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[jbradley]

Day 257

Life is GOOD! I cannot remember ever proclaiming it like that ever before. Thinking back, if someone would have asked me what it would take for me to proclaim that Life Is GOOD. My answer probably would've revolved around a winning lottery ticket or hidden treasure or lifetime supply of chew etc etc... Man was I clueless...... Well......... I didn't win the lottery.. I didn't find any buried treasure and I fucking hate chew. I have two beautiful little girls in my life and a woman that loves me. I have reopened my relationships with my parents and family. I am truly enjoying the Freedom that being Quit has given me!!

No more sneaking out of the house to "run an errand." No more shower dips or shitter dips. No more waiting and waiting for them to go to bed so I can get my fix. No more taking "the long way home." Now I actually hear what they are saying to me. I cannot wait to spend time with them and actually am sad when it is bed time. All of these things I would have not given a shit about 258 days ago. It was all about me and my love affair with the Nic Bitch.

All of you newbies will understand all of this soon! Keep your heads down and grind this shit out. One Day At A Time!! Soon you will taste the sweet Freedom that we all talk about.

Everything that you need to have Freedom filled life is right here! All you have to do is add the QUIT!!

J

The freedom is amazing! Proud to be quit with you today!

[jhaenel23]

Day 257

Life is GOOD! I cannot remember ever proclaiming it like that ever before. Thinking back, if someone would have asked me what it would take for me to proclaim that Life Is GOOD. My answer probably would've revolved around a winning lottery ticket or hidden treasure or lifetime supply of chew etc etc... Man was I clueless...... Well......... I didn't win the lottery.. I didn't find any buried treasure and I fucking hate chew. I have two beautiful little girls in my life and a woman that loves me. I have reopened my relationships with my parents and family. I am truly enjoying the Freedom that being Quit has given me!!

No more sneaking out of the house to "run an errand." No more shower dips or shitter dips. No more waiting and waiting for them to go to bed so I can get my fix. No more taking "the long way home." Now I actually hear what they are saying to me. I cannot wait to spend time with them and actually am sad when it is bed time. All of these things I would have not given a shit about 258 days ago. It was all about me and my love affair with the Nic Bitch.

All of you newbies will understand all of this soon! Keep your heads down and grind this shit out. One Day At A Time!! Soon you will taste the sweet Freedom that we all talk about.

Everything that you need to have Freedom filled life is right here! All you have to do is add the QUIT!!

J

[jhaenel23]

214......For some reason I found myself on the site a lot this week.  Not sure why but it is good to see whats going on in the trenches.  Picked a good week for drama.  But as things always seem to on here, they settle down.  For all of the bad stories on here there always seems to be more good ones or maybe those are the ones that I concentrate on. 

As I go along in this quit I find more and more things to be thankful since I am Quit.  Recently, my girlfriend moved in with her 3 and 5 year old daughters.  What a change!!!  The other night, I told my girlfriend that there was no way I could have done this while I was using.  I would have been sneaking out constantly to take dips.  I would have been grumpy as hell because I couldnt chew and probably wouldve picked fights with her so I could go chew when i wanted to.  To think about the fact that I would not have these three wonderful people in my life if I were still using Tobacco.  My quit has not only saved my life from a health stand point.  It has saved my life from a well being stand point because my quality of life now with these three people in it has gone through the roof.  Thanks KTC and all of the Bad Ass Quitters out there!

Love your outlook and perspective on that, jh. I can completely empathize with it. Six months ago there is no way in HELL I would have given up my single-hood freedom and allowed a girlfriend to move in with me - much less her kids, too. I was (as you probably were) set in my ways and had no interest in anybody stepping foot on my home turf (my home turf = dipping uncontrollably.) I'm guessing quitting opened you up for change and, in this case, the change was undoubtedly positive. Before you quit, you would have never seen that as a positive, I bet.

