Well, if im going to be a founding member of a group guess its time to be 100% honest. i started dipping at the bus stop with my older brother at the bus stop when i was 11. i am now 25. when i graduated high school i was off to the navy. loved every second of it. my last two years were spent as a boat team member. i loved my job and was proud of what i did. On top of the navy, i was an amateur body builder at 210lbs at my show weight. i compiled a couple of 2nd place and third place finishes on the Military circuit. my favorite pre show ritual was a grizzly bear in my mouth, and dip was also my best pre-workout formula. after my last show in 2012 i finished first place for the first time in the 2012 military open. two weeks after that i started to not feel so well. before i knew it i was down from 210lbs to the upper 170lbs in a matter of about a month and a half. i kept telling the doctor i didnt feel well and he told me to suck it up and i would get better over time. kept losing weight and losing weight until i started to see massive amounts of blood in the toilet, my doctor said i imagined it (wish i was kidding). about two months after my big win i passed out cold in the bathroom after losing too much blood while pooping (i know gross but if your on the fence about quiting you need to hear this) my wife took me to a private ER and they told me one more day at home without care and i wouldve been dead. turns out i had Chronic Ulcers in my ENTIRE digestive tract. nast bleeding ulcers that took me from a bodybuilder, Navy Special Boat Team, Gym Rat into a man fighting for his life like somebody flipped a switch. sad part is.... It took me two years after that to quit even after the doctor told me dip caused it. after surgeries to remove parts of my colon. after i would go to the hospitol for about a week every month to get a transfusion and would have nurses sneak me in dip while i was there. I finally saw the light today. NO MORE. its time i got my health back with my fellow Titans of Quit, the October 2014 group!