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Community => Introductions => Topic started by: Quit on April 16, 2013, 06:13:00 PM
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As with a lot of people I have been lurking in these forums for about a week and felt it was time I introduced myself. I am 48, live in Minnesota, and have been using tobacco for about 35 years.
Last week (Tuesday the 9th) I was searching around the internet and stumbled upon this site. I read through a lot of the stuff posted here and decided there was no better day then that day to quit, so I threw out my can and have been nicotine free ever since.
Since that day I have been reading this site almost every day. Today I decided to join. I think there is a good thing going on here and I want to be part of it.
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As with a lot of people I have been lurking in these forums for about a week and felt it was time I introduced myself. I am 48, live in Minnesota, and have been using tobacco for about 35 years.
Last week (Tuesday the 9th) I was searching around the internet and stumbled upon this site. I read through a lot of the stuff posted here and decided there was no better day then that day to quit, so I threw out my can and have been nicotine free ever since.
Since that day I have been reading this site almost every day. Today I decided to join. I think there is a good thing going on here and I want to be part of it.
brilliant intro title. welcome!
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As with a lot of people I have been lurking in these forums for about a week and felt it was time I introduced myself. I am 48, live in Minnesota, and have been using tobacco for about 35 years.Â
Last week (Tuesday the 9th) I was searching around the internet and stumbled upon this site. I read through a lot of the stuff posted here and decided there was no better day then that day to quit, so I threw out my can and have been nicotine free ever since.
Since that day I have been reading this site almost every day. Today I decided to join. I think there is a good thing going on here and I want to be part of it.
brilliant intro title. welcome!
35 years. Your like a bunch around here.... Your going to find out what you were missing with a mouth full of monkey turds.... Your like me, dipping longer than living. Now its time to find out what we been missing. Glad to have you and i quit with you today.
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Glad to be quit with you today Quit. Also glad to have another July brother! If you ever need anything PM me.
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As with a lot of people I have been lurking in these forums for about a week and felt it was time I introduced myself. I am 48, live in Minnesota, and have been using tobacco for about 35 years.Â
Last week (Tuesday the 9th) I was searching around the internet and stumbled upon this site. I read through a lot of the stuff posted here and decided there was no better day then that day to quit, so I threw out my can and have been nicotine free ever since.
Since that day I have been reading this site almost every day. Today I decided to join.  I think there is a good thing going on here and I want to be part of it.
brilliant intro title. welcome!
35 years. Your like a bunch around here.... Your going to find out what you were missing with a mouth full of monkey turds.... Your like me, dipping longer than living. Now its time to find out what we been missing. Glad to have you and i quit with you today.
Way to go quit! I also have been an addict for the majority of my life. Some of us are slower but when we quit we are strong quitters and I expect nothing less from you! 100% activity and commitment. Pm me if you need anything.
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As with a lot of people I have been lurking in these forums for about a week and felt it was time I introduced myself. I am 48, live in Minnesota, and have been using tobacco for about 35 years.Â
Last week (Tuesday the 9th) I was searching around the internet and stumbled upon this site. I read through a lot of the stuff posted here and decided there was no better day then that day to quit, so I threw out my can and have been nicotine free ever since.
Since that day I have been reading this site almost every day. Today I decided to join.  I think there is a good thing going on here and I want to be part of it.
brilliant intro title. welcome!
35 years. Your like a bunch around here.... Your going to find out what you were missing with a mouth full of monkey turds.... Your like me, dipping longer than living. Now its time to find out what we been missing. Glad to have you and i quit with you today.
Way to go quit! I also have been an addict for the majority of my life. Some of us are slower but when we quit we are strong quitters and I expect nothing less from you! 100% activity and commitment. Pm me if you need anything.
Welcome. My story is similar tou yours. Glad you are here.
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As with a lot of people I have been lurking in these forums for about a week and felt it was time I introduced myself. I am 48, live in Minnesota, and have been using tobacco for about 35 years.Â
Last week (Tuesday the 9th) I was searching around the internet and stumbled upon this site. I read through a lot of the stuff posted here and decided there was no better day then that day to quit, so I threw out my can and have been nicotine free ever since.
Since that day I have been reading this site almost every day. Today I decided to join.  I think there is a good thing going on here and I want to be part of it.
brilliant intro title. welcome!
35 years. Your like a bunch around here.... Your going to find out what you were missing with a mouth full of monkey turds.... Your like me, dipping longer than living. Now its time to find out what we been missing. Glad to have you and i quit with you today.
Way to go quit! I also have been an addict for the majority of my life. Some of us are slower but when we quit we are strong quitters and I expect nothing less from you! 100% activity and commitment. Pm me if you need anything.
Welcome. My story is similar tou yours. Glad you are here.
Mine too. We're all in the same boat here. We are all a part of something awesome, and I'm glad you decided to join us. Reach out via a PM if you need anything. Click any user's name, and then click "personal message".
Oh... and go post roll if you haven't already.
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Thanks all for the encouragement! Day 9, roll posted (although I messed it up, sorry about that, will do better tomorrow) and feeling good.
Symptoms I have felt during my quit are:
1) Headaches (not a ton of them, but get a good one every couple of days) – Been drinking a lot of water which seems to help.
2) Fog – This one I would not have expected if I did not read about it here. I know we have all experienced brain farts before (forget a person’s name, have something right on the tip of your tongue then it disappears, etc…), this fog things gives a whole new meaning to brain farts, whole concepts that I knew like the back of my hand are now hard to grasp at times! Good thing is it all comes back a few minutes later.
3) Cravings – This one seems to be a little weird for me, I read on here with people saying they had a huge craving on that day. For me it just seems to be one big craving that started on day one and has never ended. It is less intense on day 9 then it was on day 1, but it is still there. Best way I can explain it is it feels like my tongue is swollen, although it is not. I wonder if this has to do with the fact that from dawn to dusk I always had a dip in, whereas a lot of you seem to dip during certain activities (driving, mowing, fishing, etc…), but go for hours even during the day without dipping.
4) Irritability – My wife says she does not see it, but to be honest I am just hiding it. I find it amazing how my quitting tobacco is making everyone else so stupid! I thought I would be the only one affected.
Overall things are going well and the intensity of everything is going down. With that said, I am not going to get over confident, so today I quit.
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Thanks all for the encouragement! Day 9, roll posted (although I messed it up, sorry about that, will do better tomorrow) and feeling good.
