. He just looked at me and said, "daddy, you've worked so hard getting back in shape, this is hurting you....". And THAT really messed me up. I had busted my ass loosing 140 pounds in a year. I had become a competitive athlete again. But most important, I had become my sons' hero. I had to quit the shit.
So I did. Took my last dip on 12/31/12 @ 11:52 pm. I spit that shit out at 11:59:32 and I ain't going back. People have asked me what is harder? Losing 140 pounds in a year or quitting dip. Hell, that's an easy answer. Quitting the dip is by far worse. I can supplement foods and beverages all day long. I can adjust my consumption of calories. I can workout more at Crossfit. But I CAN'T just take a small pinch here or there. No, that would be cheating. And that would be a dis-service to all those who have supported me in this quit so far.Â
So, that's my intro 20 days into this quit. I'm like everyone else, I take it a day at a time. No more, no less. Each day is a blessing to call myself nic clean. And that's the way I choose to be.
IZ.....as amazing as this into is....and its amazing.....not sure I believe the conviction....i am always suspect of the super inspirational intros....as most of them fail....
but, hey, i quit with you dude....nonetheless.....don't let yourself down
IZ.....The next 100 days will be the biggest battle of your life and it all comes down to this. Inch by inch, day by day...until you're finished. With 100 days left, you are in hell right now. Believe me. And you can stay here and get the crap kicked out of you or you can embrace the suck and fight your way back into the light. You can climb out of hell. One day at a time. One inch at a time.
Now KTC can't do it for you.
I look around and I see these seasoned quitters and I think...I think that quitting is just a game of inches.
Because when you quit, the margin for error is so small. I mean...not enough fake stuff and you don't make it. A few missed posts and you don't quite get there. The inches we need are everywhere around you. They are in every break of your quit, every day, every minute, every second.
At KTC, we fight for that inch. Because we know when we add up all those inches that's going to make the difference between WINNING and LOSING, between QUITTING and CAVING.
I'll tell you this Heat...in any quit, it is the person who is willing to do whatever it takes who is going to win that inch. And I know if you are going to make it, it is because, you are still willing to fight for that inch because that is what QUITTING is.
Now KTC can't make you do it.
You gotta connect with the seasoned quitters here at KTC. Connect with them and exchange numbers.
Now I think you are going to connect with a quitter who will go that inch with you. You are going to connect with a quitter who will fight, post roll and quit with you every single day because they know when it comes down to it, you are gonna do the same thing for them.
That's a team, IZ, and either we STAY QUIT, as a team...or you CAVE, as an individual.
That's quitting, IZ.
That's all it is.
Now, what are you going to do?
Wow, this was a while ago. Hey Cleanfuel, thanks for the words of advice.
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Phil - just droppin a how do you do :)
Later
flynnie
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Tomorrow Marks 300 days. Wow. Really not much else to say besides that......
Bullshit, there is A LOT to say:
I don't know about the rest of you, and I can only speak for myself, but I have NEVER, EVER, EVER, failed at anything I put my mind to. I'm not special, I'm not bragging, I'm just stating a fact. When I decided to quit, that was it. PERIOD, end of discussion. Hell yeah, I got craves, I still get 'em, but I made a vow to myself that I would not go back to using ever again.
What differs from this quit and all the other feeble attempts I have made? This site! This, right here, is and was the difference. I realized that if I was going to do this, and do it right, it would not and COULD not be done alone. I needed the community support of as many people as I could find if I was going to have success. And I have success, and I will continue to have success. Why? Because I said so, that's why!
Thirty years. THIRTY YEARS I was using that crap. Then I stopped. That's it. No nic gum. No fake. No nic of any kind. All my choice. Each one of us on this site has made the choice to quit using. What makes us all different is the level of commitment we have to that quit.
What will you endure to stay quit?
What pain are you willing to bear to stay quit?
What sacrifices will you make to stay quit?
What lifestyle changes will you make to stay quit?
What people might you move out of your life to stay quit?
See, only you know the answers to those questions, and they will differ for us all. But if you are gonna get serious about your quit, then you need to seriously consider your answers.
I WILL NOT be a retread. You won't see me posting day 1 EVER again, (except for in the fast food group. Then you'll see it multiple times.....). I have never failed anything I have put my mind to. And I mean ANYTHING.
For my 300, I will spend it like I have the previous 299 days. I will wake up. Post roll. Pray that my EGO not get in the way for the day, and LIVE MY LIFE AS A QUITTER. Remember QUIT is an action word. It's something you do. Not just something you say........
