Hit it and QUIT IT

[ChickDip]

well as I sit here exactly one year later I am really at a loss for words....its cliché as hell but there wasn't a bigger addict out there than myself and if I can do it then you can do. Anybody out there that may be reading this, looking for encouragement just know that it is 95% mental and 5% everything else. I went from over a can a day for 24 years to walking away cold turkey and never looking back! Don't ever glorify the very thing that is trying to take your life from you. I always told people that my quit wasn't a matter of life and death, it was more important than that.

If you ever decide to get serious about quitting and make your mind up and set your mind to it, you WILL be successful. Its no picnic or walk in the park but its not near as hard as you make it out to be in your own mind at the beginning. The reward is freedom like I haven't experienced in 24 long years that I was a slave to the can. Thanks to everyone in my quit group (feb 17 cult of quit) because I owe a little bit of my quit to each and every member who hung in there and road this thing out with me. Its far from over but it just keeps getting easier with every passing day!

Congrats on the 1 year quit BillDance!

[Bill Dance]

well as I sit here exactly one year later I am really at a loss for words....its cliché as hell but there wasn't a bigger addict out there than myself and if I can do it then you can do. Anybody out there that may be reading this, looking for encouragement just know that it is 95% mental and 5% everything else. I went from over a can a day for 24 years to walking away cold turkey and never looking back! Don't ever glorify the very thing that is trying to take your life from you. I always told people that my quit wasn't a matter of life and death, it was more important than that.

If you ever decide to get serious about quitting and make your mind up and set your mind to it, you WILL be successful. Its no picnic or walk in the park but its not near as hard as you make it out to be in your own mind at the beginning. The reward is freedom like I haven't experienced in 24 long years that I was a slave to the can. Thanks to everyone in my quit group (feb 17 cult of quit) because I owe a little bit of my quit to each and every member who hung in there and road this thing out with me. Its far from over but it just keeps getting easier with every passing day!

[Rawls]

Thanks man. I'd love to know how to pin it to my posts but I'm pretty computer illiterate.

Congrats brother..
Copy and paste "HOV" below into your signature line.

HOF

[Bill Dance]

Thanks man. I'd love to know how to pin it to my posts but I'm pretty computer illiterate.

[FLLipOut]

Great HOF speech, Bill! (Better late than never!)

'party' Congratulations on hitting the 2-0-0!!! 'party'

[Bill Dance]

Today is day #114 for me....all I can say is wow! I don't think that there will ever be a time in an addicts life where he's able to sit back and give himself a pat on the back and feel all comfy and cozy.....That's just not the way it works

I really need to make it a point to sit down and collect my thoughts and write my HOF speech, I've just been so busy lately with a new little one (baby #3) and then a 2 year old and 4 year old to go along with it, whew! That doesn't leave much time for anything else. but I feel that I owe it to myself and to all the BAQs in my group and also anyone else who may read this site looking for encouragement to break the stranglehold of Dr Nic.

I will get it done ASAP, until then. Peece Owt!

[Bill Dance]

Just wanted to check in real quick....tomorrow will be day 80! Man its hard to believe, for someone like me that's been an addict and slave to Dr Nic for almost 24 years. I feel like I have all the tools in place now to go full steam ahead and knock this quit out of the park. I was in full cruise control mode and haven't even thought about dip or dipping in almost 3 weeks and then along came day 68 and man oh man the cravings came back with a vengeance! Pretty much the last 10 days or so have been pretty rough as far as fighting the craves because they are so strong. Good thing is they don't last long but they do seem to come one after the other. Im glad that I now know how to fight and combat all the lies that go through your head about this and that and know that I wont fall victim to those again. ...especially the "just have one to celebrate" or "just one little dip for old times sakes wont hurt, you can spit it out after only 5 minutes"....etc .etc... I know that those all are straight up lies and nothing but mind games being played on you

Well I went from getting played to not and from being a victim of Nic to being the boss of it

It also helps to have an awesome quit group to be associated with. Even though some of the guys in my group still deserve zero respect for not following rules and I wish they would just leave....there are plenty of others who have been right there beside me each and every day posting roll early and helping to hold the rest of the group accountable.

