Hello everyone newbies (me) and veterans alike. I've set my quit day for the 1/1/13. I'm 44 years old and have chewed for 25 years, quitting several times in between. This time for good. My age and mortality is finally setting in. I'm disciplined in every facet of my life except this damn habit. I'm tired of living with the guilt. I'm sure we'll get to know one another better in the future. In the meantime I'm going to get my game face on and get my head right before entering this rough and hellish ride. Thanks in advance!
WHATS WRONG WITH TODAY. YOU TOOK THE TIME TO COME ON HERE AND POST SAYING YOUR GOING TO QUIT. YOU COULD HAVE JUST AS WELL POSTED A DAY ONE IN THE ROLL. WE ALL HAVE BEEN THERE SAME AS YOU. THERE MAY NOT BE A 1-1-13. IF YOU QUIT NOW THEN IF NO TOMORROW COMES AT LEAST YOU WENT OUT A QUITER. SO SPIT IT OUT THROW IT AWAY AND JOIN UP FOR THE FIRST DAY OF THE BEST DAYS OF YOUR LIFE.
How many times have you set a quit date before? No matter how great your plan is, or how great your reasoning, tomorrow never comes. Or it will, and something will happen and you will convince yourself "now is not the time."
Its a lie.
Quit now. Dont wait. How do you know if the next chew you put in is the chew that gives you cancer? Is it worth the risk? Why wait til 1/1/13? If you quit today, you give yourself the greatest gift you could ever hope for - FREEDOM. By 1/1/13, nicotine will be essentially out of your system and you will be nearly clear of the initial fog and suck of quitting.
I promise you this, you will NEVER regret quitting. But, if you wait until 1/1/13, you probably will never quit.
Its really as simple as this - go to
April 2013 and put you name on roll. That is a promise not to use. You are a man of your word? That is almost all you need to quit. The rest?
Guts. Fortitude. Desire. It takes a lot of stones to keep your word, and I promise you it will suck until doesn't. Here on day 701, I can tell you it is woorth every bit of rage, tears, fog, sleeplessness, and every other ailment we go through to break the chains.
Arent you tired of planning your every move around your addiction? Tired of missing out on moments cause you were stuffing your face? tired of worrying about every sore throat, mouth sore, swollen taste bud, etc?
Dont wait. quit now. tomorrow NEVER comes.