New member - Day One is Today

[jmiah]

I'm glad seeing boobs doesn't trigger taking a dip.

the other day, my buddy texted me while he was on the tee and about one of his playing partner was tteeing off with a cigar in his mouth. All I could think is how I was glad I wasnt around someone smoking a turd while I am quitting nicotine.

Dipping was always a huge part of golf for me too.

Dip was a huge part of EVERYTHING for me. Good work, keep it up.

[Blay]

I'm glad seeing boobs doesn't trigger taking a dip.

the other day, my buddy texted me while he was on the tee and about one of his playing partner was tteeing off with a cigar in his mouth. All I could think is how I was glad I wasnt around someone smoking a turd while I am quitting nicotine.

Dipping was always a huge part of golf for me too.

[TEAMKEOKI]

Day 38 and the quit keeps rollin.  A bump for a quick story from today. 

Played some golf today.  In fact, been playing a shitload for the past 38 days.  My NIC addiction has been replaced by an addiction to those little white balls and long shafts....

Was searching in my golf bag for a dry glove to use, and deep in the depths of a pocket I rarely use (you know where this is going), I found an old can of Skoal.  It must've survived my initial purge and dump 38 days ago, simply because I forgot it was there. 

When my mind processed what I saw, I snatched my hand away like I'd just been electrocuted.  It was so weird seeing this thing that was such a big part of my past life, but is such a strange looking foreign object nowadays.  Stood there for a second, grinned, thought to myself "shit, just when you think your quit is going too easy...." 

It wasn't even a choice.  Threw the can as far as I could into the woods - didn't even wait for the next trash can (got good distance on the throw too).  I'm not normally a litterbug, but I was pissed at the NIC bitch trying to sneak up on me, and she deserved to be tossed like garbage.

Well done Sir.

great job jbags5

[Ready]

Day 38 and the quit keeps rollin. A bump for a quick story from today.

Played some golf today. In fact, been playing a shitload for the past 38 days. My NIC addiction has been replaced by an addiction to those little white balls and long shafts....

Was searching in my golf bag for a dry glove to use, and deep in the depths of a pocket I rarely use (you know where this is going), I found an old can of Skoal. It must've survived my initial purge and dump 38 days ago, simply because I forgot it was there.

When my mind processed what I saw, I snatched my hand away like I'd just been electrocuted. It was so weird seeing this thing that was such a big part of my past life, but is such a strange looking foreign object nowadays. Stood there for a second, grinned, thought to myself "shit, just when you think your quit is going too easy...."

It wasn't even a choice. Threw the can as far as I could into the woods - didn't even wait for the next trash can (got good distance on the throw too). I'm not normally a litterbug, but I was pissed at the NIC bitch trying to sneak up on me, and she deserved to be tossed like garbage.

Well done Sir.

[jbags5]

Day 38 and the quit keeps rollin. A bump for a quick story from today.

Played some golf today. In fact, been playing a shitload for the past 38 days. My NIC addiction has been replaced by an addiction to those little white balls and long shafts....

Was searching in my golf bag for a dry glove to use, and deep in the depths of a pocket I rarely use (you know where this is going), I found an old can of Skoal. It must've survived my initial purge and dump 38 days ago, simply because I forgot it was there.

When my mind processed what I saw, I snatched my hand away like I'd just been electrocuted. It was so weird seeing this thing that was such a big part of my past life, but is such a strange looking foreign object nowadays. Stood there for a second, grinned, thought to myself "shit, just when you think your quit is going too easy...."

It wasn't even a choice. Threw the can as far as I could into the woods - didn't even wait for the next trash can (got good distance on the throw too). I'm not normally a litterbug, but I was pissed at the NIC bitch trying to sneak up on me, and she deserved to be tossed like garbage.

[LLCope]

Just remember life with nicotine is ten times better!

LL

Please tell me this is a typo. :rolleyes:

Jbags,

Great job on your first week. The weird sleep patterns slowly get back to normal; I'm at day 13 and I've slept fine for the past few nights. Stay strong, keep your plan, and kick the bitch to the curb. You've got hundreds of brothers and sisters to call on if you need to.

As a former Commanding Officer of mine once said; Kick ass and press on...

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"Life withOUT nicotine is ten times better"

sorry about the typo :wacko:

[tazmed]

Just remember life with nicotine is ten times better!

