Roll Call 2008

[nohappysongs]

and don't forget...this weekend is one hour shorter than last weekend.  Just another reason we'll all be coming out on the other end still strong in tQuit.

plus just think . . . if you cave you will need to post a whining and wimpering speach like this one


Favre Cries like a little girl

Nice stab, Ray. Nice stab.

AND THE AWARD FOR BEST DRAMATIC SCENE GOES TO...........................................

[packerbacker]

and don't forget...this weekend is one hour shorter than last weekend.  Just another reason we'll all be coming out on the other end still strong in tQuit.

plus just think . . . if you cave you will need to post a whining and wimpering speach like this one


Favre Cries like a little girl

Nice stab, Ray. Nice stab.

[kevinsravens]

and don't forget...this weekend is one hour shorter than last weekend. Just another reason we'll all be coming out on the other end still strong in tQuit.

plus just think . . . if you cave you will need to post a whining and wimpering speach like this one


Favre Cries like a little girl

[packerbacker]

and don't forget...this weekend is one hour shorter than last weekend. Just another reason we'll all be coming out on the other end still strong in tQuit.

[chewie]

the weekend is upon us folks!!!

stay on course this weekend friends - this place tends to die down but that DOES NOT MEAN we aren't thinking about you... be strong, use the tools that you have at your disposal. make a plan - use those phone numbers (if you don't have one, pm me and it's yours) it's NEARLY impossible to cave when you're the phone with a brother.

see you on the flip side with those dip free lips!

chewie's 3 step cave plan

there's been a lot of talk about plans here lately... here's mine.
it's been put into effect many times over the last 500+ days.
feel free to copy and modify to fit your needs.

step 1: take picture of son out of wallet. look my son in the face and tell him that i love dip more than i love him.

step 2: take out killthecan.org business card, read the words and REALIZE that i'm letting each and every one of YOU down.

step 3: call each of the 60+ killthecan.org phone numbers that i've got in my phone and get PERMISSION from each and every person to have a dip.

P.S.: i've never had to go past step 1

[QuittinTime]

Happy Finally Friday Quitters. B)

[11X4]

How do quit groups get names?

What is the precedent for signing roll for classes before your own, as a thank you for support, or is this frowned upon.  I have seen very few instances of someone from an earlier class signing roll with a previous group, but I have seen a few.  I would like to do it as a symbol of my support in their fight, as they have supported me.  I feel like I need to demonstrate my resolve with my own group at first, but is there a point when it would be acceptable to the veterans to have a newbie post roll alongside them?

Sign up wherever you want! ask for forgiveness, it's easier to get than permission.

I post in May 08, my home group, and in June 08 to support those coming after me. I also post with the "three amigos" cause there really is only three in their group and it can get lonely there.(I actually asked if I could post there in chat one night and I've been posting ever since)

Personally, the more time and accountability I spend/have on this site, the better off I am with my quit.

Just my 2 cents

Let it be known that all are welcome (and actually encouraged) to come post roll with the Amigos. And we don't even segregate. :P

[Seanfhear]

How do quit groups get names?

What is the precedent for signing roll for classes before your own, as a thank you for support, or is this frowned upon. I have seen very few instances of someone from an earlier class signing roll with a previous group, but I have seen a few. I would like to do it as a symbol of my support in their fight, as they have supported me. I feel like I need to demonstrate my resolve with my own group at first, but is there a point when it would be acceptable to the veterans to have a newbie post roll alongside them?

Sign up wherever you want! ask for forgiveness, it's easier to get than permission.

I post in May 08, my home group, and in June 08 to support those coming after me. I also post with the "three amigos" cause there really is only three in their group and it can get lonely there.(I actually asked if I could post there in chat one night and I've been posting ever since)

Personally, the more time and accountability I spend/have on this site, the better off I am with my quit.

Just my 2 cents

[sigma1570]

I am on day 16 and I keep having close calls where I try to talk myself into buying a can. It's gotten a lot better as far as cravings, but now the curiosity has got me where I keep wondering what it would be like to throw in a fatty after more than two weeks quit. Anybody else battle with this and if so what has helped? I also feel like I wasn't ready to quit even though there is really no such thing as a time too early to quit but I think that idea is driving me to keep trying to convince myself it's okay to have just one. It's nice being quit, but it's also a pain in the ass at first. I need your input fellas.

Don't waste your life trying it especially after 16 days. I did that too many times. And I'll tell you what, it is very disappointing when you do. You think it will be like those first few times when it made your head spin. It isn't, its just like the last one. Disgusting. Stay quit, reach out for help when you need it!

