rgross298's Intro

[Coach Steve]

'Cheers' congrats on the 8th floor status! Nice job!

congrats quit bro 800 is an awesome achievement!

'BanDog'

[D2maine]

'Cheers' congrats on the 8th floor status! Nice job!

congrats quit bro 800 is an awesome achievement!

[T-Cell]

'Cheers' congrats on the 8th floor status! Nice job!

[Winter Green]

My bad dude. I was talkin to you like you where brand new. Guess ill have to read before I wright. Anyway. Gj

[zam]

Day 431.  I don't post here often, but I should.  I'm a walking, talking alumni of KTC and proud as hell to be free from the reigns of tobacco.  I've been through a lot of stress, angst, family strife, work hell in the last year and I've emerged with a full-on bird pointed towards UST.  Unscathed, uncaved, undeterred in my resolve to quit one simple day at a time.

For those of you who are going through "the fog", the initial hell (or the recurring versions that seem to come hauntingly later during your journey, rocking your resolve), consider those parting gifts from the tobacco companies as you extricate the vestiges of hours/days/months/years of nicotine use from your body.  There is light at the end of the tunnel, friends, and yes, there will come a day when you don't think of this shit every minute and hour of every day.  You will always be an addict, but you will come to see you have power and mastery over that addiction.

I'm a walking, talking alumni of KTC and proud as hell to be free of tobacco after 431 days.  I'm also privileged and honored to be quit with all of you -- from my buddies in May 2012 to the folks who are starting Day 1 today.  Hell yes, there is light at the end of the tunnel, and there is life after tobacco.  And that life is fucking great.  Join me as I kick off the next 431 days of tobacco-free living in my life. 

And *FUCK* the tobacco companies.  Cheers.

Great stuff brother, this is the attitude and perspective that keeps me and our 2012 May group bonded together giving UST the big fuck you every day!

Proud to be quit with you and proud to have you by my side as we continue to fight this battle!


Grizzly25...out....

Good stuff gross. U always fire me up. And grizzly...don't forget about May's overwhelming gheyness. Attitude and gheyness is the goo that bonds you together.

Rgross,

Love your work! Love your quit and any time you want to flip the bird to UST. I am with you!!!!

Thanks for the progress reminder Russ. Good stuff. I haven't gotten dressed at midnight to go to the store for "bread" or "milk" in 457 days. Hell, I can't even remember the last time I licked the (empty) inside of my lip or patted the back left jeans pocket. ...or dropped $1.20 for a Coke, only to poor out most of it....or sat down on the pot and then realized there is no (physiological) reason to be there. ...this quit stuff is CRAZY, huh.

[Mthomas3824]

Day 431.  I don't post here often, but I should.  I'm a walking, talking alumni of KTC and proud as hell to be free from the reigns of tobacco.  I've been through a lot of stress, angst, family strife, work hell in the last year and I've emerged with a full-on bird pointed towards UST.  Unscathed, uncaved, undeterred in my resolve to quit one simple day at a time.

For those of you who are going through "the fog", the initial hell (or the recurring versions that seem to come hauntingly later during your journey, rocking your resolve), consider those parting gifts from the tobacco companies as you extricate the vestiges of hours/days/months/years of nicotine use from your body.  There is light at the end of the tunnel, friends, and yes, there will come a day when you don't think of this shit every minute and hour of every day.  You will always be an addict, but you will come to see you have power and mastery over that addiction.

I'm a walking, talking alumni of KTC and proud as hell to be free of tobacco after 431 days.  I'm also privileged and honored to be quit with all of you -- from my buddies in May 2012 to the folks who are starting Day 1 today.  Hell yes, there is light at the end of the tunnel, and there is life after tobacco.  And that life is fucking great.  Join me as I kick off the next 431 days of tobacco-free living in my life. 

And *FUCK* the tobacco companies.  Cheers.

Great stuff brother, this is the attitude and perspective that keeps me and our 2012 May group bonded together giving UST the big fuck you every day!

Proud to be quit with you and proud to have you by my side as we continue to fight this battle!


Grizzly25...out....

Good stuff gross. U always fire me up. And grizzly...don't forget about May's overwhelming gheyness. Attitude and gheyness is the goo that bonds you together.

Rgross,

Love your work! Love your quit and any time you want to flip the bird to UST. I am with you!!!!

[ERDVM]

Day 431.  I don't post here often, but I should.  I'm a walking, talking alumni of KTC and proud as hell to be free from the reigns of tobacco.  I've been through a lot of stress, angst, family strife, work hell in the last year and I've emerged with a full-on bird pointed towards UST.  Unscathed, uncaved, undeterred in my resolve to quit one simple day at a time.

For those of you who are going through "the fog", the initial hell (or the recurring versions that seem to come hauntingly later during your journey, rocking your resolve), consider those parting gifts from the tobacco companies as you extricate the vestiges of hours/days/months/years of nicotine use from your body.  There is light at the end of the tunnel, friends, and yes, there will come a day when you don't think of this shit every minute and hour of every day.  You will always be an addict, but you will come to see you have power and mastery over that addiction.