Will return in 21 days when its time for my HOF speech!! 'oh yeah'

[Bill Dance]

Well I'm about to lay day 40 to rest....can't believe that come Christmas I will be done hung a half a hundo on Ole Dr Nic! I feel like I have went through so many changes in just 40 short days but man what a roller coaster it's been

I don't really even want to dip anymore , unless I get around any of my buddies with a big fattie in. The first thing I do though is pronounce my quit and my number of days quit and then it's like instead if me being jealous of them suckin on a fat lip, they become jealous of me for finally having the balls to put that shit down and walk away. ....weird.

My biggest hurdle and its in my face like every single day for last 2 weeks or so is BOREDOM! It's like I really don't wanna dip but damn I need something to help keep me busy. I just wonder if that sounds as stupid to other people as it does to me? So I just sit around , pounding the pistachios and scarfing down blow pops like I own stock in them. Then I will throw in the occasional smokey mtn if for no other reason than not wanting to become diabetic from all the sugar ,junk food, and blow pops I eat now. I mean I think I can finally understand how all those gigantic fat people that you see on all them tv shows got that fat now. They say food was their comfort and food is my cure for boredom....I mean I eat like a mofo and ain't even hungry but it's like I gotta have something to do all day long so I'm always snacking on some kinda crap.

I've put on around 13lbs since my quit 40 days ago. While I can hold it, I sure do t wanna hang on to it for long because it seems like it all went to my face and my gut. I'm 6'-5" tall and usually weigh around 235 so is not like I'm gonna head off the deep end or nothing but I also don't want all this extra weight dragging me down and bringing my energy levels down with it.

I think I'm gonna go join the local gym just to get up out the house and get a little excercise on the treadmill or something but sooner or later I have to get past this boredom stage and take back control of my eating/ snacking habits. I told myself going in that the first 30 days I could eat whatever I wanted ,as much as I wanted, be as lazy as I wanted, etc... As long as I put all my effort into this quit and stayed quit then I would worry about everyone else later, well later is now and I gotta start making some more lifestyle changes

At any rate and whatever I gotta do, I'm gonna keep my head down and quit on. It's not really that hard for me to stay quit at this point. It's more of a challenge for me to concentrate and fill the space that dip always took so much of

Til next time!

[Viking]

Well tomorrow will be the bid 3-0!! Hard to believe that I've been Nic free for a month already. It's kinda weird because it's been the longest month of my life and yet the shortest month of my life, all at the same time. It's been the most trying time in my life. Yet most rewarding.
My first 3 days were so bad that if I ever we're to cave then I'd prolly be stuck a nicotine addict for life bc I don't think I could ever go back through those days again. Amazingly after about a week it got way better. The whole second week was a breeze and gave me a false sense of security but also gave me the confidence that I needed to let myself know that I COULD beat this thing once and for all. The fog rolled in pretty hard in spurts over the past few weeks but while I'm still killing pistachios and freakin blow pops my urges to dip are getting fewer and farther between. It's like I walk around lost half of the day. I don't really wanna dip but it's like I got nothing to do....it's like I'm missing something or some one. It's hard to explain and really weird feeling. I'm sure it too will pass

Well just wanted to give a quick update on my quit as I go full steam ahead with 1 month come tomorrow

Be strong , Stay strong, and rock on!!!

Congrats and keep it up! keeping this log of your quit will make a good record of just what you never want to go through again, too. Like you, i'm not so sure i could ever get through it all again. That helps me stay quit-- this is my one chance, and i really really don't want to blow it. Keep building your quit... knowledge, connections for support an accountability. Things keep getting better, but you will still have some good challenges to smack down. Keep doing it right and it'll all work out fine-- you're doing great!

Thanks brother! It's all the support from other quitters on the site like yourself that make this all doable

Isn't this the truth? Quitting seems damn near impossible on your own.

