Finally....an intro (grab a snack before reading)

[30yraddict]

Thoughts on 400...

After about 280 days, every quit cloud parted.  TCope sent me a note that said I would feel "amazing".  He was dead on.  This is the best I have felt in well over five years.  I had great spells and funks along the way, but the funks have all but disappeared.  When they happen it's a day at the most.  Craves are almost completely gone.

Work has been killing me lately to the point where I get about 15 seconds on KTC, just enough time to post in my own group.  There are so many people I admire on here that have supported me throughout my quit and I don't feel I'm doing them much justice.  I wanted to take this opportunity to shout out to them...

Hater, Tarp, Klark, Gator, Dippy, Ag, Peace, J2B, 30, All the other brothers of May 2011, Wastepanel, Skobro, Scowick, Bradleyguy, RT4, Sioux, TCope, Luuuuuuuuuuuuke, and anyone else I left out.

My quit is succeeding because of you and KTC.  Can't thank you guys enough.

For you new guys who think this is going to be "hard".  It is.  You will hate life for a while.  Maybe a long while.  But coming out on the other end justifies all the means of what you're going through today.  Only let it happen once.  Life it too short. 

Even shorter when you're stupid.

Big huge :D . Right on brother.

Life is short, even shorter when you're stupid. I love that. So true.

Great job on the 4 bills!

ODAAT.

Been an honor to quit with you. Looking forward to the next 100!

[AgLawyer]

Thoughts on 400...

After about 280 days, every quit cloud parted.  TCope sent me a note that said I would feel "amazing".  He was dead on.  This is the best I have felt in well over five years.  I had great spells and funks along the way, but the funks have all but disappeared.  When they happen it's a day at the most.  Craves are almost completely gone.

Work has been killing me lately to the point where I get about 15 seconds on KTC, just enough time to post in my own group.  There are so many people I admire on here that have supported me throughout my quit and I don't feel I'm doing them much justice.  I wanted to take this opportunity to shout out to them...

Hater, Tarp, Klark, Gator, Dippy, Ag, Peace, J2B, 30, All the other brothers of May 2011, Wastepanel, Skobro, Scowick, Bradleyguy, RT4, Sioux, TCope, Luuuuuuuuuuuuke, and anyone else I left out.

My quit is succeeding because of you and KTC.  Can't thank you guys enough.

For you new guys who think this is going to be "hard".  It is.  You will hate life for a while.  Maybe a long while.  But coming out on the other end justifies all the means of what you're going through today.  Only let it happen once.  Life it too short. 

Even shorter when you're stupid.

Big huge :D . Right on brother.

Life is short, even shorter when you're stupid. I love that. So true.

Great job on the 4 bills!

[Scowick65]

Thoughts on 400...

After about 280 days, every quit cloud parted. TCope sent me a note that said I would feel "amazing". He was dead on. This is the best I have felt in well over five years. I had great spells and funks along the way, but the funks have all but disappeared. When they happen it's a day at the most. Craves are almost completely gone.

Work has been killing me lately to the point where I get about 15 seconds on KTC, just enough time to post in my own group. There are so many people I admire on here that have supported me throughout my quit and I don't feel I'm doing them much justice. I wanted to take this opportunity to shout out to them...

Hater, Tarp, Klark, Gator, Dippy, Ag, Peace, J2B, 30, All the other brothers of May 2011, Wastepanel, Skobro, Scowick, Bradleyguy, RT4, Sioux, TCope, Luuuuuuuuuuuuke, and anyone else I left out.

My quit is succeeding because of you and KTC. Can't thank you guys enough.

For you new guys who think this is going to be "hard". It is. You will hate life for a while. Maybe a long while. But coming out on the other end justifies all the means of what you're going through today. Only let it happen once. Life it too short.

Even shorter when you're stupid.

Big huge :D . Right on brother.

[ODAAT]

Thoughts on 400...

After about 280 days, every quit cloud parted. TCope sent me a note that said I would feel "amazing". He was dead on. This is the best I have felt in well over five years. I had great spells and funks along the way, but the funks have all but disappeared. When they happen it's a day at the most. Craves are almost completely gone.

