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Offline rootboyslim

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Re: Why Did You Quit?
« Reply #89 on: September 27, 2011, 10:33:00 AM »
...but I didn't. I have been quit 127 days now, and in 2003, I quit for three years before caving. So why am I suprised I wanted to cave after quitting yet again?

I always will be an addict. The toughest times for me are when I travel. That's what I am doing now. I am on the west coast for the week, spend a lot of time in the hotel room and always found dipping to be a comfort.

I didn't cave. I wanted to. Then came the message. I go to the door, pick up USA Today and the cover story is on majnor league baseball looking to ban chewing tobacco. Very interesting read. PLayers talk about wanting to quit, but they cannot, too addicted. I beat it and won't be in thier shoes again. Plus, some health stuff in there that is very scary, even for us quitters.

If you have any thoughts of caving, read today's USA Today article. It is a sign for all of us.
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Re: Why Did You Quit?
« Reply #88 on: September 01, 2011, 09:34:00 AM »
And the reason I have no speech is I have been here before. I quit for three years and for some reason caved. I thought I could have on tin to keep me awake driving home late at night. It was a bad idea. It was one of the worst ideas I have ever had, and I made plenty of bad decisions.

Like an alcoholic, if you quit and then fall off the wagon, you fall harder and harder each time. From a few dips a day to a can a day.

So maybe I will check back in in a year here and reply to my post. Until then, I remain an addict and pray I stay fully fastened in my wagon seatbelt.
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Re: Why Did You Quit?
« Reply #87 on: August 23, 2011, 07:49:00 AM »
I have had the same problem, and this is great advice. You can lose the weight later, and it is much easier to focus on battling the addiction first. This guy wrote a great article on this exact topic:

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/sub3.htm
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Offline dchogs

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Re: Why Did You Quit?
« Reply #86 on: August 19, 2011, 09:45:00 AM »
nice work, root. food discipline is something i lack. i go in fits and spurts with eating healthy (never a "diet" officially, just trying to put better fuel in the machine). i've started exercising more- still not enough- which i think has kept my weight roughly the same as pre-quit.


like you, i'm feeling strong enough in my quit discipline to think about taking some more on. the quit, though, is the most important thing. you can always diet and exercise.

congrats on the 8lbs. that's some nice work. what diet are you using? the real key to weight loss is diet AND exercise... diet is huge though.

proud to be quit with you, buddy.
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"He which hath no stomach to this fight let him depart. But we in it shall be remembered. We few, we happy few, we band of brothers! For he today, that sheds his blood with me, shall always be my brother." (Wm. Shakespeare). For August '11.

Who dares, wins.

Stay quit... it is life or death and that is the undeniable truth.

"To be driven by our appetites alone is slavery, while to obey a law that we have imposed on ourselves is freedom." Rosseau

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Re: Why Did You Quit?
« Reply #85 on: August 19, 2011, 09:36:00 AM »
Maybe we can alter that old saying, " I may be fat, but you're ugly. Atleast I can go on a diet."

to:

"I may be fat, but I don't have a big hole in the side of my face. Atleast I can go on a diet."

Congratz on your quit.
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Offline rootboyslim

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Re: Why Did You Quit?
« Reply #84 on: August 19, 2011, 09:05:00 AM »
I had many failed quits before mainly because I was concentrating on too much at one time. Let's facfe it, dip helped me maintain and even lose weight. It kept me from eating, suppressed appetite and sped up my metabolism, along with my blood pressure.

So I gained weight when I decided I had to stop or die. Folks on here offered me this advice: concentrate on the quit now and the weight gain later. So I did. I gained about 15-20 lbs. starting 83 days ago. At day 83 I felt the self control to start the diet. I tried low carbing before but failed. This time, I am feelign success. I am down eight lbs. since last Monday.

Best advice: concentrate on the quit now, worry about the other stuff down the road. It's not that far down the road, all.

