Hello, and My day 2

[srans]

Every time I see a man smoking a cigar, I see him sucking a cock. I guess some men like this.

One cigar can contain as much nicotine as one pack of cigarettes. The nicotine enters through your saliva glands just like chew does. I found this interesting when I first read it.

Now thanks to mogul i have a different approach to not smoking cigars. Thank you mogul!

[Mogul]

Every time I see a man smoking a cigar, I see him sucking a cock. I guess some men like this.

[Grizzlyhasclaws]

Dinged 80 today, and shamefully, I haven't been a particularly active poster.  Current observations are that I'm feeling very resolute about not dipping, but I am really hitting the smokey mountain and gum hard still.  I have cut out seeds for the last 6 days to try to drop some of the sodium/bloating.  I'd feel better if I can just stick with gum and drop the SM, but it is very hard.  When I get up or after a meal, if I can't find the SM, I get panicky the same way that I did when I couldn't get my hands on dip in that situation.

Still good news and no reason to worry.  I can deal with the SM later after some more distance between me and dip.  Other good news -- my back is finally healing up pretty well.  I've been doing PT for 3 months (the back injury/PT is essentially coextensive with my quit) and making good progress.  I'm getting back to running, and have been banging out 4 milers with some regularity.  Going to try a long run this weekend, and if I make it through, I may try to salvage the half-marathon that I've run for 2 years in a row.  Being able to work out has made the quitting easier. 

Getting ready for some out of town guests next weekend and a day at the horse track.  This typically entails cigars, which I know I have to pass on.  This will be my first (thankfully) event with any sort of peer pressure.  I'm sure I'll do fine, and have a week to strategize.

Congrats on 80....it is great to watch. Watch out for the horses and cigars combo. For me it was horses and Cope. And breaking that bond for the first time was tough. But make a plan. Execute the plan. Stick with the plan. I still have my horses. And I lost the Cope 90 days ago! :-) Quit with you brother.
ZC

Well done on 80!! Cigars pose such a problem to me because I don't think of them the same as dip, but it is nicotine none the less. Stay strong and upwind from the poisonous smoldering cancer log.

80 days. Well done. Congrats and quit on.

Cigars are the same as dip. Both are addictive and both will kill you.

[slinger]

Dinged 80 today, and shamefully, I haven't been a particularly active poster.  Current observations are that I'm feeling very resolute about not dipping, but I am really hitting the smokey mountain and gum hard still.  I have cut out seeds for the last 6 days to try to drop some of the sodium/bloating.  I'd feel better if I can just stick with gum and drop the SM, but it is very hard.  When I get up or after a meal, if I can't find the SM, I get panicky the same way that I did when I couldn't get my hands on dip in that situation.

Still good news and no reason to worry.  I can deal with the SM later after some more distance between me and dip.  Other good news -- my back is finally healing up pretty well.  I've been doing PT for 3 months (the back injury/PT is essentially coextensive with my quit) and making good progress.  I'm getting back to running, and have been banging out 4 milers with some regularity.  Going to try a long run this weekend, and if I make it through, I may try to salvage the half-marathon that I've run for 2 years in a row.  Being able to work out has made the quitting easier. 

Getting ready for some out of town guests next weekend and a day at the horse track.  This typically entails cigars, which I know I have to pass on.  This will be my first (thankfully) event with any sort of peer pressure.  I'm sure I'll do fine, and have a week to strategize.

Congrats on 80....it is great to watch. Watch out for the horses and cigars combo. For me it was horses and Cope. And breaking that bond for the first time was tough. But make a plan. Execute the plan. Stick with the plan. I still have my horses. And I lost the Cope 90 days ago! :-) Quit with you brother.
ZC

Well done on 80!! Cigars pose such a problem to me because I don't think of them the same as dip, but it is nicotine none the less. Stay strong and upwind from the poisonous smoldering cancer log.

80 days. Well done. Congrats and quit on.

[rtpope]

Dinged 80 today, and shamefully, I haven't been a particularly active poster.  Current observations are that I'm feeling very resolute about not dipping, but I am really hitting the smokey mountain and gum hard still.  I have cut out seeds for the last 6 days to try to drop some of the sodium/bloating.  I'd feel better if I can just stick with gum and drop the SM, but it is very hard.  When I get up or after a meal, if I can't find the SM, I get panicky the same way that I did when I couldn't get my hands on dip in that situation.

Still good news and no reason to worry.  I can deal with the SM later after some more distance between me and dip.  Other good news -- my back is finally healing up pretty well.  I've been doing PT for 3 months (the back injury/PT is essentially coextensive with my quit) and making good progress.  I'm getting back to running, and have been banging out 4 milers with some regularity.  Going to try a long run this weekend, and if I make it through, I may try to salvage the half-marathon that I've run for 2 years in a row.  Being able to work out has made the quitting easier. 