You are further proof that a good life happens when a bad habit ends forever. That word - forever - makes a hell of a lot more sense to me now. I'm guessing you probably agree. Good luck to you, the girlfriend, and your new role as everyday dad (or sometimes dad.)

You came before me, but I can still be proud of you. Good stuff, brother.

That's a cool life changer right there, having an instant family. I hated being a ninja - constant feeling of being a cheater and failure to the family. You're doing it the right way - free, honest, and quit. Stay awesome, my Wagin' bro.

Yeah, good stuff, jhaenel. I agree that there's a lot more life out here now that I've spit out the death.

Thanks guys! It has been a complete joy having them in my life and it makes me even happier to know that this would have never happened with Nic in my life. Drink the Kool Aid and good things happen!! Thanks for the kind words! Quit with all of you today!

J

[OneImpressiveBall]

214......For some reason I found myself on the site a lot this week.  Not sure why but it is good to see whats going on in the trenches.  Picked a good week for drama.  But as things always seem to on here, they settle down.  For all of the bad stories on here there always seems to be more good ones or maybe those are the ones that I concentrate on. 

As I go along in this quit I find more and more things to be thankful since I am Quit.  Recently, my girlfriend moved in with her 3 and 5 year old daughters.  What a change!!!  The other night, I told my girlfriend that there was no way I could have done this while I was using.  I would have been sneaking out constantly to take dips.  I would have been grumpy as hell because I couldnt chew and probably wouldve picked fights with her so I could go chew when i wanted to.  To think about the fact that I would not have these three wonderful people in my life if I were still using Tobacco.  My quit has not only saved my life from a health stand point.  It has saved my life from a well being stand point because my quality of life now with these three people in it has gone through the roof.  Thanks KTC and all of the Bad Ass Quitters out there!

Love your outlook and perspective on that, jh. I can completely empathize with it. Six months ago there is no way in HELL I would have given up my single-hood freedom and allowed a girlfriend to move in with me - much less her kids, too. I was (as you probably were) set in my ways and had no interest in anybody stepping foot on my home turf (my home turf = dipping uncontrollably.) I'm guessing quitting opened you up for change and, in this case, the change was undoubtedly positive. Before you quit, you would have never seen that as a positive, I bet.

You are further proof that a good life happens when a bad habit ends forever. That word - forever - makes a hell of a lot more sense to me now. I'm guessing you probably agree. Good luck to you, the girlfriend, and your new role as everyday dad (or sometimes dad.)

You came before me, but I can still be proud of you. Good stuff, brother.

That's a cool life changer right there, having an instant family. I hated being a ninja - constant feeling of being a cheater and failure to the family. You're doing it the right way - free, honest, and quit. Stay awesome, my Wagin' bro.

Yeah, good stuff, jhaenel. I agree that there's a lot more life out here now that I've spit out the death.

[Evil_Won]

214......For some reason I found myself on the site a lot this week.  Not sure why but it is good to see whats going on in the trenches.  Picked a good week for drama.  But as things always seem to on here, they settle down.  For all of the bad stories on here there always seems to be more good ones or maybe those are the ones that I concentrate on. 

As I go along in this quit I find more and more things to be thankful since I am Quit.  Recently, my girlfriend moved in with her 3 and 5 year old daughters.  What a change!!!  The other night, I told my girlfriend that there was no way I could have done this while I was using.  I would have been sneaking out constantly to take dips.  I would have been grumpy as hell because I couldnt chew and probably wouldve picked fights with her so I could go chew when i wanted to.  To think about the fact that I would not have these three wonderful people in my life if I were still using Tobacco.  My quit has not only saved my life from a health stand point.  It has saved my life from a well being stand point because my quality of life now with these three people in it has gone through the roof.  Thanks KTC and all of the Bad Ass Quitters out there!

