New Quitter

[30isEnuff]

Day 450 - 10/7/14

Today is the day that I have been quit for 450 days, after years of addict behavior. I did not think it was possible, I stopped before but for all the wrong reasons. Never once did I really try, yet now I can't understand why. Today I can stand here and laugh in the face of any can of Copenhagen or Skoal. I still have addict tendencies that I have to fight off, but now I know what they are and how to defeat them. I can't stand the smell of that shit anymore and all I want to do to preach to the masses about how much better life is free from the chains of big tobacco.

Granted quitting has not made me a better man, but having quit and re-experiencing life as well as paying the price for other life lessons I can say all told I am a better man. I wish my dad was here to take pride in the man I have become. Speaking of which Happy Birthday dad, I love you and miss you. It really sucks knowing that when I finally start to "get it" in life the two men that really shape me into the man I have become are not here to see it. Though I was never one that liked to get recognition for my actions it was always nice hearing from Pop about them.

The one thing I can say though is that I may not be proud of everything I have done or said, I can say that I wouldn't change anything about the life I have lived or the man I have become. I am happy to be the father I am and can't wait to watch my sons and daughter grow into their own kind of person, that is as long as I get to grow old with my wife too.

So until I get old, fatter and balder...FU Big tobacco!

P

Congrats on 450 days of QUIT Pinched. Awesome work. Inspiration to all of us. I'm sure your Pops is smiling down on you!

Quit with you EDD.

Congrats Pinch!!! Quit with you today and everyday!!!

Good job Pinched! We "are" Dad now.

Keep your head up and lead on.

[Kdip]

Day 450 - 10/7/14

Today is the day that I have been quit for 450 days, after years of addict behavior. I did not think it was possible, I stopped before but for all the wrong reasons. Never once did I really try, yet now I can't understand why. Today I can stand here and laugh in the face of any can of Copenhagen or Skoal. I still have addict tendencies that I have to fight off, but now I know what they are and how to defeat them. I can't stand the smell of that shit anymore and all I want to do to preach to the masses about how much better life is free from the chains of big tobacco.

Granted quitting has not made me a better man, but having quit and re-experiencing life as well as paying the price for other life lessons I can say all told I am a better man. I wish my dad was here to take pride in the man I have become. Speaking of which Happy Birthday dad, I love you and miss you. It really sucks knowing that when I finally start to "get it" in life the two men that really shape me into the man I have become are not here to see it. Though I was never one that liked to get recognition for my actions it was always nice hearing from Pop about them.

The one thing I can say though is that I may not be proud of everything I have done or said, I can say that I wouldn't change anything about the life I have lived or the man I have become. I am happy to be the father I am and can't wait to watch my sons and daughter grow into their own kind of person, that is as long as I get to grow old with my wife too.

So until I get old, fatter and balder...FU Big tobacco!

P

Congrats on 450 days of QUIT Pinched. Awesome work. Inspiration to all of us. I'm sure your Pops is smiling down on you!

Quit with you EDD.

Congrats Pinch!!! Quit with you today and everyday!!!

[FMBM707]

Day 450 - 10/7/14

Today is the day that I have been quit for 450 days, after years of addict behavior. I did not think it was possible, I stopped before but for all the wrong reasons. Never once did I really try, yet now I can't understand why. Today I can stand here and laugh in the face of any can of Copenhagen or Skoal. I still have addict tendencies that I have to fight off, but now I know what they are and how to defeat them. I can't stand the smell of that shit anymore and all I want to do to preach to the masses about how much better life is free from the chains of big tobacco.

Granted quitting has not made me a better man, but having quit and re-experiencing life as well as paying the price for other life lessons I can say all told I am a better man. I wish my dad was here to take pride in the man I have become. Speaking of which Happy Birthday dad, I love you and miss you. It really sucks knowing that when I finally start to "get it" in life the two men that really shape me into the man I have become are not here to see it. Though I was never one that liked to get recognition for my actions it was always nice hearing from Pop about them.

The one thing I can say though is that I may not be proud of everything I have done or said, I can say that I wouldn't change anything about the life I have lived or the man I have become. I am happy to be the father I am and can't wait to watch my sons and daughter grow into their own kind of person, that is as long as I get to grow old with my wife too.

So until I get old, fatter and balder...FU Big tobacco!

P

Congrats on 450 days of QUIT Pinched. Awesome work. Inspiration to all of us. I'm sure your Pops is smiling down on you!

Quit with you EDD.

