Hi guys, just wanted to come in here and post a little about myself, and ask for some help from some of you who may have dealt with some issues. I am not the most eloquent writer in the world and I feel like I am going through that first 1-3 day haze so I am going to try and put words together in a coherent matter here.
So for as long as I can remember now, I have been two things: A hockey player and a dipper. These things have always been intertwined for me, so let me start with the hockey part. I have had decent enough skills in hockey, enough to end up going to school to play hockey. Growing up, I was always kind of a chunky kid, like that kid who you would look at and say, "ahh it's just baby fat, he will grow out of it." Showing up to college, I weighed 216 pounds at 6'0 and 17% body fat. Over the course of the year, and starting to dip full time, I was able to drop about 10% body fat and 30 pounds. Which was able to help me turn a game into a career. Using dip, was always the thing that I felt helped me control my appetite and keep me in playing shape, or to reward myself after a tough game or practice, or have one to prepare for the game. I have a wife and a child now who I have hidden my addiction from for almost 8 years now. It has caused far too many arguments, with the last argument over chew causing my wife to threaten to leave with our son. I REFUSE to lose seeing my son grow up over something as stupid as chew.
I have not had a chew since March 26. I had been using the gum since then, until I stumbled onto this website yesterday. I am ALL IN on the quit.
Questions for you guys:
1. I am quitting for my son and wife. But I don't want to resent them. Tips?
2. I always used chew as an appetite suppressant/weight loss tool to prevent constant snacking. Obviously, it's just not as easy as saying, "Just don't eat it"
Thanks for letting me get some stuff off my chest, and thanks for the responses in advance!