[Rawls]

Well tomorrow will be the bid 3-0!! Hard to believe that I've been Nic free for a month already. It's kinda weird because it's been the longest month of my life and yet the shortest month of my life, all at the same time. It's been the most trying time in my life. Yet most rewarding.
My first 3 days were so bad that if I ever we're to cave then I'd prolly be stuck a nicotine addict for life bc I don't think I could ever go back through those days again. Amazingly after about a week it got way better. The whole second week was a breeze and gave me a false sense of security but also gave me the confidence that I needed to let myself know that I COULD beat this thing once and for all. The fog rolled in pretty hard in spurts over the past few weeks but while I'm still killing pistachios and freakin blow pops my urges to dip are getting fewer and farther between. It's like I walk around lost half of the day. I don't really wanna dip but it's like I got nothing to do....it's like I'm missing something or some one. It's hard to explain and really weird feeling. I'm sure it too will pass

Well just wanted to give a quick update on my quit as I go full steam ahead with 1 month come tomorrow

Be strong , Stay strong, and rock on!!!

Congrats and keep it up! keeping this log of your quit will make a good record of just what you never want to go through again, too. Like you, i'm not so sure i could ever get through it all again. That helps me stay quit-- this is my one chance, and i really really don't want to blow it. Keep building your quit... knowledge, connections for support an accountability. Things keep getting better, but you will still have some good challenges to smack down. Keep doing it right and it'll all work out fine-- you're doing great!

Thanks brother! It's all the support from other quitters on the site like yourself that make this all doable

Quit is strong in here!
Smells good.....real good.
Nuts and pops....
Way better than cancer and tubes.
Dance on Bill!
It gets better.....every.....day!
Rawls 749

[Bill Dance]

Well tomorrow will be the bid 3-0!! Hard to believe that I've been Nic free for a month already. It's kinda weird because it's been the longest month of my life and yet the shortest month of my life, all at the same time. It's been the most trying time in my life. Yet most rewarding.
My first 3 days were so bad that if I ever we're to cave then I'd prolly be stuck a nicotine addict for life bc I don't think I could ever go back through those days again. Amazingly after about a week it got way better. The whole second week was a breeze and gave me a false sense of security but also gave me the confidence that I needed to let myself know that I COULD beat this thing once and for all. The fog rolled in pretty hard in spurts over the past few weeks but while I'm still killing pistachios and freakin blow pops my urges to dip are getting fewer and farther between. It's like I walk around lost half of the day. I don't really wanna dip but it's like I got nothing to do....it's like I'm missing something or some one. It's hard to explain and really weird feeling. I'm sure it too will pass

Well just wanted to give a quick update on my quit as I go full steam ahead with 1 month come tomorrow

Be strong , Stay strong, and rock on!!!

Congrats and keep it up! keeping this log of your quit will make a good record of just what you never want to go through again, too. Like you, i'm not so sure i could ever get through it all again. That helps me stay quit-- this is my one chance, and i really really don't want to blow it. Keep building your quit... knowledge, connections for support an accountability. Things keep getting better, but you will still have some good challenges to smack down. Keep doing it right and it'll all work out fine-- you're doing great!

Thanks brother! It's all the support from other quitters on the site like yourself that make this all doable

[brettlees]

Well tomorrow will be the bid 3-0!! Hard to believe that I've been Nic free for a month already. It's kinda weird because it's been the longest month of my life and yet the shortest month of my life, all at the same time. It's been the most trying time in my life. Yet most rewarding.
My first 3 days were so bad that if I ever we're to cave then I'd prolly be stuck a nicotine addict for life bc I don't think I could ever go back through those days again. Amazingly after about a week it got way better. The whole second week was a breeze and gave me a false sense of security but also gave me the confidence that I needed to let myself know that I COULD beat this thing once and for all. The fog rolled in pretty hard in spurts over the past few weeks but while I'm still killing pistachios and freakin blow pops my urges to dip are getting fewer and farther between. It's like I walk around lost half of the day. I don't really wanna dip but it's like I got nothing to do....it's like I'm missing something or some one. It's hard to explain and really weird feeling. I'm sure it too will pass

Well just wanted to give a quick update on my quit as I go full steam ahead with 1 month come tomorrow

Be strong , Stay strong, and rock on!!!

