Intro from NW Wisconsin

[Grizzlyhasclaws]

I like your attitude. The only thing I may suggest is to save some bucks by switching to seeds or fireballs. That fricking jerky is expensive. Keep up the bad ass quit, post roll every day, and you will naturally get tons of support here. I quit with you today.

[THansen2413]

Awesome stuff! I'm 88 days quit and feel awesome! I was discouraged for quite some time because I was using Smokey Mountain and thought I was trading real dip for fake dip. Figured I'd never get over that oral fixation of having something packed nice and tight in the lower lip. Around day 50 I realized I was just throwing my money away on Smokey Mountain. I didn't need it mentally. I went a day without it, and survived. 2 days, 3 days, and so forth and I was still functioning. Hell I was functioning better than when I used the real shit. Now days and this is no lie... I throw in a piece of gum at the start of my shift, and I throw in a new piece after my lunch break. I seriously chew, 2 pieces of gum per day, that's it. This is coming from a 1 1/4 can per day for about 10 years, with a few "breaks" in that 10 yrs. There will come a day, much like the suck phase, where you realize you don't need anything packed in your lip. You're doing a killer job so far.... quitting w/you today! Btw, SE Minnesota here, Skol Vikes 'winker'

[Doc Chewfree]

I just wanted to add a word of caution and warn you to be on the look out for the "just one" bullshit that will undoubtedly be rattling around in your head from time to time. You quit like a badass and that might give you a little bit of swagger. The worst thing you could do is justify "just one can't hurt. After all, I quit like a badass before and I can do it again on Monday."

"Just one" will absolutely show up in your thoughts. Recognize it for what it is (your biggest enemy) and keep on quitting.

There is no fricking way I will ever do the "just one", but I appreciate the heads-up! I've been reading like crazy, and learning alot here at KTC. This shit is over, for once Cope is now MY bitch, and I've kicked her ass to the curb!!

If I get the urge, I'll be reaching out to for the needed slap to the face ... ;)

I likey!
Your quit is giving me a half quit chub. Keep it up and post roll EDD. I'll be here watching and helping if you want.

[quitter123]

Welcome Aboard Smeds!!! I quit with you today from Madison WI. I use Smokey Mountain. Mostly for the big trigger activities. Golf, Fishing, Hunting, etc. I get it at walmart. Let me know if you want some digits.

Quitter123.

[30isEnuff]

I just wanted to add a word of caution and warn you to be on the look out for the "just one" bullshit that will undoubtedly be rattling around in your head from time to time. You quit like a badass and that might give you a little bit of swagger. The worst thing you could do is justify "just one can't hurt. After all, I quit like a badass before and I can do it again on Monday."

"Just one" will absolutely show up in your thoughts. Recognize it for what it is (your biggest enemy) and keep on quitting.

There is no fricking way I will ever do the "just one", but I appreciate the heads-up! I've been reading like crazy, and learning alot here at KTC. This shit is over, for once Cope is now MY bitch, and I've kicked her ass to the curb!!

If I get the urge, I'll be reaching out to for the needed slap to the face ... ;)

Welcome to the Best of Your Life.
The more you're quit, the more you'll realize (like I did) that "being quit" is real living.
Nicotine infested brains don't think real well, except to want more poison.
We were not born with the poison in our mouths...Proud that you are here. Stick around.
Take what you need, give what you can and leave the bitchin' to the bitches.
ODAAT and NAFAR = One Day at a Time and Never Again for any Reason.
Remember, 1 problem + nicotine = 2 problems, we have enuff problems already...LOL
One dip is too many, 10,000 dips is never enuff! So glad you have had enuff!!
You're not here by accident.
Cheers to You and your family.

[Smeds]

I just wanted to add a word of caution and warn you to be on the look out for the "just one" bullshit that will undoubtedly be rattling around in your head from time to time. You quit like a badass and that might give you a little bit of swagger. The worst thing you could do is justify "just one can't hurt. After all, I quit like a badass before and I can do it again on Monday."

"Just one" will absolutely show up in your thoughts. Recognize it for what it is (your biggest enemy) and keep on quitting.

There is no fricking way I will ever do the "just one", but I appreciate the heads-up! I've been reading like crazy, and learning alot here at KTC. This shit is over, for once Cope is now MY bitch, and I've kicked her ass to the curb!!

If I get the urge, I'll be reaching out to for the needed slap to the face ... ;)

[Minny]

I just wanted to add a word of caution and warn you to be on the look out for the "just one" bullshit that will undoubtedly be rattling around in your head from time to time. You quit like a badass and that might give you a little bit of swagger. The worst thing you could do is justify "just one can't hurt. After all, I quit like a badass before and I can do it again on Monday."

"Just one" will absolutely show up in your thoughts. Recognize it for what it is (your biggest enemy) and keep on quitting.

