Quitting together

[rdad]

Well, here we are at Day 50 already. Now that the suck has worn off and those first days are mere memories I hear that complacency hits. That's always a good thing to remember and allow you to strengthen your quit by getting more involved here, staying in contact with your quit brothers, and leaning on those ahead of you to follow in their footsteps. All I can say at this point is a sincere, "Thank You," to everyone who has helped me along the way. The list is too long to type up and some of the folks don't even know that their comments or posts about their own quits have strengthened mine. Next stop, HOF! Quit on, ya'll!

Congrats on 50 days of freedom. HOF is just around the corner! I had my worst week around day 80. Stay close to this site and keep doing what you're doing. It gets better and better. Well done brother!

[KGO85]

Well, here we are at Day 50 already. Now that the suck has worn off and those first days are mere memories I hear that complacency hits. That's always a good thing to remember and allow you to strengthen your quit by getting more involved here, staying in contact with your quit brothers, and leaning on those ahead of you to follow in their footsteps. All I can say at this point is a sincere, "Thank You," to everyone who has helped me along the way. The list is too long to type up and some of the folks don't even know that their comments or posts about their own quits have strengthened mine. Next stop, HOF! Quit on, ya'll!

[KGO85]

Nice quit Karpet Guy. I'm curious, how is your wife doing? Did she join this site? We have quite a few smoker quitters (FLLipOut being one), as there are very few (as in, probably none) quit sites for smokers that rival this site. We are a nicotine quit site, and will turn no one away who is quitting nicotine in any form or fashion.

Quit on, and use this intro as your journal of quit. It will help you along the way, as you can refer back to it in times of need. Ask me how I know.

Did I hear my name?

Kevin. Irish is right, there are no quit-smoking sites quite like KTC. That is why I am here. And I am so quit - like Chuck Norris badass quit. If your wife is interested in quitting cigarettes for good, she needs to log in and post roll on this site. I am a 35 year smoker. I promise as soon as she joins she will have a pm in her inbox from me and I will be her biggest supporter.

My SigO is still a full blown smoker. Once upon a time I thought we would have to quit together to be successful. Until I realized that quitting is a truly personal battle. I still pray he will quit, I wish this nasty crap was eradicated from my home. but either way, it does not affect my quit. So, you CAN do this.

Thanks to both of you, Wild and FLLip, for following up with me!

I agree with you guys about the power of KTC. My mom quit smoking about 2 years ago and used Quitnet as her forum of choice. I spent some time perusing that before I found KTC and this really is a whole different ball game. The more I research about nicotine, the worse I feel about it. I'm probably happier to be free of the bitch more than I am the gross addiction/ habit that chewing is in and of itself. After 6 weeks I truly do feel better compared to even prior to my quit: My emotions are more in control, I feel better in the morning, I feel "cleaner" and healthier. It's for real.

As for my wife, no, she hasn't expressed any interest in joining us as of late. I agree that she would both benefit from and enjoy the brother/ sisterhood, but like you said, FLLip, it's a very personal decision and everyone's path is different. I am proud that she also went cold turkey, though. If/ when things get tough, though, I know exactly where I'm going to recommend!

Quit on to you, as well, and congratulations on winning the battle EDD!

[FLLipOut]

Nice quit Karpet Guy. I'm curious, how is your wife doing? Did she join this site? We have quite a few smoker quitters (FLLipOut being one), as there are very few (as in, probably none) quit sites for smokers that rival this site. We are a nicotine quit site, and will turn no one away who is quitting nicotine in any form or fashion.

Quit on, and use this intro as your journal of quit. It will help you along the way, as you can refer back to it in times of need. Ask me how I know.

Did I hear my name?

Kevin. Irish is right, there are no quit-smoking sites quite like KTC. That is why I am here. And I am so quit - like Chuck Norris badass quit. If your wife is interested in quitting cigarettes for good, she needs to log in and post roll on this site. I am a 35 year smoker. I promise as soon as she joins she will have a pm in her inbox from me and I will be her biggest supporter.

My SigO is still a full blown smoker. Once upon a time I thought we would have to quit together to be successful. Until I realized that quitting is a truly personal battle. I still pray he will quit, I wish this nasty crap was eradicated from my home. but either way, it does not affect my quit. So, you CAN do this.

[wildirish317]

Nice quit Karpet Guy. I'm curious, how is your wife doing? Did she join this site? We have quite a few smoker quitters (FLLipOut being one), as there are very few (as in, probably none) quit sites for smokers that rival this site. We are a nicotine quit site, and will turn no one away who is quitting nicotine in any form or fashion.

