The time has come

[Josh87]

Day 4 here. I gotta say, I believe it wasn't quite as bad as days 2 and 3. Those sucked. Maybe cause I had a dumb little happy moment this morning, lets just put it nicely and say days 2 and 3 the GI tract wasn't moving anything out. And from what I read, that is a withdrawal symptom. All of that was made up for this morning roflmao Hopefully that's one thing that will stay back to normal now. Every little thing is gonna help.

[Mike1966]

Josh,

This is by far the best physical decision you can make and you will eventually be glad you did it.

I highly suggest getting digits (phone numbers) from every single one of your brother's in October; even the new ones that come in later on. The camaraderie you can build will be tremendous in overcoming the fog and craves.

Also, grab hold of some vets digits as well. You can really never have enough! I'll be looking for your pm to trade!

One more thing...

Luck has nothing to do with your quit. Just like anything of value in this life, it takes work and a lot of it! During the worst parts of my fog, I kept my nose in KTC, reading the HOF stories and getting to know as many people as I could. It will help get through it. Keep writing your journey in this introduction... I'm looking forward to watching (and helping if you need) your progress!

SG

^^^ I can't say it any better than Suthern did. That's some very solid advice from a gentleman who know's how to quit. Follow his advice to the T and you can't go wrong.
Post your promise early, Trade some digits, and Read read read. You can do this. It'll suck for a while, but it's worth it.

Your plans to exercise sounds like a great idea. It'll help take your mind off quitting for a while and relieve some stress. As far as a healthier diet. . . . I'd play that one by ear for a while, you probably need to focus all of you attention on the sucking chest wound of nicotine addiction first, and focus on a healthy diet once the fog begins to lift. But you'll know what feels right for you.
I quit with you today!

[suthern_gntlman]

Josh,

This is by far the best physical decision you can make and you will eventually be glad you did it.

I highly suggest getting digits (phone numbers) from every single one of your brother's in October; even the new ones that come in later on. The camaraderie you can build will be tremendous in overcoming the fog and craves.

Also, grab hold of some vets digits as well. You can really never have enough! I'll be looking for your pm to trade!

One more thing...

Luck has nothing to do with your quit. Just like anything of value in this life, it takes work and a lot of it! During the worst parts of my fog, I kept my nose in KTC, reading the HOF stories and getting to know as many people as I could. It will help get through it. Keep writing your journey in this introduction... I'm looking forward to watching (and helping if you need) your progress!

SG

[Josh87]

Ok, I figured out roll call. Almost through with day 3!!

[Thumblewort]

You need to get on roll call, that's our promise to each other that we quit for 24 hours. Check out the Welcome Center and you month is October 2016.

[Drewdrew]

Thanks for the support folks. Day 3 here. I'm dealing with it ok. Gotta keep my mind busy. Heading to work shortly, will be the first time in many years without a can in my pocket. To clarify my first post, I should have said this is step one of being a healthier person. I'm not worrying about anything else until this is accomplished. I'll worry about eating healthier and whatever else, only well after I'm through with the hard times of this. I'm certainly looking at this as the most important health decision

Good! This, for the next few weeks, is honestly more imortant. Once you have a little better grip on this, wrap up on the rest. I used candy, gum, snacks, drinks to help me. I gained quite a bit of weight on my quit.

[Josh87]

Thanks for the support folks. Day 3 here. I'm dealing with it ok. Gotta keep my mind busy. Heading to work shortly, will be the first time in many years without a can in my pocket. To clarify my first post, I should have said this is step one of being a healthier person. I'm not worrying about anything else until this is accomplished. I'll worry about eating healthier and whatever else, only well after I'm through with the hard times of this. I'm certainly looking at this as the most important health decision

[pky1520]

I'm Josh, I'm 29 and I've been dipping skoal for about ten years. I'm tired of wasting money that could be used for more important stuff, tired of spit and spit bottles, and mostly don't wanna end up doing this all my life and getting cancer from it. This is part of a bigger project of wanting to be healthier overall, going along with eating a healthier diet and getting more exercise. Yesterday, July 3, was my quit date. I've just about wrapped up day 2, and this isn't easy. Doing this cold turkey, I'm not gonna replace one nicotine product with another. Day 1 didn't seem too bad, but today was rough, feeling grouchy and like I can't think straight. Gum and sunflower seeds are doing it for the time. Wish me luck...

Congrats on the quit. Find your quit group in October and read how to post roll.

You need water. A lot of water. It helps get the nicotine out of your system.

Glad to be quit with ya,

Steven AKA CowMus
54 days.

Josh, welcome! You've made a great decision. Quitting will be difficult, but more worth it than you could imagine right now. I do want to caution you about a line of thinking in your intro.

You're talking about this as one part of a holistic health plan, rather than a life and death struggle with nicotine. It's GREAT that you're taking care of yourself in other ways, in fact doing that will absolutely help you with your struggle w/ nicotine. However, if you view quitting tobacco as a single line item in your overall health plan, you could be setting yourself up for failure. Staying quit needs to be treated with the level of urgency of a sucking chest wound, rather than that of carrying a few extra lbs.

Adding your Quit to a list of self improvements makes it something that you might be more willing to bargain with. "Well ok, I can have a chew every now and then, but I'm giving up pizza, so it evens out." That line of thinking will make you fail. I'm not saying that's where you're at, but you can see why one might go there.

Bottom line, take care of yourself, outrun your cravings and stay positive. But don't forget that staying quit is your #1 top health priority.

Post roll, explore this site and connect with others. This is hard work and you need to develop the right tools to be successful.

[CowMus]

I'm Josh, I'm 29 and I've been dipping skoal for about ten years. I'm tired of wasting money that could be used for more important stuff, tired of spit and spit bottles, and mostly don't wanna end up doing this all my life and getting cancer from it. This is part of a bigger project of wanting to be healthier overall, going along with eating a healthier diet and getting more exercise. Yesterday, July 3, was my quit date. I've just about wrapped up day 2, and this isn't easy. Doing this cold turkey, I'm not gonna replace one nicotine product with another. Day 1 didn't seem too bad, but today was rough, feeling grouchy and like I can't think straight. Gum and sunflower seeds are doing it for the time. Wish me luck...

Congrats on the quit. Find your quit group in October and read how to post roll.

You need water. A lot of water. It helps get the nicotine out of your system.

Glad to be quit with ya,

Steven AKA CowMus
54 days.

[Josh87]

I'm Josh, I'm 29 and I've been dipping skoal for about ten years. I'm tired of wasting money that could be used for more important stuff, tired of spit and spit bottles, and mostly don't wanna end up doing this all my life and getting cancer from it. This is part of a bigger project of wanting to be healthier overall, going along with eating a healthier diet and getting more exercise. Yesterday, July 3, was my quit date. I've just about wrapped up day 2, and this isn't easy. Doing this cold turkey, I'm not gonna replace one nicotine product with another. Day 1 didn't seem too bad, but today was rough, feeling grouchy and like I can't think straight. Gum and sunflower seeds are doing it for the time. Wish me luck...