Symptoms I have felt during my quit are:
1) Headaches (not a ton of them, but get a good one every couple of days) – Been drinking a lot of water which seems to help.
2) Fog – This one I would not have expected if I did not read about it here. I know we have all experienced brain farts before (forget a person’s name, have something right on the tip of your tongue then it disappears, etc…), this fog things gives a whole new meaning to brain farts, whole concepts that I knew like the back of my hand are now hard to grasp at times! Good thing is it all comes back a few minutes later.
3) Cravings – This one seems to be a little weird for me, I read on here with people saying they had a huge craving on that day. For me it just seems to be one big craving that started on day one and has never ended. It is less intense on day 9 then it was on day 1, but it is still there. Best way I can explain it is it feels like my tongue is swollen, although it is not. I wonder if this has to do with the fact that from dawn to dusk I always had a dip in, whereas a lot of you seem to dip during certain activities (driving, mowing, fishing, etc…), but go for hours even during the day without dipping.
4) Irritability – My wife says she does not see it, but to be honest I am just hiding it. I find it amazing how my quitting tobacco is making everyone else so stupid! I thought I would be the only one affected.
Overall things are going well and the intensity of everything is going down. With that said, I am not going to get over confident, so today I quit.
Hey, Quit, yea, this shit sucks at times dont it? Remember this feeling. Remember how bad this is so you dont have to do it again.
I thankfully never got headaches, but I drank shit piles of water and lived to workout during the suck, I think that helped.
The FOG....That shit is amazing right? I remember the first 7 days I felt drunk or drugged. Sleeping like 4 to 5 hours a night, just in a daze. Thank god we did not have to make any huge life choices during the fog right?
I also chewed almost 24 hours a day, only time was when I was sleeping, even sometimes then...Yep what an asshole. I still rage, and I agree I am amazed how fucking stupid people have become. Like you I push it away until I can deal with correctly.
The craving will pass, some what, I am 49 in and I can tell you I am not thinking about chew every second, or minute or hour. I can sometime go allday without even having a crave. It does get better, brother. Day by day, they start to build faster and faster. I quit with you, today.
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Thanks all for the encouragement! Day 9, roll posted (although I messed it up, sorry about that, will do better tomorrow) and feeling good.
Symptoms I have felt during my quit are:
1) Headaches (not a ton of them, but get a good one every couple of days) – Been drinking a lot of water which seems to help.
2) Fog – This one I would not have expected if I did not read about it here. I know we have all experienced brain farts before (forget a person’s name, have something right on the tip of your tongue then it disappears, etc…), this fog things gives a whole new meaning to brain farts, whole concepts that I knew like the back of my hand are now hard to grasp at times! Good thing is it all comes back a few minutes later.
3) Cravings – This one seems to be a little weird for me, I read on here with people saying they had a huge craving on that day. For me it just seems to be one big craving that started on day one and has never ended. It is less intense on day 9 then it was on day 1, but it is still there. Best way I can explain it is it feels like my tongue is swollen, although it is not. I wonder if this has to do with the fact that from dawn to dusk I always had a dip in, whereas a lot of you seem to dip during certain activities (driving, mowing, fishing, etc…), but go for hours even during the day without dipping.
4) Irritability – My wife says she does not see it, but to be honest I am just hiding it. I find it amazing how my quitting tobacco is making everyone else so stupid! I thought I would be the only one affected.
Overall things are going well and the intensity of everything is going down. With that said, I am not going to get over confident, so today I quit.
Hey Quit, glad you're here! I was a 30 year chewer, and quit 102 days ago. I had all those same symptoms also. the headaches only lasted about a week, tho. The fog was worst in the first 2 weeks but I still had a few "foggy" days several weeks in. you get more and more clear the further you get in your quit.
And for me, the irritability and anxiety lasts the longest of all those. In fact I had a bout of anxiety just last night. It happens during high-stress situations, I think its just that your body is learning to deal with stress without being drugged up on nicotine. But anxiety happens less and less often, and its alot less severe, the further you get into your quit.
You mentioned that you're craving all the time - have you tried any fake (non-nicotine) chew? Its another tool you can use to get thru the hard times. Some guys dont like to use it, but if it keeps you off nicotine, its definitely something you should consider, especially early in your quit.
I'm sending you a PM with my number, in case you ever need it.
Rick
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Thanks all for the encouragement! Day 9, roll posted (although I messed it up, sorry about that, will do better tomorrow) and feeling good.
Symptoms I have felt during my quit are:
1) Headaches (not a ton of them, but get a good one every couple of days) – Been drinking a lot of water which seems to help.
2) Fog – This one I would not have expected if I did not read about it here. I know we have all experienced brain farts before (forget a person’s name, have something right on the tip of your tongue then it disappears, etc…), this fog things gives a whole new meaning to brain farts, whole concepts that I knew like the back of my hand are now hard to grasp at times! Good thing is it all comes back a few minutes later.
3) Cravings – This one seems to be a little weird for me, I read on here with people saying they had a huge craving on that day. For me it just seems to be one big craving that started on day one and has never ended. It is less intense on day 9 then it was on day 1, but it is still there. Best way I can explain it is it feels like my tongue is swollen, although it is not. I wonder if this has to do with the fact that from dawn to dusk I always had a dip in, whereas a lot of you seem to dip during certain activities (driving, mowing, fishing, etc…), but go for hours even during the day without dipping.
4) Irritability – My wife says she does not see it, but to be honest I am just hiding it. I find it amazing how my quitting tobacco is making everyone else so stupid! I thought I would be the only one affected.
Overall things are going well and the intensity of everything is going down. With that said, I am not going to get over confident, so today I quit.
Your symptoms are familiar. I had every one of them. Know this, on the other side you do not experience these withdrawal symptoms. On the other side you experience freedom.
It is worth the price. Quit on...one day at a time.
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Nice work, Quit.
Also, good to see you in the wildcard threads. BS'ing about politics or just goofing off in three word post will keep your mind occupied.
Yell if you need anything.
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So today is my tenth day of being nicotine free. Although there have been some rough patches in there for the most part it has not been too bad (I expected worse).
On yesterdays message I forgot to mention the sleepless nights. I have been averaging about 4 hours sleep a night since quitting, This does seem to be getting better.
Another symptom showed up yesterday and that is a sore throat, which is still going on today. Expected this to happen from reading things on this site.