Love your outlook and perspective on that, jh. I can completely empathize with it. Six months ago there is no way in HELL I would have given up my single-hood freedom and allowed a girlfriend to move in with me - much less her kids, too. I was (as you probably were) set in my ways and had no interest in anybody stepping foot on my home turf (my home turf = dipping uncontrollably.) I'm guessing quitting opened you up for change and, in this case, the change was undoubtedly positive. Before you quit, you would have never seen that as a positive, I bet.

You are further proof that a good life happens when a bad habit ends forever. That word - forever - makes a hell of a lot more sense to me now. I'm guessing you probably agree. Good luck to you, the girlfriend, and your new role as everyday dad (or sometimes dad.)

You came before me, but I can still be proud of you. Good stuff, brother.

That's a cool life changer right there, having an instant family. I hated being a ninja - constant feeling of being a cheater and failure to the family. You're doing it the right way - free, honest, and quit. Stay awesome, my Wagin' bro.

[Dlee3]

214......For some reason I found myself on the site a lot this week. Not sure why but it is good to see whats going on in the trenches. Picked a good week for drama. But as things always seem to on here, they settle down. For all of the bad stories on here there always seems to be more good ones or maybe those are the ones that I concentrate on.

As I go along in this quit I find more and more things to be thankful since I am Quit. Recently, my girlfriend moved in with her 3 and 5 year old daughters. What a change!!! The other night, I told my girlfriend that there was no way I could have done this while I was using. I would have been sneaking out constantly to take dips. I would have been grumpy as hell because I couldnt chew and probably wouldve picked fights with her so I could go chew when i wanted to. To think about the fact that I would not have these three wonderful people in my life if I were still using Tobacco. My quit has not only saved my life from a health stand point. It has saved my life from a well being stand point because my quality of life now with these three people in it has gone through the roof. Thanks KTC and all of the Bad Ass Quitters out there!

Love your outlook and perspective on that, jh. I can completely empathize with it. Six months ago there is no way in HELL I would have given up my single-hood freedom and allowed a girlfriend to move in with me - much less her kids, too. I was (as you probably were) set in my ways and had no interest in anybody stepping foot on my home turf (my home turf = dipping uncontrollably.) I'm guessing quitting opened you up for change and, in this case, the change was undoubtedly positive. Before you quit, you would have never seen that as a positive, I bet.

You are further proof that a good life happens when a bad habit ends forever. That word - forever - makes a hell of a lot more sense to me now. I'm guessing you probably agree. Good luck to you, the girlfriend, and your new role as everyday dad (or sometimes dad.)

You came before me, but I can still be proud of you. Good stuff, brother.

[jhaenel23]

214......For some reason I found myself on the site a lot this week. Not sure why but it is good to see whats going on in the trenches. Picked a good week for drama. But as things always seem to on here, they settle down. For all of the bad stories on here there always seems to be more good ones or maybe those are the ones that I concentrate on.

As I go along in this quit I find more and more things to be thankful since I am Quit. Recently, my girlfriend moved in with her 3 and 5 year old daughters. What a change!!! The other night, I told my girlfriend that there was no way I could have done this while I was using. I would have been sneaking out constantly to take dips. I would have been grumpy as hell because I couldnt chew and probably wouldve picked fights with her so I could go chew when i wanted to. To think about the fact that I would not have these three wonderful people in my life if I were still using Tobacco. My quit has not only saved my life from a health stand point. It has saved my life from a well being stand point because my quality of life now with these three people in it has gone through the roof. Thanks KTC and all of the Bad Ass Quitters out there!

[CleanFuel]

191

Wow.....I have been here to post roll most days.  There are some many changes though.  My intro is 5 pages deep now.  HOF Speech is no longer visible to the frantic eye of a new quitter or lurker.  Buried archives of a time long gone.  Hopefully read and learned from by Quitters who have come after me.  Almost to the 2nd floor and I don't even remember what life was like with Chew.  I still have a few times where the bitch will throw up a suggestion here and there.  But they are dismissed almost before she can open her mouth.  She just sits in the corner pouting all damn day.