I'm a walking, talking alumni of KTC and proud as hell to be free of tobacco after 431 days.  I'm also privileged and honored to be quit with all of you -- from my buddies in May 2012 to the folks who are starting Day 1 today.  Hell yes, there is light at the end of the tunnel, and there is life after tobacco.  And that life is fucking great.  Join me as I kick off the next 431 days of tobacco-free living in my life. 

And *FUCK* the tobacco companies.  Cheers.

Great stuff brother, this is the attitude and perspective that keeps me and our 2012 May group bonded together giving UST the big fuck you every day!

Proud to be quit with you and proud to have you by my side as we continue to fight this battle!


Grizzly25...out....

Good stuff gross. U always fire me up. And grizzly...don't forget about May's overwhelming gheyness. Attitude and gheyness is the goo that bonds you together.

[Grizzly25]

Day 431. I don't post here often, but I should. I'm a walking, talking alumni of KTC and proud as hell to be free from the reigns of tobacco. I've been through a lot of stress, angst, family strife, work hell in the last year and I've emerged with a full-on bird pointed towards UST. Unscathed, uncaved, undeterred in my resolve to quit one simple day at a time.

For those of you who are going through "the fog", the initial hell (or the recurring versions that seem to come hauntingly later during your journey, rocking your resolve), consider those parting gifts from the tobacco companies as you extricate the vestiges of hours/days/months/years of nicotine use from your body. There is light at the end of the tunnel, friends, and yes, there will come a day when you don't think of this shit every minute and hour of every day. You will always be an addict, but you will come to see you have power and mastery over that addiction.

I'm a walking, talking alumni of KTC and proud as hell to be free of tobacco after 431 days. I'm also privileged and honored to be quit with all of you -- from my buddies in May 2012 to the folks who are starting Day 1 today. Hell yes, there is light at the end of the tunnel, and there is life after tobacco. And that life is fucking great. Join me as I kick off the next 431 days of tobacco-free living in my life.

And *FUCK* the tobacco companies. Cheers.

Great stuff brother, this is the attitude and perspective that keeps me and our 2012 May group bonded together giving UST the big fuck you every day!

Proud to be quit with you and proud to have you by my side as we continue to fight this battle!


Grizzly25...out....

[Winter Green]

Welcome Ross. I'm still a newbie but today is my 7 day nic free day and I'm sure everyone might differ but I haven't been having cravings really anymore. My main things are sleep !!!!! And anger out burst. I wake up every morning for the past 3 daya right around 1:15 am and 1:35 am. And usually go back to bed after an hour. Not today. Ive been up since 1:16am on the dot. So that may be a big part of my anger issues is lack of sleep. And over silly shit like I dropped a carrot I had yesterday and felt like round house kicking the glad out of my machine. But it only last a couple seconds each time. Anyway. Good to have ya bro. We're all in this together

Brandon aka winter green

[rgross298]

Day 431. I don't post here often, but I should. I'm a walking, talking alumni of KTC and proud as hell to be free from the reigns of tobacco. I've been through a lot of stress, angst, family strife, work hell in the last year and I've emerged with a full-on bird pointed towards UST. Unscathed, uncaved, undeterred in my resolve to quit one simple day at a time.

For those of you who are going through "the fog", the initial hell (or the recurring versions that seem to come hauntingly later during your journey, rocking your resolve), consider those parting gifts from the tobacco companies as you extricate the vestiges of hours/days/months/years of nicotine use from your body. There is light at the end of the tunnel, friends, and yes, there will come a day when you don't think of this shit every minute and hour of every day. You will always be an addict, but you will come to see you have power and mastery over that addiction.

I'm a walking, talking alumni of KTC and proud as hell to be free of tobacco after 431 days. I'm also privileged and honored to be quit with all of you -- from my buddies in May 2012 to the folks who are starting Day 1 today. Hell yes, there is light at the end of the tunnel, and there is life after tobacco. And that life is fucking great. Join me as I kick off the next 431 days of tobacco-free living in my life.

And *FUCK* the tobacco companies. Cheers.

[rgross298]

Day 208. Yes, hitting the "second floor" is freaking cool as hell. Also, at this stage, almost innocuous. The craves are shadows of their former selves. My use of alternatives (SM, gum, fireballs, seeds) has diminished bigtime. I am finally starting to feel like tobacco use isn't something I'm still running away from. It's becoming a distant memory. I love it.

My anger is still present, however. This morning I was reading an article on Time about a global survey to determine what each country's tobacco use profile is. Low- and middle-income countries have rates where as much as 70% of their adult males (Indonesia) use tobacco!!!

