Jmeat,
Welcome to KTC. So to confirm, you have not used smokeless tobacco and are not using a patch or some other nicotine substitute?
Well if that is so then you are definitely quit for 3 weeks. Congratulations. I quit for a bit before I joined the group as well. I could not figure out roll call.
I am sorry to hear about your melanoma. My brother had it, had it cut out and never had another issue. Same with my dad. So, from my family experience, it is not lethal. Good news. I hope the same for you.
Here is hoping that your melanoma can be dealt with quickly.
I dipped for 40 years. I was a VP of Tech who got pushed out at the ripe old age of 59 and trying to find myself ever since. One good byproduct was that I finally was able to quit this damn habit.
I told my daughter who was a vaper that it took me till I was 59 to quit. That I had no expectations of her being like me and quitting. She quit several weeks later. Best outcome ever. I set an example and then said I had no expectations.
As to your quit, you are kicking butt. You probably know how to stay strong but here is my advice to continue on.
1. Eat three square meals a day. Hunger sets me off and causes anxiety for me so I make sure I don't get hungry. You get hungry you may get the craves.
2. Workout - lift, do cardio, you know the stuff. You have got to stay in shape to continue the fight and to take care of you.
3. Remember the craves last a few seconds and then they are gone - remember to distract your mind and think about something else when you start thinking about dip.
4. Write down all the reasons you quit and go over them every day so you never forget.
5. Be grateful to yourself, to god, the universe and the world that you are here.
Welcome. Not join a group and post-roll every day with your quit group.
I will let someone else fill you in on that.