Here endeth the lesson.....
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Tomorrow Marks 300 days. Wow. Really not much else to say besides that......
Bullshit, there is A LOT to say:
I don't know about the rest of you, and I can only speak for myself, but I have NEVER, EVER, EVER, failed at anything I put my mind to. I'm not special, I'm not bragging, I'm just stating a fact. When I decided to quit, that was it. PERIOD, end of discussion. Hell yeah, I got craves, I still get 'em, but I made a vow to myself that I would not go back to using ever again.
What differs from this quit and all the other feeble attempts I have made? This site! This, right here, is and was the difference. I realized that if I was going to do this, and do it right, it would not and COULD not be done alone. I needed the community support of as many people as I could find if I was going to have success. And I have success, and I will continue to have success. Why? Because I said so, that's why!
Thirty years. THIRTY YEARS I was using that crap. Then I stopped. That's it. No nic gum. No fake. No nic of any kind. All my choice. Each one of us on this site has made the choice to quit using. What makes us all different is the level of commitment we have to that quit.
What will you endure to stay quit?
What pain are you willing to bear to stay quit?
What sacrifices will you make to stay quit?
What lifestyle changes will you make to stay quit?
What people might you move out of your life to stay quit?
See, only you know the answers to those questions, and they will differ for us all. But if you are gonna get serious about your quit, then you need to seriously consider your answers.
I WILL NOT be a retread. You won't see me posting day 1 EVER again, (except for in the fast food group. Then you'll see it multiple times.....). I have never failed anything I have put my mind to. And I mean ANYTHING.
For my 300, I will spend it like I have the previous 299 days. I will wake up. Post roll. Pray that my EGO not get in the way for the day, and LIVE MY LIFE AS A QUITTER. Remember QUIT is an action word. It's something you do. Not just something you say........
Here endeth the lesson.....
Very well said my man! And congrats! Those questions are important to answer at any stage of our quit! We can not lose sight of why we are here and what we are doing!
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Tomorrow Marks 300 days. Wow. Really not much else to say besides that......
Bullshit, there is A LOT to say:
I don't know about the rest of you, and I can only speak for myself, but I have NEVER, EVER, EVER, failed at anything I put my mind to. I'm not special, I'm not bragging, I'm just stating a fact. When I decided to quit, that was it. PERIOD, end of discussion. Hell yeah, I got craves, I still get 'em, but I made a vow to myself that I would not go back to using ever again.Â
What differs from this quit and all the other feeble attempts I have made? This site! This, right here, is and was the difference. I realized that if I was going to do this, and do it right, it would not and COULD not be done alone. I needed the community support of as many people as I could find if I was going to have success. And I have success, and I will continue to have success. Why? Because I said so, that's why!
Thirty years. THIRTY YEARS I was using that crap. Then I stopped. That's it. No nic gum. No fake. No nic of any kind. All my choice. Each one of us on this site has made the choice to quit using. What makes us all different is the level of commitment we have to that quit.Â
What will you endure to stay quit?Â
What pain are you willing to bear to stay quit?Â
What sacrifices will you make to stay quit?
What lifestyle changes will you make to stay quit?
What people might you move out of your life to stay quit?
See, only you know the answers to those questions, and they will differ for us all. But if you are gonna get serious about your quit, then you need to seriously consider your answers.Â
I WILL NOT be a retread. You won't see me posting day 1 EVER again, (except for in the fast food group. Then you'll see it multiple times.....). I have never failed anything I have put my mind to. And I mean ANYTHING.Â
For my 300, I will spend it like I have the previous 299 days. I will wake up. Post roll. Pray that my EGO not get in the way for the day, and LIVE MY LIFE AS A QUITTER. Remember QUIT is an action word. It's something you do. Not just something you say........
Here endeth the lesson.....
Phil, early congrats on your 300 hundo. I love your post here, I can't help but feel the same way. I know that we must tackle this thing one day at a time, but I really believe to truly embrace your quit at some point you must at least accept that you will never dip again.
I love your questions, they gave me reflection as I take the first steps in what I see as a lifelong quit journey. I thank you for your odes, they always seem to give me a chuckle when I need it. Thanks for being quit today!
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Tomorrow Marks 300 days. Wow. Really not much else to say besides that......