LL

Please tell me this is a typo. :rolleyes:

Jbags,

Great job on your first week. The weird sleep patterns slowly get back to normal; I'm at day 13 and I've slept fine for the past few nights. Stay strong, keep your plan, and kick the bitch to the curb. You've got hundreds of brothers and sisters to call on if you need to.

As a former Commanding Officer of mine once said; Kick ass and press on...

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[LLCope]

JBags,

Everything you describe is right on schedule. You are doing GREAT!

What has helped me with my craves when they hit (by the way the craves get weaker as the days mount up) is to focus on the TRUTH and the POSITIVE in my life. The nicotine will LIE to you--you combat that with the TRUTH. Just remember life with nicotine is ten times better!

Have a Happy Independence Day!


LL

[JRan]

That's an awesome report JBags. Keep up the good work! I totally know what you mean about playing a round of golf without dip. I played a couple times this last week and it was a big step for me to play without any. The other thing that I did without dip for the first time in awhile was yard work. But, it turns out, you actually can do things without dip!

Congrats on your first (almost) week. As TCope told me, now just add another week on top of that week and so on...

[jbags5]

Day 6 and still quit.

The withdrawals have subsided for the most part. Days 4 and 5 were definitely better than Days 2 and 3 anyway...

Using some fake dip to get me through the cravings. It's helping.

Played an entire round of golf + 19th hole yesterday without any dip, real or fake. May not sound like a big thing, but I fucking felt great about it.

My sleep patterns are still all messed up though. I seem to be waking up way too early every morning and not getting enough sleep. Woke at 3:30am today. 4:30 am yesterday. Might be because I'm trying to go to bed earlier to avoid the cravings that come with being awake at midnight, wife in bed, alone, etc. But fuck it, I'll take that over the alternative.

Sometimes I look at my wife and say aloud "I fucking quit dipping, how awesome is that?" She's been great. I've been an irritable asshole at times, but she's put up with it. Not sure how much longer I can keep getting away with the "quitting = I'm allowed to be an asshole" excuse though.

Happy 4th everyone.

[GTFAN]

1 1/2 days in. Sad that I'm counting half days?

Sitting in this CLE, chomping on gum, reading through a bunch of old posts and HOF speeches on my phone. One more hour and I can leave here and go workout and hopefully stop thinking about dip for a bit. Hope sleep comes easier tonight. Body is feeling tired.

Good call on the working out. Exercise, water, and sunflower seeds got me through the first 2 weeks. Everytime I get a crave I do some sort of exercise. Even if it is only climbing the stairs at work or walking around the building, it seems to help. Workout hard after work and you should get some sleep tonight. Stay strong man. It does get better. I promise. Let me know if I can do anything for you.

[Souliman]

You quit today jbags? You post roll? You give your word today? You give your word to any of these folks?

bigbill - Day 3 here, bring it on baby!
midwestusa - day 5. Pissed at the world, but I have to do this. I've seen too many people die recently, and the effect it has on their loved ones. I refuse to do that to anyone.
drecore - day 7
Pheasant283-Day 3!!!! Lets do this!!!!!
Jbags5 - Day 2. Let's go, motherfucker
JRan - Day 7 - proud to be quit with you all today
Doclange. Day 7. In The Hunt for Quit October
Wastepanel-day 2
TLeah64-Day 6 Feeling confident and likes our new name...In The Hunt for Quit October
Texaslifer03-day 4 doing better will not fail
Wanderer1 - Day 3
mattjack432
Lerxst - Day 7 and going strong
Paul - day 4 good to go baby hope this post thiong is what i'm supposed to do

Looks like you quit today jbags. There is no hope here...don't run from it...own it. You don't dip anymore. Right?

[miles]

Take it minute by minute if you need to. The cravings get shorter and further apart the longer you are quit...drink a lot of water and piss that nicotine out brother.

[jbags5]

1 1/2 days in. Sad that I'm counting half days?

Sitting in this CLE, chomping on gum, reading through a bunch of old posts and HOF speeches on my phone. One more hour and I can leave here and go workout and hopefully stop thinking about dip for a bit. Hope sleep comes easier tonight. Body is feeling tired.

[jbags5]

Hang in there bro. You're body is getting itself right. Get through this period. Do whatever you can to keep that cancer candy out of your mouth.

F the NB. You're taking back control of your life. Congratulations.

Thanks everyone.

Have to sit through about 6 hours of boring ass continuing education for my job today. Fuck me. Gum at the ready.