Why Did You Quit?

[per034]

Nine days since you saw the light. You haven't missed roll once.

Thank you. Proud to be quit with you.

[Oliver]

Yes, this quit dipping is a double whammy. All I want to do is eat. Haven't had a dip since last Monday 6/13/11. Been dipping since 1976 for 35 freaking years been packing that lip. Been eating so many sunflower seeds I'm afraid I'll grow feathers and turn into a bird. Anyway I feel yalls pain about the weight gain. It's happening to me. The carb thing has worked in the past before and is a great way to loose weight fast but I don't want to do it for life. Anyway this is a great support site. The 1st 3 days were megga hell, but it's better. Trying to hang.

[rootboyslim]

My fat clothes are now tight. OMG!! POed!

Ha! This is what happened to me. I do believe people are correct when they say not to worry about diet for at least 100 days, but I just can't go out and get new fat suits. Especially since I lost 60 lbs 2 years ago and have some pride at stake to make sure it stays off.

So I started low carb last Thursday. Between that and my quit it made for a damn depressing weekend, but I'm turning the corner on that too. I remember how well Atkins worked for me before. Just get through the 1st 3-4 weeks of suck and my brain chemistry changes. Once that happens I'm no longer hungry and food is less important.

Just gotta keep on keepin on.

Yep. Atkins works great. I try to eat that way, but with less fatty meats. Still a lardo at this point.

[Scowick65]

My fat clothes are now tight. OMG!! POed!

Hang in there brother. I turned my world upside when I stopped using. I did the eat like king, prince, pauper deal where I eat my huge meal in the morning and smaller meals as the day goes on. I get every morning starving and will rip into anything I want. Why did I do this? To change my using patterns around my dips and food. I used to dip later in the day and the craves were pretty much around food. I turned it upside down to minimize it. Makes my family nuts but I also have lost 35 lbs since Feb. 1.

The other approach I considered was Riding the Snake

I love to ride the snake. :wub:

[Souliman]

My fat clothes are now tight. OMG!! POed!

Hang in there brother. I turned my world upside when I stopped using. I did the eat like king, prince, pauper deal where I eat my huge meal in the morning and smaller meals as the day goes on. I get up every morning starving and will rip into anything I want. Why did I do this? To change my using patterns around my dips and food. I used to dip later in the day and the craves were pretty much around food. I turned it upside down to minimize it. Makes my family nuts but I also have lost 35 lbs since Feb. 1.

PS. I should add that is combined with daily exercise of cardio and strength training. Not just diet alone.

The other approach I considered was Riding the Snake

[marjwilliams]

My fat clothes are now tight. OMG!! POed!

Ha! This is what happened to me. I do believe people are correct when they say not to worry about diet for at least 100 days, but I just can't go out and get new fat suits. Especially since I lost 60 lbs 2 years ago and have some pride at stake to make sure it stays off.

So I started low carb last Thursday. Between that and my quit it made for a damn depressing weekend, but I'm turning the corner on that too. I remember how well Atkins worked for me before. Just get through the 1st 3-4 weeks of suck and my brain chemistry changes. Once that happens I'm no longer hungry and food is less important.

Just gotta keep on keepin on.

[rootboyslim]

My fat clothes are now tight. OMG!! POed!

[Parputt]

Thanks to all. My problem is exercise is limited. I was a catcher for nearly 30 years and have had four surgeries on my left knee. The next one will be to replace it. I am confined to swimming, which I was doing a mile each time four days a week. I, too, was a more well adjusted man on those days. Swimming is the easiest exercise to makes excuses to skip. I find them all the time. I used to say to myself, "if you swim today, you will lower your BP and then you can dip." Always justifying the poison.

Now I need to adjust and say "if you swim today, and burn 600 calories, you can have that 300 calorie candy bar."

It's good to be quit.

No excuse not to do something. I am 43 and just knocked out 120 situps, 120 pushups and 36 curls with my 20lb dumb bells. Doing ANYTHING is better than doing nothing. Tonight I will go for a walk while my girls ride their bikes. Can't run right now cause I funked up my knee.

Anyway, my point is just do SOMETHING. Hell go walk circles in your yard if you have to.

[rootboyslim]

Thanks to all. My problem is exercise is limited. I was a catcher for nearly 30 years and have had four surgeries on my left knee. The next one will be to replace it. I am confined to swimming, which I was doing a mile each time four days a week. I, too, was a more well adjusted man on those days. Swimming is the easiest exercise to makes excuses to skip. I find them all the time. I used to say to myself, "if you swim today, you will lower your BP and then you can dip." Always justifying the poison.

Now I need to adjust and say "if you swim today, and burn 600 calories, you can have that 300 calorie candy bar."

It's good to be quit.

[Cancrusher]

Check out Scooby....

...Huge dork, Great info! Sound nutrition advise, great workouts (Beginning - Advanced), and will try and sell you NOTHING. Just loves fitness and body building so much that he gets excited about sharing it with others.

He is very Quirky, you've been warned :) But an amazing fella who's got mad fitness skills and advice.

[teaka]

Keep a glass, cup or bottle of water with you at all times. I drink 3-4 32oz cups a day. It addresses two issues:

1) oral fixation
2) water makes you feel full.

Very good advise. I drink water like crazy now. Water and excercise are the key for me. Exercise is the best way to fight anxiety. If I go a few days without running, I turn into a huge asshole. If I run a few miles, I'm the most well adjusted guy on the planet. Not sure why that is, but I just feel so much better about myself after a nice long run.
If you can, I highly suggest running. I went from barely being able to run 10 minutes slowly, to running 3-4 miles daily.

[Breaking the Habit]

As you probably know, you're replacing the fix you got with nicotine with food. Exercise is extremely important in a quit imo. It helps address the extra anxiety/stress you are experiencing, keeps weight gain at bay, and just makes you feel better overall. I am doing a strength gaining program (5x5) during mine, so at least some of those extra cals are going toward muscle. I've only gone up from 205 to about 215 and now back down to 211 or so and I'm significantly stronger than when I started (about 75 days ago).

Anyway, it's better to eat something than to cave but try to keep it in check. Also, keep better alternatives around (gum, seeds, toothpicks) versus sweets and other high carb/fat shit. If you want info on 5x5 or nutrition/exercise/etc let me know.

[Parputt]

Keep a glass, cup or bottle of water with you at all times. I drink 3-4 32oz cups a day. It addresses two issues:

1) oral fixation
2) water makes you feel full.

[bnlelliott]

ANyone else get some weight gain following the intial quit? I think I may have gained about 15 lbs since May 16. Yes, exercise more, eat less.... I get the notion. It just ain't workin' right now.

But I'm still quit MFers!!!

Here is where I am expert...during my quit I ate everything that didn't move...and by God if I could run it down I ate that, too. Do Not worry about it...shoot 15 pounds?!?...I gained 74. I just decided my quit was more important, and so I stayed quit.

About 1 1/2 months ago I decided it was time to worry about the weight...I've lost 22 of those pounds and I just attack my weight loss the same way I attacked my quit. Don't worry about the weight now, worry about the quit...I'll help keep you accountable in the weight loss later.

[DaveVT]

Don't worry about it dude! I gained between 10 and 15 pounds during the first 100 days. I will get it back off again, and so will you. Your quit is more important than anything else right now. Stay Strong. Stay quit.