For anyone is is thinking about quitting, read through this site. There is tons of information and knowledge is power. Understanding what might happen makes meeting it head on a lot easier.
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So today is my tenth day of being nicotine free. Although there have been some rough patches in there for the most part it has not been too bad (I expected worse).
On yesterdays message I forgot to mention the sleepless nights. I have been averaging about 4 hours sleep a night since quitting, This does seem to be getting better.
Another symptom showed up yesterday and that is a sore throat, which is still going on today. Expected this to happen from reading things on this site.
For anyone is is thinking about quitting, read through this site. There is tons of information and knowledge is power. Understanding what might happen makes meeting it head on a lot easier.
Quit, it will all go away in time. I quit with you today!
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So today is my tenth day of being nicotine free. Although there have been some rough patches in there for the most part it has not been too bad (I expected worse).
On yesterdays message I forgot to mention the sleepless nights. I have been averaging about 4 hours sleep a night since quitting, This does seem to be getting better.
Another symptom showed up yesterday and that is a sore throat, which is still going on today. Expected this to happen from reading things on this site.
For anyone is is thinking about quitting, read through this site. There is tons of information and knowledge is power. Understanding what might happen makes meeting it head on a lot easier.
EXCELLENT WORK, Quit!!! proud of you, bro. I quit with you today, and we'll both get thru it.
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Congrats, Rick. 10 Days is a GREAT start. Lack of sleep was probably my biggest complaint. I also had an infant in our house, so I wasn't sleeping anyway. But it was brutal.
Remember what Winston Churchill said, "When you find you're in Hell, keep going." (I may have butchered that a little). Stay strong and stay quit, brother!
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Congrats, Rick. 10 Days is a GREAT start. Lack of sleep was probably my biggest complaint. I also had an infant in our house, so I wasn't sleeping anyway. But it was brutal.
Remember what Winston Churchill said, "When you find you're in Hell, keep going." (I may have butchered that a little). Stay strong and stay quit, brother!
X2.... literally. I had twin toddlers when I quit. I promise you I would not have stayed quit without KTC and dudes like Bean.
He and I have been posting roll side by side for well over 900 days now.
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Congrats, Rick. 10 Days is a GREAT start. Lack of sleep was probably my biggest complaint. I also had an infant in our house, so I wasn't sleeping anyway. But it was brutal.
Remember what Winston Churchill said, "When you find you're in Hell, keep going." (I may have butchered that a little). Stay strong and stay quit, brother!
X2.... literally. I had twin toddlers when I quit. I promise you I would not have stayed quit without KTC and dudes like Bean.
He and I have been posting roll side by side for well over 900 days now.
Rick,, great job on your quit. 10, days is just the beginning my friend. You will feel better and better about your quit every day. Your sleep will return. My sleep was awful my first two to three weeks. I drive for a living and it really took its toll on me. After that, I went through a period of wanting to much sleep. What it all boils down to my friend is this question. Is it worth it??? YOUR DAMN RIGHT ITS WORTH IT!!! From what i'm reading and observing,, you have figured that out as well. Keep up the quit and today I quit with you.
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Day 15 and all is well.
Sore throat over the last few days was not any fun but it seems to be diminishing today. Have some sores in my mouth now too, but they are small ones.
I have actually slept through he night the last two days also. I am still very tired all day though.
Cravings still seem to be there, but I think they are less today than before.
Fog is not as prevalent as it was, but still seems to rear its ugly head every now and then.
Overall things seem to be going well. Keeping a positive attitude seems to help a lot. I know that things will only get better and concentrating on that makes the “suck” less. When I was first looking around this site the introduction pages is what I read the most. It was interesting to see how everyone seemed to experience different things during the first 30 days.
So today once again I quit with all of my July friends
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Day 15 and all is well.
Sore throat over the last few days was not any fun but it seems to be diminishing today. Have some sores in my mouth now too, but they are small ones.
I have actually slept through he night the last two days also. I am still very tired all day though.
Cravings still seem to be there, but I think they are less today than before.
Fog is not as prevalent as it was, but still seems to rear its ugly head every now and then.
Overall things seem to be going well. Keeping a positive attitude seems to help a lot. I know that things will only get better and concentrating on that makes the “suck” less. When I was first looking around this site the introduction pages is what I read the most. It was interesting to see how everyone seemed to experience different things during the first 30 days.
So today once again I quit with all of my July friends
Yep I hear you. I have been sleeping well well atleast I think I am like you though just tired real tired. eyeball slamming shut tired at like 930pm. today we quit together. I am kinda digging the crazy loads of dreams every night. have you been dreaming like crazy? Keep strong keep me strong
T
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Day 15 and all is well.
Sore throat over the last few days was not any fun but it seems to be diminishing today. Have some sores in my mouth now too, but they are small ones.
I have actually slept through he night the last two days also.  I am still very tired all day though.
Cravings still seem to be there, but I think they are less today than before.Â
Fog is not as prevalent as it was, but still seems to rear its ugly head every now and then.
Overall things seem to be going well. Keeping a positive attitude seems to help a lot. I know that things will only get better and concentrating on that makes the “suck” less. When I was first looking around this site the introduction pages is what I read the most. It was interesting to see how everyone seemed to experience different things during the first 30 days.
So today once again I quit with all of my July friends
Yep I hear you. I have been sleeping well well atleast I think I am like you though just tired real tired. eyeball slamming shut tired at like 930pm. today we quit together. I am kinda digging the crazy loads of dreams every night. have you been dreaming like crazy? Keep strong keep me strong
T
'clap'
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Day 15 and all is well.
Sore throat over the last few days was not any fun but it seems to be diminishing today. Have some sores in my mouth now too, but they are small ones.
I have actually slept through he night the last two days also.  I am still very tired all day though.
Cravings still seem to be there, but I think they are less today than before.Â
Fog is not as prevalent as it was, but still seems to rear its ugly head every now and then.
Overall things seem to be going well. Keeping a positive attitude seems to help a lot. I know that things will only get better and concentrating on that makes the “suck” less. When I was first looking around this site the introduction pages is what I read the most. It was interesting to see how everyone seemed to experience different things during the first 30 days.
So today once again I quit with all of my July friends
Yep I hear you. I have been sleeping well well atleast I think I am like you though just tired real tired. eyeball slamming shut tired at like 930pm. today we quit together. I am kinda digging the crazy loads of dreams every night. have you been dreaming like crazy? Keep strong keep me strong
T
No dreams for me, but that is always the case. I can not remember the last dream I have had.