For you tobacco apologists, or those of you who think you are entirely culpable for your former habits because it was always a "choice", I challenge you to read the article:

http://healthland.time.com/2012/08/17/l ... -warnings/

Look, here in the U.S., we have regulations, lawsuits, high taxes (on tobacco), and high awareness of the dangers. We also have a cultural shift away from tobacco use -- it's no longer the realm of 'coolness' like it was years ago, and the tobacco companies are no longer allowed to plaster billboards, magazine ads, TV ads glamorizing the shit.

However, in places like Russia/Indonesia/P.I./Bangladesh, where tobacco use is off the charts, our beloved tobacco companies have their huge lobbies there keeping lawmakers, regulations, and taxes at bay. Ads are everywhere, luring those poor bastards in.

This shit isn't an 'amoral' business, folks. Those f-ing tobacco companies know their product kills (4 million this year globally? Wow.), and they're working hard to recruit new users, wherever they can.

I can't conceive of why anyone wouldn't be angry about this.

[rangy96]

Day 185.

I just got back from a seven-day cruise with the family. Last time I did this (around 8 years ago), I had to carefully plan, purchase, and ration tobacco for the week. This time, I took a little gum, a couple tins of fake, and had a marvelous time. I jogged past the smokers, cordoned off to a breezy area on one of the top decks, every day on my way to the 'sky track'.

I remember having some really rough times, 'funks', in the 20's, 120's, and especially in the 80's. I remember wondering if it will ever get better, if the craves will ever subside, if the pseudo-depression of the funks will ever abate.

They freaking will. For any of you struggling, wondering if there are better days ahead, if it will get any better, I promise, it will. I love my tobacco-free life, and it is getting better every day.

Stay strong, brothers.

Mr. Gross

You sir are a bad ass quitter. Thanks for posting your victories. I and all the other quitters on this site take great joy in your success.

Keep on Quitting.

[Mthomas3824]

Day 185.

I just got back from a seven-day cruise with the family. Last time I did this (around 8 years ago), I had to carefully plan, purchase, and ration tobacco for the week. This time, I took a little gum, a couple tins of fake, and had a marvelous time. I jogged past the smokers, cordoned off to a breezy area on one of the top decks, every day on my way to the 'sky track'.

I remember having some really rough times, 'funks', in the 20's, 120's, and especially in the 80's. I remember wondering if it will ever get better, if the craves will ever subside, if the pseudo-depression of the funks will ever abate.

They freaking will. For any of you struggling, wondering if there are better days ahead, if it will get any better, I promise, it will. I love my tobacco-free life, and it is getting better every day.

Stay strong, brothers.

'clap'

I love the quit life and you helped me stay quit through my funks. Thanks for hating the tobacco industry and for your support in my quit.

[Coach Steve]

Day 185.

I just got back from a seven-day cruise with the family.  Last time I did this (around 8 years ago), I had to carefully plan, purchase, and ration tobacco for the week.  This time, I took a little gum, a couple tins of fake, and had a marvelous time.  I jogged past the smokers, cordoned off to a breezy area on one of the top decks, every day on my way to the 'sky track'.

I remember having some really rough times, 'funks', in the 20's, 120's, and especially in the 80's.  I remember wondering if it will ever get better, if the craves will ever subside, if the pseudo-depression of the funks will ever abate.

They freaking will.  For any of you struggling, wondering if there are better days ahead, if it will get any better, I promise, it will.  I love my tobacco-free life, and it is getting better every day. 

Stay strong, brothers.

Love hearing stuff like this. I'm on day 79 and have had some "funkage" sparked by a recent stressful funeral, after feeling great for a couple weeks prior, It makes me wonder if things get better, reading this gives me great feeling of hope that on the other side of funk's are better days. Thanks for posting this, it was very encouraging and much needed for me today

Proud as fuck to be quit with you today Russ! I does get better. Hang in there Diesel....one day at a time will get you where you want to be. I guarantee it.

[Diesel2112]

Day 185.

I just got back from a seven-day cruise with the family. Last time I did this (around 8 years ago), I had to carefully plan, purchase, and ration tobacco for the week. This time, I took a little gum, a couple tins of fake, and had a marvelous time. I jogged past the smokers, cordoned off to a breezy area on one of the top decks, every day on my way to the 'sky track'.

I remember having some really rough times, 'funks', in the 20's, 120's, and especially in the 80's. I remember wondering if it will ever get better, if the craves will ever subside, if the pseudo-depression of the funks will ever abate.

They freaking will. For any of you struggling, wondering if there are better days ahead, if it will get any better, I promise, it will. I love my tobacco-free life, and it is getting better every day.

Stay strong, brothers.

Love hearing stuff like this. I'm on day 79 and have had some "funkage" sparked by a recent stressful funeral, after feeling great for a couple weeks prior, It makes me wonder if things get better, reading this gives me great feeling of hope that on the other side of funk's are better days. Thanks for posting this, it was very encouraging and much needed for me today