This has to happen

[Mogul]

Believe me I hear you guys. I have not seen my wife this happy in a long time. She really wants this to happen and I am more than a bit surprised that i want it even more. We spent the day out on the boat. It was a beautiful spring day. I caught myself so many times thinking "wouldn't it be nice to pop in a skoal" . I need to try the water thing. Going to try and make this happen without the aid of anything new to feed my oral fixation. I am really tired of buying a new car and promising to never chew in it and then spill a full cup on the controls. Spit cups can kiss my ass. Never again. Day 2 is over halfway done.

What is the proper way to post. Do I hit post reply or do the whole cut and past thing like roll call?

You are doing everything just right. don't worry about the protocols just yet, they will all come to you. You just keep quitting, get past the initial shock (we call fog) to your body and then let's beat all of the mind games. In a couple of weeks you will start to see the light. Listen to Doc as well, he helped me get through my first 100 days. You have all the support you need, please use it and you will never regret it. Quitting nicotine is almost like getting a new chance and life. Hang in there, we know it's tough for a few days but sooooo worth it.

Mogul

[Thumblewort]

Yes, a happy wife is just another reason I quit with you today. A happy wife just make the day that much smoother.

[laxdog]

Believe me I hear you guys. I have not seen my wife this happy in a long time. She really wants this to happen and I am more than a bit surprised that i want it even more. We spent the day out on the boat. It was a beautiful spring day. I caught myself so many times thinking "wouldn't it be nice to pop in a skoal" . I need to try the water thing. Going to try and make this happen without the aid of anything new to feed my oral fixation. I am really tired of buying a new car and promising to never chew in it and then spill a full cup on the controls. Spit cups can kiss my ass. Never again. Day 2 is over halfway done.

What is the proper way to post. Do I hit post reply or do the whole cut and past thing like roll call?

[Doc2quit4good]

I am a 53 year old who lives in Annapolis MD (Naptown) I started chewing Skoal my freshman year of college. US tobacco would come around and offer us free sleeves by the dozen. I can still taste those first tins with the cardboard bottom and remember getting all excited if the date on the bottom was only a few days old. I cannot remember a day since that I have not chewed. It seems that every thing I enjoy involves a chew. The car, the boat, walking the dog, playing golf, taking a dump, reading a good, browsing the net, watching porn, and TV, I even play lacrosse with a chew in..helmet and all. I can't say it ever bothered me. I simply love chewing. I am sure that my three daughters and lovely wife do not share that sentiment. Despite this disgusting habit, I have lead what most would consider a very successful life. For some reason, the only place I don't chew ,and rarely have cravings ,is in the office.

Anyhow. Last night I was actually searching the net for the best place to by fresh Skoal since we had moved a few months ago across town. A fate would have it this site came up. I read through everything. The article about 100 reasons to quit really got me thinking. So this morning I was determined to get started. As I was signing up, I asked my wife what the date was. "May 10th...its your moms birthday you idiot". WOW. My mom had died of lung cancer 18 years ago. Yesterday, it never even crossed my mind and today I am determined to quit. My wife finished her last day of radiation for breast cancer on Friday and my oldest daughter got engaged last Sat. I have to damn much to live for and need to fucking Kick the Can.

Imagine this... I say this because you are pretty close to my age so you've probably thought about why you are killing yourself... Your in the hospital laying in your bed..... Half your jaw is missing... Pain unbelievable... But you manage to get out these words to your family ..." I loved this dip too much" not even thinking that you have completely ruined your life and theirs... This isn't enjoyment to dip bub. It is straight down the line addiction to a powerful drug... I am not sure you see that yet or ever will but I really hope you do soon.... When you get in here for sure read my HOF speech... It will sound familiar...

[Grizzlyhasclaws]

Thanks guys. It has been a long day, with the last few hours have been the worst. I usually go to bed around 12, but going to give it a go right now and hopefully book day 1. This is going to get interesting. I have 2 very stressful meetings this week and then its off to the Keys to fish with a group of guys. We have been going for 20 some years. There are 10 of us and everyone dips. I am the only one who is addicted. For them its a once a year thing. I am sure they will all be cool with my quitting, but it will be one heck of a test of my resolve. I cannot remember a day in the last 30 years where I actually had the desire to not chew for a day let alone making it.

