Done for Good

[basshaug]

I had a victory yesterday probably the best day of my quit so far. I have now quit one day at a time, 58 times in a row after being a slave for over 16 years, and am looking forward to many more +1's. Had some really tough days between days 37 and 42 and thought the craves would never lessen, the fog came back, but pushed through it with the help of many of my July quit brothers and KTC site. Now on with the story. I have coached baseball for the past 2 years for my 12 and 11 year old sons little league teams. The games usually last about 2 hrs including warmups, so last year I would have a chew in before I got there and couldn't wait to get back to the car after the game to throw in a big fattie. Anything over 3 -4 hours I would get the fog and get irritable, also I very rarely smiled with the fear I had some shit in my teeth. Well yesterday was a different story, we got to the field and they had changed the schedule up so we had a double header, which last year would have sent me into panic mode knowing it would be a good 5 hrs til my next one. I was pumped yesterday that we had 2 games and probably had the most fun coaching that I ever had, not thinking about the nic bitch at all and having a clear head made me 100 times better coach. I was able to have my complete focus on the kids and the game and my cheeks hurt when I got home from smiling so much. It is those moments at the ballpark and memories made with my boys that will keep me quit and coming back to this site every damn day. Quit on my brothers.

Hell yeah jhag. I quit with you man. I'm looking forward to being able to start really breaking down barriers and do the things I've pretty much never done without a dip.

Got my first fishing trip this weekend since my quit and I'm excited to see how it feels dip free.

[Grizzlyhasclaws]

I had a victory yesterday probably the best day of my quit so far. I have now quit one day at a time, 58 times in a row after being a slave for over 16 years, and am looking forward to many more +1's. Had some really tough days between days 37 and 42 and thought the craves would never lessen, the fog came back, but pushed through it with the help of many of my July quit brothers and KTC site. Now on with the story. I have coached baseball for the past 2 years for my 12 and 11 year old sons little league teams. The games usually last about 2 hrs including warmups, so last year I would have a chew in before I got there and couldn't wait to get back to the car after the game to throw in a big fattie. Anything over 3 -4 hours I would get the fog and get irritable, also I very rarely smiled with the fear I had some shit in my teeth. Well yesterday was a different story, we got to the field and they had changed the schedule up so we had a double header, which last year would have sent me into panic mode knowing it would be a good 5 hrs til my next one. I was pumped yesterday that we had 2 games and probably had the most fun coaching that I ever had, not thinking about the nic bitch at all and having a clear head made me 100 times better coach. I was able to have my complete focus on the kids and the game and my cheeks hurt when I got home from smiling so much. It is those moments at the ballpark and memories made with my boys that will keep me quit and coming back to this site every damn day. Quit on my brothers.

That's great. I love the ballpark and we certainly don't need tobacco to enjoy baseball. Good for you.

[jhaggerty]

I had a victory yesterday probably the best day of my quit so far. I have now quit one day at a time, 58 times in a row after being a slave for over 16 years, and am looking forward to many more +1's. Had some really tough days between days 37 and 42 and thought the craves would never lessen, the fog came back, but pushed through it with the help of many of my July quit brothers and KTC site. Now on with the story. I have coached baseball for the past 2 years for my 12 and 11 year old sons little league teams. The games usually last about 2 hrs including warmups, so last year I would have a chew in before I got there and couldn't wait to get back to the car after the game to throw in a big fattie. Anything over 3 -4 hours I would get the fog and get irritable, also I very rarely smiled with the fear I had some shit in my teeth. Well yesterday was a different story, we got to the field and they had changed the schedule up so we had a double header, which last year would have sent me into panic mode knowing it would be a good 5 hrs til my next one. I was pumped yesterday that we had 2 games and probably had the most fun coaching that I ever had, not thinking about the nic bitch at all and having a clear head made me 100 times better coach. I was able to have my complete focus on the kids and the game and my cheeks hurt when I got home from smiling so much. It is those moments at the ballpark and memories made with my boys that will keep me quit and coming back to this site every damn day. Quit on my brothers.

[yemtig]

Jhag.. Just wanted to post here about your awesome progress... I too, have approached a coworker to tell them that I will show them the way to quit.. Haha.. they all look at us like we have 3 eyes and are freaks!! But the thing is, we are the smart ones, the ones with the real cojones... Don't let them tell you otherwise... Keep up the quit and text me as always, I love to hear from real fucking quitters... QLF bro..

