Here I go.....

[RDB]

Welcome. I've been quit 599 days. I've done it by posting my promise every single day, and keeping my promise no matter what. Make your promise, keep your word. It's as simple as that.

Hard as hell? You bet. Get to know the guys in your December group. You're all going through the same misery we've all gone through. It'll get better, but not any time soon.

[jeffw]

do what these other quitters have told you to do. Drink a shit ton of water the first 3 days of the quit so you can flush the toxins out. PM me for digits as well, make your promise to your December group along with the rest of us and follow through on the promise.

[Bill Dance]

Quitting has NOTHING to do with luck! Its about having the balls to man up and say enough is enough!!! Are you a man of your word? Can you honor your word each and every day, even to a group of strangers? surely you can quit for just 24 hours, right?

If you answered yes to all of the above then you are well on your way to being free from the can brother! 24 years at least a can a day for me and now im 310 nic free. Get digits and don't be afraid to use them.

Quitting is 95% mental and 5 % everything else!

PM me if you want my digits.... NEVER look back....NEVER look ahead. Live and QUIT for the moment

[ndrugby]

Welcome Iowa. Buy in completely. PM people for digits. Read read read. Kick ass and stay quit. Listen to the vets. They know their stuff. I promise you this will be hard as hell, but worth it.

[Romandog]

IowaFFguy,

You found the best place to make that quit a reality and make it stick. I'm Romandog. I've been quit now 2339 days.

Go here: topic/30321153/23/?x=90

Read the instructions on how to post roll, take whatever nicotine you have in your mouth and spit it out, throw away/flush the rest of your tobacco,

And post your name and day 1 next to it in the December 2017 Quit group.

Also, ready my HOF speech. There are things there that can be useful to you.
topic/1007280/1/?x=90#new

This site has drama. Deal with it, start some of your own. It will help you stay quit.

I'm sending you a PM with my cell and office number.. Unfortunately the cell doesn't work at my desk, so call my office number.

Stick with it, drink the cool-aid and work the plan and you will be off this stuff for good..

But you really have to want it, because I'm sure you already know, it isn't going to be easy.

Romandog

[Jimmy Quits]

Awesome for you! Today is my Day 1 as well. I was on a similar forum a long time ago, and it was the best solution for me. But I am really glad to be back amongst fellow ex-dippers.

[Samrs]

I found this site when I googled quitting chewing tobacco. I was looking for tips on how to quit. I have been using smokeless tobacco for about 19 years. It is the first thing I think about in the morning and the last thing I think about before I go to bed. I hate it! My kids see it and know it is bad. They know what it can do to me. It doesn't seem right for me to encourage them to stay away from harmful things while I use it all day long. It is time. Part of me wanted to slowly cut back until I didn't need it anymore, but I know that won't work for me. It has to happen now so here I go! Wish me luck.

Hey, Iowa. 33 year slave to the can here, 245 days quit... which is about 20x longer than I ever managed on my own.

This place WORKS.

If you follow the system here and connect with other quitters, this will be your first, last and only quit.

Your next step is to post roll in the [December]topic/30321153/]December quit group[/url]. Roll is our way of promising each other that we will not have nicotine for the day. We post roll every day here. Our system is pretty simple. Wake up, post roll, and keep your word for the day. Then, the next day, do it all over again. If you make that promise early - first thing every morning - and commit to making it every day, no matter what, then your chances of staying quit will go up exponentially.

Here's a video to help you understand how to post roll: Posting Roll on KTC Kill the Can

Oh, and one more thing - we don't depend on luck. We depend on brotherhood and accountability. Dive in, read as much as you can, connect with fellow quitters in December and elsewhere. Change your attitude about tobacco, learn to hate nicotine, make quitting the priority in your life.... and you won't have to depend on luck.

[IowaFFguy]

I found this site when I googled quitting chewing tobacco. I was looking for tips on how to quit. I have been using smokeless tobacco for about 19 years. It is the first thing I think about in the morning and the last thing I think about before I go to bed. I hate it! My kids see it and know it is bad. They know what it can do to me. It doesn't seem right for me to encourage them to stay away from harmful things while I use it all day long. It is time. Part of me wanted to slowly cut back until I didn't need it anymore, but I know that won't work for me. It has to happen now so here I go! Wish me luck.

[mattttt25]

I know what it is.... a badass post.  I hope every new quitter reads this.

Day 366 with you.

[IowaFFguy]

Greetings! Welcome to my introduction. My name is Rob. My quit date was September 11, 2017 so I am in the December 2017 group. I work in sales and cover the states of Iowa and Nebraska providing high performance coatings, linings, and fireproofing. I am married and have two kids. I am also a volunteer firefighter, hence the name IowaFFguy.

My life, since the day I quit, has not gone the way that anyone plans for or hopes for. Quitting, by itself, is extremely difficult and stressful. There is a stretch of time early on where you may be moments from a cave, hell sometimes it feels like that when you're a few hundred days in..... but here is why I never will:

14 days after quitting my son received a diagnosis of cancer. Yes, an 8 year old boy that never poisoned his body ends up getting cancer rather thane me; the guy that crammed cancer into his mouth for north of 17 years. After receiving this news I was just plain angry and embarrassed. He saw the cans laying around, read the giant warnings on the lids of grizzly, and watched me put that poison into my mouth since the day he was born yet here he is, the one fighting cancer. I knew from this day forward, I absolutely could never use nicotine again in any form. I have to do this for him. I told him I would.

I share this story with you for two reasons:
1) In hopes that next time you are tempted to put a dip in, you will think about all of the children out there fighting disease by no fault of their own. Does it seem like I am exploiting disease to persuade you to quit? Good! Because I am. It's a real and likely possibility should you choose to go on dipping.

2) To show you that you should expect adversity, great or small during your quit. It's a part of life. It was there yesterday and it will be there tomorrow....I promise. You can and should stay quit regardless of the adversities you experience. Nicotine won't solve anything. It will simply make you weak, addicted, and sick.

If you are new here or thinking of jumping on board, I would strongly encourage you to do it. This recipe of accountability and brotherhood works. That is a fact. As you move along throughout your journey of quit with KTC, you will notice a common theme; people who are active and engaged with the site and other members tend to stay quit. Those that are not, typically end up posting another day 1 somewhere along the way because they did not allow others to help them.

Now after typing this and reading it, I don't know if it's an introduction, a rant, or a lecture. I just hope it gives you a glimpse of who I am and maybe inspires you to quit and stay quit.