Work has been killing me lately to the point where I get about 15 seconds on KTC, just enough time to post in my own group. There are so many people I admire on here that have supported me throughout my quit and I don't feel I'm doing them much justice. I wanted to take this opportunity to shout out to them...

Hater, Tarp, Klark, Gator, Dippy, Ag, Peace, J2B, 30, All the other brothers of May 2011, Wastepanel, Skobro, Scowick, Bradleyguy, RT4, Sioux, TCope, Luuuuuuuuuuuuke, and anyone else I left out.

My quit is succeeding because of you and KTC. Can't thank you guys enough.

For you new guys who think this is going to be "hard". It is. You will hate life for a while. Maybe a long while. But coming out on the other end justifies all the means of what you're going through today. Only let it happen once. Life it too short.

Even shorter when you're stupid.

[AgLawyer]

Funny, reading your post felt like you were writing about me, ha. I, too, had that routine...the drive home with a dip, driving into the parking lot of this McDonald's where there was an outdoor trashcan that I could pull up next to and toss my spitter, and then strategically return my can to the secret little compartment under the seat as I drove into my neighborhood. Also, the weekends when I would come up with little errands to run so I could throw in a dip but tell my 5 year old baby girl or 10 year old son that they coudn't come with me because "I need to make a business call" or some bullshit like that. And we have fun times in the car - jamming the radio and signing like fools - but that ninja dip was more important. What a freaking moron.

It's therapeutic reading this. I'm thinking, that ODAAT sure is a dumbass - but damn, I did the same shit...we all did the same shit. I'm in good company here. 'crackup'

NO MAS!!!!!

Congrats on the niner.

[tgafish]

Read This

If you haven't read this already I'd like to suggest it. She may deserve the chance ;)

Proud to be quit with you

[Leahy16]

9 months...

For some reason today I've been reflecting on January 31st of this year. I had so much nicotine in my system I felt physically sick. I dipped all the way up until a drug store close to my house where I would usually pull off to throw away the spitter, hide the can, and then finish the drive home. It was probably my 7th or 8th dip of the day. I had a terrible headache, was sick on my stomach and shaky. That was the lowest point I reached in my addiction. And the physical part wasn't the worst of it. Emotionally I felt like the world's biggest asshole. I lied to my wife and kids every day. I lied to myself. I lied to God. It was that day that this journey started. Technically that should have been my day 1 because it was the day I said "I quit". But who cares now...

I was on a run yesterday and on the sidewalk, just like it was planted there for me to see, was a spitter someone had thrown out (of their car I guess). My stomach turned over and I was repulsed. How did we ever do that stuff???

I'm not here to give some resounding speech, just logging what's on my mind because this is the only place I can. I still haven't told my wife and I don't plan to. I know how you guys feel about that so you don't have to chime in, but if you want to go ahead. I will read it and take whatever lumps ya'll have on that issue.

Yesterday I needed gas for my leaf blower. On January 30th I would have relished this opportunity to go off in the car by myself, just so I could have an excuse to fingerbang the can. Instead I loaded up my two younger kids in the car and we took the ride together. My youngest has the brightest personality in the world, and she is just naturally funny, even at only 9 years old. What makes it better is she is so freakin' bright, that it's intelligent humor. You never know what will come out of her mouth.

In a 15 minute trip she was going off on one of her bouts of silliness and I had tears running down my face from laughing so hard. Because of nicotine I missed out on times like that before.

Never again.

That's good shit ODAAT. Great reminder for me and I appreciate you sharing it.

I am surprised you haven't told your wife but that's your business. I suppose some lies are more harmful than others...

[ODAAT]

9 months...

For some reason today I've been reflecting on January 31st of this year. I had so much nicotine in my system I felt physically sick. I dipped all the way up until a drug store close to my house where I would usually pull off to throw away the spitter, hide the can, and then finish the drive home. It was probably my 7th or 8th dip of the day. I had a terrible headache, was sick on my stomach and shaky. That was the lowest point I reached in my addiction. And the physical part wasn't the worst of it. Emotionally I felt like the world's biggest asshole. I lied to my wife and kids every day. I lied to myself. I lied to God. It was that day that this journey started. Technically that should have been my day 1 because it was the day I said "I quit". But who cares now...

