Last Chance for a Slow Dance take II

[MikeA]

day one is over... i drank a TON of water today and went on a four or five mile brisk bike ride... i was a litlte grouchy, and i'm a little disappointed, i ate a LOT of food today.  Any suggestions on curbing the diet?

Also - i tried that mint non-tobacco snuff. i think it helped a tad.

oh and thanks, Rox, for supporting me by getting on here, and to the rest of you guys for actually being here for a guy like me.  I know I am able to do this. 

so here's to day one out of the way.  day two start in 3 hours.

much love

Benny

Ok, save the "LOVE" for Rox.... :wub:

As for the food thing, look, quitting is a frickin nightmare all on its own. Obviously you want to remain healthy, but worrying about eating too much right now is not going to really help your quit...in my opinion. Yeah, you might gain a few pounds, but you can take that off....better than caving, wouldn't you say?

That or removing half of your face.

I agree. I did not even worry about anything but quitting. My attitude was to NOT deny myself anything else I wanted. If I wanted a BigMac, I got a BigMac.
Use the money you save and buy P90X next month.
Loosing weight is easy compared to quitting.

FYI, we are all guys like you. Supporting you is like supporting myself.

[klark]

day one is over... i drank a TON of water today and went on a four or five mile brisk bike ride... i was a litlte grouchy, and i'm a little disappointed, i ate a LOT of food today.  Any suggestions on curbing the diet?

Also - i tried that mint non-tobacco snuff. i think it helped a tad.

oh and thanks, Rox, for supporting me by getting on here, and to the rest of you guys for actually being here for a guy like me.  I know I am able to do this. 

so here's to day one out of the way.  day two start in 3 hours.

much love

Benny

Ok, save the "LOVE" for Rox.... :wub:

As for the food thing, look, quitting is a frickin nightmare all on its own. Obviously you want to remain healthy, but worrying about eating too much right now is not going to really help your quit...in my opinion. Yeah, you might gain a few pounds, but you can take that off....better than caving, wouldn't you say?

That or removing half of your face.

[CoachDoc]

day one is over... i drank a TON of water today and went on a four or five mile brisk bike ride... i was a litlte grouchy, and i'm a little disappointed, i ate a LOT of food today. Any suggestions on curbing the diet?

Also - i tried that mint non-tobacco snuff. i think it helped a tad.

oh and thanks, Rox, for supporting me by getting on here, and to the rest of you guys for actually being here for a guy like me. I know I am able to do this.

so here's to day one out of the way. day two start in 3 hours.

much love

Benny

Ok, save the "LOVE" for Rox.... :wub:

As for the food thing, look, quitting is a frickin nightmare all on its own. Obviously you want to remain healthy, but worrying about eating too much right now is not going to really help your quit...in my opinion. Yeah, you might gain a few pounds, but you can take that off....better than caving, wouldn't you say?

[bennythekid]

day one is over... i drank a TON of water today and went on a four or five mile brisk bike ride... i was a litlte grouchy, and i'm a little disappointed, i ate a LOT of food today. Any suggestions on curbing the diet?

Also - i tried that mint non-tobacco snuff. i think it helped a tad.

oh and thanks, Rox, for supporting me by getting on here, and to the rest of you guys for actually being here for a guy like me. I know I am able to do this.

so here's to day one out of the way. day two start in 3 hours.

much love

Benny

[RAZD611]

Hi I'm benny.  This is approximately my forth endeavor into quitting, and thanks to this website, I feel way stronger about my commitment to quitting for MYSELF!

I've wanted to quit so many times but it always ended in regret due to resentment of someone else, frustrations towards my lady friend and band mates, and all of that anxiety that comes with it, but I have made it two months before.  This time I know its going to be hard but I can make it.

I play music full time in a touring post-punk band and I'm tired of begging for change and spending my per diem meal money on cope.  two of my guys are also into dipping, so this is a good chance because I am home until the end of the month from tour.

The only fear I have is getting complacent from being home and being aggressive towards my girl.

Wish me luck! I appreciate any support and words of wisdom!

'jedisith'

you are not going to loose me over this. i know how you are and i can handle it. i'm going to work on ways to be patient with you and try to understand you. i'm glad you're finally doing this.

Now THAT'S what I call some shit-hot Quitting Support!

You want to be aggressive toward anyone you bring your ass here. It is not her fault you chose to put that shit in your face. She will not understand why you are being an ass. That is one of the things we are here for. You can do this. drink lots of water, get some pure cranberry juice, read - read - and read some more and sit back and enjoy the wild ride comming up. Carry on, That is all!

[CoachDoc]

Hi I'm benny.  This is approximately my forth endeavor into quitting, and thanks to this website, I feel way stronger about my commitment to quitting for MYSELF!

I've wanted to quit so many times but it always ended in regret due to resentment of someone else, frustrations towards my lady friend and band mates, and all of that anxiety that comes with it, but I have made it two months before.  This time I know its going to be hard but I can make it.

I play music full time in a touring post-punk band and I'm tired of begging for change and spending my per diem meal money on cope.  two of my guys are also into dipping, so this is a good chance because I am home until the end of the month from tour.

The only fear I have is getting complacent from being home and being aggressive towards my girl.