Bullshit, there is A LOT to say:
I don't know about the rest of you, and I can only speak for myself, but I have NEVER, EVER, EVER, failed at anything I put my mind to. I'm not special, I'm not bragging, I'm just stating a fact. When I decided to quit, that was it. PERIOD, end of discussion. Hell yeah, I got craves, I still get 'em, but I made a vow to myself that I would not go back to using ever again.Â
What differs from this quit and all the other feeble attempts I have made? This site! This, right here, is and was the difference. I realized that if I was going to do this, and do it right, it would not and COULD not be done alone. I needed the community support of as many people as I could find if I was going to have success. And I have success, and I will continue to have success. Why? Because I said so, that's why!
Thirty years. THIRTY YEARS I was using that crap. Then I stopped. That's it. No nic gum. No fake. No nic of any kind. All my choice. Each one of us on this site has made the choice to quit using. What makes us all different is the level of commitment we have to that quit.Â
What will you endure to stay quit?Â
What pain are you willing to bear to stay quit?Â
What sacrifices will you make to stay quit?
What lifestyle changes will you make to stay quit?
What people might you move out of your life to stay quit?
See, only you know the answers to those questions, and they will differ for us all. But if you are gonna get serious about your quit, then you need to seriously consider your answers.Â
I WILL NOT be a retread. You won't see me posting day 1 EVER again, (except for in the fast food group. Then you'll see it multiple times.....). I have never failed anything I have put my mind to. And I mean ANYTHING.Â
For my 300, I will spend it like I have the previous 299 days. I will wake up. Post roll. Pray that my EGO not get in the way for the day, and LIVE MY LIFE AS A QUITTER. Remember QUIT is an action word. It's something you do. Not just something you say........
Here endeth the lesson.....
Phil, early congrats on your 300 hundo. I love your post here, I can't help but feel the same way. I know that we must tackle this thing one day at a time, but I really believe to truly embrace your quit at some point you must at least accept that you will never dip again.
I love your questions, they gave me reflection as I take the first steps in what I see as a lifelong quit journey. I thank you for your odes, they always seem to give me a chuckle when I need it. Thanks for being quit today!
Brother, this is WHO we are. Some of us take it more seriously than others. But I choose life and damn proud to make that choice with you!
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Tomorrow Marks 300 days. Wow. Really not much else to say besides that......
Bullshit, there is A LOT to say:
I don't know about the rest of you, and I can only speak for myself, but I have NEVER, EVER, EVER, failed at anything I put my mind to. I'm not special, I'm not bragging, I'm just stating a fact. When I decided to quit, that was it. PERIOD, end of discussion. Hell yeah, I got craves, I still get 'em, but I made a vow to myself that I would not go back to using ever again.Â
What differs from this quit and all the other feeble attempts I have made? This site! This, right here, is and was the difference. I realized that if I was going to do this, and do it right, it would not and COULD not be done alone. I needed the community support of as many people as I could find if I was going to have success. And I have success, and I will continue to have success. Why? Because I said so, that's why!
Thirty years. THIRTY YEARS I was using that crap. Then I stopped. That's it. No nic gum. No fake. No nic of any kind. All my choice. Each one of us on this site has made the choice to quit using. What makes us all different is the level of commitment we have to that quit.Â
What will you endure to stay quit?Â
What pain are you willing to bear to stay quit?Â
What sacrifices will you make to stay quit?
What lifestyle changes will you make to stay quit?
What people might you move out of your life to stay quit?
See, only you know the answers to those questions, and they will differ for us all. But if you are gonna get serious about your quit, then you need to seriously consider your answers.Â
I WILL NOT be a retread. You won't see me posting day 1 EVER again, (except for in the fast food group. Then you'll see it multiple times.....). I have never failed anything I have put my mind to. And I mean ANYTHING.Â
For my 300, I will spend it like I have the previous 299 days. I will wake up. Post roll. Pray that my EGO not get in the way for the day, and LIVE MY LIFE AS A QUITTER. Remember QUIT is an action word. It's something you do. Not just something you say........
Here endeth the lesson.....
Phil, early congrats on your 300 hundo. I love your post here, I can't help but feel the same way. I know that we must tackle this thing one day at a time, but I really believe to truly embrace your quit at some point you must at least accept that you will never dip again.
I love your questions, they gave me reflection as I take the first steps in what I see as a lifelong quit journey. I thank you for your odes, they always seem to give me a chuckle when I need it. Thanks for being quit today!