I was on a run yesterday and on the sidewalk, just like it was planted there for me to see, was a spitter someone had thrown out (of their car I guess). My stomach turned over and I was repulsed. How did we ever do that stuff???

I'm not here to give some resounding speech, just logging what's on my mind because this is the only place I can. I still haven't told my wife and I don't plan to. I know how you guys feel about that so you don't have to chime in, but if you want to go ahead. I will read it and take whatever lumps ya'll have on that issue.

Yesterday I needed gas for my leaf blower. On January 30th I would have relished this opportunity to go off in the car by myself, just so I could have an excuse to fingerbang the can. Instead I loaded up my two younger kids in the car and we took the ride together. My youngest has the brightest personality in the world, and she is just naturally funny, even at only 9 years old. What makes it better is she is so freakin' bright, that it's intelligent humor. You never know what will come out of her mouth.

In a 15 minute trip she was going off on one of her bouts of silliness and I had tears running down my face from laughing so hard. Because of nicotine I missed out on times like that before.

Never again.

[AgLawyer]

Reflections on 200 daysÂ…Â…

First of all, last Friday my quit group was lit up with congrats from my May brothers and our other supporters.  Checking back throughout the day, there were a few PM’s as well.  This meant more to me than you can know.

Second, for new and pre-HOF quitters, the second 100 days passed 10 times faster than the first 100 days.  And the second 100 days were 10 times better.  I’m counting on the third 100 days being 100 times better.

For new quitters who are “considering” quitting:  Throw it out now.  Post your day one.  There will never be a good time to quit.  The best time to quit passed five minutes ago.  You lost it already.  Best you can do right now is grab onto this moment and quit.  It will be hard.  You will hate it.  You will hate us.  But you wouldn’t be reading this unless YOU WANT to quit.  You are here for a reason.  Seize this moment and get to work.

Third, THIS SITE WORKS.  I could leave this site in an instant and vanish.  Only one person here has my number.  I could block that number in about 68 seconds and never be heard from again.  But I know this absolute truth, I would be dipping today without this site, and may already have that dreaded white spot in my mouth that an ENT would be looking at very soon.  Did I quit the day before my cells decided to proliferate uncontrollably?  Would I be the next Caring Bridge site?  Would my three daughters be writing messages that future KTC readers would include in their posts almost daily?  Would my youngest daughter who hugs me about 12 times every day be the next one saying “Don’t go Daddy…”.  Those words echo inside my head every day.

If you read my HOF speech I’m going to repeat the three simple words I say whenever my body or mind tells me I want to dip.  NOT RIGHT NOW.

Congrats on 200 OODAT. Your avatar has been quite an inspiration to me.

A given, your avatar has been an inspiration to me - pretty much one of the best on here. More importantly though, your words here nailed it - very well said and that is the kind of inspiration I seek out on this website. Thanks for sharing.

[Scowick65]

Reflections on 200 daysÂ…Â…

First of all, last Friday my quit group was lit up with congrats from my May brothers and our other supporters.  Checking back throughout the day, there were a few PM’s as well.  This meant more to me than you can know.

Second, for new and pre-HOF quitters, the second 100 days passed 10 times faster than the first 100 days.  And the second 100 days were 10 times better.  I’m counting on the third 100 days being 100 times better.

For new quitters who are “considering” quitting:  Throw it out now.  Post your day one.  There will never be a good time to quit.  The best time to quit passed five minutes ago.  You lost it already.  Best you can do right now is grab onto this moment and quit.  It will be hard.  You will hate it.  You will hate us.  But you wouldn’t be reading this unless YOU WANT to quit.  You are here for a reason.  Seize this moment and get to work.

Third, THIS SITE WORKS.  I could leave this site in an instant and vanish.  Only one person here has my number.  I could block that number in about 68 seconds and never be heard from again.  But I know this absolute truth, I would be dipping today without this site, and may already have that dreaded white spot in my mouth that an ENT would be looking at very soon.  Did I quit the day before my cells decided to proliferate uncontrollably?  Would I be the next Caring Bridge site?  Would my three daughters be writing messages that future KTC readers would include in their posts almost daily?  Would my youngest daughter who hugs me about 12 times every day be the next one saying “Don’t go Daddy…”.  Those words echo inside my head every day.