Wish me luck! I appreciate any support and words of wisdom!

'jedisith'

you are not going to loose me over this. i know how you are and i can handle it. i'm going to work on ways to be patient with you and try to understand you. i'm glad you're finally doing this.

Now THAT'S what I call some shit-hot Quitting Support!

[roxy:)))]

Hi I'm benny. This is approximately my forth endeavor into quitting, and thanks to this website, I feel way stronger about my commitment to quitting for MYSELF!

I've wanted to quit so many times but it always ended in regret due to resentment of someone else, frustrations towards my lady friend and band mates, and all of that anxiety that comes with it, but I have made it two months before. This time I know its going to be hard but I can make it.

I play music full time in a touring post-punk band and I'm tired of begging for change and spending my per diem meal money on cope. two of my guys are also into dipping, so this is a good chance because I am home until the end of the month from tour.

The only fear I have is getting complacent from being home and being aggressive towards my girl.

Wish me luck! I appreciate any support and words of wisdom!

'jedisith'

you are not going to loose me over this. i know how you are and i can handle it. i'm going to work on ways to be patient with you and try to understand you. i'm glad you're finally doing this.

[bennythekid]

bottom line is i'm doing this no matter how crazy it gets. and i'm not going to gain 20 pounds doing so. time for a bike ride.

thanke for adjusting my attitude


benny


'army'

[GlennFtheKodiak]

:o

We bust balls cause we care benny.

Using the words "try" and "hope" show a point of view that we don't subscribe to.

As the wise green one said, "Do or do not... there is no try."

You CAN do this.
You WILL do this.

I won't wish you "luck" because there is no luck involved in a successful quit.

See you on the flip side.

chewie

'Cheers'

[chewie]

:o

We bust balls cause we care benny.

Using the words "try" and "hope" show a point of view that we don't subscribe to.

As the wise green one said, "Do or do not... there is no try."

You CAN do this.
You WILL do this.

I won't wish you "luck" because there is no luck involved in a successful quit.

See you on the flip side.

chewie

[bennythekid]

:o

[klark]

I'm going to try to take the no bullshit approach for sure.

this time its not for anyone else.

this time means no next time because its for good.

no more last dips. no more bullshit excuses to satiate the cravings.

I really just want to get away from this.  I quit other things before this, why this one stuck around, I do not know.

I feel like it would be a major success in my life to achieve the 100 day quit and stay that way..

You going to try? We don't try anything around here, you either man u9 and quit or you don't but we don't waffle around here. Throw the crap out and take your life back. Also, stop using the word try, there is no use for it here.

[bennythekid]

I'm going to try to take the no bullshit approach for sure.

this time its not for anyone else.

this time means no next time because its for good.

no more last dips. no more bullshit excuses to satiate the cravings.

I really just want to get away from this. I quit other things before this, why this one stuck around, I do not know.

I feel like it would be a major success in my life to achieve the 100 day quit and stay that way..

[CoachDoc]

Hi I'm benny. This is approximately my forth endeavor into quitting, and thanks to this website, I feel way stronger about my commitment to quitting for MYSELF!

I've wanted to quit so many times but it always ended in regret due to resentment of someone else, frustrations towards my lady friend and band mates, and all of that anxiety that comes with it, but I have made it two months before. This time I know its going to be hard but I can make it.

I play music full time in a touring post-punk band and I'm tired of begging for change and spending my per diem meal money on cope. two of my guys are also into dipping, so this is a good chance because I am home until the end of the month from tour.

The only fear I have is getting complacent from being home and being aggressive towards my girl.

Wish me luck! I appreciate any support and words of wisdom!

'jedisith'

Benny, it looks like you might be on to something as far as finding hsupport to help you quit. But the first thing you need to realize is that "wishing you luck" isn't going to have a damn thing to do with you being successful at quitting. This is going to take committment, hard work, a lot of frustration and a shit-load of intestinal fortitude on your part. Throw luck in the toilet and flush it with the rest of the cope you may still have in your possession.

And take it from me...DO NOT LET THIS QUIT BE AN EXCUSE TO SCREW UP YOUR RELATIONSHIP.

Quitting doesn't MAKE you an ass-hole. Lack of nic doesn't MAKE you want to be a total dickhead to others. Those are your CHOICES of how to act and deal with the frustrations of quitting. You need to rant, rage, throw a temper tantrum, get a mean and nasty? Come on in here...we have plenty of patience and experience dealing with all that right in here...you need to get it out or take it out on someone, do so in here....NEVER take it out on your family/significant other.

Read everything you can on this site...post everything....the more active you are in your quit, the more likely to be a success. Welcome to the suck. If you need to talk or need a number, it's yours for the asking....we are here for each other...well, most of us are...

[bennythekid]

thanks for the advice. , there are no cans in my house. any empty bottles around my house, any trash i would spit in, etc, i have thrown out. i'm also going to clean out my car and detail it as a sort of removal of reminders.

I think the running advice is great, i have been bicycling a lot lately, I think I will use that as my physical distraction.

I guess I am also worried about over eating out of the need.
I think I am going to try gum. I'm afraid the seeds will be abrasive due to excessive salt.

Ben