177 days nicotine free and alcohol free
I rarely very rarely feel the burden of craves for nicotine. Don't get me wrong, on occasion the thought crosses my mind to dip but it is pretty easy to dismiss and not a battle like it once was. However I realized that even though I have the formula to quit nicotine and have been quit for 177 days and it seems easy. I had a moment of self disgust and loathing today.
I am an addict!
When I quit Nicotine, I quit alcohol. I knew that If I quit nic, it would be easy and probable that I would increase drinking to compensate for my quit of nic and that was a dangerous thought. Then I went and posted roll on KTP. I didn't think I had a porn addiction but looked at the pic's of the day on this site and it ended with me seeing vaginas and boobs on my ipad. So I caved and started a day one again. Fortunately, I now have over 20 days quit on porn.
Yeah good for me, I quit nic, alcohol and porn. You know what. I am disgusted. I looked down at a doughnut I was eating today and I felt the same as I did when I saw my final can of chew. "Why am I eating this? I don't want it, I don't need it but here I am stuffing my fat fucking face!"
When I quit chewing tobacco, I weighed 182 pounds. Today, 177 days later, I weigh 212 pounds. I gained 30 pounds! I keep saying that I am going to go to the gym but I don't. I am going to control when and what I eat but I don't....
I am an addict!!!
To truly treat our addictions we can't replace one bad habit with another. So for a moment I felt great but now I face the reality that I simply replace one addiction with another.
For me the long term battle about staying quit is figuring out how to bridal my addiction not to seek pleasure that destroys. Since we all have addiction in common. Ask yourself, "Since I quit tobacco, have I increased my Drinking Alcohol, Looking at Porn, Gambling, over eating and gaining weight?" If so, how do we move our addiction to productive and good things?
Fuck the Billion Dollar Tobacco Industry! I hate them because I became addicted to their product and risked cancer for the stupid pleasure of a buzz.
Fuck the Billion Dollar Alcohol Industry! Alcohol abuse is a root cause of many ruined marriages, job loss and absent fathers.
Fuck the Billion Dollar Porn Industry! Most of the "Models" in porn are currently or have suffered abuse. Our fantasies if we looked at them for the reality they are will draw the conclusion that looking at titties and vaginas perpetuates the abuse and you are contributing to the problem. Also, if you have a wife, you are hurting her self worth and esteem by participating in that practice.
Food is necessary but as much as I like Ice Cream, Doughnuts, soda and Cereal. I have to control it!
All this garbage is at our finger tips and everywhere we go. So Addiction comes in all formats and we as addicts need to display more self control than ever.
Nicotine, Alcohol, Porn and Pop are all vices I quit. All those variable pleasure triggers now is laser focused on food. My war isn't over. I am 212 lbs. I am going to put my efforts, rage and passion into working out. I will report back when I weigh 202.
Even making that statement scares me like committing to quit dip. Guys quitting chew becomes easy, just replace your addiction with good things or your vices will change but you still will not be free.
This is how I feel after being quit for 177 days. I am free from nicotine and the burden of being quit and off nicotine is AWESOME! However, today I acknowledge that I am not free. My addiction latched on to food consumption and I am getting my ass kicked!