If you read my HOF speech I’m going to repeat the three simple words I say whenever my body or mind tells me I want to dip.  NOT RIGHT NOW.

Congrats on 200 OODAT. Your avatar has been quite an inspiration to me.

f-yeah!

[Bowman]

Reflections on 200 daysÂ…Â…

First of all, last Friday my quit group was lit up with congrats from my May brothers and our other supporters. Checking back throughout the day, there were a few PMÂ’s as well. This meant more to me than you can know.

Second, for new and pre-HOF quitters, the second 100 days passed 10 times faster than the first 100 days. And the second 100 days were 10 times better. IÂ’m counting on the third 100 days being 100 times better.

For new quitters who are “considering” quitting: Throw it out now. Post your day one. There will never be a good time to quit. The best time to quit passed five minutes ago. You lost it already. Best you can do right now is grab onto this moment and quit. It will be hard. You will hate it. You will hate us. But you wouldn’t be reading this unless YOU WANT to quit. You are here for a reason. Seize this moment and get to work.

Third, THIS SITE WORKS. I could leave this site in an instant and vanish. Only one person here has my number. I could block that number in about 68 seconds and never be heard from again. But I know this absolute truth, I would be dipping today without this site, and may already have that dreaded white spot in my mouth that an ENT would be looking at very soon. Did I quit the day before my cells decided to proliferate uncontrollably? Would I be the next Caring Bridge site? Would my three daughters be writing messages that future KTC readers would include in their posts almost daily? Would my youngest daughter who hugs me about 12 times every day be the next one saying “Don’t go Daddy…”. Those words echo inside my head every day.

If you read my HOF speech IÂ’m going to repeat the three simple words I say whenever my body or mind tells me I want to dip. NOT RIGHT NOW.

Congrats on 200 OODAT. Your avatar has been quite an inspiration to me.

[Greg5280]

Nicely done !!

[ODAAT]

Reflections on 200 daysÂ…Â…

First of all, last Friday my quit group was lit up with congrats from my May brothers and our other supporters. Checking back throughout the day, there were a few PMÂ’s as well. This meant more to me than you can know.

Second, for new and pre-HOF quitters, the second 100 days passed 10 times faster than the first 100 days. And the second 100 days were 10 times better. IÂ’m counting on the third 100 days being 100 times better.

For new quitters who are “considering” quitting: Throw it out now. Post your day one. There will never be a good time to quit. The best time to quit passed five minutes ago. You lost it already. Best you can do right now is grab onto this moment and quit. It will be hard. You will hate it. You will hate us. But you wouldn’t be reading this unless YOU WANT to quit. You are here for a reason. Seize this moment and get to work.

Third, THIS SITE WORKS. I could leave this site in an instant and vanish. Only one person here has my number. I could block that number in about 68 seconds and never be heard from again. But I know this absolute truth, I would be dipping today without this site, and may already have that dreaded white spot in my mouth that an ENT would be looking at very soon. Did I quit the day before my cells decided to proliferate uncontrollably? Would I be the next Caring Bridge site? Would my three daughters be writing messages that future KTC readers would include in their posts almost daily? Would my youngest daughter who hugs me about 12 times every day be the next one saying “Don’t go Daddy…”. Those words echo inside my head every day.

If you read my HOF speech IÂ’m going to repeat the three simple words I say whenever my body or mind tells me I want to dip. NOT RIGHT NOW.

[ODAAT]

I was at the pool yesterday with my family and I walk by this guy who was sitting there with a fat bulge in his lip. In his right hand was a clear plastic bottle that had about an inch of spit in the bottom of it. It made my stomach turn over and even makes it queasy just typing this out.

My first thought was "pussy". Second was "how could anyone do that shit?". Third was "how did I do that nasty shit?".

Never again. Seeing that douchebag just added a notch in the belt of my quit.

[TheMissingPeace]

ODAAT-Thanks for this thread. I am Quit with you today. I am going into my first weekend in thirty years without dip but right now I am just getting through the rest of today. Today I am Quit. TMP