Day 577. I fucking hate nicotine more today than I think I have in the past 577 days!br /br /Went on vacation a few weeks back. Nice trip to the east coast. Stayed at this cutesy little bb my wife picked out. Our room looked like a big pink explosion... But it made my wife happy. Anyway, walked in and one of the first things I thought of, out of reflex, was... Where is there a men's room in the lobby? See... That is where I would take off every morning and night for a ninja dipping session. Pathetic. Bbs don't have restrooms in the lobby. And I don't care! 25 years I wasted time hiding on vacations when I could have been enjoying myself. No more of that bullshit!br /br /Met steakbomb for breakfast. Great guy, great role model for new or veteran quitters, and his energy really amplified my hatred of nicotine. I left and thought... That dude sure didn't fit what I thought the stereotypical dip addict would be. He probably thought the same thing. Thanks for taking time out of your weekend to meet me, Andy. Your support and the support of bad asses like yourself is what makes the engine of kill the can work when no other plan does!br /br /Pharmacist, celebrity banker, personal trainer, CFO, inventory analyst, plant manager, commercial electrician, healthcare manager, pipeliner, police officer... These are the professions of some of the dip (nicotine) addicts I've met in person that keep me accountable. This addiction sucks. But one day at a time, with the help of the guys I've met and post with daily, I am keeping my word and fueling my hatred. br /br /See you at 600.
Keep on brotha, your doing it right !
All of you new quitters like me need to take notice of WtW's post. I've noticed some guys who are still in the double digits of quit days and they think they've already defeated nicotine. They start to slack off or get mouthy.br /br /Read between the lines here: WtW is telling you that nicotine doesn't give up. It doesn't ever, ever give up. It keeps fighting, even inside a veteran quitter like our good man here.br /br /Those arrogant addicts are more likely to fail than those who remain humbled addicts like worktowin.br /br /
I do hate the way we still get that little reflex action when certain circumstances arrive. We used to do things so often for so long without thinking.br /br /then we found here, and we consciously made a decision to quit and we thought about that word we give daily and the plan that we have in place for protection.br /br /and just look and think how far we have come.br /br /proud of you Wtw, brother. Lets keep this good thing going
Well said, WTW! 577 days and still an addict...whoda thunk it?
I am hating right beside you W2W. br /br /But even just yesterday for a about 2 seconds the thought of dipping crossed my mind. I thought the following, br /br /br /"I am off work for the next 4 days, ahhhhh, I could get some dip, and really blaze through all this yardwork that I have to do. I could just use this weekend and pitch it again on Monday".br /br /WTF, where do these thoughts come from at 567 days quit? who would have thunk it is right Slugo. Damn, I am glad I have this site and these friends who I commit to each day.br /br /By the way 25 lawn bags full of yard waste. NO DIP. Just a bag of seeds. 'na na' Fuck you nicotine, I win.br /br /Ryan
This man is a quit machine. I will meet this bad ass in person one day myself.
Eddie if you get the chance definitely meet him in person. I can remember when I was freaking about mowing my yard the first time without dip. W2W texted me and said he would be right over with some fake or he would mow my yard for me. That's a real brother in quit right there. I'm lucky that I live in same general area as the bad ass known as W2W. Dude is a legend. Keep doing your thing W2W and setting the example for all of us.
I will meet this quitter one day too. A phone number my phone will not be without.
will agree, as been a pleasure watching this brother come along. And am proud to call him friend and brother.
wow..it took alittle to catch up with this thread but there is some fantastic info that should be required reading for a newbie. Very inspiring... talk about a support system in place. Old ES would be honored to QLF with you Worktowin and your supporting cast.
Just want to say, worktowin has been one of the first rocks inserted into the foundation of my quit. He is also a rock in the quit of many others on this site. Whoever said it in the thread above, that he is a legend, is nothing less than spot on. It's a privilege quitting with this guy every day and he is proof that no matter your walk of life, when you've danced with nicotine, we've all walked down the same road. KTC creates a new road, it runs parallel to the road of addiction, but when followed, it never crosses its path.
