Unexpected Day #1

[PMILS]

Vibratulations on your 1 trip around the sun.
Gurl you really jumped in and did what you had to do to stay quit. Overcoming...persevering... Paying forward.
I am proud to walk with you.

The woman, the myth, the legend! Congrats on a year, sailor! Probably the not the easiest year, but you showed every person on this site what it means to be a solid quitter.

Proud to quit with you, friend.

The first trip around the sun!

Awesome job Gurl!

Way to be Girl. You've been through so much and preserved your quit through all of it. A great example of quit badassery for all of us. Congrats on your first revolution!

Congratulations Harvest! You've shown us all what a true badass quitter does in the face of many challenges. Happy to see you reach this achievement

Way to go Farmgirl... proud to be quit with you!ODAAT ODAAT ODAAT!!!

[Steakbomb18]

Vibratulations on your 1 trip around the sun.
Gurl you really jumped in and did what you had to do to stay quit. Overcoming...persevering... Paying forward.
I am proud to walk with you.

The woman, the myth, the legend! Congrats on a year, sailor! Probably the not the easiest year, but you showed every person on this site what it means to be a solid quitter.

Proud to quit with you, friend.

The first trip around the sun!

Awesome job Gurl!

Way to be Girl. You've been through so much and preserved your quit through all of it. A great example of quit badassery for all of us. Congrats on your first revolution!

Congratulations Harvest! You've shown us all what a true badass quitter does in the face of many challenges. Happy to see you reach this achievement

[rdad]

Vibratulations on your 1 trip around the sun.
Gurl you really jumped in and did what you had to do to stay quit. Overcoming...persevering... Paying forward.
I am proud to walk with you.

The woman, the myth, the legend! Congrats on a year, sailor! Probably the not the easiest year, but you showed every person on this site what it means to be a solid quitter.

Proud to quit with you, friend.

The first trip around the sun!

Awesome job Gurl!

Way to be Girl. You've been through so much and preserved your quit through all of it. A great example of quit badassery for all of us. Congrats on your first revolution!

[jeffw]

congrats on 1 year

[Nolaq]

Vibratulations on your 1 trip around the sun.
Gurl you really jumped in and did what you had to do to stay quit. Overcoming...persevering... Paying forward.
I am proud to walk with you.

The woman, the myth, the legend! Congrats on a year, sailor! Probably the not the easiest year, but you showed every person on this site what it means to be a solid quitter.

Proud to quit with you, friend.

The first trip around the sun!

Awesome job Gurl!

[Jubs]

Vibratulations on your 1 trip around the sun.
Gurl you really jumped in and did what you had to do to stay quit. Overcoming...persevering... Paying forward.
I am proud to walk with you.

The woman, the myth, the legend! Congrats on a year, sailor! Probably the not the easiest year, but you showed every person on this site what it means to be a solid quitter.

Proud to quit with you, friend.

[ChickDip]

Vibratulations on your 1 trip around the sun.
Gurl you really jumped in and did what you had to do to stay quit. Overcoming...persevering... Paying forward.
I am proud to walk with you.

[harvestgirl]

Here's a little compilation into one organized thread.
Weekends are some of the hardest times to remember and keep your quit.
Outside projects, some opening days of hunting season are starting, back to school, etc.
Protect your quit.
Hopefully some of these can help you or give you your own ideas.
If anyone wants to add anything cut/paste and enter in your suggestions into a quote.
Originally started in Dec 17

• Drink more water than you believe is humanly possible. It will help your body expel poisons, and you will have less time to think about craves if youre thinking about where the next bathroom is.
• Quit for today. You are strong enough to do anything for 24 hours right? Worry about tomorrow tomorrow. (Can be broken down into smaller increments if needed, post a promise every hour in rough patches).
• quitdip or other apps to show all the health and money benefits. (KTC does money here, but I liked the minute by minute health updates too when early craves hit).
• Write an Intro!! This is one of my biggest regrets. It lets others get to know you (and so support you) better. But you can also keep it as a chronicle of how you feel during your quit, something you wont remember in a few months, and it provides great motivation for you to stay quit and others to follow you.
• relatedly, read as much as you can. The Kern story is excellent quitting motivation. Others will provide humor or insight into what to expect. But youre going to be in the fog and professionally unproductive - might as well use whats here to stay entertained and possibly educated.
• laxatives. Nic helped regularity, and the absence is noticeable.
• Sleeping, and sleep aids. Nic is a stimulant. You will need to sleep more now that youre not taking it. But your body is used to crashing after the dip sugars, so you might not sleep as well. Plan to sleep more, and take what you need to get it.
• emotional awareness. Take that shit out here, or in chat, not on innocents. The five stages of grief apply to quitting too. Expect anger and depression, but also fucking freedom and happiness. Just be aware of your body for the first time in years.
• 7M workouts for craves. Soon you'll associate nicotine with Burpees..... relatedly stopwatch your hardest craves. They can feel like forever but I truly dont think Ive had one last longer than five minutes.

I look forward to quitting with you and please PM for digits or with any questions!