I put a lot of effort into helping newbies quit.  Was not a morning that went by when I was not checking intro's to see how they were doing and who new signed up. Text messages in the middle of the night from a newbie that is ready to jump off of a bridge etc etc... It is good to see the place humming along as always.  New faces running here and there.  Saving quits and growing huge quit balls of their own.  Some familar faces smile as they walk by on their way to save someone.  The GOAT is still on here doing what he does best!! 

I am not any less quit than I was 100 days ago.  Things are in a different perspective now.  I cannot thank the 14,000 strong...(or is it 15,000 now) that have paved the way and made my quit stronger and what it is today! 

I will see you in the morning!!  I quit with all of you today!!!

J                 'winker'

Awesome shit right there. You're the best. Proud to call you a Wagin'.

proud to call both you gehys KTC brothers - for a group called jackwagins you guys have more solid quitters that one might guess from the name... (sounds like it should be the name of an all male strip club or something...)

you da man brother.....seems like just yesterday I saw you post your intro

[mich 34]

191

Wow.....I have been here to post roll most days.  There are some many changes though.  My intro is 5 pages deep now.  HOF Speech is no longer visible to the frantic eye of a new quitter or lurker.  Buried archives of a time long gone.  Hopefully read and learned from by Quitters who have come after me.  Almost to the 2nd floor and I don't even remember what life was like with Chew.  I still have a few times where the bitch will throw up a suggestion here and there.  But they are dismissed almost before she can open her mouth.  She just sits in the corner pouting all damn day.

I put a lot of effort into helping newbies quit.  Was not a morning that went by when I was not checking intro's to see how they were doing and who new signed up. Text messages in the middle of the night from a newbie that is ready to jump off of a bridge etc etc... It is good to see the place humming along as always.  New faces running here and there.  Saving quits and growing huge quit balls of their own.  Some familar faces smile as they walk by on their way to save someone.  The GOAT is still on here doing what he does best!! 

I am not any less quit than I was 100 days ago.  Things are in a different perspective now.  I cannot thank the 14,000 strong...(or is it 15,000 now) that have paved the way and made my quit stronger and what it is today! 

I will see you in the morning!!  I quit with all of you today!!!

J                 'winker'

Awesome shit right there. You're the best. Proud to call you a Wagin'.

proud to call both you gehys KTC brothers - for a group called jackwagins you guys have more solid quitters that one might guess from the name... (sounds like it should be the name of an all male strip club or something...)

[Evil_Won]

191

Wow.....I have been here to post roll most days. There are some many changes though. My intro is 5 pages deep now. HOF Speech is no longer visible to the frantic eye of a new quitter or lurker. Buried archives of a time long gone. Hopefully read and learned from by Quitters who have come after me. Almost to the 2nd floor and I don't even remember what life was like with Chew. I still have a few times where the bitch will throw up a suggestion here and there. But they are dismissed almost before she can open her mouth. She just sits in the corner pouting all damn day.

I put a lot of effort into helping newbies quit. Was not a morning that went by when I was not checking intro's to see how they were doing and who new signed up. Text messages in the middle of the night from a newbie that is ready to jump off of a bridge etc etc... It is good to see the place humming along as always. New faces running here and there. Saving quits and growing huge quit balls of their own. Some familar faces smile as they walk by on their way to save someone. The GOAT is still on here doing what he does best!!

I am not any less quit than I was 100 days ago. Things are in a different perspective now. I cannot thank the 14,000 strong...(or is it 15,000 now) that have paved the way and made my quit stronger and what it is today!

I will see you in the morning!! I quit with all of you today!!!

J 'winker'

Awesome shit right there. You're the best. Proud to call you a Wagin'.