[G]

Took my family back to my folks house at the lake this past weekend for Easter and the opening of fishing season on the lake. I knew it would be a challenge for me as my brother dips constantly from when he wakes up til when he goes to bed, and to this point I have tried to avoid any situations where there would be any chewing going on. I also hadn't been fishing without dip or chew since I was a child. That being said I was well prepared for the weekend with all the tools to make it a dip free weekend, and honestly after seeing him dip constantly it was pretty fucking nasty and I didn't want any part of it. I want to help him quit but I know that is something he has to do on his own at some point. This shit is going to kill him and now I feel like it is my responsibility to do something about it. I told him how great it was to be free, its not impossible to do it, and raved about the KTC site. He seemed to avoid anything having to do with my quit and didn't want to hear about it at all, and was honestly a pretty awkward weekend around him. I just want to help him, but don't know how to go about it.

I do know one thing, the nic bitch is never getting her claws into this guy ever again.

You can't talk someone into quitting. It's funny how fast a brother or someone you've know your whole life and know the most embarrassing shit about will clam up and change the subject when it comes to talking about quitting. You and I were the same way, man, until the light bulb went off.

Keep doing what you're doing and when he gets sick of being a slave, he'll ask and have a serious discussion.

[jhaggerty]

Took my family back to my folks house at the lake this past weekend for Easter and the opening of fishing season on the lake. I knew it would be a challenge for me as my brother dips constantly from when he wakes up til when he goes to bed, and to this point I have tried to avoid any situations where there would be any chewing going on. I also hadn't been fishing without dip or chew since I was a child. That being said I was well prepared for the weekend with all the tools to make it a dip free weekend, and honestly after seeing him dip constantly it was pretty fucking nasty and I didn't want any part of it. I want to help him quit but I know that is something he has to do on his own at some point. This shit is going to kill him and now I feel like it is my responsibility to do something about it. I told him how great it was to be free, its not impossible to do it, and raved about the KTC site. He seemed to avoid anything having to do with my quit and didn't want to hear about it at all, and was honestly a pretty awkward weekend around him. I just want to help him, but don't know how to go about it.

I do know one thing, the nic bitch is never getting her claws into this guy ever again.

[yemtig]

I am now 15 days into my quit and I'm starting to feel a hell of a lot better physically, but still beating the shit out of the cravings when they come.

I fucking hate Big Tobacco with a passion, and am so angry with myself for being so blind for so long.  All the money wasted, all the time with my kids and wife when I should have been enjoying the moment and I was thinking about when and where I could sneak my next one.  I can now look in the mirror every morning and be happy with what I see now that I am taking control back.  I never want to go through the first 3 days again, pure hell!!!  Exercise has been my biggest outlet and best way to calm myself down.  This site kicks ass and I look forward to posting roll every fucking day and meeting more bad ass quitters every day.

Had my first dip dream last night and it was so real.  I woke up in fucking cold sweat thinking that I let everyone down.  I was so relieved when I realized I hadn't.  Funny thing is I turned it down in my dream and was telling people about this site, then somehow it was there.  Got up at 5 AM ran 4 miles and posted roll for another day.

Keep up the good work man! I know how you feel about big tobacco, you/we/everyone on KTC never really realize it until you are on the other side. Keep up the good quit and damn proud of you staying 100% on roll!
The dip dreams suck. I've had two now and the feeling of letting myself and others down is very real. The good part is knowing it was just a BS dream. Quit on!

mb289

Hey haggerty, sounds like you are kicking some ass... Not looking forward to a dip dream, but will deal with it if and when it happens.. You need anything you have my digits.. I QLF with you today...

yemtig

[mb289]

I am now 15 days into my quit and I'm starting to feel a hell of a lot better physically, but still beating the shit out of the cravings when they come.

I fucking hate Big Tobacco with a passion, and am so angry with myself for being so blind for so long.  All the money wasted, all the time with my kids and wife when I should have been enjoying the moment and I was thinking about when and where I could sneak my next one.  I can now look in the mirror every morning and be happy with what I see now that I am taking control back.  I never want to go through the first 3 days again, pure hell!!!  Exercise has been my biggest outlet and best way to calm myself down.  This site kicks ass and I look forward to posting roll every fucking day and meeting more bad ass quitters every day.

Had my first dip dream last night and it was so real.  I woke up in fucking cold sweat thinking that I let everyone down.  I was so relieved when I realized I hadn't.  Funny thing is I turned it down in my dream and was telling people about this site, then somehow it was there.  Got up at 5 AM ran 4 miles and posted roll for another day.

Keep up the good work man! I know how you feel about big tobacco, you/we/everyone on KTC never really realize it until you are on the other side. Keep up the good quit and damn proud of you staying 100% on roll!

The dip dreams suck. I've had two now and the feeling of letting myself and others down is very real. The good part is knowing it was just a BS dream. Quit on!

mb289

[montanaman]

I am now 15 days into my quit and I'm starting to feel a hell of a lot better physically, but still beating the shit out of the cravings when they come.