[Pinched]

Day 450 - 10/7/14

Today is the day that I have been quit for 450 days, after years of addict behavior. I did not think it was possible, I stopped before but for all the wrong reasons. Never once did I really try, yet now I can't understand why.  Today I can stand here and laugh in the face of any can of Copenhagen or Skoal. I still have addict tendencies that I have to fight off, but now I know what they are and how to defeat them. I can't stand the smell of that shit anymore and all I want to do to preach to the masses about how much better life is free from the chains of big tobacco.

Granted quitting has not made me a better man, but having quit and re-experiencing life as well as paying the price for other life lessons I can say all told I am a better man. I wish my dad was here to take pride in the man I have become. Speaking of which Happy Birthday dad, I love you and miss you. It really sucks knowing that when I finally start to "get it" in life the two men that really shape me into the man I have become are not here to see it. Though I was never one that liked to get recognition for my actions it was always nice hearing from Pop about them.

The one thing I can say though is that I may not be proud of everything I have done or said, I can say that I wouldn't change anything about the life I have lived or the man I have become. I am happy to be the father I am and can't wait to watch my sons and daughter grow into their own kind of person, that is as long as I get to grow old with my wife too.

So until I get old, fatter and balder...FU Big tobacco!

P

[Pinched]

Ode to my Quit Journey

Quite a few days ago, over a year even,
I made the best decision of my life.
I decided to quit taking an unnecessary risk,
You see I was a at risk of a surgical knife.

That one simple yet hard choice,
Has made my path cross with many others.
They are all just like me yet very different,
We are all addicts with different mothers.

This all started with me finally checking Google,
with a phrase like "quitting smokeless tobacco".
I found a few links, some videos even,
but KTC was the choice for this whacko.

For the first week or so I did the minimum,
Only posting roll and quickly leaving.
Then one day I clicked on "Live Chat",
Instantly the accountability web was weaving.

KTC went from being a website to a real tool,
Something I could count on for days to come.
The first couple of weeks things were hard,
I couldn't think straight, my brain was numb.

Everything was harder, nothing was easy,
Shit was not getting better but worse rather.
My routine tasks also seemed tougher,
Emotions and urges all seemed to gather.

Finally, things started to fade,
The more I read I more I learned.
This addiction really did change my life,
No turning back my boat has burned.

As I kept my eyes looking forward,
We all started to gel and become a team.
We are all in this together yet individual,
As we all swim up this fucking stream.

I hit 100 days and was relieved,
The goal was met I was a quitter.
Came back just as the previous day,
Because this addict is no Splitter.

Although I have been quit for a year,
I know that life but I can't let it end.
After all it is how you react to life,
Not how the experiences you spend.

[Pinched]

Day 418 - 9/5/14

Damn man yesterday was a hard day at work, having to redo the work of others, which took me 36 hours alone, then having a client place unrealistic deadlines, all while trying to travel home from Denver. Get home late, wake up to an argument with my wife, then learn that someone's else who was not accountable for things of monetary value in turn accused me of stealing...to that item "fuck you" I am by no means free from sin but I have never stolen anything, I suggest you check your documents before you mince words that you might be forced to eat.

Yeah I could have easily stopped by one of the 100s of gas stations that I pass along my route but that wouldn't cure other problems just add another. Then I get to work and find sitting on my desk a package...I light up like a kid on Christmas morning, and rip into the package with wreckless abandon and I much to my enjoyment I find that this package contains a beautifully handcrafted skull cap from a quitter and man that has been in my corner since I quit. Thank you cMark, it is nearing 90 degrees in St. Louis but I am wearing this fugging thing all day. I am now calling it my happy hat because right now all other problems are nothing, I can conquer all evil while wearing this beauty.

Pinched

[eric71]

I wanted to save this one for my own personal keeping, I posted it in Wildcard/Odes earlier too:

Ode to the Milestones

Well today is just another day,
I came I quit I posted roll.
Another plus one as it seems,
Yet today is different as a whole.

I woke the same as I did yesterday,
I stepped out of bed and cleared my head.
Then logged into KTC for my daily regimen,
Then I name and number I said.

Not earthshattering like 100 was,
Yet I learn as I continue along the path.
It is not the milestones that make the quitter,
But is getting damn hard to do the math.

Sure it is neat to watch that first digit change,
What matters most to me is that the last one.
That single little digit means so much more,
Yesterday is a memory of another battle won.

The real beauty is the brotherhood,
Forged by quitters old and new.
Men and women alike we are all addicts,
Yet today all of us are but a select few.

The Milestones do have meaning,
But they are simply a milestone.
The desired goal being quit for life,
No excuses or reasons of a quit blown.

Those days only come after dedication,
Posting roll can be a pain at first.
However, after once you are old hat,
To some it's a burden, their quit cursed.