[jhaenel23]

191

Wow.....I have been here to post roll most days. There are some many changes though. My intro is 5 pages deep now. HOF Speech is no longer visible to the frantic eye of a new quitter or lurker. Buried archives of a time long gone. Hopefully read and learned from by Quitters who have come after me. Almost to the 2nd floor and I don't even remember what life was like with Chew. I still have a few times where the bitch will throw up a suggestion here and there. But they are dismissed almost before she can open her mouth. She just sits in the corner pouting all damn day.

I put a lot of effort into helping newbies quit. Was not a morning that went by when I was not checking intro's to see how they were doing and who new signed up. Text messages in the middle of the night from a newbie that is ready to jump off of a bridge etc etc... It is good to see the place humming along as always. New faces running here and there. Saving quits and growing huge quit balls of their own. Some familar faces smile as they walk by on their way to save someone. The GOAT is still on here doing what he does best!!

I am not any less quit than I was 100 days ago. Things are in a different perspective now. I cannot thank the 14,000 strong...(or is it 15,000 now) that have paved the way and made my quit stronger and what it is today!

I will see you in the morning!! I quit with all of you today!!!

J 'winker'

[razz]

Day 138

Just got back from Chicago for work and I am pretty pumped. The meetings went awesome so professionally it was a great trip. Tuesday night I got back to my hotel after some drinks and networking. I walked in the room and there she was!!!! Fucking Nic Bitch!!!!! She looked fucking hott too!! 'boob'

You see, I had not faced this trigger yet. Back to the hotel while on the road for work was some huge chew time. Things have been going so well with my quit lately My moods are getting more stable and I have completely kicked the fake stuff out of my day to day routine so I was cruising. 'Sno'

PAY ATTENTION NEWBIES....This is where the lesson lies. 'help'

Even after 138 days of QUIT and no craves at all. I was completely unprepared for facing this. No fake.............OH SHIT............ I did find some gum that was mysteriously in my suit coat but that wasnt helping. The Nic Bitch had me right were she wanted me. I even fucking noticed that they sold chew in the gift shop when I was walking by. This was a fucking set up!! A coup de ta on my quit!! Grassy Knoll, Book Depository and the overhead bridge. They were all there waiting for me to walk into the cross fire!!

I immediately started doing push ups and sit ups like I was during my first week of quitting. I was a fucking mess............ Opened up the laptop and got on the KTC Chat. Thank the lord!!!!! Just like old times. Evil, Cmark, Kdip and the boys were all there and I ranted for like 5 min and then like Hank's Snow......It was all gone!

138-0 Fuck you Nic Bitch!! 'Finger'

At 774 I know that the first week of June in the BWCA will be an enormous battle for me. You and I have taken that trip many times together. I haven't used fake in almost two years, but will bring a few cans with me that week. It will be a tough road without you there as well, but I will succeed... :ph43r: :angry: :ph43r:

[Radman]

Pumped up for tonight!!!  Meeting up with a bunch of quitters in Barrington IL area!  Evil has been rounding up some peeps to visit while I am in town for work.  We are meeting at McGonical's in Barrington if anyone on here gets this!  7 Bells!!  We are meeting for dinner and some soda pops!!  Come on out!!

J

Soda pops? Ha! It was cool meeting some of my fellow quitters personally! shocker

It always is. KTC is an amazing brotherhood.

[Rob1985]

Pumped up for tonight!!!  Meeting up with a bunch of quitters in Barrington IL area!  Evil has been rounding up some peeps to visit while I am in town for work.  We are meeting at McGonical's in Barrington if anyone on here gets this!  7 Bells!!  We are meeting for dinner and some soda pops!!  Come on out!!

J

Soda pops? Ha! It was cool meeting some of my fellow quitters personally! shocker

[jhaenel23]

Pumped up for tonight!!! Meeting up with a bunch of quitters in Barrington IL area! Evil has been rounding up some peeps to visit while I am in town for work. We are meeting at McGonical's in Barrington if anyone on here gets this! 7 Bells!! We are meeting for dinner and some soda pops!! Come on out!!

J