Brother, this is WHO we are. Some of us take it more seriously than others. But I choose life and damn proud to make that choice with you!
Congrats on reaching the third floor. Like Frazz told me when he got his comma, it can all be destroyed by a stop at a gas station $5 and a horrible decision. Your one of the guys that knows this and thus continues ODAAT. I am following your footsteps bro. I proudly quit with you today.
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Tomorrow Marks 300 days. Wow. Really not much else to say besides that......
Bullshit, there is A LOT to say:
I don't know about the rest of you, and I can only speak for myself, but I have NEVER, EVER, EVER, failed at anything I put my mind to. I'm not special, I'm not bragging, I'm just stating a fact. When I decided to quit, that was it. PERIOD, end of discussion. Hell yeah, I got craves, I still get 'em, but I made a vow to myself that I would not go back to using ever again.Â
What differs from this quit and all the other feeble attempts I have made? This site! This, right here, is and was the difference. I realized that if I was going to do this, and do it right, it would not and COULD not be done alone. I needed the community support of as many people as I could find if I was going to have success. And I have success, and I will continue to have success. Why? Because I said so, that's why!
Thirty years. THIRTY YEARS I was using that crap. Then I stopped. That's it. No nic gum. No fake. No nic of any kind. All my choice. Each one of us on this site has made the choice to quit using. What makes us all different is the level of commitment we have to that quit.Â
What will you endure to stay quit?Â
What pain are you willing to bear to stay quit?Â
What sacrifices will you make to stay quit?
What lifestyle changes will you make to stay quit?
What people might you move out of your life to stay quit?
See, only you know the answers to those questions, and they will differ for us all. But if you are gonna get serious about your quit, then you need to seriously consider your answers.Â
I WILL NOT be a retread. You won't see me posting day 1 EVER again, (except for in the fast food group. Then you'll see it multiple times.....). I have never failed anything I have put my mind to. And I mean ANYTHING.Â
For my 300, I will spend it like I have the previous 299 days. I will wake up. Post roll. Pray that my EGO not get in the way for the day, and LIVE MY LIFE AS A QUITTER. Remember QUIT is an action word. It's something you do. Not just something you say........
Here endeth the lesson.....
Phil, early congrats on your 300 hundo. I love your post here, I can't help but feel the same way. I know that we must tackle this thing one day at a time, but I really believe to truly embrace your quit at some point you must at least accept that you will never dip again.
I love your questions, they gave me reflection as I take the first steps in what I see as a lifelong quit journey. I thank you for your odes, they always seem to give me a chuckle when I need it. Thanks for being quit today!
Brother, this is WHO we are. Some of us take it more seriously than others. But I choose life and damn proud to make that choice with you!
Congrats on reaching the third floor. Like Frazz told me when he got his comma, it can all be destroyed by a stop at a gas station $5 and a horrible decision. Your one of the guys that knows this and thus continues ODAAT. I am following your footsteps bro. I proudly quit with you today.
Well said and congratulations on the 3rd floor! I smell an Ode to something coming...
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Tomorrow Marks 300 days. Wow. Really not much else to say besides that......
Bullshit, there is A LOT to say:
I don't know about the rest of you, and I can only speak for myself, but I have NEVER, EVER, EVER, failed at anything I put my mind to. I'm not special, I'm not bragging, I'm just stating a fact. When I decided to quit, that was it. PERIOD, end of discussion. Hell yeah, I got craves, I still get 'em, but I made a vow to myself that I would not go back to using ever again.Â
What differs from this quit and all the other feeble attempts I have made? This site! This, right here, is and was the difference. I realized that if I was going to do this, and do it right, it would not and COULD not be done alone. I needed the community support of as many people as I could find if I was going to have success. And I have success, and I will continue to have success. Why? Because I said so, that's why!
Thirty years. THIRTY YEARS I was using that crap. Then I stopped. That's it. No nic gum. No fake. No nic of any kind. All my choice. Each one of us on this site has made the choice to quit using. What makes us all different is the level of commitment we have to that quit.Â
What will you endure to stay quit?Â
What pain are you willing to bear to stay quit?Â
What sacrifices will you make to stay quit?
What lifestyle changes will you make to stay quit?
What people might you move out of your life to stay quit?