Unfortunately we can fix them all,
Today I choose to quit and stand tall.
United we stand shoulder to shoulder in the Hall,
Trying to educate and help others make the call.

Wow ^^^^^. Gratz on the 4 hundo!

You are a Rockstar of quit!!!! You will notice the rooms get nicer and less used in the HOF Hotel with each floor.!!! See you in the Penthouse corey!!!!!!

Congrats p

You're the Quitter!
Proud of You.

Belated congrats on your entrance to the 4th floor. Good to see you posting up with us everyday in Oct12. Proud of you, quit on.

[30isEnuff]

I wanted to save this one for my own personal keeping, I posted it in Wildcard/Odes earlier too:

Ode to the Milestones

Well today is just another day,
I came I quit I posted roll.
Another plus one as it seems,
Yet today is different as a whole.

I woke the same as I did yesterday,
I stepped out of bed and cleared my head.
Then logged into KTC for my daily regimen,
Then I name and number I said.

Not earthshattering like 100 was,
Yet I learn as I continue along the path.
It is not the milestones that make the quitter,
But is getting damn hard to do the math.

Sure it is neat to watch that first digit change,
What matters most to me is that the last one.
That single little digit means so much more,
Yesterday is a memory of another battle won.

The real beauty is the brotherhood,
Forged by quitters old and new.
Men and women alike we are all addicts,
Yet today all of us are but a select few.

The Milestones do have meaning,
But they are simply a milestone.
The desired goal being quit for life,
No excuses or reasons of a quit blown.

Those days only come after dedication,
Posting roll can be a pain at first.
However, after once you are old hat,
To some it's a burden, their quit cursed.

Unfortunately we can fix them all,
Today I choose to quit and stand tall.
United we stand shoulder to shoulder in the Hall,
Trying to educate and help others make the call.

Wow ^^^^^. Gratz on the 4 hundo!

You are a Rockstar of quit!!!! You will notice the rooms get nicer and less used in the HOF Hotel with each floor.!!! See you in the Penthouse corey!!!!!!

Congrats p

You're the Quitter!
Proud of You.

[30isEnuff]

I wanted to save this one for my own personal keeping, I posted it in Wildcard/Odes earlier too:

Ode to the Milestones

Well today is just another day,
I came I quit I posted roll.
Another plus one as it seems,
Yet today is different as a whole.

I woke the same as I did yesterday,
I stepped out of bed and cleared my head.
Then logged into KTC for my daily regimen,
Then I name and number I said.

Not earthshattering like 100 was,
Yet I learn as I continue along the path.
It is not the milestones that make the quitter,
But is getting damn hard to do the math.

Sure it is neat to watch that first digit change,
What matters most to me is that the last one.
That single little digit means so much more,
Yesterday is a memory of another battle won.

The real beauty is the brotherhood,
Forged by quitters old and new.
Men and women alike we are all addicts,
Yet today all of us are but a select few.

The Milestones do have meaning,
But they are simply a milestone.
The desired goal being quit for life,
No excuses or reasons of a quit blown.

Those days only come after dedication,
Posting roll can be a pain at first.
However, after once you are old hat,
To some it's a burden, their quit cursed.

Unfortunately we can fix them all,
Today I choose to quit and stand tall.
United we stand shoulder to shoulder in the Hall,
Trying to educate and help others make the call.

Wow ^^^^^. Gratz on the 4 hundo!

You are a Rockstar of quit!!!! You will notice the rooms get nicer and less used in the HOF Hotel with each floor.!!! See you in the Penthouse corey!!!!!!

Congrats p

You're the Quitter!
Proud of You.

[Doc Chewfree]

I wanted to save this one for my own personal keeping, I posted it in Wildcard/Odes earlier too:

Ode to the Milestones

Well today is just another day,
I came I quit I posted roll.
Another plus one as it seems,
Yet today is different as a whole.

I woke the same as I did yesterday,
I stepped out of bed and cleared my head.
Then logged into KTC for my daily regimen,
Then I name and number I said.

Not earthshattering like 100 was,
Yet I learn as I continue along the path.
It is not the milestones that make the quitter,
But is getting damn hard to do the math.

Sure it is neat to watch that first digit change,
What matters most to me is that the last one.
That single little digit means so much more,
Yesterday is a memory of another battle won.

The real beauty is the brotherhood,
Forged by quitters old and new.
Men and women alike we are all addicts,
Yet today all of us are but a select few.

The Milestones do have meaning,
But they are simply a milestone.
The desired goal being quit for life,
No excuses or reasons of a quit blown.