Rootboy out.... just five days from HOF 100
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Re: Why Did You Quit?
« Reply #83 on: August 16, 2011, 11:59:00 AM »
i've only had one cave dream, and it SUCKED waking up. i was in a near panic for the first 5 minutes, and felt off/guilty for the rest of the day. you know the feeling when you wake up from a blackout with an eerie feeling that you did something you were going to really regret... that's how i felt.
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"He which hath no stomach to this fight let him depart. But we in it shall be remembered. We few, we happy few, we band of brothers! For he today, that sheds his blood with me, shall always be my brother." (Wm. Shakespeare). For August '11.

Who dares, wins.

Stay quit... it is life or death and that is the undeniable truth.

"To be driven by our appetites alone is slavery, while to obey a law that we have imposed on ourselves is freedom." Rosseau

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Re: Why Did You Quit?
« Reply #82 on: August 16, 2011, 10:43:00 AM »
Been there, and yeah.... it sucks.

On one hand, I hate those damn dreams.

On the other hand, I love them... because they illustrate how bad an actual cave would feel. They keep the fight in focus.
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Re: Why Did You Quit?
« Reply #81 on: August 16, 2011, 10:39:00 AM »
Last week I had a dream that I wanted to put in a fake chew, but actually threw in a real dip. I realized right away, and tried to spit it out but my friend was sitting accross the table just shaking his head in disappointment.

When I woke up the next morning I actually thought, "Did I have a chew last night", and was so relieved when I realized that it was just a dream.
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Re: Why Did You Quit?
« Reply #80 on: August 16, 2011, 10:34:00 AM »
So last night I had a dream going into day 92 that I caved and dipped. My dilemma was do I start at day 1 again or lie to these people and just put day 92?

WTF is with that?
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Re: Why Did You Quit?
« Reply #79 on: June 22, 2011, 10:33:00 AM »
Quote from: Scowick65
Quote from: rootboyslim
Quote from: per034
Nine days since you saw the light. You haven't missed roll once.

Thank you. Proud to be quit with you.
Back at ya. It is getting tougher. As I gain weight, sit through tons of baseball games, cut the grass, it all comes back to me. then I remember I made a promise this morning.
The power of this site. Stay quit my friend. PM me if you need a number.
Nice work rootboyslim!!! Don't worry about the weight gain! You can deal with that later. Do what it takes to get that crap out of you life first!
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Re: Why Did You Quit?
« Reply #78 on: June 22, 2011, 10:19:00 AM »
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Quote from: per034
Nine days since you saw the light. You haven't missed roll once.

Thank you. Proud to be quit with you.
Back at ya. It is getting tougher. As I gain weight, sit through tons of baseball games, cut the grass, it all comes back to me. then I remember I made a promise this morning.
The power of this site. Stay quit my friend. PM me if you need a number.
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Re: Why Did You Quit?
« Reply #77 on: June 22, 2011, 09:39:00 AM »
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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.
Welcome, Oliver. Any particular reason you aren't posting roll?
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Re: Why Did You Quit?
« Reply #76 on: June 22, 2011, 09:08:00 AM »
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Nine days since you saw the light. You haven't missed roll once.

Thank you. Proud to be quit with you.
Back at ya. It is getting tougher. As I gain weight, sit through tons of baseball games, cut the grass, it all comes back to me. then I remember I made a promise this morning.
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Re: Why Did You Quit?
« Reply #75 on: June 22, 2011, 09:06:00 AM »
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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.
If you really think about the low carb thing, it is very healthy. You eat meat and veggies, just skip the bread, potatos and sugar. You don't need any of it. If it is naturla, eat it. If it is refined, skip it. No one needs white flour.

the misnomer with Atkins and low carb diets is you don't eat bacon every day. I suppose you could, but you still need to cut back on the fatty meats.

And for me, my stomach and acid reflux only kicks up when I eat simple carbs, bread, cake, cookies.

The quit pushed me back to that crap. now I am sugar free and dip free. Woo Hoo!
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