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Day 15 and all is well.
Sore throat over the last few days was not any fun but it seems to be diminishing today. Have some sores in my mouth now too, but they are small ones.
I have actually slept through he night the last two days also.  I am still very tired all day though.
Cravings still seem to be there, but I think they are less today than before.Â
Fog is not as prevalent as it was, but still seems to rear its ugly head every now and then.
Overall things seem to be going well. Keeping a positive attitude seems to help a lot. I know that things will only get better and concentrating on that makes the “suck” less. When I was first looking around this site the introduction pages is what I read the most. It was interesting to see how everyone seemed to experience different things during the first 30 days.
So today once again I quit with all of my July friends
Yep I hear you. I have been sleeping well well atleast I think I am like you though just tired real tired. eyeball slamming shut tired at like 930pm. today we quit together. I am kinda digging the crazy loads of dreams every night. have you been dreaming like crazy? Keep strong keep me strong
T
No dreams for me, but that is always the case. I can not remember the last dream I have had.
wait for it........
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Day 24 for me today. It has been a bit since I last posted in my intro so I figured I would drop in and let people know how things are going.
I am finally starting to understand what people mean by cravings. In the beginning it was one big crave and I thought about dipping all of the time. This has been changing. I can now go for hours without thinking about it then all of a sudden my tongue swells up an I want dip now! Glad to really understand what a craving is and glad that I am not thinking about dip all of the time.
This fog thing seems to be going away. Although I still experience it, it is less frequently.
One thing that I had been struggling with is the quit consuming me. I was struggling to get anything done. I started an exercise program and that really seemed to motivate me. I am now getting a lot more work done at work, I am spending more quality time with wife and kids, and I am helping out more around the house. If you are in a funk, I highly recommend doing 20 – 30 minutes of exercise a day. It really worked for me.
I have been spending less time on the site (I still post quit everyday), this I see as good and bad. The reason why I am spending less time is because I am less consumed with quitting each and every day. This site really helped to put that all into perspective. I no longer need that, because it is no longer consuming me and that is a good thing. The problem with it is I am not nurturing the relationships that have just started here. That I need to do better with, because I do believe those relationships are a large part of staying quit.
Overall things have been going well and I continue my quit!
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Day by Day quit! I think if I did not hit the gym hard during the early quit I would have failed. Plus it helped me not gain any weight.
Keep on trucking and I quit with you today.
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Day 24 for me today. It has been a bit since I last posted in my intro so I figured I would drop in and let people know how things are going.
I am finally starting to understand what people mean by cravings. In the beginning it was one big crave and I thought about dipping all of the time. This has been changing. I can now go for hours without thinking about it then all of a sudden my tongue swells up an I want dip now! Glad to really understand what a craving is and glad that I am not thinking about dip all of the time.
This fog thing seems to be going away. Although I still experience it, it is less frequently.
One thing that I had been struggling with is the quit consuming me. I was struggling to get anything done. I started an exercise program and that really seemed to motivate me. I am now getting a lot more work done at work, I am spending more quality time with wife and kids, and I am helping out more around the house. If you are in a funk, I highly recommend doing 20 – 30 minutes of exercise a day. It really worked for me.
I have been spending less time on the site (I still post quit everyday), this I see as good and bad. The reason why I am spending less time is because I am less consumed with quitting each and every day. This site really helped to put that all into perspective. I no longer need that, because it is no longer consuming me and that is a good thing. The problem with it is I am not nurturing the relationships that have just started here. That I need to do better with, because I do believe those relationships are a large part of staying quit.
Overall things have been going well and I continue my quit!
Glad to hear you are doing well. Your involvement in the site will come and go in waves. When I am feeling strong I post my promise in the morning and that is pretty much it. When I am in need of a little quit boost I come and hang out for a while and respond to posts like yours :)
There are no rules man, this is your quit. The objective is to STAY QUIT, not rack up a post count.
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My July quit brother! Good to hear from you, thanks for the PM. It's been amazing to start seeing the day without the nic haze right!? As always... I'm with you in quit today bro!
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4) Irritability – My wife says she does not see it, but to be honest I am just hiding it. I find it amazing how my quitting tobacco is making everyone else so stupid! I thought I would be the only one affected.
Shoot, hit that nail right on the head! I'm not one to road rage but lately I've let my steering wheel hear some words they don't say on the radio! Good on ya for the quit. Post roll, stay quit. I'm right behind you the whole way. August quittin' time! Let's go!!!
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4) Irritability – My wife says she does not see it, but to be honest I am just hiding it. I find it amazing how my quitting tobacco is making everyone else so stupid! I thought I would be the only one affected.
Shoot, hit that nail right on the head! I'm not one to road rage but lately I've let my steering wheel hear some words they don't say on the radio! Good on ya for the quit. Post roll, stay quit. I'm right behind you the whole way. August quittin' time! Let's go!!!
Good job on your quit quit. What?? Did I say that right? Way to back each other up dzismann and quit. That's how quitting is done. Keep your guards up,, enjoy the good days.
In my 76 days I've had more good days than bad. It is so worth it. In saying that I've had some doozies though. Not trying to scare you just want you to be ready,, not every day has been good. One day at a time It's been getting easier and easier though. I've got a couple numbers and I've had to use them. Real good Idea to keep them numbers ready. Hey,, I got a great Idea!!! Ya'll stay quit and I'll stay quit with you.
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Today is day 30. It has been a rough ride especially the first two weeks. The last two weeks have been easier. I still get cravings, been putting on some weight, and the fog returns every now and then but all of that stuff seems to be easy to overcome so far.
The one thing I have not seen posted as an issue here is my inability to get motivated. In the first couple of weeks it was somewhat understandable, I was focusing on my quit and it took a lot of energy. Has anyone else had issues with this? I am trying to exercise more which helps, but even having a hard time forcing myself to do that. I am not depressed, just unmotivated. Any words of wisdom would be appreciated.
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Today is day 30. It has been a rough ride especially the first two weeks. The last two weeks have been easier. I still get cravings, been putting on some weight, and the fog returns every now and then but all of that stuff seems to be easy to overcome so far.