Those days only come after dedication,
Posting roll can be a pain at first.
However, after once you are old hat,
To some it's a burden, their quit cursed.

Unfortunately we can fix them all,
Today I choose to quit and stand tall.
United we stand shoulder to shoulder in the Hall,
Trying to educate and help others make the call.

Wow ^^^^^. Gratz on the 4 hundo!

You are a Rockstar of quit!!!! You will notice the rooms get nicer and less used in the HOF Hotel with each floor.!!! See you in the Penthouse corey!!!!!!

Congrats p

[Kdip]

I wanted to save this one for my own personal keeping, I posted it in Wildcard/Odes earlier too:

Ode to the Milestones

Well today is just another day,
I came I quit I posted roll.
Another plus one as it seems,
Yet today is different as a whole.

I woke the same as I did yesterday,
I stepped out of bed and cleared my head.
Then logged into KTC for my daily regimen,
Then I name and number I said.

Not earthshattering like 100 was,
Yet I learn as I continue along the path.
It is not the milestones that make the quitter,
But is getting damn hard to do the math.

Sure it is neat to watch that first digit change,
What matters most to me is that the last one.
That single little digit means so much more,
Yesterday is a memory of another battle won.

The real beauty is the brotherhood,
Forged by quitters old and new.
Men and women alike we are all addicts,
Yet today all of us are but a select few.

The Milestones do have meaning,
But they are simply a milestone.
The desired goal being quit for life,
No excuses or reasons of a quit blown.

Those days only come after dedication,
Posting roll can be a pain at first.
However, after once you are old hat,
To some it's a burden, their quit cursed.

Unfortunately we can fix them all,
Today I choose to quit and stand tall.
United we stand shoulder to shoulder in the Hall,
Trying to educate and help others make the call.

Wow ^^^^^. Gratz on the 4 hundo!

You are a Rockstar of quit!!!! You will notice the rooms get nicer and less used in the HOF Hotel with each floor.!!! See you in the Penthouse corey!!!!!!

[Thumblewort]

I wanted to save this one for my own personal keeping, I posted it in Wildcard/Odes earlier too:

Ode to the Milestones

Well today is just another day,
I came I quit I posted roll.
Another plus one as it seems,
Yet today is different as a whole.

I woke the same as I did yesterday,
I stepped out of bed and cleared my head.
Then logged into KTC for my daily regimen,
Then I name and number I said.

Not earthshattering like 100 was,
Yet I learn as I continue along the path.
It is not the milestones that make the quitter,
But is getting damn hard to do the math.

Sure it is neat to watch that first digit change,
What matters most to me is that the last one.
That single little digit means so much more,
Yesterday is a memory of another battle won.

The real beauty is the brotherhood,
Forged by quitters old and new.
Men and women alike we are all addicts,
Yet today all of us are but a select few.

The Milestones do have meaning,
But they are simply a milestone.
The desired goal being quit for life,
No excuses or reasons of a quit blown.

Those days only come after dedication,
Posting roll can be a pain at first.
However, after once you are old hat,
To some it's a burden, their quit cursed.

Unfortunately we can fix them all,
Today I choose to quit and stand tall.
United we stand shoulder to shoulder in the Hall,
Trying to educate and help others make the call.

Wow ^^^^^. Gratz on the 4 hundo!

[Pinched]

I wanted to save this one for my own personal keeping, I posted it in Wildcard/Odes earlier too:

Ode to the Milestones

Well today is just another day,
I came I quit I posted roll.
Another plus one as it seems,
Yet today is different as a whole.

I woke the same as I did yesterday,
I stepped out of bed and cleared my head.
Then logged into KTC for my daily regimen,
Then I name and number I said.

Not earthshattering like 100 was,
Yet I learn as I continue along the path.
It is not the milestones that make the quitter,
But is getting damn hard to do the math.

Sure it is neat to watch that first digit change,
What matters most to me is that the last one.
That single little digit means so much more,
Yesterday is a memory of another battle won.

The real beauty is the brotherhood,
Forged by quitters old and new.
Men and women alike we are all addicts,
Yet today all of us are but a select few.

The Milestones do have meaning,
But they are simply a milestone.
The desired goal being quit for life,
No excuses or reasons of a quit blown.

Those days only come after dedication,
Posting roll can be a pain at first.
However, after once you are old hat,
To some it's a burden, their quit cursed.

Unfortunately we can fix them all,
Today I choose to quit and stand tall.
United we stand shoulder to shoulder in the Hall,
Trying to educate and help others make the call.

