Intro

[Kize]

Patrick,
Welcome to the site. We're lucky to have access to such a supportive group. I'm a new quitter myself and am a little bit ahead of you on the quit (19 days). Things are getting better day by day. Hang in there and if you need any support send me a pm.

Kize

[Candoit]

Day 214

This weekend kicks off college football season and it will be the first domino to fall for my feared biggest triggers. Football, tailgating and hunting season. I purposefully started my quit on the day after hunting season closed. I am not sure what to expect. It will be an interesting time. I will be prepared for whatever comes and looking forward to conquering these hurdles.

Side by side with you in the trenches my friend! Let's sit back and watch the Tide Roll ! You got this! You will not fail ,as long as you post roll , I've watched you enough to know you're a man of your word, so you have nothing to fear! Damn proud to be quit with you today my brother!

Patrick there is no shame in going back to using those crutches we had early on. I just picked up 3 bags of sunflower seeds.

The shame comes from being to proud to admit that we are above going back to basics.

[pab1964]

Day 214

This weekend kicks off college football season and it will be the first domino to fall for my feared biggest triggers. Football, tailgating and hunting season. I purposefully started my quit on the day after hunting season closed. I am not sure what to expect. It will be an interesting time. I will be prepared for whatever comes and looking forward to conquering these hurdles.

Side by side with you in the trenches my friend! Let's sit back and watch the Tide Roll ! You got this! You will not fail ,as long as you post roll , I've watched you enough to know you're a man of your word, so you have nothing to fear! Damn proud to be quit with you today my brother!

[PatrickG]

Day 214

This weekend kicks off college football season and it will be the first domino to fall for my feared biggest triggers. Football, tailgating and hunting season. I purposefully started my quit on the day after hunting season closed. I am not sure what to expect. It will be an interesting time. I will be prepared for whatever comes and looking forward to conquering these hurdles.

[PatrickG]

Day 175

The last couple of months I have begun helping with the spreadsheet for May. It has been surprising how beneficial it is for me.

I feel more connected to my group and I have reached out to some fellow quitters that I wouldn't have otherwise.

I guess the moral of the story is to find your way to be active in this community and then dig in.

[pab1964]

Day 131

I can't believe I have gone almost 50 days without a post in here. On Day 82 i went to the dentist and got the all clear, but today I had to go back because I had lost a part of a filling. I'm not a fan. She started drilling a bit too quick then pumped me up with another shot and now 4 hours later the feeling is just starting to come back to the upper portion of my face.

The quit is going good. I had a small battle last week that took me by surprise. It was my first real craving in several weeks. It hit me on the way home from work after a long day. I thought it over for a minute and then rolled on home. I don't know if the cravings ever go away or just get farther and farther apart.

Roll Tide Roll! I remember going dentist having crown put on and on way home jaw still numb put the fatty in, get home and had shit all over my cheek and my shirt. Now how gross is that? One day at a time that is over! Quit on my friend! Freedom is awesome!

[PatrickG]

Day 131

I can't believe I have gone almost 50 days without a post in here. On Day 82 i went to the dentist and got the all clear, but today I had to go back because I had lost a part of a filling. I'm not a fan. She started drilling a bit too quick then pumped me up with another shot and now 4 hours later the feeling is just starting to come back to the upper portion of my face.

The quit is going good. I had a small battle last week that took me by surprise. It was my first real craving in several weeks. It hit me on the way home from work after a long day. I thought it over for a minute and then rolled on home. I don't know if the cravings ever go away or just get farther and farther apart.

[PatrickG]

Day 82

I have been meaning to add an entry here but the last two weeks have been busy. The quit is going great. I am still using toothpicks, gum and fake to get me through the work day, but I rarely need any at home anymore. I'm playing golf with some guys from church on Thursday. I haven't played in a year so it should be interesting, I dont know if I have ever hit a golf ball without a dip.

I have a dentist appointment in a couple of hours. Until this morning I haven't been worried, but now every cancer story I have ever read is running through my mind. I am mad that I did this to myself for so long. I will give an update this afternoon.

Update: Got the all clear from the dentist. I did have a few cavities on the side I dipped on but that is manageable.

* if anyone hasn't been to the dentist I recommend making an appointment asap. I think knowing is better than worrying.

[pab1964]

Day 68

I woke up with pink eye Sunday morning. It had spread like wildfire through my house this month. I had never had it before but it feels like I stuck my head in a sand pit and blinked. Took the day off yesterday to go to the doctor. When I get home I dropped my cell phone into my cup of water. Who does that? Anyway I had the house to myself for the rest of the afternoon with no means of communication. The old me would have filled his lip and been relived to have a few hours that I didn't have to worry about being caught. I'm talking about a good 3-4 hours of lip packing with only the cat watching, and I hate the cat anyway.

But that was the old me. He was overweight with high blood pressure. He rarely exercised. He avoided the dentist. He would avoid social events where he couldn't dip. He would find reasons to avoid his family.

Today I have got my bp under control, exercise daily, I'm eating right and I'm losing weight. I have a dentist appointment in two weeks and I love doing things with the family. Quitting is by far one of the best decisions I have ever made.

Keep it up my friend it only gets better! You're a badass quitter! Stay that way! Damn proud to be quit with you! Remember anyone can dip but very few people have defeated the nic bitch!