Getting ready for some out of town guests next weekend and a day at the horse track.  This typically entails cigars, which I know I have to pass on.  This will be my first (thankfully) event with any sort of peer pressure.  I'm sure I'll do fine, and have a week to strategize.

Congrats on 80....it is great to watch. Watch out for the horses and cigars combo. For me it was horses and Cope. And breaking that bond for the first time was tough. But make a plan. Execute the plan. Stick with the plan. I still have my horses. And I lost the Cope 90 days ago! :-) Quit with you brother.
ZC

Well done on 80!! Cigars pose such a problem to me because I don't think of them the same as dip, but it is nicotine none the less. Stay strong and upwind from the poisonous smoldering cancer log.

[ZillahCowboy]

Dinged 80 today, and shamefully, I haven't been a particularly active poster. Current observations are that I'm feeling very resolute about not dipping, but I am really hitting the smokey mountain and gum hard still. I have cut out seeds for the last 6 days to try to drop some of the sodium/bloating. I'd feel better if I can just stick with gum and drop the SM, but it is very hard. When I get up or after a meal, if I can't find the SM, I get panicky the same way that I did when I couldn't get my hands on dip in that situation.

Still good news and no reason to worry. I can deal with the SM later after some more distance between me and dip. Other good news -- my back is finally healing up pretty well. I've been doing PT for 3 months (the back injury/PT is essentially coextensive with my quit) and making good progress. I'm getting back to running, and have been banging out 4 milers with some regularity. Going to try a long run this weekend, and if I make it through, I may try to salvage the half-marathon that I've run for 2 years in a row. Being able to work out has made the quitting easier.

Getting ready for some out of town guests next weekend and a day at the horse track. This typically entails cigars, which I know I have to pass on. This will be my first (thankfully) event with any sort of peer pressure. I'm sure I'll do fine, and have a week to strategize.

Congrats on 80....it is great to watch. Watch out for the horses and cigars combo. For me it was horses and Cope. And breaking that bond for the first time was tough. But make a plan. Execute the plan. Stick with the plan. I still have my horses. And I lost the Cope 90 days ago! :-) Quit with you brother.
ZC

[Compton]

Dinged 80 today, and shamefully, I haven't been a particularly active poster. Current observations are that I'm feeling very resolute about not dipping, but I am really hitting the smokey mountain and gum hard still. I have cut out seeds for the last 6 days to try to drop some of the sodium/bloating. I'd feel better if I can just stick with gum and drop the SM, but it is very hard. When I get up or after a meal, if I can't find the SM, I get panicky the same way that I did when I couldn't get my hands on dip in that situation.

Still good news and no reason to worry. I can deal with the SM later after some more distance between me and dip. Other good news -- my back is finally healing up pretty well. I've been doing PT for 3 months (the back injury/PT is essentially coextensive with my quit) and making good progress. I'm getting back to running, and have been banging out 4 milers with some regularity. Going to try a long run this weekend, and if I make it through, I may try to salvage the half-marathon that I've run for 2 years in a row. Being able to work out has made the quitting easier.

Getting ready for some out of town guests next weekend and a day at the horse track. This typically entails cigars, which I know I have to pass on. This will be my first (thankfully) event with any sort of peer pressure. I'm sure I'll do fine, and have a week to strategize.

[brettlees]

Day 38. Feeling a bit foggy/unfocused the last couple days, but still resolute.

Keep it going Compton- by now you know you can get through whatever comes your way- just be ready and take it on.

Wanna know what helped fire my quit through the blahs around the 30s-50s? Learning more about nicotine addiciton and how damned evil and poisonous it really is. Lots of stuff in the Welcome Center, and I like this article too: Nicotine Addiction 101 It pissed me off so bad that my quit was rejuvenated in a big way.

Keep it up man you're doing it!

[Compton]

Day 38. Feeling a bit foggy/unfocused the last couple days, but still resolute.

[peters6278]

Day 29!  Still feeling strong.  Still abusing seeds/gum/fake dip, but no serious temptation to use the real thing in a while. 

In a case of bad timing, I cracked a crown on a tooth (chomping down on hard candy) and had to pay the dentist a visit for a (thankfully easy) repair.  I was going to try to wait until 60 days or do for the first "clean" dentist visit, but it was a nice trip anyway.  I got a high-five from the dentist when I told him I had been nicotine/dip free for 28 days.  I'm heading back tomorrow for an overdue cleaning.

Nice work. Yeah, no point in holding off on the cleaning. My 6-month checkup/cleaning just happend to come up in the second week of my quit. Back in my previous life when I was dipping, I used to think that my coffee drinking was the predominant reason for having, let's just say, less-than-brilliant white teeth. Turns out it had more to do with the stinky brown weed I had been shoving in my face. I still drink coffee like it's going out of style....but damn my teeth are white!

Unrelated, throw me into the Michigan / UofM alum bucket with Compton and Diesel! I too love me some good pie.

