Nice Little Intro

[jtbrown]

I stopped in to the local Wal Mart for a can of Smokey Mountain, because I felt like today might be a tough one, and I wanted to have some herbal close by. I am trying to come off of it slowly but surely, but I am not going to take any chances that I don't have to take right now.

I cannot tell y'all just how much the encouragement helps, and to know that there are guys like me out there going through or have been through the same shit. I cannot imagine going through this alone. I couldn't do it alone. I have come way too far to fold. I refuse to let myself, or my quit brethren down. I know this will pass, and I will be better for it. Quitting with y'all today.

[Raider]

Aahhhh, the 40's fog/funk stage. It will pass. You just gotta hang in there. As far as the herbal stuff, well use it till you don't want it. I started at day 1 with Smokey Mountain and around day 70 I just stopped. I am currently at day 91 so it's been 3 weeks without fake. I do want to have a can at my beckon call just in case a crave hits hard.

Keep marching forward. You are winning. 'Remshot'

[steffano626]

Struggling today. Not really sure what is spurring it, but the cravings have been stronger than usual so far today. My mind is running 90 to nothing, and it is screwing with my focus. I have some herbal to help me through it, I am just not a big fan of this feeling. Does anyone else deal with this? Where you just cannot shut your mind off? It is killing my sleep, and killing my focus. Even with my exercising and eating clean(er), it is still screwing me up.

I guess it would be different if my mind were racing with important information, but instead, as always, it is just a bunch of useless crap. Still quitting today.

JT, you and I are the same number of days quit. I too have been struggling with strong cravings. This weekend I turned down an offer for a drag of an e-cig and was faced with a Copenhagen can propping a door open at the hotel I was staying at. I had the impulse to check if it was empty, but what was the point? I wasn't going to use it.

My sleep has been a little screwed up too, but it was probably worse when I was dipping.

Herbal continues to help a lot...not sure that I will ever give that up!

Stay strong!

[Thumblewort]

JTbrown, it happened to me in the early 40's, so do what you did to stay quit the first couple of weeks. Get past this and the late 40's and 50's are truly wonderful. Stay strong brother.

[mule]

Struggling today. Not really sure what is spurring it, but the cravings have been stronger than usual so far today. My mind is running 90 to nothing, and it is screwing with my focus. I have some herbal to help me through it, I am just not a big fan of this feeling. Does anyone else deal with this? Where you just cannot shut your mind off? It is killing my sleep, and killing my focus. Even with my exercising and eating clean(er), it is still screwing me up.

I guess it would be different if my mind were racing with important information, but instead, as always, it is just a bunch of useless crap. Still quitting today.

been there....done that.....got the t-shirt.

I used to call days like this the "could-giva-shits" and on really rough days like this the "sincerely could-giva-flying-fucks".

It is part of the process. Take encouragement.....it means you are winning. As with most things in life, things worth doing are gonna be difficult.

Corrective actions to change dumbass mistakes are ALWAYS difficult. For all of us, that first dip was a major dumbass mistake......Congrats, like me, we now get to pay the piper.....

Here's the thing little brother.....

Ole mule posted roll this morning....yes, after over 2000 days, I still post roll. It takes very little time out of my day and is as much a part of my routine as brushing my teeth. It is habit....a good one.....one that makes me realize the following:

I absolutely refuse to give back a single hard earned day, hour or minute to my addiction.

I give honor to my efforts and accomplishment of keeping my word yesterday.

I am reminded of the critical role my integrity plays in my quit.

I am reminded that I have brothers that I depend on......and that depend on me.

I am quit.....today....no matter what may happen....I know there is nothing that will overpower the simple act of putting my promise out there in the form of roll call. (I may require the aid of the many tools that can be found on this site or the option of reaching out to a brother that truly "gets what I'm going thru" via text, chat or phone call.....but I AM prepared....and ready to protect my vow today....no matter what)

Ole mule stands a little taller when I read of your struggles....it reminds me of where I, myself have been.....and while I know from the valley you may find yourself today, it may be difficult to see the horizon.....

Have hope.....

it is there.....and it is beautiful.

Post up in April 08 with old mule.....I got your back.

[jtbrown]

Struggling today. Not really sure what is spurring it, but the cravings have been stronger than usual so far today. My mind is running 90 to nothing, and it is screwing with my focus. I have some herbal to help me through it, I am just not a big fan of this feeling. Does anyone else deal with this? Where you just cannot shut your mind off? It is killing my sleep, and killing my focus. Even with my exercising and eating clean(er), it is still screwing me up.