[PatrickG]

Day 68

I woke up with pink eye Sunday morning. It had spread like wildfire through my house this month. I had never had it before but it feels like I stuck my head in a sand pit and blinked. Took the day off yesterday to go to the doctor. When I get home I dropped my cell phone into my cup of water. Who does that? Anyway I had the house to myself for the rest of the afternoon with no means of communication. The old me would have filled his lip and been relived to have a few hours that I didn't have to worry about being caught. I'm talking about a good 3-4 hours of lip packing with only the cat watching, and I hate the cat anyway.

But that was the old me. He was overweight with high blood pressure. He rarely exercised. He avoided the dentist. He would avoid social events where he couldn't dip. He would find reasons to avoid his family.

Today I have got my bp under control, exercise daily, I'm eating right and I'm losing weight. I have a dentist appointment in two weeks and I love doing things with the family. Quitting is by far one of the best decisions I have ever made.

[Rawls]

Day 50

The biggest thing I have discovered so far is that battling addiction is a grind not a quick fix. Changing my daily routine has been important for me. I avoid the gas station where I bought snuff. I keep hard candy, seeds, and fake on hand in case I need it. I try to be aware of triggers that will bring on a crave.

I choose to enjoy the daily grind and when it gets tough I read through the site. I especially like the introductions, seeing the transformation from newbies to bad ass quitters.

Glad to be quit with all of you.

You're a keeper son! Been watching you, you've came a long ways! Keep it up, I don't have to tell you gotta stay prepared everyday! Damn proud to be quit with you!

Your a keeper? ... Pab your such an old... Stud.
Told you men before the Quit is strong in this one.
You are very mature in your thoughts young duck Hunter. Stay strong and always share your given gift of wisdom.
Knowledge comes from men.. Wisdom comes from - - -.
You are here for a reason. This is not by chance. I quit with you today.
Rawls

[pab1964]

Day 50

The biggest thing I have discovered so far is that battling addiction is a grind not a quick fix. Changing my daily routine has been important for me. I avoid the gas station where I bought snuff. I keep hard candy, seeds, and fake on hand in case I need it. I try to be aware of triggers that will bring on a crave.

I choose to enjoy the daily grind and when it gets tough I read through the site. I especially like the introductions, seeing the transformation from newbies to bad ass quitters.

Glad to be quit with all of you.

You're a keeper son! Been watching you, you've came a long ways! Keep it up, I don't have to tell you gotta stay prepared everyday! Damn proud to be quit with you!

[PatrickG]

Day 50

The biggest thing I have discovered so far is that battling addiction is a grind not a quick fix. Changing my daily routine has been important for me. I avoid the gas station where I bought snuff. I keep hard candy, seeds, and fake on hand in case I need it. I try to be aware of triggers that will bring on a crave.

I choose to enjoy the daily grind and when it gets tough I read through the site. I especially like the introductions, seeing the transformation from newbies to bad ass quitters.

Glad to be quit with all of you.

[corwinkb]

Hey guys, my name is Patrick. I'm 34 years old and have dipped for the better part of the last 20 years. I dipped cope, skoal, timberwolf, grizzly. There were not too many that I didn't try. I had a 5 can a week habit. addiction. I am ashamed to say I had quit stopped for eight months last year, but when hunting season started I fell back into my old ways, because I allowed a poison to control me. Last week I went to the doctor and my blood pressure was really high. I decided that was enough and also the fact that I despise nicotine with every damn fiber in my being. I am on Day 4, its been a rough weekend but I made it. The headaches are worse now than last time. I have been chewing toothpicks like crazy. I need to order some of the fake stuff and embrace this life at KTC because after reading until my eyes have felt like they were going to pop out of me head, I realize that my addiction can not and will not be controlled on my own.

Welcome Pat. You had a couple of typos in your intro so I decided to fix them for you, all better now. I like your attitude especially what you typed in bold. I welcome you to read some more and to read the Welcome center here and then get over here to May and introduce yourself to your fellow quit brothers and post roll.

What Grady said is the absolute truth Patrick. I chewed grizzly, cope black, cope straight, and got knows what else for 8 years starting way back in college and all the way until this week about 4 days ago now. It is a struggle. I told myself I quitted for times again and again but really I stopped using it usually cause I maxxed out my credit card or couldn't find bottles to take back to the store (probably cause i had chew spit in all of them).

The point is...don't make up some excuse not to do it. If you want it you have to own it. Like Larry Wilmore always says on his show. "Keep it 100!"

I am on Day 4...headaches, nausea, hot flashes, water retention, mood swings, lack of appetite... AND I wouldn't change a thing. And you shouldn't either. Do what is right for you and lean on your brothers for support my friend!

[PatrickG]

Day 40

Time has gone by pretty fast lately. I have traded counting the minutes and hours with days. Other than my nic dream at day 31 dip is not the first thing I think about when i wake up. More often than not I think about posting roll.

One thing I have noticed is food tastes very different. I have switched coffee brands three times in 40 days to finally come to the realization it is me not the coffee.

Ordered a variety pack of Jakes chew and 4 cans of Hooch yesterday. This morning I counted 3 cans of Smokey Mtn., 1 can of Mint snuff and 2 packs of sunflower seeds on my desk. I like the idea of having fake snuff alot more than using it.

A few months ago i would have said I wasn't addicted to the nicotine just liked the habit of dipping. That blows my mind now, I was a slave and it pisses me off that I couldn't see it.