Good to see you post roll today laxdog. Do that every day and keep your word and you will be successful. Load up on the seeds, fake chew, mints, jerky and whatever else will help you not stuff the nic dog shit in your mouth. I doubt that you are the only addict in the group if they all chew. If they aren't addicted yet, they will be if they aren't careful. Enjoy the trip. The first time you can enjoy the keys without the nic bitch.
This is gonna suck until at some point it doesn't. It will get better but remember how much these early days suck so you don't ever repeat them.
Quit with you.

Are you up for this fight? Are you going to win? Do you have the "want"? How determined are you? Do you realize most if not all of your fishing buddies are probably lying about not being addicts? How bad do you want this?

[Doc Chewfree]

Thanks guys. It has been a long day, with the last few hours have been the worst. I usually go to bed around 12, but going to give it a go right now and hopefully book day 1. This is going to get interesting. I have 2 very stressful meetings this week and then its off to the Keys to fish with a group of guys. We have been going for 20 some years. There are 10 of us and everyone dips. I am the only one who is addicted. For them its a once a year thing. I am sure they will all be cool with my quitting, but it will be one heck of a test of my resolve. I cannot remember a day in the last 30 years where I actually had the desire to not chew for a day let alone making it.

Good to see you post roll today laxdog. Do that every day and keep your word and you will be successful. Load up on the seeds, fake chew, mints, jerky and whatever else will help you not stuff the nic dog shit in your mouth. I doubt that you are the only addict in the group if they all chew. If they aren't addicted yet, they will be if they aren't careful. Enjoy the trip. The first time you can enjoy the keys without the nic bitch.
This is gonna suck until at some point it doesn't. It will get better but remember how much these early days suck so you don't ever repeat them.
Quit with you.

[laxdog]

Thanks guys. It has been a long day, with the last few hours have been the worst. I usually go to bed around 12, but going to give it a go right now and hopefully book day 1. This is going to get interesting. I have 2 very stressful meetings this week and then its off to the Keys to fish with a group of guys. We have been going for 20 some years. There are 10 of us and everyone dips. I am the only one who is addicted. For them its a once a year thing. I am sure they will all be cool with my quitting, but it will be one heck of a test of my resolve. I cannot remember a day in the last 30 years where I actually had the desire to not chew for a day let alone making it.

[rdad]

The KTC plan is simple really.

1. Promise today, to us and yourself that you will not use nicotine in any form for 24 hours. If your word means anything and you have pair hanging down there, you will honor your word! Sometimes you may need to even shorten this promise into minutes or hours to survive, that is okay.

2. Repeat this process everyday.........

3. Remember you are an addict and as such you may never touch nicotine again in any form. Yes you are a nicotine addict, like all of us on this site. Sometimes this helps us to realize or remind us if you already knew this about being an addict. I'll tell you this, I never quit until I made that determination in my head that I was addicted to the bitch and KTC showed me the light. I stopped several times over the 25+ years I used but never quit till now.

4. Your intro was a lot like mine or many on here, the way you slobber and say you love to dip. Dip is the enemy, she is the nicotine bitch and she got you thinking that you really enjoy her and never really thought you needed to quit. How she has been such a great part of your enjoyment in the things you do. Well my friend, she is a fu%$ing cancer causing whore who you would have been better off never meeting and now she has wrapped her tentacles all over your brain, making you think that you need her, you want her. You would be better off if you can learn to hate her and hate US Tobacco. All they want is your money and nothing more. You are a statistic, a number for them. Go tell them to take a flying......you know what.

Welcome aboard and quit with you today.

You simply love chewing? I felt the same way in the beginning. 169 days if freedom and I can honestly say that I hate chewing and the tobacco companies making billions off of dealing death. If you want freedom enough, and are serious enough you can be free too. Post roll everyday, make some friends to lean on. Welcome!

[Menace]

The KTC plan is simple really.

1. Promise today, to us and yourself that you will not use nicotine in any form for 24 hours. If your word means anything and you have pair hanging down there, you will honor your word! Sometimes you may need to even shorten this promise into minutes or hours to survive, that is okay.

