Day 25 - Went shooting again yesterday, with two bags of delicious Frito-Lay seeds. Got better at shooting with both eyes open, I had a hell of a time out there, and not a chew was ingested. None of my shooting buddies chewed either! Hopefully I can get them to quit with me.
On the way back home, I grabbed a few tins of that Smokey Mountain snuff.
I'm taking a road trip in the next week, and I thought I'd see what all the fuss was about with the herbal snuff.
Meh, it's kinda close to actual chew to me, and I don't know if I even want to use them. I like my seeds, but that stuff hit too close to home for me. Has anyone else tried the herbal snuff?
I tried the herbal snuff (Smokey Mountain Wintergreen) which is weird cause I dipped Copenhagen when I dipped. Anyways I tried it, I am with you, too close to the real stuff. I was scared it would lead to the real stuff so I hit the gum and seeds myself.
First things first - great fucking job on the 25 and this weekend. I love to see quit momentum. That goes for you too BM.
Fake use is an ongoing debate. I started it around day 30 and had a lot of the same trepidation you did. I still use it some - to quell a craving situation when i need it. I make sure I have it around when I golf, go out with the buds, etc.....I personally wish it didn't come in a can, but remember, it is not nicotine. That is what is important. In fact, stick WHATEVER in your ugly mug as long as it is not nicotine. At 25 days, you need to concentrate on identifying craves and squishing the fuck out of them before they morph into a cave. How? You know the answer:
Post Roll First Thing Every Day
Keep your Promise
Interact with your group daily. Become Accountable.
Rinse and Repeat the next day.
You don't have to use fake (I like gently worn thong panties myself) but don't worry about it if you do. At some point you will stop using it and not even notice.
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Good point. I think it looks a lot like regular chew, but if it's not hurting me with nicotine, I guess I can have it for serious cravings.
I'm doing my thing here, and I know what I need to do to stay accountable. I gotta stay the course. Thanks!
I can't lie the fake stuff has helped me on many occasions so I say do it if it helps you!!
Quit on Quiter!
Day 3, Useing the herbal stuff is helping me a great deal, I am useing Smokey Mountain.
I used the herbal until December (roughly 170 days or so).
It gave me strength sometimes when I put myself in situations that were not condusive to my quit (drinking, golfing, working, etc.). It also was God sent when I had massive cravings early on.
However, the day I put it down was not hard.
I simply didn't use it. No craves...nothing like quitting the real stuff. It was a semi-sore jaw looking for some sort of placebo. I easily supplemented with seeds and gum and I have not regretted it since.
I do keep some cans around though, and actually had to go buy a can the other day. The ones I had were opened so they dried up, and I was going on a road trip with some buddies last weekend. Just knowing I was going set off my alarms so I wanted to make sure I was prepared. I felt dirty buying it, and I put it in my car.
Never opened it, and never needed it.
It turns out I was strong enough without it (surprise?), and I can chalk it up to acknowledging the devil before he convinces me he doesn't exist.
Use it to quit, but don't fret its usage. Be strong and have faith in yourself. You can do this shit. It's just another bullet in your arsenal that you have to pull the trigger on in battle.