• No booze. At all. Not even a sip. A stupidly high percent of people who cave did it while drinking.
• Find some sort of substitute that works for you- seeds, gum, Altoids, atomic fireballs, Mike  Ike's, ginger slices, fake chew, Jolly Ranchers, etc. You'll find something that sort of does the trick.
• A big thing that helped me was switching flavors completely. I was 2+ cans a day of Grizzly Wintergreen. I stayed away from anything wintergreen, peppermint or spearmint flavored. I switched everything to cinnamon, even my toothpaste.
• Water. Drink water until all you feel like doing is pissing.
• Ibuprofen will help too. Nicotine works oddly as an inflammatory, so ibuprofen will help.
• Eat if eating helps. You can always ditch a few pounds later on.
• Sleep if sleeping helps.
• Caffeine if slamming coffee helps. (Coffee will also help you're uh... "bathroom habits".)
• If hard candy works for you, consider the sugar free or candy with sorbitol in it. It helps ^^^ that issue.
• You body is initially going through a sugar crash. Don't feel guilty about craving sugar or cramming down the Little Debbies.
• Keep your mind and body active. Go for walks, et . Punch a heavy bag every time you get a bad craving. Just 10 minutes of a distraction will help kick the crave- jumping jacks, pushups, sit ups.
• Texting other quitters helps so much. I know it sounds like we're beating a dead horse when we talk about swapping digits but I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for the people I texted. Find a quit buddy and text each other. It's not weird. I promise.
• Read through some HOF speeches or intros. You can take quite a bit from other people before you. We've all been in your shoes.
• Come hang out in Dec 16. They're all about to hit their one year of quit and helping new quitters breathes some fresh air into them.
• You'll find things that work for you. Everyone's quit is different and everyone has their own little quirks.
• Do NOT keep a "trophy can" or a "memento" can. Damn near everyone I know that has been dumb enough to keep a full can around has ended up caving. If you were a recovering alcoholic, would you keep a stock of whiskey within reach? If the temptation is too much, ask your SO to flush it, throw it blindly out the window, etc.

PM or ask for digits from fellow quitters in your month and vets who have been here awhile.

Great Job!! but don't get in the habit of having it around or "testing yourself" by looking in old cans seen a few guys fail like that. When I found an old can I would treat it like it was HAZMAT immediately dump it without even looking.. I have been quit a year now and I still don't think I'd want to open a full can not worth the temptation.

Just to make it clear... the safest course of action for those of you new in your quit is:

DO. NOT. FUCKING. DRINK.

You're not giving it up forever. Right now, though, you are almost certainly at a point where a little bit of alcohol can destroy whatever resolve you have to stay quit.

Just don't do it. Be the designated driver, all your friend will love you for it. Plus, when you're out at the bar, you'll be the only non-sloppy drunk fool and that cute girl (or guy, or goat - whatever you're into, dude) who just had one will end up talking to you instead of the idiots trying to keep from puking on themselves.

Stay sober (for now, at least) and stay quit.

[JB65]

Day 302.

Still quit.

Congrats on 300,301,302 Sister!
Every day is a better day.
Without poison.......
I quit with YOU.
Rawls 980

I thought I posted in here already...
Congrats on your 300++++
Badassery of quit girl.

Congrats on the third floor!!!!

Nice 3rd floor!!! Proud of you girl, keep knocking them down!!!

[Tjschu]

Day 302.

Still quit.

Congrats on 300,301,302 Sister!
Every day is a better day.
Without poison.......
I quit with YOU.
Rawls 980

I thought I posted in here already...
Congrats on your 300++++
Badassery of quit girl.

Congrats on the third floor!!!!

[ChickDip]

Day 302.

Still quit.

Congrats on 300,301,302 Sister!
Every day is a better day.
Without poison.......
I quit with YOU.
Rawls 980

I thought I posted in here already...
Congrats on your 300++++
Badassery of quit girl.

[Rawls]

Day 302.

Still quit.

Congrats on 300,301,302 Sister!
Every day is a better day.
Without poison.......
I quit with YOU.
Rawls 980

[harvestgirl]

Day 302.

Still quit.

[DonkeyMN]

Day 270.
Sucked it up and ordered some Hooch.

I still reach for the Oregon Mint once in a while. Hang in there and keep winning!

do that.
we do whatever it takes to stay quit.
I am very happy you are here and still hitting it hard.
Making no joke about how difficult it is to stay quit at any given moment show everyone that we all need to stay vigilant in the fight daily.
We should never be sorry for our struggles, they are there for a reason.
You are strong, you will win.

I have been leaning heavily on Oregon Mint the last couple of months so you are not alone keep hanging in there.

This is in no way any type of failure. It's not even a side-step. In fact, it's an appropriate move forward. You're doing what you need to do to protect your Quit when shit has hit the fan.

I used Hooch religiously up until about Day 250. I'm Day 2,651 today, and I still have a can of Mint pouches on my desk.

We dipped for so many years, our bodies don't know what 'normal' is for a while. Well, for me, having some sort of substitute, whether it's pouches, toothpicks, seeds, peanuts or beef jerky....that is my new normal.

You are a hell of a quitter and an inspiration for my and many others quits.

I'm proud of you, for you.

Fake dip is just another tool, you aren't any worse for the wear with it. You will power through this!

[Nolaq]

Day 270.
Sucked it up and ordered some Hooch.

I still reach for the Oregon Mint once in a while. Hang in there and keep winning!

do that.
we do whatever it takes to stay quit.
I am very happy you are here and still hitting it hard.
Making no joke about how difficult it is to stay quit at any given moment show everyone that we all need to stay vigilant in the fight daily.
We should never be sorry for our struggles, they are there for a reason.
You are strong, you will win.

I have been leaning heavily on Oregon Mint the last couple of months so you are not alone keep hanging in there.

This is in no way any type of failure. It's not even a side-step. In fact, it's an appropriate move forward. You're doing what you need to do to protect your Quit when shit has hit the fan.

I used Hooch religiously up until about Day 250. I'm Day 2,651 today, and I still have a can of Mint pouches on my desk.

We dipped for so many years, our bodies don't know what 'normal' is for a while. Well, for me, having some sort of substitute, whether it's pouches, toothpicks, seeds, peanuts or beef jerky....that is my new normal.