[brettlees]

Hello everyone. I am new to the site and am just starting my quit. I have never been a quitter but knowing that this quit can be a win I am ready to get it moving. I am a 36 year old male that started chewing at the age of 12 originally to control water weight for wrestling, then baseball came into my life as did hunting and fishing; all of those old times just created a reason to chew. I started with Cope and have since used Skoal LCD Straight.

I have three wonderful children and a supportive wife. I am also a Boy Scout leader and I coach two baseball teams. I have always hidden my habit from the Boy Scouts and the baseball players and this weekend I finally realized that I was trying to hide the habit. That on top of my daughter asking me to stop. I am a fitness freak and I run 7 miles everyday and then do Crossfits in the evenings.

I finally realize that if I can maintain all of those activities I have to be able to quit for good. I have tried to quit twice before but all it took was one hunt, climbing into my deer stand and trying to pull the bowstring only to get the shakes and decide to climb out of my stand and hit up a buddy for a pinch. Wow, just saying that makes me feel weak.

I just got done emptying the contents of three cans, and I have my cans of Hooch ready to supplement along with a stockpile of Jim Beam sunflower seeds and gum. The folks at the gas station must have thought I was some kind of confused prepper.

I was pleased to stumble across this site and I look forward to being one of the quitters that win. Those little cans have had the bulk,of my life but now I am fighting back.

Thanks to all before me,

Corey

400 days of freedom are yours, Corey! Congratulations and thank you for all that you do!

Welcome to Club 4 hundred!

Hey brother, yea man, you have come a long way since you've written the Day 1 message. Look how much more articulate you are now then you were. I bet during that time you thought you would never, ever be as sharp as you were with the turd in your mouth. I'm proud of you brother of where you are now. More to come, shoulder to shoulder!

Semper Fi

You are a BAD ASSED QUITTER! Keep bringing the quit brother! 'oh yeah'

'oh yeah' every damn day 'oh yeah'

Awesome!

Awesome job bro... Well done!

Nice 400! Keep it up!

Congrats on 400!

How cool is it that two of my favorite quitters (Pinched and Brettlees) are exactly 100 days apart? Pinched you are the man and I cant begin to express how thankful I am for your words of wisdom and encouragement you give to me and all of us. Keep it up!
Jerry

^^^ Jerry nailed it for me in what he tells you, and I'm proud to share the milestone day with you every time it comes around-- couldn't pick a better quitter to follow around these floors.

[rdad]

Hello everyone. I am new to the site and am just starting my quit. I have never been a quitter but knowing that this quit can be a win I am ready to get it moving. I am a 36 year old male that started chewing at the age of 12 originally to control water weight for wrestling, then baseball came into my life as did hunting and fishing; all of those old times just created a reason to chew. I started with Cope and have since used Skoal LCD Straight.

I have three wonderful children and a supportive wife. I am also a Boy Scout leader and I coach two baseball teams. I have always hidden my habit from the Boy Scouts and the baseball players and this weekend I finally realized that I was trying to hide the habit. That on top of my daughter asking me to stop. I am a fitness freak and I run 7 miles everyday and then do Crossfits in the evenings.

I finally realize that if I can maintain all of those activities I have to be able to quit for good. I have tried to quit twice before but all it took was one hunt, climbing into my deer stand and trying to pull the bowstring only to get the shakes and decide to climb out of my stand and hit up a buddy for a pinch. Wow, just saying that makes me feel weak.

I just got done emptying the contents of three cans, and I have my cans of Hooch ready to supplement along with a stockpile of Jim Beam sunflower seeds and gum. The folks at the gas station must have thought I was some kind of confused prepper.

I was pleased to stumble across this site and I look forward to being one of the quitters that win. Those little cans have had the bulk,of my life but now I am fighting back.

Thanks to all before me,

Corey

400 days of freedom are yours, Corey! Congratulations and thank you for all that you do!

Welcome to Club 4 hundred!

Hey brother, yea man, you have come a long way since you've written the Day 1 message. Look how much more articulate you are now then you were. I bet during that time you thought you would never, ever be as sharp as you were with the turd in your mouth. I'm proud of you brother of where you are now. More to come, shoulder to shoulder!

Semper Fi

You are a BAD ASSED QUITTER! Keep bringing the quit brother! 'oh yeah'

'oh yeah' every damn day 'oh yeah'

Awesome!

Awesome job bro... Well done!

Nice 400! Keep it up!

Congrats on 400!

How cool is it that two of my favorite quitters (Pinched and Brettlees) are exactly 100 days apart? Pinched you are the man and I cant begin to express how thankful I am for your words of wisdom and encouragement you give to me and all of us. Keep it up!
Jerry