Today begins the journey

[Bean]

Thanks man. I got the PM and appreciate the support. Ya, it is bringing the suck, but I'm not grinding my teeth, banging my head against the wall, or balled up on the floor in the fetal position, yet. Besides, as you said - I made a promise and I owe you guys today. I'll honor that promise. We'll see what happens tomorrow.

Congrats, JW! Grievous is right, it's gonna suck. Or is it? Let's DECIDE that it won't suck, huh? I mean, turn the tables on the Nic Bitch. Force yourself to see it this way...you CHOSE to feel this SHITTY because you are going to EARN your freedom. If it were easy, then everyone would do it. You, sir, have made an awesome fucking decision to be counted among badass quitters. You're taking your life back one day at a time. Remind me again just exactly what sucks about freedom?!!

Oh, I know, there is a price...the headaches, sleeplessness, anxiety, constipation, white knuckles, loss of focus, jitters, etc....for a while. But that will pass in time. There's another price for not quitting. If you'd rather continue dipping, then make a list and put tooth extraction, chemotherapy, tongue  jaw removal, feeding tube installation, and torturing those who love you most on it. In fact, write a note to your loved ones who will survive you and explain just how awesome nicotine makes you feel, how hard it is to quit, blah, blah, blah. Then tell me, which actually path sucks?

It is easy to forget what you're doing. You're going toe to toe with the Nic Bitch and winning ONE DAY AT A TIME!!! You're saving your life here. That, sir, is bad ass!!! Tell your loved ones and everyone you know about that. You're the HERO who chose to save a life, not the moron who bet it wouldn't happen to them.

Attitude is everything. If you want to be miserable, you will be. If you want to see it as saving your life one minute, one hour, one day at a time, you can chose to do so. Look at the Quit Groups...click around a little. All of those names are folks who have been right where you are right now. And they are WINNING...ONE DAY AT A TIME!

YOU CAN TOO. WE GOT YOUR BACK. YOU GOT THIS, BROTHER!!!

[Frazzled]

Smoky mountain wintergreen is my best friend right now.

I honestly have mixed feelings. I could see me getting REALLY COMFORTABLE with it. And why I think there is no universal opinion on it.

I say if it helps you quit, use it.

I myself am going to try to avoid it.

But yes the Wintergreen is legit.

I realize the oral fix is gonna have to go one day, but it truly is helping me

I use about 5 toothpicks and 10 sticks of sugarfull gum each day.
Whatever it takes to "NOT" put the poison in our mouths!!!
Fuck nic and all her pimps.
Day 975 and still re-wiring/re-learning life.
Best part of my life and my family agrees too.
Nic is bad. Life is good. Quit is great.

I used Smokey Mountain for ~500 days (or more...can't remember and don't care). It helped me stay quit. It was a much better option that something with nic in it.

I now have a can of Smokey Mountain Wintergreen that my pet bird likes to roll down the hallway. I don't even think of it anymore. Would I have made it to 1480 today if I hadn't had it? Probably. It would have been a much tougher ride. Do whatever you have to do to protect your quit.

[30isEnuff]

Smoky mountain wintergreen is my best friend right now.

I honestly have mixed feelings. I could see me getting REALLY COMFORTABLE with it. And why I think there is no universal opinion on it.

I say if it helps you quit, use it.

I myself am going to try to avoid it.

But yes the Wintergreen is legit.

I realize the oral fix is gonna have to go one day, but it truly is helping me

I use about 5 toothpicks and 10 sticks of sugarfull gum each day.
Whatever it takes to "NOT" put the poison in our mouths!!!
Fuck nic and all her pimps.
Day 975 and still re-wiring/re-learning life.
Best part of my life and my family agrees too.
Nic is bad. Life is good. Quit is great.

[Grievous Angel]

Jeff has been blowing up my phone every morning. I've only beat him to the punch once.

He's doing this quit the right way.

[rdad]

A couple of the guys asked me to copy this quit group post I made over here to my intro. I just learned how to find previous posts, so here it is. I think I posted this on Friday:

"I'ma preface what follows by promising you guys that I am still quit...

..but I had an experience tonight that illustrated for me what an insidious bitch we strive against. I've shared this with one of my April brothers via text, but I thought it might be helpful to the rest of you Apes.

So here I am, well into Day 6, it's been a little rough, and there has been some fog but generally, I feel like things are going OK. The strength that I draw from you lot is serving me well. Anyway, I'm standing in line at my local Spec's, picking up a few frosties for movie night with my lady, and the registers are right next to this big walk-in...humidor, I guess...anyway, where they have tons of cigars. The Bitch doesn't even come at me about dip; "How about a nice cigar, Jeff?" (I shit you not, I actually heard that in my fawked up addict's head.) Really? I haven't smoked a cigar in at least ten years. Still, I'm like, "Yeah, baby, that sounds pretty...wait, fawk you, bitch!"