See, only you know the answers to those questions, and they will differ for us all. But if you are gonna get serious about your quit, then you need to seriously consider your answers.Â
I WILL NOT be a retread. You won't see me posting day 1 EVER again, (except for in the fast food group. Then you'll see it multiple times.....). I have never failed anything I have put my mind to. And I mean ANYTHING.Â
For my 300, I will spend it like I have the previous 299 days. I will wake up. Post roll. Pray that my EGO not get in the way for the day, and LIVE MY LIFE AS A QUITTER. Remember QUIT is an action word. It's something you do. Not just something you say........
Here endeth the lesson.....
Phil, early congrats on your 300 hundo. I love your post here, I can't help but feel the same way. I know that we must tackle this thing one day at a time, but I really believe to truly embrace your quit at some point you must at least accept that you will never dip again.
I love your questions, they gave me reflection as I take the first steps in what I see as a lifelong quit journey. I thank you for your odes, they always seem to give me a chuckle when I need it. Thanks for being quit today!
Brother, this is WHO we are. Some of us take it more seriously than others. But I choose life and damn proud to make that choice with you!
Congrats on reaching the third floor. Like Frazz told me when he got his comma, it can all be destroyed by a stop at a gas station $5 and a horrible decision. Your one of the guys that knows this and thus continues ODAAT. I am following your footsteps bro. I proudly quit with you today.
Well said and congratulations on the 3rd floor! I smell an Ode to something coming...
Captain Obvious here...that smell might not be on Ode!
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Congrats on 300 good job!
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Damn it's here.
One year of Quit.
That's 365 days!
That's 8,766 hours!
That's 525, 600 minutes!
That's 31,557,600 seconds!
And I am still living my quit by the second. I'll be honest, I didn't think I would make it this far. Hell, I didn't think I would make it past the first few days.... Then the support kicked in......
No way in HELL could I ever name all the men AND women who have been instrumental in my quit. Won't even try. In fact, I'm not gonna mention a single one by name. WHY? Because I know that each and everyone one of those individuals who helped me, still help and support many, many others on this site.
They know who they are.
They know what they've done.
They know what they've said.
That's all that matters.
So today, I'm gonna quit just like I have for the last three hundred and sixty four days. I'm not gonna fret about tomorrow. It will take care of itself. I will be concerned with the moment I am in, and once my quit survives it, I will move to the next.
How about you?
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Holy shit...did anyone know Phil knew how to do math?
Congrats my brother!
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Congrats on the year!!!
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Damn it's here.
One year of Quit.
That's 365 days!
That's 8,766 hours!
That's 525, 600 minutes!
That's 31,557,600 seconds!
And I am still living my quit by the second. I'll be honest, I didn't think I would make it this far. Hell, I didn't think I would make it past the first few days.... Then the support kicked in......
No way in HELL could I ever name all the men AND women who have been instrumental in my quit. Won't even try. In fact, I'm not gonna mention a single one by name. WHY? Because I know that each and everyone one of those individuals who helped me, still help and support many, many others on this site.
They know who they are.
They know what they've done.
They know what they've said.
That's all that matters.
So today, I'm gonna quit just like I have for the last three hundred and sixty four days. I'm not gonna fret about tomorrow. It will take care of itself. I will be concerned with the moment I am in, and once my quit survives it, I will move to the next.
How about you?
'BanDog'
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Damn it's here.
One year of Quit.
That's 365 days!
That's 8,766 hours!
That's 525, 600 minutes!
That's 31,557,600 seconds!
And I am still living my quit by the second. I'll be honest, I didn't think I would make it this far. Hell, I didn't think I would make it past the first few days.... Then the support kicked in......
No way in HELL could I ever name all the men AND women who have been instrumental in my quit. Won't even try. In fact, I'm not gonna mention a single one by name. WHY? Because I know that each and everyone one of those individuals who helped me, still help and support many, many others on this site.Â
They know who they are.
They know what they've done.Â
They know what they've said.
That's all that matters.
So today, I'm gonna quit just like I have for the last three hundred and sixty four days. I'm not gonna fret about tomorrow. It will take care of itself. I will be concerned with the moment I am in, and once my quit survives it, I will move to the next.Â
How about you?
'BanDog'
'40'
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Damn it's here.
One year of Quit.
That's 365 days!
That's 8,766 hours!
That's 525, 600 minutes!
That's 31,557,600 seconds!
And I am still living my quit by the second. I'll be honest, I didn't think I would make it this far. Hell, I didn't think I would make it past the first few days.... Then the support kicked in......
No way in HELL could I ever name all the men AND women who have been instrumental in my quit. Won't even try. In fact, I'm not gonna mention a single one by name. WHY? Because I know that each and everyone one of those individuals who helped me, still help and support many, many others on this site.Â
They know who they are.