I guess it would be different if my mind were racing with important information, but instead, as always, it is just a bunch of useless crap. Still quitting today.

[jtbrown]

Haha, I am getting that way myself, Derv. Without dipping, I eat a hell of a lot more than I normally would.

[derv88]

Mine is slim Jim's. But I'm not so slim anymore.

[jtbrown]

Ah yea, I am trucking right along. Is there any way to receive some sort of notification when someone posts on a topic you created? I am still learning how to work my way around these forums. I wouldn't have waited so long to realize that others had been writing in here, and I could have responded sooner.

The old system used to EMAIL you when someone commented on a topic you were tracking. The new system doesn't work. I pointed it out to them and they were working on it but that was weeks ago. I guess this new system can't do it.

It's too bad.

However if you do go to your preferences screen, the bottom section shows all of the topics you are tracking. You can click TRACK TOPIC at the bottom of any thread to add it here.

Quit with you JT

Wolfe

I got ya, Wolfe. I just need to do a better job of sticking around longer on the forums. One thing I have been concerned about lately, is my use of Herbal snuff. I feel great without the nicotine, but it has been in the back of my mind that I want to be completely snuff free, nicotine or herbal or anything. My concern is when it comes time for me to get rid of the herbal snuff as well. Do you guys still use it? Did you use it at all for your quit? It helped me tremendously to get through the first few days, and still helps to this day, but I want to be completely free from it all.

Just worried about it, worried about when my after meals or working around the house triggers come on, that I won't have herbal snuff there to take my mind off the cravings. Don't get me wrong, I am never going back to the nicotine, but herbal has been my saving grace up to this point. I'd love to hear about y'all's experience with herbal, whether you still do it or you eventually quit it too.

Take it as you feel you need it JT. Nothing wrong with the herbal stuff, some guys use it for years. I personally used Smokey Mountain off and on pre HOF, but personally came to a point where it felt a little to close to the real stuff. It is a purely personal choice here, I myself use Atomic Fireballs, Sunflower seeds and gum, not as much as I used too but when I feel that old urge these do the trick. It is not worth endangering you quit to kick the fake stuff too early, go with your gut!

First of all congrats JT on quitting one day at a time like the rest of us. I used smokey mountain until about day 75. I didn't make it a point to stop using it. It just gradually went away. Don't worry about using fake stuff. Protect your quit as much as you can. Down the road you will just naturally stop using it. Do whatever it takes to keep nicotine out of your body. Keep up the good work brother. I quit with you today.

Thanks a lot, guys. Smokey Mountain is what I am doing, but I am trying to not do it too much. Chewing the hell out of some sunflower seeds and gum, but always go back to the Smokey Mountain in those hellish times. I guess it is going to take some time, I just needed some reassurance from my fellow brethren about it all. I appreciate it guys. Quitting with y'all today.

[KC_Guy]

Ah yea, I am trucking right along. Is there any way to receive some sort of notification when someone posts on a topic you created? I am still learning how to work my way around these forums. I wouldn't have waited so long to realize that others had been writing in here, and I could have responded sooner.

The old system used to EMAIL you when someone commented on a topic you were tracking. The new system doesn't work. I pointed it out to them and they were working on it but that was weeks ago. I guess this new system can't do it.

It's too bad.

However if you do go to your preferences screen, the bottom section shows all of the topics you are tracking. You can click TRACK TOPIC at the bottom of any thread to add it here.

Quit with you JT

Wolfe

I got ya, Wolfe. I just need to do a better job of sticking around longer on the forums. One thing I have been concerned about lately, is my use of Herbal snuff. I feel great without the nicotine, but it has been in the back of my mind that I want to be completely snuff free, nicotine or herbal or anything. My concern is when it comes time for me to get rid of the herbal snuff as well. Do you guys still use it? Did you use it at all for your quit? It helped me tremendously to get through the first few days, and still helps to this day, but I want to be completely free from it all.

Just worried about it, worried about when my after meals or working around the house triggers come on, that I won't have herbal snuff there to take my mind off the cravings. Don't get me wrong, I am never going back to the nicotine, but herbal has been my saving grace up to this point. I'd love to hear about y'all's experience with herbal, whether you still do it or you eventually quit it too.

Take it as you feel you need it JT. Nothing wrong with the herbal stuff, some guys use it for years. I personally used Smokey Mountain off and on pre HOF, but personally came to a point where it felt a little to close to the real stuff. It is a purely personal choice here, I myself use Atomic Fireballs, Sunflower seeds and gum, not as much as I used too but when I feel that old urge these do the trick. It is not worth endangering you quit to kick the fake stuff too early, go with your gut!

