horseman

[Derk40]

Ok, so I think that I have the nic bitch out of my system. Still a little foggy at times and have a hell of a time not eating everything in sight. Constantly want to stop and get something at every convience store I pass. Jaw hurts at times, like I want to grind my teeth, hard.
I have been using cans of shredded beef jerky, it is not to bad actually. Takes care of my cravings.
Showed the wife all the places I have stashed dip in the past. Crazy, but I really didnt know just how fucked up this stuff has made me. It is like I have been some crazy dude who has been cheating on my family with Nico the bitch.
It has cheated me out of time with my wife and time with my son.
Nicotene will not get ahold of me again. The fog is lifting and I can see you for the ugly nasty skank that that you are.
Now, off to get some ice cream. I may have to take up crossfit or something.

It really is amazing to look at the crazy sh*t we considered normal. Once we get outside and have a chance to look back, the insanity of it all becomes so clear. Welcome to the other side. Stay strong and stay quit.

Remember that the nicotine is physically out of your system, but it is far from from gone mentally. Buckle up because this is where you find out what you are made of.

We all go thru this and you are doing great. Eat all the ice cream you need and crossfit is a great idea. I think I ate a pint of ice cream each day for 40 days. Put on a few lbs, but it served its purpose. Ice cream is better than the altenative.

Keep battling bro. ODAAT. Continue to focus on today... that is the only way! Quit on!

[CaliforniaSlim]

Ok, so I think that I have the nic bitch out of my system. Still a little foggy at times and have a hell of a time not eating everything in sight. Constantly want to stop and get something at every convience store I pass. Jaw hurts at times, like I want to grind my teeth, hard.
I have been using cans of shredded beef jerky, it is not to bad actually. Takes care of my cravings.
Showed the wife all the places I have stashed dip in the past. Crazy, but I really didnt know just how fucked up this stuff has made me. It is like I have been some crazy dude who has been cheating on my family with Nico the bitch.
It has cheated me out of time with my wife and time with my son.
Nicotene will not get ahold of me again. The fog is lifting and I can see you for the ugly nasty skank that that you are.
Now, off to get some ice cream. I may have to take up crossfit or something.

It really is amazing to look at the crazy sh*t we considered normal. Once we get outside and have a chance to look back, the insanity of it all becomes so clear. Welcome to the other side. Stay strong and stay quit.

[brettlees]

Lots of celery. Lots and lots of celery. It's like eating water.

At times in the past I have used some of the strands of celery to fashion a fake dip too- the taste is strong and natural, and the consistency worked for me.

[ZillahCowboy]

Lots of celery. Lots and lots of celery. It's like eating water.

[horseman]

Ok, so I think that I have the nic bitch out of my system. Still a little foggy at times and have a hell of a time not eating everything in sight. Constantly want to stop and get something at every convience store I pass. Jaw hurts at times, like I want to grind my teeth, hard.
I have been using cans of shredded beef jerky, it is not to bad actually. Takes care of my cravings.
Showed the wife all the places I have stashed dip in the past. Crazy, but I really didnt know just how fucked up this stuff has made me. It is like I have been some crazy dude who has been cheating on my family with Nico the bitch.
It has cheated me out of time with my wife and time with my son.
Nicotene will not get ahold of me again. The fog is lifting and I can see you for the ugly nasty skank that that you are.
Now, off to get some ice cream. I may have to take up crossfit or something.

[Perseverance B.]

I doubt you'll be getting dressed at 1am to drive 30 minutes in a snowstorm to get a Rocky Road fix.

I don't know man....Rocky Road is some good shit.

Congrats on the quit. We're all fighting this together, there's power in numbers!

[SirDerek]

Made it through the day without a conflict. Lol, thanks to everyone for all the comments and support today. It really helped. Gonna reward myself with ice cream tonight. Might end up being a quitter with a big ice cream ass.

nice going new brother.

I too leaned on food when I quit. maybe a little too much (as yes it does start to taste soooooo much better). And when I did I gained 35 pounds in my first 120 days. But guess what. That is nothing compared to getting the nicotine out of my life,

yes that is a lot of weight, but when someone explained to me you can shed a few pounds easier than you can shed cancer, it did put it into perspective.

and since that time, I have went on to lose close to 50 pounds and am in the best shape of my life, and all at 42 years old.

So do what you must at this point in time, just never again with the poison.