They know what they've done.Â
They know what they've said.
That's all that matters.
So today, I'm gonna quit just like I have for the last three hundred and sixty four days. I'm not gonna fret about tomorrow. It will take care of itself. I will be concerned with the moment I am in, and once my quit survives it, I will move to the next.Â
How about you?
'BanDog'
'40'
oh come on coach, this deserves a little more.....the new conga line
'BanDog' 'BanDog' 'BanDog' 'BanDog' 'BanDog'
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Damn it's here.
One year of Quit.
That's 365 days!
That's 8,766 hours!
That's 525, 600 minutes!
That's 31,557,600 seconds!
And I am still living my quit by the second. I'll be honest, I didn't think I would make it this far. Hell, I didn't think I would make it past the first few days.... Then the support kicked in......
No way in HELL could I ever name all the men AND women who have been instrumental in my quit. Won't even try. In fact, I'm not gonna mention a single one by name. WHY? Because I know that each and everyone one of those individuals who helped me, still help and support many, many others on this site.Â
They know who they are.
They know what they've done.Â
They know what they've said.
That's all that matters.
So today, I'm gonna quit just like I have for the last three hundred and sixty four days. I'm not gonna fret about tomorrow. It will take care of itself. I will be concerned with the moment I am in, and once my quit survives it, I will move to the next.Â
How about you?
'BanDog'
'40'
oh come on coach, this deserves a little more.....the new conga line
'BanDog' 'BanDog' 'BanDog' 'BanDog' 'BanDog'
Y'all boys always know right where to put it.....
'Finger'
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Good job man keep on at it/
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Fine example of badassity hitting 500 days. Congrats and thanks for supporting the new guys and girls.
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Damn it's here.
One year of Quit.
That's 365 days!
That's 8,766 hours!
That's 525, 600 minutes!
That's 31,557,600 seconds!
And I am still living my quit by the second. I'll be honest, I didn't think I would make it this far. Hell, I didn't think I would make it past the first few days.... Then the support kicked in......
No way in HELL could I ever name all the men AND women who have been instrumental in my quit. Won't even try. In fact, I'm not gonna mention a single one by name. WHY? Because I know that each and everyone one of those individuals who helped me, still help and support many, many others on this site.Â
They know who they are.
They know what they've done.Â
They know what they've said.
That's all that matters.
So today, I'm gonna quit just like I have for the last three hundred and sixty four days. I'm not gonna fret about tomorrow. It will take care of itself. I will be concerned with the moment I am in, and once my quit survives it, I will move to the next.Â
How about you?
'BanDog'
'40'
oh come on coach, this deserves a little more.....the new conga line
'BanDog' 'BanDog' 'BanDog' 'BanDog' 'BanDog'
Y'all boys always know right where to put it.....
'Finger'
Congrats on 24/7/365 brother
'hit it'
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500 days- nice! thanks for bringing your own inspiration to us all!
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Damn it's here.
One year of Quit.
That's 365 days!
That's 8,766 hours!
That's 525, 600 minutes!
That's 31,557,600 seconds!
And I am still living my quit by the second. I'll be honest, I didn't think I would make it this far. Hell, I didn't think I would make it past the first few days.... Then the support kicked in......
No way in HELL could I ever name all the men AND women who have been instrumental in my quit. Won't even try. In fact, I'm not gonna mention a single one by name. WHY? Because I know that each and everyone one of those individuals who helped me, still help and support many, many others on this site.Â
They know who they are.
They know what they've done.Â
They know what they've said.
That's all that matters.
So today, I'm gonna quit just like I have for the last three hundred and sixty four days. I'm not gonna fret about tomorrow. It will take care of itself. I will be concerned with the moment I am in, and once my quit survives it, I will move to the next.Â
How about you?
'BanDog'
'40'
oh come on coach, this deserves a little more.....the new conga line
'BanDog' 'BanDog' 'BanDog' 'BanDog' 'BanDog'
Y'all boys always know right where to put it.....
'Finger'
Congrats on 24/7/365 brother
'hit it'
'do it'
Congrats Phil your odes helped us all through some tough days last year!
Bad ass class of 2013 quitters and the whole KTC family.
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The poet earns a comma today!
Congratulations Izz!
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The poet earns a comma today!
Congratulations Izz!
Hey nice work! 'boob'