The one thing I have not seen posted as an issue here is my inability to get motivated. In the first couple of weeks it was somewhat understandable, I was focusing on my quit and it took a lot of energy. Has anyone else had issues with this? I am trying to exercise more which helps, but even having a hard time forcing myself to do that. I am not depressed, just unmotivated. Any words of wisdom would be appreciated.
Oh. My. God. Yes! I'm at day 22... Feelin good for the most part but you just hot it on the head bro! Total disconnect from motivation. I sit at my studio console or computer and... Whip out my phone and goof around on KTC. It's like a weird secondary fog or something... Is that what you feel? Anyway, I feel ya man. Don't know how to answer you but you're not alone there...
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Today is day 30. It has been a rough ride especially the first two weeks. The last two weeks have been easier. I still get cravings, been putting on some weight, and the fog returns every now and then but all of that stuff seems to be easy to overcome so far.
The one thing I have not seen posted as an issue here is my inability to get motivated. In the first couple of weeks it was somewhat understandable, I was focusing on my quit and it took a lot of energy. Has anyone else had issues with this? I am trying to exercise more which helps, but even having a hard time forcing myself to do that. I am not depressed, just unmotivated. Any words of wisdom would be appreciated.
Your far from done yet my friend. At day 30 I was exercising and stuff,, but I wasn't worth a shit. I have read that the brain rewiring takes about two weeks. I think that is off. I feel really good right now, but it took this long to get to this point (83 days.). The mind games come and go at this point. I just got over a period of feeling really down.
I have not had a real bad time with craves since 30, 40, or so. When they come they don't last long.
From everything i've picked up,, this is my major problem. I have dipped for so long that every thing is new to me. When ever things happen that are not in my daily routine it is possible for me to have a episode. When I have a little depression,, it hits me hard because I'm not use to dealing without the nic bitch.
Bottom line, if your anything like me and you've got some years behind you with the nic bitch,, your going to have to give it time. If both of us are being realistic,,, 30 days ain't shit. That's almost 1 day for every year I dipped. Man I piss myself off sometimes when I get to thinking about how long. Damn!!!! Wait,, cooling off. OK,, I'm back
I can't tell you how long it will take us to feel normal again,, but I can tell you that we're both quit and I'm glad to be quit with you.
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Today is day 30. It has been a rough ride especially the first two weeks. The last two weeks have been easier. I still get cravings, been putting on some weight, and the fog returns every now and then but all of that stuff seems to be easy to overcome so far.
The one thing I have not seen posted as an issue here is my inability to get motivated. In the first couple of weeks it was somewhat understandable, I was focusing on my quit and it took a lot of energy. Has anyone else had issues with this? I am trying to exercise more which helps, but even having a hard time forcing myself to do that. I am not depressed, just unmotivated. Any words of wisdom would be appreciated.
Your far from done yet my friend. At day 30 I was exercising and stuff,, but I wasn't worth a shit. I have read that the brain rewiring takes about two weeks. I think that is off. I feel really good right now, but it took this long to get to this point (83 days.). The mind games come and go at this point. I just got over a period of feeling really down.
I have not had a real bad time with craves since 30, 40, or so. When they come they don't last long.
From everything i've picked up,, this is my major problem. I have dipped for so long that every thing is new to me. When ever things happen that are not in my daily routine it is possible for me to have a episode. When I have a little depression,, it hits me hard because I'm not use to dealing without the nic bitch.
Bottom line, if your anything like me and you've got some years behind you with the nic bitch,, your going to have to give it time. If both of us are being realistic,,, 30 days ain't shit. That's almost 1 day for every year I dipped. Man I piss myself off sometimes when I get to thinking about how long. Damn!!!! Wait,, cooling off. OK,, I'm back
I can't tell you how long it will take us to feel normal again,, but I can tell you that we're both quit and I'm glad to be quit with you.
Hang tight there guy. you have hit the first of the funks, the time periods where there may not be too much in the way of cravings, but more so the 'fuck-its, and little to no motivation.
I had to look back at my intro and if it weren't for a horrendous weekend I would have had my first in the 30 day range.
They will come and go (50-ish, 80-90ish, 120 ish, +++and others), and the thing to learn is to just keep living, to keep your head down into the quit and plow forward.
It will definately lift and get better.
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Today is day 30. It has been a rough ride especially the first two weeks. The last two weeks have been easier. I still get cravings, been putting on some weight, and the fog returns every now and then but all of that stuff seems to be easy to overcome so far.
The one thing I have not seen posted as an issue here is my inability to get motivated.  In the first couple of weeks it was somewhat understandable, I was focusing on my quit and it took a lot of energy. Has anyone else had issues with this? I am trying to exercise more which helps, but even having a hard time forcing myself to do that. I am not depressed, just unmotivated. Any words of wisdom would be appreciated.
Your far from done yet my friend. At day 30 I was exercising and stuff,, but I wasn't worth a shit. I have read that the brain rewiring takes about two weeks. I think that is off. I feel really good right now, but it took this long to get to this point (83 days.). The mind games come and go at this point. I just got over a period of feeling really down.
I have not had a real bad time with craves since 30, 40, or so. When they come they don't last long.
From everything i've picked up,, this is my major problem. I have dipped for so long that every thing is new to me. When ever things happen that are not in my daily routine it is possible for me to have a episode. When I have a little depression,, it hits me hard because I'm not use to dealing without the nic bitch.
Bottom line, if your anything like me and you've got some years behind you with the nic bitch,, your going to have to give it time. If both of us are being realistic,,, 30 days ain't shit. That's almost 1 day for every year I dipped. Man I piss myself off sometimes when I get to thinking about how long. Damn!!!! Wait,, cooling off. OK,, I'm back
I can't tell you how long it will take us to feel normal again,, but I can tell you that we're both quit and I'm glad to be quit with you.
Hang tight there guy. you have hit the first of the funks, the time periods where there may not be too much in the way of cravings, but more so the 'fuck-its, and little to no motivation.
I had to look back at my intro and if it weren't for a horrendous weekend I would have had my first in the 30 day range.
They will come and go (50-ish, 80-90ish, 120 ish, +++and others), and the thing to learn is to just keep living, to keep your head down into the quit and plow forward.
It will definately lift and get better.
You can do this!!!
When you're going through hell.....Keep fucking going!!!!
We are all doing this together!!! You're not alone.
Having a hard time....let your dick get caught in your zipper...that'll keep you occupied for a while Sir!!