[SirDerek]

Thanks guys, I appreciate the responses. I chalk up my success "solo" as many have put it to the fact I told everybody I knew (including my 82 year old mom), "I quit chewing today". The more people I told, the more I knew I could potentially let down.

Got called out on the July roll call for stating I've been quit 37 days, but only having 3 posts. Remember fellas, some come on here After they quit. Tough for me to post 37 times on a workday!! I will come on and roll call every AM though, because I realize we are all in this together. Chew is a bitch, and I'm kicking her ass to the curb!

love this in multiple ways.

First great job on getting that month + on your own, that in of itself is huge, but I rather say and wish there were more, who were as smart as you who jump in after a certain number of days knowing that they need that little extra help to remain quit (and to work being quit into their life), So kudo's to you.

Second, yes like a lot of others I used fake (Hooch) just as the regular into about 80 days, then all of a sudden just did not need it as much and found in another month or two I barely used at all (though still keep it on hand for the toughest times).

And yes you may get some who jump the gun and call each other out. but what else to expect from a group of guys going through the mental game of quitting where the insides of each of us are re-writing on a daily basis to work without the poison we had used.

great job and yell if you need.

[agh2o]

I'm working on the oral fixation part with Jack Link's Jerky Chew, but I find I'm treating it very similar to the old ways. I would LOVE to get over this part, and simply NOT have anything in my lip. Hopefully that'll come in time ... but for now I can promise I will no longer chew tobacco! Musky season opens this weekend, and I sure spent a lot of time chewing both during fishing and hunting. It'll be tough, but also 100% worth it. I'm quit!

Welcome aboard my man! As for the oral fixation... it'll go away, eventually.

For me, I chewed the fake stuff a good 200+ days into my quit all day every day. And then one day I just didn't reach for it and didn't need it. I'd say use whatever you need to to keep the real stuff out of your mouth. The oral fixation (all jokes aside) is the least of your worries.

Congrats on a great start to your quit!

chewie

Welcome smeds. You've got one of the badest ass quitters watching your quit there with Chewie.
Your story is like many of ours. I am 104 days quit after 36+yrs chewing and am dominating some sunflower seeds as I write this. As it has been explained to me before, we are here to quit nicotine. Compared to that the rest is somewhat meaningless. Do whatever it takes not to put nic in your system. Like chewie said, one day you won't need it. I'm still waiting on that day but I would rather use fake chew and seeds the rest of my life than chew one more time.
Get involved on the site and remember that you can do anything you did with chew better without.
PM me if you need anything.

Yeah, I am a total Hooch junky. I bet you would really like spitfire. Reminds me a bit of the Copenhagen with the whiskey in it, although I was always a slave to the Kodiak Bear.
Anyway, I have been going through about a tin a day for 119 days. Luckily they are cheaper than Kodiak, and my lips feel much better without all the fiberglass.
Sometimes these days I find myself leaving the house without my Hooch, which is unfathomable a few months ago, when I would have a panic attack thinking about facing a day at work without my fake chew.
I am assuming it will continue to be less important. Have been worried about it some, but seeing that Chewie had 200 days of fake makes me feel better.
Great to have you on-board Smeds.

I use the fake as well. Didn't order any until about 20 days post quit but it has helped especially when I am around other Nic addicts or have sudden strong triggers. I don't use it all the time but always have some available to me.

The fake stuff really helps me get through the times where I would always be dipping in the past - hunting/fishing/hanging with my nicotine junkie friends...

Anything to not put the poison in your lip.

[E&C's Dad]

I'm working on the oral fixation part with Jack Link's Jerky Chew, but I find I'm treating it very similar to the old ways. I would LOVE to get over this part, and simply NOT have anything in my lip. Hopefully that'll come in time ... but for now I can promise I will no longer chew tobacco! Musky season opens this weekend, and I sure spent a lot of time chewing both during fishing and hunting. It'll be tough, but also 100% worth it. I'm quit!

Welcome aboard my man! As for the oral fixation... it'll go away, eventually.

For me, I chewed the fake stuff a good 200+ days into my quit all day every day. And then one day I just didn't reach for it and didn't need it. I'd say use whatever you need to to keep the real stuff out of your mouth. The oral fixation (all jokes aside) is the least of your worries.

Congrats on a great start to your quit!

chewie

Welcome smeds. You've got one of the badest ass quitters watching your quit there with Chewie.
Your story is like many of ours. I am 104 days quit after 36+yrs chewing and am dominating some sunflower seeds as I write this. As it has been explained to me before, we are here to quit nicotine. Compared to that the rest is somewhat meaningless. Do whatever it takes not to put nic in your system. Like chewie said, one day you won't need it. I'm still waiting on that day but I would rather use fake chew and seeds the rest of my life than chew one more time.
Get involved on the site and remember that you can do anything you did with chew better without.
PM me if you need anything.