Congrats and keep it up! keeping this log of your quit will make a good record of just what you never want to go through again, too. Like you, i'm not so sure i could ever get through it all again. That helps me stay quit-- this is my one chance, and i really really don't want to blow it. Keep building your quit... knowledge, connections for support an accountability. Things keep getting better, but you will still have some good challenges to smack down. Keep doing it right and it'll all work out fine-- you're doing great!

[Bill Dance]

Well tomorrow will be the bid 3-0!! Hard to believe that I've been Nic free for a month already. It's kinda weird because it's been the longest month of my life and yet the shortest month of my life, all at the same time. It's been the most trying time in my life. Yet most rewarding.
My first 3 days were so bad that if I ever we're to cave then I'd prolly be stuck a nicotine addict for life bc I don't think I could ever go back through those days again. Amazingly after about a week it got way better. The whole second week was a breeze and gave me a false sense of security but also gave me the confidence that I needed to let myself know that I COULD beat this thing once and for all. The fog rolled in pretty hard in spurts over the past few weeks but while I'm still killing pistachios and freakin blow pops my urges to dip are getting fewer and farther between. It's like I walk around lost half of the day. I don't really wanna dip but it's like I got nothing to do....it's like I'm missing something or some one. It's hard to explain and really weird feeling. I'm sure it too will pass

Well just wanted to give a quick update on my quit as I go full steam ahead with 1 month come tomorrow

Be strong , Stay strong, and rock on!!!

[Stranger999]

Well today is day 24 and I can honestly say that it's been the best day in a while now. The fog rolled back in yesterday pretty bad but I overcame and kept my head down. I started out this quit by straight up killing some smokey mountain chew but after the first couple weeks it kinda started losing its whatever you wanna call it. Now I may be at 1/2 can a day and am still losing interest in it quick like.

For some reason my main two new fixations during my quit has been the jumbo bags of pistachio nuts from Sams Club and FN charms blow pops. Don't ask me why bc it's weird as hell but I've went through almost 2 boxes ( 200) blow pops in 24 days and almost 2 bags of pistachios.

I'm gonna need new teeth from all the sugar when all is said and done but hey whatever keeps me off the worm dirt, is OK for now.

Anytime I think about caving all I have to do is think about those first 3 days....because they were so damn bad, I honestly don't think I would have the strength to ever go back through that again so I know if I cave, then I am probably lost forever and that's just not an option.

You have a nice quit going Bill. I promise that as you keep going it will only get better. I never used fake dip but I was all over sunflower seeds, beef jerky, and sugarless gum for several weeks. Eventually the need for the substitutes went away. Keep pushing forward - 24 days is really bad ass!

I quit with you today!

Stranger999 - day 452

[Bill Dance]

Well today is day 24 and I can honestly say that it's been the best day in a while now. The fog rolled back in yesterday pretty bad but I overcame and kept my head down. I started out this quit by straight up killing some smokey mountain chew but after the first couple weeks it kinda started losing its whatever you wanna call it. Now I may be at 1/2 can a day and am still losing interest in it quick like.

For some reason my main two new fixations during my quit has been the jumbo bags of pistachio nuts from Sams Club and FN charms blow pops. Don't ask me why bc it's weird as hell but I've went through almost 2 boxes ( 200) blow pops in 24 days and almost 2 bags of pistachios.

I'm gonna need new teeth from all the sugar when all is said and done but hey whatever keeps me off the worm dirt, is OK for now.

Anytime I think about caving all I have to do is think about those first 3 days....because they were so damn bad, I honestly don't think I would have the strength to ever go back through that again so I know if I cave, then I am probably lost forever and that's just not an option.