Cheers..
ODAAT AND NAFAR 'bang head'
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Thanks for the comments all, guess not being motivated is pretty normal. Just another thing to deal with I guess.
My head is down and today I quit!
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Thanks for the comments all, guess not being motivated is pretty normal. Just another thing to deal with I guess.
My head is down and today I quit!
I'm not trying to scare you. The funk I had in my 30s was nothing compared to 70.s. I would rather go through a funk any day then HAVE to spend it with the nic bitch. I'm in all the way. You might as well join me. Glad to be quit with you.
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43 days quit today and I can not sleep. Cravings tonight have been unreal and for whatever reason my anxiety is through the roof. I can tell it is her sneaking around, but as with every day she will not get me today.
To be sure, I came out here and posted roll, I will re-up that pledge tomorrow when I wake up.
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43 days quit today and I can not sleep. Cravings tonight have been unreal and for whatever reason my anxiety is through the roof. I can tell it is her sneaking around, but as with every day she will not get me today.
To be sure, I came out here and posted roll, I will re-up that pledge tomorrow when I wake up.
I'm with you bro! Let's fight her and piss her off a li'l bit eh!? I'm right behind you and I need you to keep going... I don't feel like tripping over you so stay in it! 43 days... That's money right there. Do it again tomorrow... 44 is a cooler number.
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43 days quit today and I can not sleep. Cravings tonight have been unreal and for whatever reason my anxiety is through the roof. I can tell it is her sneaking around, but as with every day she will not get me today.
To be sure, I came out here and posted roll, I will re-up that pledge tomorrow when I wake up.
You know whats funny is I was just on day 43 as well and had a SEVERE craving. Just when you think the worst is behind you, it sneaks back up on you.
The Nic bitch tried, but didn't get me. Popped in some Altoids peppermints and went on.
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Thanks for the votes of confidence guys, things are a lot better this morning.
As always, Iquit with you all today.
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43 days quit today and I can not sleep. Cravings tonight have been unreal and for whatever reason my anxiety is through the roof. I can tell it is her sneaking around, but as with every day she will not get me today.
To be sure, I came out here and posted roll, I will re-up that pledge tomorrow when I wake up.
You know whats funny is I was just on day 43 as well and had a SEVERE craving. Just when you think the worst is behind you, it sneaks back up on you.
The Nic bitch tried, but didn't get me. Popped in some Altoids peppermints and went on.
If there's an option.. (not the middle of the night) get some exercise. Well I guess If you have a woman you could exercise at night.. lol Just going for a walk will help big time. Early on I would listen to music, and walk as much as possible, then I'd bike, then I'd swim laps. Lift weights, bike, what ever you like. Point is it will clear your head, and make you tired. You'll sleep like a baby. Use this OPPORTUNITY not to just quit dip, but make healthy lifestyle changes. Just remember it will get better as long as you stay quit.. My anxiety, and dip thoughts have all but disappeared. Keep your focus, and soon you'll feel the same way.. peace
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Today is day 50. The only thing I am feeling now is cravings, the rest of the side effects seem to be gone (at least for now). The cravings are still pretty constant, but they are easy to deal with.
As I see it there are three really important things to success:
One: Get involved. That seems to be the easiest way to fight things off. Being involved raises your accountability, people know you are there.
Two: Post roll every day. To some this seems like a simple thing, but it goes with the being involved. Posting roll makes you accountable to others and is a good way to show you care. People watch who posts and who does not.
Three: Make friends and give out your number. To be honest I was a little hesitant at first on this, after all I did not know any of these people. I have swapped number with many people and no one has abused that. The numbers are used for help when needed and that is what we are here for.
Today I take my quit one day at a time and today I quit with you all!
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Today is day 50. The only thing I am feeling now is cravings, the rest of the side effects seem to be gone (at least for now). The cravings are still pretty constant, but they are easy to deal with.
As I see it there are three really important things to success:
One: Get involved. That seems to be the easiest way to fight things off. Being involved raises your accountability, people know you are there.
Two: Post roll every day. To some this seems like a simple thing, but it goes with the being involved. Posting roll makes you accountable to others and is a good way to show you care. People watch who posts and who does not.
Three: Make friends and give out your number. To be honest I was a little hesitant at first on this, after all I did not know any of these people. I have swapped number with many people and no one has abused that. The numbers are used for help when needed and that is what we are here for.
Today I take my quit one day at a time and today I quit with you all!
nice quitting.. all I can say is my hardest times were fought off with exercise.. for some reason it clears your head. just keep those day's going, and eventually the cravings will disappear.. this process changed my life, be patient, read, absorb all you can, and it'll change you too.. peace
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Today is day 57 and I still struggle, but it is thing like what happened to me yesterday that keep the quit strong.
If anyone is following me in the exercise thread I have been doing Couch to 5K (C25K). Third week in an my knees were killing me, did some research and the only way fix it was to stop running for a bit and do some non-impact aerobics. So, I rode my bike.
Now yesterday morning it was pouring down rain out side so I decided to use our stationary bike (which is equipped with a heartbeat monitor) inside. I kick it off and ride at a walk pace (heartbeat monitor shows 100BPS). Now step it up and jog (120 BPS). This cycle continued, then on my last Jog I decided to step it up and got my heart beat to 135BPS.
Now many of you that have never monitored your heart beat while on nic might not understand what I am talking about. When I was on Nicotine and did light jogging I could not keep my heartbeat under 140 and if I actually ran it would go into the 170 range. This pretty much stopped me from doing any type of aerobic activity, it was too dangerous.
In just 57 days, my heart has recovered a lot. Just for shits and grins, I tested my resting heartbeat and it is at 76, on nicotine it was 90.
I figured sharing this little tidbit might help others to keep Quit, I know today I am!
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Today is day 57 and I still struggle, but it is thing like what happened to me yesterday that keep the quit strong.
If anyone is following me in the exercise thread I have been doing Couch to 5K (C25K). Third week in an my knees were killing me, did some research and the only way fix it was to stop running for a bit and do some non-impact aerobics. So, I rode my bike.
Now yesterday morning it was pouring down rain out side so I decided to use our stationary bike (which is equipped with a heartbeat monitor) inside. I kick it off and ride at a walk pace (heartbeat monitor shows 100BPS). Now step it up and jog (120 BPS). This cycle continued, then on my last Jog I decided to step it up and got my heart beat to 135BPS.