[Compton]

Day 29! Still feeling strong. Still abusing seeds/gum/fake dip, but no serious temptation to use the real thing in a while.

In a case of bad timing, I cracked a crown on a tooth (chomping down on hard candy) and had to pay the dentist a visit for a (thankfully easy) repair. I was going to try to wait until 60 days or do for the first "clean" dentist visit, but it was a nice trip anyway. I got a high-five from the dentist when I told him I had been nicotine/dip free for 28 days. I'm heading back tomorrow for an overdue cleaning.

[Compton]

Day 25!  I've had several "cave nightmares" since this started, but last night I had a dream with a much better twist on the theme.  I was sitting around a picnic table with a bunch of high school buddies somewhere near where I grew up (MI).  Although the dream took place in a location involving my past, it was a "present tense" dream.  In other words, I was about the same age I am now, and we were talking about how I was visiting from KY.

Two guys threw in lippers, and one asked if I wanted in.  Not only did I decline, but I was actually grossed out by the thought.  Not as one who had quit and was trying to stay quit, but was one who had never even dipped to start with.

I'm sure avoiding temptation is not going to be as effortless as it was in that dream, but it was a good dream nonetheless.

Muskrat tempters...lol.

Fun fact: Compton and I grew up in the same SMALL city and went to the same grade school, Jr High and high school. He was two grades behind me, but much smarter, hence he went go University of Michigan and is now a lawyer while I went to Eastern Michigan and am not a lawyer. Lol.

Bottom line, don't mess with us or you will get a 810 beat down!!!

Funner fact: I didn't realize who Diesel was until at least a week after joining. Small world!

[Diesel2112]

Day 25!  I've had several "cave nightmares" since this started, but last night I had a dream with a much better twist on the theme.  I was sitting around a picnic table with a bunch of high school buddies somewhere near where I grew up (MI).  Although the dream took place in a location involving my past, it was a "present tense" dream.  In other words, I was about the same age I am now, and we were talking about how I was visiting from KY.

Two guys threw in lippers, and one asked if I wanted in.  Not only did I decline, but I was actually grossed out by the thought.  Not as one who had quit and was trying to stay quit, but was one who had never even dipped to start with.

I'm sure avoiding temptation is not going to be as effortless as it was in that dream, but it was a good dream nonetheless.

Muskrat tempters...lol.

Fun fact: Compton and I grew up in the same SMALL city and went to the same grade school, Jr High and high school. He was two grades behind me, but much smarter, hence he went go University of Michigan and is now a lawyer while I went to Eastern Michigan and am not a lawyer. Lol.

Bottom line, don't mess with us or you will get a 810 beat down!!!

For some reason I'm picturing you guys tag teaming an apple pie.

I do like pie...

[Grizzlyhasclaws]

Day 25!  I've had several "cave nightmares" since this started, but last night I had a dream with a much better twist on the theme.  I was sitting around a picnic table with a bunch of high school buddies somewhere near where I grew up (MI).  Although the dream took place in a location involving my past, it was a "present tense" dream.  In other words, I was about the same age I am now, and we were talking about how I was visiting from KY.

Two guys threw in lippers, and one asked if I wanted in.  Not only did I decline, but I was actually grossed out by the thought.  Not as one who had quit and was trying to stay quit, but was one who had never even dipped to start with.

I'm sure avoiding temptation is not going to be as effortless as it was in that dream, but it was a good dream nonetheless.

Muskrat tempters...lol.

Fun fact: Compton and I grew up in the same SMALL city and went to the same grade school, Jr High and high school. He was two grades behind me, but much smarter, hence he went go University of Michigan and is now a lawyer while I went to Eastern Michigan and am not a lawyer. Lol.

Bottom line, don't mess with us or you will get a 810 beat down!!!

For some reason I'm picturing you guys tag teaming an apple pie.

[Diesel2112]

Day 25! I've had several "cave nightmares" since this started, but last night I had a dream with a much better twist on the theme. I was sitting around a picnic table with a bunch of high school buddies somewhere near where I grew up (MI). Although the dream took place in a location involving my past, it was a "present tense" dream. In other words, I was about the same age I am now, and we were talking about how I was visiting from KY.

Two guys threw in lippers, and one asked if I wanted in. Not only did I decline, but I was actually grossed out by the thought. Not as one who had quit and was trying to stay quit, but was one who had never even dipped to start with.

I'm sure avoiding temptation is not going to be as effortless as it was in that dream, but it was a good dream nonetheless.

Muskrat tempters...lol.

Fun fact: Compton and I grew up in the same SMALL city and went to the same grade school, Jr High and high school. He was two grades behind me, but much smarter, hence he went go University of Michigan and is now a lawyer while I went to Eastern Michigan and am not a lawyer. Lol.

Bottom line, don't mess with us or you will get a 810 beat down!!!