Finally doing this, its time

[ParadigmDawg]

That is an impressive solo start. You are likely to have several good days coming but I want you to use these days to recharge your batteries and get ready for a lot more fight. Day 11-30 were what I called my cruise control days and everything was going pretty good. Day 31 hit and it was like starting all over again.

My "suck scale" looked something like this:

Day 1-3: bad fog, my brain didn't work at all. Very little sleep and couldn't take a dump to save my life. I wanted a dip every second of each day.

Day 4-10: Pretty much out of the fog but bad, bad cravings and headache every second of the day

Day 11-14: My cruise control days, I didn't think about dipping much and craves were few and far between. Sleeping good but too much.

Day 15-21 Starting to get my energy level back up. Craves about 2-4 per day and short. The first thing every morning, I started to get an empty and sick feeling in my stomach when I thought about not being able to dip. Started losing my temper easily.

Day 22-25 No real changes, cruising along but feeling a little depressed. I started learning how to hate my addiction and was really mad about it.

Day 26- 30: Wow, I was starting to gain a lot of weight. Weird how I replaced Cope with Ice Cream and cake. I don't even eat sweets but here I am 10 lbs heavier. I don't care, I'm not dipping and the craves are mild.

Day 31-38: Freaking fog was back, some nasty craves and my temper way out of control. WTF!

Day 39-60: The roller coaster days. Mod craves followed by no craves, bad temper and mild depression. A difficult time but I was not giving up at this point.

Day 61-73: The best days by far. Seldom think about dip, temper is way better, sleeping like a normal person and just feeling pretty darn good. I am stacking up these good days to recharge my batteries and prepare for the next round of fights".

Day 74- 85: Really good days. Strong cravings when I have too many drinks so I have been careful with drinking. Normal days are now 0-1 crave. My temper has been completely under control for 2 weeks now.

Day 86-96: Zero craves, zero dip dreams and temper under control. The strong craves when I drink are also gone. I am disgusted when I see someone dip. Proudly watching my group hit HOF one at a time; which is just how we quit, one day at a time. My guard is still held high as I know the fight is far from over.

[Pinched]

I quit chewing tobacco on 10/12

Making today day 12 for me.

After chewing for 9 years I have finally decided to call it quits.

Its been a wild ride so far, but unlike anytime in the past where I "tried" I am resolute this time that I have had enough. I have wasted my money enough, I have left the house to run and get a tin more than enough times in my life and I don't need to any more.

Thanks

Impressive start. Great show of strength going that many days solo. I hope that you can use that same bravado to quit like a beast daily. Get to know your group and other people on here and you will be amazed what their support will mean to your quit.

You get out of KTC what you put into it. Posting Roll daily is the minimum I would like to see an individual like yourself do more than the minimum. There is a ton of helpful and distracting thing on here that can and will help you.

Welcome to the group brother.

[worktowin]

I wont be making any excuses. And I won't be using nicotine ever again.

I read the Tom Kern story here and everything really hit home for me.. I have 4 children like he did. I love them more than anything in this world, and if I took myself out of their lives before teaching them everything I know it would be very sad..

Also.. Now that I am 12 days in.. the first 12 days in my 9 year old sons life that I haven't chewed, I am resolute that I will never relive these 12 days again.. 12 days of thinking in a fog. 12 days of my mouth feeling weird.

Also, I don't want to tell them that I quit on quitting.. When I told my 9 year old son (my tough as nails 9 year old son who is the biggest stud on his football team) that I quit chewing, he started crying.. Because he was so happy that I finally quit..

I will be posting roll.. I thank you guys for this site, and your support.

-Ben

Dude, that's some powerful stuff right there. Glad you posted this in your intro. You'll have some craves for a while, but nothing you can't handle. Anytime one hits, get back on here and read that sentence about your son. That is some good quit shit there.

If you need another number let me know. Quitting is the best decision you've ever made.

[DippinDave911]

welcome ben,

glad i had the pleasure of talking with you a little bit in chat. i invite you to come into chat everynight if you can. me an paddy usually stalk them halls far into the wee hours of morning anyway.

seems like you are on the right track. proud to be quit with you and ill send you my number. need anything you know where i live....haha na just kiddin, shoot me a text or call or come to live chat. you know where to find me

dave - day 85

[MN_Ben]

I wont be making any excuses. And I won't be using nicotine ever again.

I read the Tom Kern story here and everything really hit home for me.. I have 4 children like he did. I love them more than anything in this world, and if I took myself out of their lives before teaching them everything I know it would be very sad..

Also.. Now that I am 12 days in.. the first 12 days in my 9 year old sons life that I haven't chewed, I am resolute that I will never relive these 12 days again.. 12 days of thinking in a fog. 12 days of my mouth feeling weird.

Also, I don't want to tell them that I quit on quitting.. When I told my 9 year old son (my tough as nails 9 year old son who is the biggest stud on his football team) that I quit chewing, he started crying.. Because he was so happy that I finally quit..

I will be posting roll.. I thank you guys for this site, and your support.

-Ben

[wmcatty]

Welcome to KTC Ben. What matters around here is that you want to quit for you. As you may suspect, most of the 16,000 boys and girls on this site are pretty hard core quitters that donÂ’t want to listen to any reasons, excuses or rationale for using nicotine. And they wonÂ’t listen no matter how hard you sugar coat it. What they will do is provide you with the tools to quit and help you along that rough patch of track. They will be there for you every step of the way to freedom. They will be there when you are hurting, when you are in the suck, when you feel like raging, venting or just talking to someone on the phone. Around here, we call that Brotherhood. First and foremost, you will need to post Roll. Roll is your daily promise to yourself and all of your new brothers and sisters that you will not use tobacco in any form that day. You will post your name and the number of days you are quit each day in the January 2014 quit group. Each and every day you will post your promise. No exceptions. That is the price of admission to KTC. Nothing more and nothing less. The reason you are put in January is that will be the month if you join us today that you will celebrate being 100 days free of nicotineÂ…your Hall of Fame date.
Now that you know the basics, it is time to read all you can on this site. Go to the welcome center tab at the top of this screen and that will get you started. Post roll and look up at your inbox (1). That is a personal message from me with my telephone number. Glad to see you took control of your life. Wayne

[Grizzfall]

Ben,
Welcome to the jan14 killers. Right at the buzzer too. This is going to be a good ride but we have to do it together. I quit with you today. See you on roll tomorrow. Be strong.
Grizzfall

[zam]

I quit chewing tobacco on 10/12

Making today day 12 for me.

After chewing for 9 years I have finally decided to call it quits.

Its been a wild ride so far, but unlike anytime in the past where I "tried" I am resolute this time that I have had enough. I have wasted my money enough, I have left the house to run and get a tin more than enough times in my life and I don't need to any more.

Thanks

congrats on a great decision (you don't even know yet how great). Brother, this is hard stuff, but it's doable. You've already started right by posting roll. Now just concentrate on keeping your word.. There is a TON of stuff to help with that on the web. You've obviously read a bit, so keep it up.
Post early, post often. Don't let a waking second go by without being bound by your post (your promise not to dip). Post with the BOMB (may12) if you want some extra accountability, or you just want to feel cool. I'm excited for you! (no homo)

[MN_Ben]

I quit chewing tobacco on 10/12

Making today day 12 for me.

After chewing for 9 years I have finally decided to call it quits.

Its been a wild ride so far, but unlike anytime in the past where I "tried" I am resolute this time that I have had enough. I have wasted my money enough, I have left the house to run and get a tin more than enough times in my life and I don't need to any more.

Thanks