I fucking hate Big Tobacco with a passion, and am so angry with myself for being so blind for so long. All the money wasted, all the time with my kids and wife when I should have been enjoying the moment and I was thinking about when and where I could sneak my next one. I can now look in the mirror every morning and be happy with what I see now that I am taking control back. I never want to go through the first 3 days again, pure hell!!! Exercise has been my biggest outlet and best way to calm myself down. This site kicks ass and I look forward to posting roll every fucking day and meeting more bad ass quitters every day.

Had my first dip dream last night and it was so real. I woke up in fucking cold sweat thinking that I let everyone down. I was so relieved when I realized I hadn't. Funny thing is I turned it down in my dream and was telling people about this site, then somehow it was there. Got up at 5 AM ran 4 miles and posted roll for another day.

Keep up the good work man! I know how you feel about big tobacco, you/we/everyone on KTC never really realize it until you are on the other side. Keep up the good quit and damn proud of you staying 100% on roll!

[Grizzlyhasclaws]

I am now 15 days into my quit and I'm starting to feel a hell of a lot better physically, but still beating the shit out of the cravings when they come.

I fucking hate Big Tobacco with a passion, and am so angry with myself for being so blind for so long. All the money wasted, all the time with my kids and wife when I should have been enjoying the moment and I was thinking about when and where I could sneak my next one. I can now look in the mirror every morning and be happy with what I see now that I am taking control back. I never want to go through the first 3 days again, pure hell!!! Exercise has been my biggest outlet and best way to calm myself down. This site kicks ass and I look forward to posting roll every fucking day and meeting more bad ass quitters every day.

Had my first dip dream last night and it was so real. I woke up in fucking cold sweat thinking that I let everyone down. I was so relieved when I realized I hadn't. Funny thing is I turned it down in my dream and was telling people about this site, then somehow it was there. Got up at 5 AM ran 4 miles and posted roll for another day.

Great work! Keep it up. You, my friend, are kicking some serious ass!

[jhaggerty]

I am now 15 days into my quit and I'm starting to feel a hell of a lot better physically, but still beating the shit out of the cravings when they come.

I fucking hate Big Tobacco with a passion, and am so angry with myself for being so blind for so long. All the money wasted, all the time with my kids and wife when I should have been enjoying the moment and I was thinking about when and where I could sneak my next one. I can now look in the mirror every morning and be happy with what I see now that I am taking control back. I never want to go through the first 3 days again, pure hell!!! Exercise has been my biggest outlet and best way to calm myself down. This site kicks ass and I look forward to posting roll every fucking day and meeting more bad ass quitters every day.

Had my first dip dream last night and it was so real. I woke up in fucking cold sweat thinking that I let everyone down. I was so relieved when I realized I hadn't. Funny thing is I turned it down in my dream and was telling people about this site, then somehow it was there. Got up at 5 AM ran 4 miles and posted roll for another day.

[Steakbomb18]

Awesome intro brother; it oozes badassness (taking control, flushing the dip, ripping off the patch). I think you'll find very quickly that once the fog clears and you can look at yourself in the mirror as a free man, that sense of freedom will be overwhelming. It will bring you joy. But it will also cause you conflict. You'll be conflicted by your joy of freedom against nic-bitch cravings. However, there are differences this time compared to all those other failures from the past:

- accountability (yourself, your family, and everyone you post that daily promise to here at KTC. You may as well start wearing a t-shirt that says I quit nicotine today)

- brotherhood - you promise to quit with me and I promise to quit with you. I'll do anything in my power to keep that promise and help others who ask for it to keep that promise. That's how things work around here.

- Freedom - you now know how good this feels. Don't let go of it..it gets even better (you've hardly scratched the surface).

- knowledge - read and learn. I imagine you already know more now about quitting than you've ever known.

One day at a time, you own this quit.

[jhaggerty]

Thanks to everyone for all the resources and support. I'm foggy as hell right now but ready to kick this addictions ass. I am committed and wont let you down, and am proud to quit with all of you today.

[Pinched]

Jessie,
Welcome to KTC, I am so glad to see that you have realized this early that you are an addict. I am too. Here are a few pointers that might help you and your family as your quit progresses:

1 - quit for you and you alone, let everyone enjoy the luxury of your being around longer

2 - post roll daily here, you seem to have this covered

3 - meet fellow quitters and exchange phone numbers, this will become more valuable to you than anything else

4 - get family buy in and support, here is one helpful document Spousal Support

5 - read the stories here

6 - focus on today only, never tomorrow, or in a week or anytime but today

7 - find an alternative and have that alternative with you at all times (fake dip, candy, lots of water)

P.S. The above underlined and Bold words are links to other places on this site (all safe).

P

[MCO]

Welcome to KTC Jessie. You've made a great decision to quit, it will not be easy but if you drink the kool-aid and follow the advice of the vets here you will find it's not as difficult as you thought. Let me know if you ever need anything. I quit with you today.

MCO