Now many of you that have never monitored your heart beat while on nic might not understand what I am talking about. When I was on Nicotine and did light jogging I could not keep my heartbeat under 140 and if I actually ran it would go into the 170 range. This pretty much stopped me from doing any type of aerobic activity, it was too dangerous.
In just 57 days, my heart has recovered a lot. Just for shits and grins, I tested my resting heartbeat and it is at 76, on nicotine it was 90.
I figured sharing this little tidbit might help others to keep Quit, I know today I am!
Nice work!!! Years ago I did the couch to 10K. I still run almost everyday. My resting heart rate on Nic, and a 20 miles plus a week runner, was 74, now around 62. Amazing, how that works right! I quit with you Quit.
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Today is day 57 and I still struggle, but it is thing like what happened to me yesterday that keep the quit strong.
If anyone is following me in the exercise thread I have been doing Couch to 5K (C25K). Third week in an my knees were killing me, did some research and the only way fix it was to stop running for a bit and do some non-impact aerobics. So, I rode my bike.Â
Now yesterday morning it was pouring down rain out side so I decided to use our stationary bike (which is equipped with a heartbeat monitor) inside. I kick it off and ride at a walk pace (heartbeat monitor shows 100BPS). Now step it up and jog (120 BPS). This cycle continued, then on my last Jog I decided to step it up and got my heart beat to 135BPS.
Now many of you that have never monitored your heart beat while on nic might not understand what I am talking about. When I was on Nicotine and did light jogging I could not keep my heartbeat under 140 and if I actually ran it would go into the 170 range. This pretty much stopped me from doing any type of aerobic activity, it was too dangerous.
In just 57 days, my heart has recovered a lot. Just for shits and grins, I tested my resting heartbeat and it is at 76, on nicotine it was 90.
I figured sharing this little tidbit might help others to keep Quit, I know today I am!
Nice work!!! Years ago I did the couch to 10K. I still run almost everyday. My resting heart rate on Nic, and a 20 miles plus a week runner, was 74, now around 62. Amazing, how that works right! I quit with you Quit.
Proud to be in July with you brother! I appreciate your encouragement so just want to pass some on your way. Stay strong man...
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Yanking this up to the top.
Congrats on 300 my July brother!
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Yanking this up to the top.
Congrats on 300 my July brother!
Man oh Man what an accomplisment, that is huge.... I quit with you every day man. Literally, through text haha, good job man.
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Yanking this up to the top.
Congrats on 300 my July brother!
Man oh Man what an accomplisment, that is huge.... I quit with you every day man. Literally, through text haha, good job man.
I'm really late on this one but while I'm on the subject of talking about pillars of the Junk Free July group. You are one of those pillars my friend. You are the quiet Quit. You don't make a lot of noise but you are there for a ton of people but first and foremost you have been there for everyone in Junk Free July. I just wanted to call you out today because you are so quiet you are that pillar along with Trauma and AJ holding everything up in our group.
You and I were conductors for August. What a crazy time that was. Asking us to be conductors when we were just over 100 days quit. Now we're three times quit. Come to think about it, I feel I was still in a fog at 100 days.
I've texted you congratulations but wanted to make it a public congratulations on 300. You deserve to be called out and not slide under the radar. Proud of you brother!
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Bump for props!
1 year bro! You're the quiet one of the bunch but you keep us organized and together. Super proud of you Rob. You took your life back and owned it from day one! Here's to another year... A day at a time.
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Bump for props!
1 year bro! You're the quiet one of the bunch but you keep us organized and together. Super proud of you Rob. You took your life back and owned it from day one! Here's to another year... A day at a time.
Congrats on 1 year my fellow Minnesotan!
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Bump for props!
1 year bro! You're the quiet one of the bunch but you keep us organized and together. Super proud of you Rob. You took your life back and owned it from day one! Here's to another year... A day at a time.
Congrats on 1 year my fellow Minnesotan!
Congrats Rob aka Quit...Proud of you 1 year strong work, you saved our group from extinction you reengerized us now look at our support and supporters.
Here is your time capsule....I was here 15 days and posted roll wrong for 15 straight days sometimes not even in my own July group....still fogged out confused and poof here comes a PM.... LEARN HOW TO POST ROLL you mess it up everyday and I am tired of fixing it.....right then and there I learned how to post roll I printed off the instructions and followed them step by step cause I was not going to get another PM from the sites MEANY...haha
Enjoy your day....
Trauma358
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Bump for props!
1 year bro! You're the quiet one of the bunch but you keep us organized and together. Super proud of you Rob. You took your life back and owned it from day one! Here's to another year... A day at a time.
Congrats on 1 year my fellow Minnesotan!
Congrats Rob aka Quit...Proud of you 1 year strong work, you saved our group from extinction you reengerized us now look at our support and supporters.
Here is your time capsule....I was here 15 days and posted roll wrong for 15 straight days sometimes not even in my own July group....still fogged out confused and poof here comes a PM.... LEARN HOW TO POST ROLL you mess it up everyday and I am tired of fixing it.....right then and there I learned how to post roll I printed off the instructions and followed them step by step cause I was not going to get another PM from the sites MEANY...haha
Enjoy your day....
Trauma358
I'm proud of you brother! Keep bringing it every day man! You are the glue that keeps Trauma and Apple Jack from spinning off somewhere else. For me you are that quiet, strong confidence that I've come to expect posting roll every day. The superman of quit. Enjoy your day, I've enjoyed being quit with you EDD!
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Bump for props!
1 year bro! You're the quiet one of the bunch but you keep us organized and together. Super proud of you Rob. You took your life back and owned it from day one! Here's to another year... A day at a time.
Congrats on 1 year my fellow Minnesotan!
Congrats Rob aka Quit...Proud of you 1 year strong work, you saved our group from extinction you reengerized us now look at our support and supporters.
Here is your time capsule....I was here 15 days and posted roll wrong for 15 straight days sometimes not even in my own July group....still fogged out confused and poof here comes a PM.... LEARN HOW TO POST ROLL you mess it up everyday and I am tired of fixing it.....right then and there I learned how to post roll I printed off the instructions and followed them step by step cause I was not going to get another PM from the sites MEANY...haha
Enjoy your day....