And I will quit each day right beside you,

[Steakbomb18]

Horseman, proud to have you on the team and happy for you that you made it to day 4. I'm still relatively new to the quit (day 16), but I'll just say that all of my failed quits are in the past and I've been quit since I jumped on the KTC train. Keep posting roll and just know I quit with you. There's no quitting the quit now.

[zam]

Made it through the day without a conflict. Lol, thanks to everyone for all the comments and support today. It really helped. Gonna reward myself with ice cream tonight. Might end up being a quitter with a big ice cream ass.

Congrats, horseman. Do whatever it takes to keep your promise, don't worry about an ice cream ass. If you don't eat ice cream, you're not gonna get a head ache. You're not gonna have withdrawal from ice cream. You're not gonna leave tubs of ice cream to ferment on your dash. I doubt you'll be getting dressed at 1am to drive 30 minutes in a snowstorm to get a Rocky Road fix. You're not gonna purposely sit in the dark back corner of the school auditorium and miss all the good stuff during junior's band concert because you might be able to sneak in a bit of Mint Chocolate Chip without being noticed. So go ahead and chow down if it helps brother. Ice cream will never have the power to control you that nicotine had.
You are winning this time. You can do this thing. You're discomfort is only temporary....it gets better. WAY better. Just stay with the program.

[horseman]

Made it through the day without a conflict. Lol, thanks to everyone for all the comments and support today. It really helped. Gonna reward myself with ice cream tonight. Might end up being a quitter with a big ice cream ass.

[Gdubya]

Hey Horseman. If you want to quit you've come to the right place. So saddle up and slide n ride cowboy. Here that's going to mean read everything on this site and gather as many names and contacts as you can. Contacts of the vets that have gone before you and the folks in your quit group. Hey I think you can do it. You didn't wait on a stupid New Years resolution, just jumped in. Way to go. Check your inbox.

[NeonPanther]

Dude, one of my biggest fears about being quit was that I would take the rage out on my wife or children. I am truely not an angry person and I would not permit myself to behave that way around my family, ever. 12 years of marrage, my oldest son is 9 and he had never heard me raise my voice in anger. Sure the wife and I have had some doosies, but if I'm getting hot headed I leave for a bit.
But the night the Nic-rage and I threw a terrible temper-tantrum that ended with my entire family in tears and I broken hand after I punched a tree on my way out of the yard... Never again. Especially not durning the holidays. So I can't quit til after the holidays.
My intro title says "Almost there, Quit date dec 31st blah blah blah." Yet here I am on day 22 and not a tantrum has been thrown... at least not in or anywhere near my familys direction. The people here have helped me keep it in control.

I give you permission to punch someone in the throat. The Nic-bitch and her cravings. Punch them in the throat. Punch them over and over. I use the rage as fuel, just another, powerful reason to never, ever touch that poisonous shit again.

Also, I'm in the Army, others here are in other branches of military. Dip Galore, everywhere. I urge you to be clear with users arround you that you are Quit. They will either totally and respectfully support you because they want to be done with the poision too, or be total dicks about it. Now you know who to avoid if possible. I straight up told my dipping friends I am quit. Please do not offer me tobacco in any form. There is a chance I will take it from you, but only to destroy it. Should I ask for tobacco from you, in any form, you can only give it to me, ONLY after kicking me in my quitter balls as hard as you can.
I haven't caved, and I havent been kicked in the balls. To my surprise they have all been supportive, not one if them has made the slightest attempt to hurt my quit and one of them has even registered here... gotta get that bastard to post roll though...

Welcome and congratulations on making the best decision of your life!

[Mogul]

I have never heard of a "horseman" that wasn't tough enough to beat a weed. You might have to pull out a few weapons like KTC but you can win. I know you can.

Mogul

[Grizzlyhasclaws]

Congrats on quitting horseman. We are all nicotine addicts here, so please know that all the quitters here are just like you. The key thing to do here is to quit one day at a time. The way you do this is by posting roll in your group every damn day. This is your sacred promise to stay quit for that day. Once that promise is made, you have removed the possibility of nicotine from that day's equation. So do it every day, and do it first thing then caving to temptation will not be an option.

Welcome to freedom!!

[Spartanron]

Horseman, I quit Dec 23 2012, so we are exactly one year apart. I am 42 and was a 21 year dipper. You are going to have some quit momentum going into New Years. Have a good plan to make it through the New Year, go to bed early if you have to, stay off the road so you don't have to drive by a store that sells chew late at night/early in the morning. If you are anything like me you will hear a voice in your head on 12/31, tempting you. Do not fall for it. Be strong. Be quit