[visamoht]

I am on day 16 and I keep having close calls where I try to talk myself into buying a can. It's gotten a lot better as far as cravings, but now the curiosity has got me where I keep wondering what it would be like to throw in a fatty after more than two weeks quit. Anybody else battle with this and if so what has helped? I also feel like I wasn't ready to quit even though there is really no such thing as a time too early to quit but I think that idea is driving me to keep trying to convince myself it's okay to have just one. It's nice being quit, but it's also a pain in the ass at first. I need your input fellas.

I'm a few days behind you, but have already started down that road. Two things keep me going.
1) The disappointment, shame, guilt, feeling of self-worth, etc. that I will be feeling myself after I do "just one".
2) The knowledge that countless other brothers and sisters have invested a whole lot of blood, sweat, and tears here at this site to prevent just such a thing from happening. If you cave, you will have no one to blame but yourself, but you will have many who are disappointed that you did not give them an opportunity to help you through it. That is the whole point of this site. If you cannot find enough reasons to not do it by reading everything on this site, at least talk to someone before making the biggest mistake of your life. If you need someone close to you in quit date, I will PM you my number. If you need someone who is 10, 100, even 1000 days ahead of your quit date, I'm sure they will do the same, if you ask.

Ask for help!
Don't cave to the crave!
Stay quit, whatever you do, stay quit!

[chewie]

I am on day 16 and I keep having close calls where I try to talk myself into buying a can. It's gotten a lot better as far as cravings, but now the curiosity has got me where I keep wondering what it would be like to throw in a fatty after more than two weeks quit. Anybody else battle with this and if so what has helped? I also feel like I wasn't ready to quit even though there is really no such thing as a time too early to quit but I think that idea is driving me to keep trying to convince myself it's okay to have just one. It's nice being quit, but it's also a pain in the ass at first. I need your input fellas.

first off, you are NOT alone. you are NOT the only person who's had these feelings, and quite frankly it's NOT a surprise that you're asking stuff like this.

here's how i dealt with those particular feelings.

ask yourself a couple of questions.

#1 what was your reason for quitting? is that reason still valid or has it changed in the last 16 days? i imagine that that reason is still there and still just as valid as it was on day 1

#2 is there something fundamentally different about dip today than 16 days ago? did it suddenly become NON cancer forming? did it suddenly become "good" for you? i'm guessing not

#3 do you now (after 16 days) ENJOY being a slave to a little round can?

once you answer these questions, i think you'll find that those thoughts in your head go away. realize this -- you are re-defining just about everything about yourself:

how you drive
how you handle stress
how you handle a fight with the wife
how you stay awake
how you start your day
how you end your day
what you do after dinner
what you do when you golf
how you deal with a bad putt
etc

remember... THIS is the real you. the one without dip. the one who's free.

hang in there my man... you're closer to the real YOU than you were yesterday.

chewie

[bobby]

I am on day 16 and I keep having close calls where I try to talk myself into buying a can. It's gotten a lot better as far as cravings, but now the curiosity has got me where I keep wondering what it would be like to throw in a fatty after more than two weeks quit. Anybody else battle with this and if so what has helped? I also feel like I wasn't ready to quit even though there is really no such thing as a time too early to quit but I think that idea is driving me to keep trying to convince myself it's okay to have just one. It's nice being quit, but it's also a pain in the ass at first. I need your input fellas.

[Highway48]

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[Buckfever36]

visa,

There is no time line that I'm aware of and if it helps you stay quit post on my brother!

[chewie]

How do quit groups get names?

What is the precedent for signing roll for classes before your own, as a thank you for support, or is this frowned upon. I have seen very few instances of someone from an earlier class signing roll with a previous group, but I have seen a few. I would like to do it as a symbol of my support in their fight, as they have supported me. I feel like I need to demonstrate my resolve with my own group at first, but is there a point when it would be acceptable to the veterans to have a newbie post roll alongside them?

visa -

the quit groups are named by the group. by default, the group name will be "ass bandit" or some other inappropriate name that the vets deem appropriate ;) think of this as your first team building exercise ... ban together and figure out a name, or forever be known as the ass bandits.

as for posting in other groups -- post anywhere you'd like. go to other groups, ask questions, get involved in what they are talking about... it's all about a sense of community. while you group will act as your "home base" perse, you'll get a TON of value in looking at older groups (to see what's in store for you) and younger groups (to remind you of the hell that you went through)

chewie