Trauma358
I'm proud of you brother! Keep bringing it every day man! You are the glue that keeps Trauma and Apple Jack from spinning off somewhere else. For me you are that quiet, strong confidence that I've come to expect posting roll every day. The superman of quit. Enjoy your day, I've enjoyed being quit with you EDD!
Well done quitter!!!!!
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Bump for props!
1 year bro! You're the quiet one of the bunch but you keep us organized and together. Super proud of you Rob. You took your life back and owned it from day one! Here's to another year... A day at a time.
Congrats on 1 year my fellow Minnesotan!
Congrats Rob aka Quit...Proud of you 1 year strong work, you saved our group from extinction you reengerized us now look at our support and supporters.
Here is your time capsule....I was here 15 days and posted roll wrong for 15 straight days sometimes not even in my own July group....still fogged out confused and poof here comes a PM.... LEARN HOW TO POST ROLL you mess it up everyday and I am tired of fixing it.....right then and there I learned how to post roll I printed off the instructions and followed them step by step cause I was not going to get another PM from the sites MEANY...haha
Enjoy your day....
Trauma358
I'm proud of you brother! Keep bringing it every day man! You are the glue that keeps Trauma and Apple Jack from spinning off somewhere else. For me you are that quiet, strong confidence that I've come to expect posting roll every day. The superman of quit. Enjoy your day, I've enjoyed being quit with you EDD!
Well done quitter!!!!!
I second SFGE - you followed me on my journey even when I traveled to other sites - you were the ONLY one day in and day out by my side - you hold us together and our group is better because of you....I owe you for showing me exactly how strong we are with each other! The other group members always were there and ready for me when I came back with open arms and support more than I could bear but for all you who don't know....this man posted roll double next to me and next to y'all every damn day sometimes on three sites a day just because he's that BADASS!
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Bump for props!
1 year bro! You're the quiet one of the bunch but you keep us organized and together. Super proud of you Rob. You took your life back and owned it from day one! Here's to another year... A day at a time.
Congrats on 1 year my fellow Minnesotan!
Congrats Rob aka Quit...Proud of you 1 year strong work, you saved our group from extinction you reengerized us now look at our support and supporters.
Here is your time capsule....I was here 15 days and posted roll wrong for 15 straight days sometimes not even in my own July group....still fogged out confused and poof here comes a PM.... LEARN HOW TO POST ROLL you mess it up everyday and I am tired of fixing it.....right then and there I learned how to post roll I printed off the instructions and followed them step by step cause I was not going to get another PM from the sites MEANY...haha
Enjoy your day....
Trauma358
I'm proud of you brother! Keep bringing it every day man! You are the glue that keeps Trauma and Apple Jack from spinning off somewhere else. For me you are that quiet, strong confidence that I've come to expect posting roll every day. The superman of quit. Enjoy your day, I've enjoyed being quit with you EDD!
Well done quitter!!!!!
I second SFGE - you followed me on my journey even when I traveled to other sites - you were the ONLY one day in and day out by my side - you hold us together and our group is better because of you....I owe you for showing me exactly how strong we are with each other! The other group members always were there and ready for me when I came back with open arms and support more than I could bear but for all you who don't know....this man posted roll double next to me and next to y'all every damn day sometimes on three sites a day just because he's that BADASS!
You been part of my text group from the beginning man. Your a true quitter and you help my quit every day. Congrats on a year big dog!!
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Bump for some 4th floor lovin'
Congrats m'man!
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Bump for some 4th floor lovin'
Congrats m'man!
Nice work get out and enjoy some booze ho's (make sure you clear that) today or just get out and enjoy the day since it is finally nice in this part of the tundra.
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Throwin' out some love to m'brutha Quit!
500 days free. That is truly badass! You're a quiet kinda guy but you sure know how to quit! Proud to be a July brother with you...
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Throwin' out some love to m'brutha Quit!
500 days free. That is truly badass! You're a quiet kinda guy but you sure know how to quit! Proud to be a July brother with you...
Congratulations on that half comma Quit! You have been a steady, reliable, bad ass quitter since you posted a day one! Proud that you are here and even more so that you are a part of July 2013. You are a major part of my quit every day and I would certainly be something missing if you were not posting roll everyday! Now lets see how much of a mess we can make before everyone else gets here! Quit on!
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Throwin' out some love to m'brutha Quit!
500 days free. That is truly badass! You're a quiet kinda guy but you sure know how to quit! Proud to be a July brother with you...
Congratulations on that half comma Quit! You have been a steady, reliable, bad ass quitter since you posted a day one! Proud that you are here and even more so that you are a part of July 2013. You are a major part of my quit every day and I would certainly be something missing if you were not posting roll everyday! Now lets see how much of a mess we can make before everyone else gets here! Quit on!
Nice half comma bro...you are the glue that keeps July 13 moving through as a group proud of you man. The man who works behind the scenes getting shit done
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Throwin' out some love to m'brutha Quit!
500 days free. That is truly badass! You're a quiet kinda guy but you sure know how to quit! Proud to be a July brother with you...
Congratulations on that half comma Quit! You have been a steady, reliable, bad ass quitter since you posted a day one! Proud that you are here and even more so that you are a part of July 2013. You are a major part of my quit every day and I would certainly be something missing if you were not posting roll everyday! Now lets see how much of a mess we can make before everyone else gets here! Quit on!
Nice half comma bro...you are the glue that keeps July 13 moving through as a group proud of you man. The man who works behind the scenes getting shit done
belated congrats on the half comma my man. Well done
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600 days of freedom right here! Proud to quit with you my July brother!
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600 days of freedom right here! Proud to quit with you my July brother!
6 bills proud to be quit with you....see ya back tomorrow!
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600 days of freedom right here! Proud to quit with you my July brother!
6 bills proud to be quit with you....see ya back tomorrow!
Belated congrats brother Quit! Thanks for being there EDD!
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2 years of just straight up quittin'.
Congrats bro!
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He's a quiet guy but he still gets 'er done.
Congrats on 900 days bro!
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He's a quiet guy but he still gets 'er done.
Congrats on 900 days bro!
'oh yeah' 9 'boob' Sweet!
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Mr Quit grows a comma today! Congratulations!
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12th floor for my quiet July brutha! Congrats man!
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12th floor for my quiet July brutha! Congrats man!
What he said ^^^ Nice job, as always!!!
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4 years! 'oh yeah'
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1,500 days for this quiet July '13 brutha!
Well done m'man!
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5 years for this guy today!
Well done my July brother!