Yeah, I am a total Hooch junky. I bet you would really like spitfire. Reminds me a bit of the Copenhagen with the whiskey in it, although I was always a slave to the Kodiak Bear.
Anyway, I have been going through about a tin a day for 119 days. Luckily they are cheaper than Kodiak, and my lips feel much better without all the fiberglass.
Sometimes these days I find myself leaving the house without my Hooch, which is unfathomable a few months ago, when I would have a panic attack thinking about facing a day at work without my fake chew.
I am assuming it will continue to be less important. Have been worried about it some, but seeing that Chewie had 200 days of fake makes me feel better.
Great to have you on-board Smeds.

I use the fake as well. Didn't order any until about 20 days post quit but it has helped especially when I am around other Nic addicts or have sudden strong triggers. I don't use it all the time but always have some available to me.

[Lipizzaner]

I'm working on the oral fixation part with Jack Link's Jerky Chew, but I find I'm treating it very similar to the old ways. I would LOVE to get over this part, and simply NOT have anything in my lip. Hopefully that'll come in time ... but for now I can promise I will no longer chew tobacco! Musky season opens this weekend, and I sure spent a lot of time chewing both during fishing and hunting. It'll be tough, but also 100% worth it. I'm quit!

Welcome aboard my man! As for the oral fixation... it'll go away, eventually.

For me, I chewed the fake stuff a good 200+ days into my quit all day every day. And then one day I just didn't reach for it and didn't need it. I'd say use whatever you need to to keep the real stuff out of your mouth. The oral fixation (all jokes aside) is the least of your worries.

Congrats on a great start to your quit!

chewie

Welcome smeds. You've got one of the badest ass quitters watching your quit there with Chewie.
Your story is like many of ours. I am 104 days quit after 36+yrs chewing and am dominating some sunflower seeds as I write this. As it has been explained to me before, we are here to quit nicotine. Compared to that the rest is somewhat meaningless. Do whatever it takes not to put nic in your system. Like chewie said, one day you won't need it. I'm still waiting on that day but I would rather use fake chew and seeds the rest of my life than chew one more time.
Get involved on the site and remember that you can do anything you did with chew better without.
PM me if you need anything.

Yeah, I am a total Hooch junky. I bet you would really like spitfire. Reminds me a bit of the Copenhagen with the whiskey in it, although I was always a slave to the Kodiak Bear.
Anyway, I have been going through about a tin a day for 119 days. Luckily they are cheaper than Kodiak, and my lips feel much better without all the fiberglass.
Sometimes these days I find myself leaving the house without my Hooch, which is unfathomable a few months ago, when I would have a panic attack thinking about facing a day at work without my fake chew.
I am assuming it will continue to be less important. Have been worried about it some, but seeing that Chewie had 200 days of fake makes me feel better.
Great to have you on-board Smeds.

[Thumblewort]

Smeds, don't worry about the roll call posts, one important thing to remember here is that brothers sometimes fight. All we truly care about is that you are quit for today. Proud to be quit with you today.

[Bombero]

Welcome Smeds, congrats on the time quit so far, that's no small task especially on your own. I saw the post in July you are referring too, don't take it personally. It's uncommon to have some one post roll for the first time on day 37, but you're quit and that's all that matters. Take time to really invest in your quit. You said "The more people I told, the more I knew I could potentially let down." Well as I write this 112 people have read your intro, that's 112 more people you'd be letting down, looks like you have no choice but to stay quit.

Quitting with you today Smeds, PM me if you need a contact.

MCO

Ditto. And you quit 37 days solo - ducksback the post talk, that's impressive.

You just got another person you'd let down. Stay quit.

[thewolfe]

Thanks guys, I appreciate the responses. I chalk up my success "solo" as many have put it to the fact I told everybody I knew (including my 82 year old mom), "I quit chewing today". The more people I told, the more I knew I could potentially let down.

Got called out on the July roll call for stating I've been quit 37 days, but only having 3 posts. Remember fellas, some come on here After they quit. Tough for me to post 37 times on a workday!! I will come on and roll call every AM though, because I realize we are all in this together. Chew is a bitch, and I'm kicking her ass to the curb!

Dude you are a bad assed mutha quitter.. I don't know how you got that far without a support system. It was sooooo hard for me to get to 50 WITH the support of KTC, I cannot imagine doing it without.

Glad you are here, proud to be quit with you.

Sorry about the harsh shit in roll that you got wrapped up in, the group pitbulls are just kicking ass and taking names to get the deadweight on track or moved the fuck out of our way.

Quit hard man.

[MCO]

Welcome Smeds, congrats on the time quit so far, that's no small task especially on your own. I saw the post in July you are referring too, don't take it personally. It's uncommon to have some one post roll for the first time on day 37, but you're quit and that's all that matters. Take time to really invest in your quit. You said "The more people I told, the more I knew I could potentially let down." Well as I write this 112 people have read your intro, that's 112 more people you'd be letting down, looks like you have no choice but to stay quit.

Quitting with you today Smeds, PM me if you need a contact.

MCO