I paid for my brews, went home with my lady, chucked the better part of a can of Smokey Mountain Classic in my pie hole over the next couple of hours while we watched The Equalizer (good flick, by the way). Right after the Bitch spoke to me, but admittedly after my head wobbled a bit, I thought of three things: The promise that I made to you guys in my quit group this morning, the smaller group of guys that I share texts with every morning and we encourage each other (You guys know who you are and I am thankful for you today), and the Bad Ass Quitters that come in here and stand with us every day.

It's illustrative, I think: Do Roll, Get Digits, Be In Contact with Your Brothers. Simple, but not easy.

The fact is that I AM STILL QUIT and I owe it to you bunch of Bad Ass Quitters."

That is EVERYTHING KTC is about in one post! Excellent!

[Jeff W.]

A couple of the guys asked me to copy this quit group post I made over here to my intro. I just learned how to find previous posts, so here it is. I think I posted this on Friday:

"I'ma preface what follows by promising you guys that I am still quit...

..but I had an experience tonight that illustrated for me what an insidious bitch we strive against. I've shared this with one of my April brothers via text, but I thought it might be helpful to the rest of you Apes.

So here I am, well into Day 6, it's been a little rough, and there has been some fog but generally, I feel like things are going OK. The strength that I draw from you lot is serving me well. Anyway, I'm standing in line at my local Spec's, picking up a few frosties for movie night with my lady, and the registers are right next to this big walk-in...humidor, I guess...anyway, where they have tons of cigars. The Bitch doesn't even come at me about dip; "How about a nice cigar, Jeff?" (I shit you not, I actually heard that in my fawked up addict's head.) Really? I haven't smoked a cigar in at least ten years. Still, I'm like, "Yeah, baby, that sounds pretty...wait, fawk you, bitch!"

I paid for my brews, went home with my lady, chucked the better part of a can of Smokey Mountain Classic in my pie hole over the next couple of hours while we watched The Equalizer (good flick, by the way). Right after the Bitch spoke to me, but admittedly after my head wobbled a bit, I thought of three things: The promise that I made to you guys in my quit group this morning, the smaller group of guys that I share texts with every morning and we encourage each other (You guys know who you are and I am thankful for you today), and the Bad Ass Quitters that come in here and stand with us every day.

It's illustrative, I think: Do Roll, Get Digits, Be In Contact with Your Brothers. Simple, but not easy.

The fact is that I AM STILL QUIT and I owe it to you bunch of Bad Ass Quitters."

[pab1964]

Hang in there Jeff you got this shit! I quit with you! Oh yeah fog sucks bad!

[clairmontblues]

Hey Jeff.
Hang in there. I'm 49 y/o and dipped, chewed and sometimes smoked for 37 years. Now I'm quit 204 days.
It does get better.

YOU CAN DO IT.

[rdad]

Well, I've seen a few guys talk about 'the fog' and wondered what the deal is with that. I think I get it now, lol. I feel like my head is filled with helium or something, and the headache continues. Nevertheless, I'm quit for today!

roflmao , it doesn't last forever. When you come out of it you will feel like a new man! Keep going.

[Jeff W.]

Well, I've seen a few guys talk about 'the fog' and wondered what the deal is with that. I think I get it now, lol. I feel like my head is filled with helium or something, and the headache continues. Nevertheless, I'm quit for today!

[Scowick65]

Smoky mountain wintergreen is my best friend right now.

I honestly have mixed feelings. I could see me getting REALLY COMFORTABLE with it. And why I think there is no universal opinion on it.

I say if it helps you quit, use it.

I myself am going to try to avoid it.

But yes the Wintergreen is legit.

I realize the oral fix is gonna have to go one day, but it truly is helping me

Use the fake stuff all you want. You will bore of it eventually. Right now, just focus on zero nicotine. Never again for any reason.

[Ksteele]

Smoky mountain wintergreen is my best friend right now.

I honestly have mixed feelings. I could see me getting REALLY COMFORTABLE with it. And why I think there is no universal opinion on it.

I say if it helps you quit, use it.

I myself am going to try to avoid it.

But yes the Wintergreen is legit.

I realize the oral fix is gonna have to go one day, but it truly is helping me

[Grievous Angel]

Smoky mountain wintergreen is my best friend right now.

I honestly have mixed feelings. I could see me getting REALLY COMFORTABLE with it. And why I think there is no universal opinion on it.

I say if it helps you quit, use it.

I myself am going to try to avoid it.

But yes the Wintergreen is legit.

[Jeff W.]

Got it, GA - tomorrow is Day 2. Ya, Jake's is 100% organic and totally nic-free. I was forewarned about there being some 'reduced nicotine' products out there, thanks to this site, and was able to avoid those.

[Ksteele]

Smoky mountain wintergreen is my best friend right now.