Quit on, and use this intro as your journal of quit. It will help you along the way, as you can refer back to it in times of need. Ask me how I know.

[KGO85]

I meant to post on my Day 30 and completely missed it. Up until I found KTC that was my record for the past 10 years of my life. Today I am at Day 39 and have made my promise daily since January 3rd, 2017. I will continue to do so, too. When I first decided to quit, it was for myself and for the most part it still is. However, I feel like I'm also quitting EDD for all my April Fools of 2017. It's a brotherhood and a support system. I have too much respect for where we all started and what we've all been through to fail any of them now. I promise I will remain nicotine free today. I truly hope you all will join me. For those newbies out there, it gets easier, but it doesn't go away. I still have bad days. Bad cravings. The difference is I now have the tools to get through them. Quit on.

[Dieselchick87]

Posted roll this AM. 12 hours in to my quit. So far so good, albeit a little edgy!

Thats GREAT KG! Glad to see you posted today. If you need to vent do it here. One Day At A Time (ODAAT) is how this works.

This place will help you stay quit. Read up, participate and most importantly post roll every damn day. It is the most important act on this site for your quit.
Proud to quit with you today.

It's normal to want to drop kick anyone within 10 feet of me like Jason Elam kicking a field goal for looking at me funny, right!? Lol. I warned my employees not to mess with me today because I didn't know what kind of attitude I'd have. I hope they heed my foresight. Other than wanting to chew my own arm off, strange hot flashes, and my desire to kill pretty much everyone, things are looking UP! Ha!

Welcome to the days of SUCK!!!!

drink lots and I mean a gallon plus of water it helped me get through those first few days till the nicotine is out of your system
your body is going to be doing damage control over the next weeks and months!

Keep Strong and Stay Quit!!!!

[KGO85]

Posted roll this AM. 12 hours in to my quit. So far so good, albeit a little edgy!

Thats GREAT KG! Glad to see you posted today. If you need to vent do it here. One Day At A Time (ODAAT) is how this works.

This place will help you stay quit. Read up, participate and most importantly post roll every damn day. It is the most important act on this site for your quit.
Proud to quit with you today.

It's normal to want to drop kick anyone within 10 feet of me like Jason Elam kicking a field goal for looking at me funny, right!? Lol. I warned my employees not to mess with me today because I didn't know what kind of attitude I'd have. I hope they heed my foresight. Other than wanting to chew my own arm off, strange hot flashes, and my desire to kill pretty much everyone, things are looking UP! Ha!

[JGlav]

Posted roll this AM. 12 hours in to my quit. So far so good, albeit a little edgy!

Thats GREAT KG! Glad to see you posted today. If you need to vent do it here. One Day At A Time (ODAAT) is how this works.

This place will help you stay quit. Read up, participate and most importantly post roll every damn day. It is the most important act on this site for your quit.
Proud to quit with you today.

[77Midget]

Posted roll this AM. 12 hours in to my quit. So far so good, albeit a little edgy!

Thats GREAT KG! Glad to see you posted today. If you need to vent do it here. One Day At A Time (ODAAT) is how this works.

[KGO85]

Posted roll this AM. 12 hours in to my quit. So far so good, albeit a little edgy!

[AppleJack]

Nice job on day 8! Been there before. Pisses me off when you go through the worst of it and then go back. Then again, if the worst of it is over after withdrawal what kind of idiot goes back!? Me obviously, haha. In it together now, so let's do this!!!

To do this... you need to do this.

This isn't facebook where an occasional status update is something we all look forward to... it's a daily habit we create to work on the addiction we all deal with. As has been stated... this is for you. Nobody else. What effort will you put forth to be a better you?

Post roll.
Get involved.
Stay involved.

It works.

[77Midget]

Kevin.....Ive been quit for 457 days. Its great that you and your wife want to quit but dont let being her motivation be the reason or vice versa. Also nobody can "interfere" with anyone's quit other than yourself. You either choose to stay quit or not, its that simple. I would suggest having your wife create an account and post role with you daily. There are plenty of women on here that i am sure would gladly welcome her along with everyone else.

Ive learned alot in the last 457 days and am willing to help you anyway i can but first you have to pay the price of admission...which is posting role.

[KGO85]

Nice job on day 8! Been there before. Pisses me off when you go through the worst of it and then go back. Then again, if the worst of it is over after withdrawal what kind of idiot goes back!? Me obviously, haha. In it together now, so let's do this!!!

[TonyDaQuitter]

You both got this! Make sure to read around the forums here. I'm only on day 8 but it has proven to be such a valuable resource already.