2. Repeat this process everyday.........

3. Remember you are an addict and as such you may never touch nicotine again in any form. Yes you are a nicotine addict, like all of us on this site. Sometimes this helps us to realize or remind us if you already knew this about being an addict. I'll tell you this, I never quit until I made that determination in my head that I was addicted to the bitch and KTC showed me the light. I stopped several times over the 25+ years I used but never quit till now.

4. Your intro was a lot like mine or many on here, the way you slobber and say you love to dip. Dip is the enemy, she is the nicotine bitch and she got you thinking that you really enjoy her and never really thought you needed to quit. How she has been such a great part of your enjoyment in the things you do. Well my friend, she is a fu%$ing cancer causing whore who you would have been better off never meeting and now she has wrapped her tentacles all over your brain, making you think that you need her, you want her. You would be better off if you can learn to hate her and hate US Tobacco. All they want is your money and nothing more. You are a statistic, a number for them. Go tell them to take a flying......you know what.

Welcome aboard and quit with you today.

[Done4Me]

Lax - I'm day 6 so a fellow Augustian. My first 4 were rough with the last 2 days a touch better. The number 1 thing that helped me was knowing that I am quit and that I will go to bed tonight still quit. Not a day at a time but first few days it was an hour at a time. I took some of the vets advice and began reading the intros and hall of fame pages. The more time you spend on the site reading in the early days, the more successful you will be creating the mindset needed to conquer nicotine. So far it's working for me.

[Grizzlyhasclaws]

I am a 53 year old who lives in Annapolis MD (Naptown) I started chewing Skoal my freshman year of college. US tobacco would come around and offer us free sleeves by the dozen. I can still taste those first tins with the cardboard bottom and remember getting all excited if the date on the bottom was only a few days old. I cannot remember a day since that I have not chewed. It seems that every thing I enjoy involves a chew. The car, the boat, walking the dog, playing golf, taking a dump, reading a good, browsing the net, watching porn, and TV, I even play lacrosse with a chew in..helmet and all. I can't say it ever bothered me. I simply love chewing. I am sure that my three daughters and lovely wife do not share that sentiment. Despite this disgusting habit, I have lead what most would consider a very successful life. For some reason, the only place I don't chew ,and rarely have cravings ,is in the office.

Anyhow. Last night I was actually searching the net for the best place to by fresh Skoal since we had moved a few months ago across town. A fate would have it this site came up. I read through everything. The article about 100 reasons to quit really got me thinking. So this morning I was determined to get started. As I was signing up, I asked my wife what the date was. "May 10th...its your moms birthday you idiot". WOW. My mom had died of lung cancer 18 years ago. Yesterday, it never even crossed my mind and today I am determined to quit. My wife finished her last day of radiation for breast cancer on Friday and my oldest daughter got engaged last Sat. I have to damn much to live for and need to fucking Kick the Can.

If you really want to quit nicotine/tobacco then you must push all your chips in now. This is the right place to quit and to stay quit. But you must follow the Ktc program to the letter. If you are half assed you will probably fail. Make no mistake about it, you are an addict.

[laxdog]

I am a 53 year old who lives in Annapolis MD (Naptown) I started chewing Skoal my freshman year of college. US tobacco would come around and offer us free sleeves by the dozen. I can still taste those first tins with the cardboard bottom and remember getting all excited if the date on the bottom was only a few days old. I cannot remember a day since that I have not chewed. It seems that every thing I enjoy involves a chew. The car, the boat, walking the dog, playing golf, taking a dump, reading a good, browsing the net, watching porn, and TV, I even play lacrosse with a chew in..helmet and all. I can't say it ever bothered me. I simply love chewing. I am sure that my three daughters and lovely wife do not share that sentiment. Despite this disgusting habit, I have lead what most would consider a very successful life. For some reason, the only place I don't chew ,and rarely have cravings ,is in the office.

Anyhow. Last night I was actually searching the net for the best place to by fresh Skoal since we had moved a few months ago across town. A fate would have it this site came up. I read through everything. The article about 100 reasons to quit really got me thinking. So this morning I was determined to get started. As I was signing up, I asked my wife what the date was. "May 10th...its your moms birthday you idiot". WOW. My mom had died of lung cancer 18 years ago. Yesterday, it never even crossed my mind and today I am determined to quit. My wife finished her last day of radiation for breast cancer on Friday and my oldest daughter got engaged last Sat. I have to damn much to live for and need to fucking Kick the Can.