First of all congrats JT on quitting one day at a time like the rest of us. I used smokey mountain until about day 75. I didn't make it a point to stop using it. It just gradually went away. Don't worry about using fake stuff. Protect your quit as much as you can. Down the road you will just naturally stop using it. Do whatever it takes to keep nicotine out of your body. Keep up the good work brother. I quit with you today.

[Jlud007]

Ah yea, I am trucking right along. Is there any way to receive some sort of notification when someone posts on a topic you created? I am still learning how to work my way around these forums. I wouldn't have waited so long to realize that others had been writing in here, and I could have responded sooner.

The old system used to EMAIL you when someone commented on a topic you were tracking. The new system doesn't work. I pointed it out to them and they were working on it but that was weeks ago. I guess this new system can't do it.

It's too bad.

However if you do go to your preferences screen, the bottom section shows all of the topics you are tracking. You can click TRACK TOPIC at the bottom of any thread to add it here.

Quit with you JT

Wolfe

I got ya, Wolfe. I just need to do a better job of sticking around longer on the forums. One thing I have been concerned about lately, is my use of Herbal snuff. I feel great without the nicotine, but it has been in the back of my mind that I want to be completely snuff free, nicotine or herbal or anything. My concern is when it comes time for me to get rid of the herbal snuff as well. Do you guys still use it? Did you use it at all for your quit? It helped me tremendously to get through the first few days, and still helps to this day, but I want to be completely free from it all.

Just worried about it, worried about when my after meals or working around the house triggers come on, that I won't have herbal snuff there to take my mind off the cravings. Don't get me wrong, I am never going back to the nicotine, but herbal has been my saving grace up to this point. I'd love to hear about y'all's experience with herbal, whether you still do it or you eventually quit it too.

Take it as you feel you need it JT. Nothing wrong with the herbal stuff, some guys use it for years. I personally used Smokey Mountain off and on pre HOF, but personally came to a point where it felt a little to close to the real stuff. It is a purely personal choice here, I myself use Atomic Fireballs, Sunflower seeds and gum, not as much as I used too but when I feel that old urge these do the trick. It is not worth endangering you quit to kick the fake stuff too early, go with your gut!

[jtbrown]

Ah yea, I am trucking right along. Is there any way to receive some sort of notification when someone posts on a topic you created? I am still learning how to work my way around these forums. I wouldn't have waited so long to realize that others had been writing in here, and I could have responded sooner.

The old system used to EMAIL you when someone commented on a topic you were tracking. The new system doesn't work. I pointed it out to them and they were working on it but that was weeks ago. I guess this new system can't do it.

It's too bad.

However if you do go to your preferences screen, the bottom section shows all of the topics you are tracking. You can click TRACK TOPIC at the bottom of any thread to add it here.

Quit with you JT

Wolfe

I got ya, Wolfe. I just need to do a better job of sticking around longer on the forums. One thing I have been concerned about lately, is my use of Herbal snuff. I feel great without the nicotine, but it has been in the back of my mind that I want to be completely snuff free, nicotine or herbal or anything. My concern is when it comes time for me to get rid of the herbal snuff as well. Do you guys still use it? Did you use it at all for your quit? It helped me tremendously to get through the first few days, and still helps to this day, but I want to be completely free from it all.

Just worried about it, worried about when my after meals or working around the house triggers come on, that I won't have herbal snuff there to take my mind off the cravings. Don't get me wrong, I am never going back to the nicotine, but herbal has been my saving grace up to this point. I'd love to hear about y'all's experience with herbal, whether you still do it or you eventually quit it too.

[thewolfe]

Ah yea, I am trucking right along. Is there any way to receive some sort of notification when someone posts on a topic you created? I am still learning how to work my way around these forums. I wouldn't have waited so long to realize that others had been writing in here, and I could have responded sooner.

The old system used to EMAIL you when someone commented on a topic you were tracking. The new system doesn't work. I pointed it out to them and they were working on it but that was weeks ago. I guess this new system can't do it.

It's too bad.

However if you do go to your preferences screen, the bottom section shows all of the topics you are tracking. You can click TRACK TOPIC at the bottom of any thread to add it here.

Quit with you JT

Wolfe

[jtbrown]

Ah yea, I am trucking right along. Is there any way to receive some sort of notification when someone posts on a topic you created? I am still learning how to work my way around these forums. I wouldn't have waited so long to realize that others had been writing in here, and I could have responded sooner.

[brettlees]

Just keep the quit on, post roll EDD, the rest is gravy, damn good gravy, but gravy. You're rocking it!

^^^ x2. Like he says. Nice job, keep it up!