I'm done with Copenhagen

[Punkin]

Day seven is here. I love this place. So many people who are walking the same shitty road that I am. I've texted with a few guys and traded numbers with people that i know will help keep me in check. I read something that was awesome on here. It said EMBRACE THE SUCK. That's it. That sums it up.

So far today I have ran the emotional gamut. I've been happy as can be all the way down to being on the verge of tears and that was before I left to come to work tonight. It's all worth it though because I'm embracing the suck. I'm gonna beat the hell out of the nic bitch.

[Mike from AB]

Hello all. My name is mike and I've been done with Copenhagen for 6 days now. I just found this group and thought I'd join up. I've chewed Copenhagen for roughly 18 years and I didn't want to quit but I'm going to have surgery and the surgeon said that nicotine would hinder the healing process so I made the decision to quit.

Chewing cope was such a part of me. Everything I did involved around chewing. If I'm at work, I'm chewing. If I'm hunting or fishing, I'm chewing. My wife just accepted the fact that I did it. She didn't like that I did it but she wouldn't hound me about it. I promised her that I would quit 10 years ago when she was pregnant with our first child. I tried for about 8 hours and went right back. I really had no desire to quit.

When my doctor told me that I had to be nicotine free for 10 days before the surgery I lost it. I was so pissed. The way I looked at it, this was my one and only vice. I enjoyed it. I don't drink or do drugs and I just didn't want to quit. But, I want and need that surgery so that was a big motivation. I think that the reason I didn't want to quit was that I was scared to quit. Copenhagen was like my security blanket. I was scared that I would turn into this hateful monster who would snap and lose my temper at the slightest thing. My doctor gave me a prescription for Wellbutrin and that has been awesome. The medicine along with smokey mountain herbal snuff, I've been doing good. I took my last chew Saturday 9-29-2013 and I don't plan on going back

Welcome Mike  congrats on making it so far in already  on all your decisions to improve your life! Sounds like you're ready to do this, even if you think you don't want to quit now, you'll find that you actually do. Or you wouldn't have made it this far already. I was that guy too, it's just my one vice, it's not like I'm an alcoholic or gambling the mortgage payment away. But you've already undergone the mind shift to get from there to quit for almost a week, so you're there, you got this. PM me if you need anything.

[Punkin]

Oh no, make no mistake. I'm done with tobacco and nicotine forever.  I made that decision after the first day.

I'm a big boy. I'm 6'3" and I weigh 415lbs. I've been heavy all my life. My senior year in football I was 336lbs. Everything has been going good until the past 2 years. I've been having back troubles, knee problems, high blood pressure and on and on. I decided about 4 months ago that I wanted to have the gastric sleeve surgery. I have dieted all my life. I'd lose weight and boom, it would come right back.  I'm 33 and I want to be around for awhile. My surgery is supposed to be towards the end of the month. I found out almost 2 weeks ago that I had to be nicoten free or else they would not operate. I thought that I would quit long enough to have the surgery. Then I got to thinking that I should just quit it and be done with it. I'm already committed to making a huge lifestyle change, I might as well quit chewing snuff and be healthy all the way around.  I'm six days in and proud as a peacock.

Punkin I am pumped up for you. I am excited. You are in control of your life and your future and a whole new lifestyle. I want to be here for you brother. If you ever need anything just reach out to me.

Quit like hell I want to see you succeed, I quit with you today.

Welcome, punkin. I guarantee you that quitting nicotine is the right choice. Look in your inbox (upper right corner of the page) for a PM from me.

And I bet you will find that after you quit this drug other things in your life get better too. Your self control improves tremendously. So your discipline to eat better and exercise regularly improves. Gaining control over nicotine helps ones confidence in so many ways. Good for you bro. You can do this. I will do it with you ODAAT. Erussell 158

^^^what he said you will be surprised as to the amount of stress you can endure after quitting nicotine. Once you quit you are only battling the monster at hand. You are not trying to get your fix and battle see battle on one front instead of many.

Thanks for the all the words of encouragement everybody. Sorry I havent replied sooner. I work swing shift and I started Midnights last night, so needless to say ive been snoozing all day. An awesome benefit to sleeping is no cravings!

[traumagnet]

Oh no, make no mistake. I'm done with tobacco and nicotine forever.  I made that decision after the first day.

I'm a big boy. I'm 6'3" and I weigh 415lbs. I've been heavy all my life. My senior year in football I was 336lbs. Everything has been going good until the past 2 years. I've been having back troubles, knee problems, high blood pressure and on and on. I decided about 4 months ago that I wanted to have the gastric sleeve surgery. I have dieted all my life. I'd lose weight and boom, it would come right back.  I'm 33 and I want to be around for awhile. My surgery is supposed to be towards the end of the month. I found out almost 2 weeks ago that I had to be nicoten free or else they would not operate. I thought that I would quit long enough to have the surgery. Then I got to thinking that I should just quit it and be done with it. I'm already committed to making a huge lifestyle change, I might as well quit chewing snuff and be healthy all the way around.  I'm six days in and proud as a peacock.

Punkin I am pumped up for you. I am excited. You are in control of your life and your future and a whole new lifestyle. I want to be here for you brother. If you ever need anything just reach out to me.

Quit like hell I want to see you succeed, I quit with you today.

Welcome, punkin. I guarantee you that quitting nicotine is the right choice. Look in your inbox (upper right corner of the page) for a PM from me.

And I bet you will find that after you quit this drug other things in your life get better too. Your self control improves tremendously. So your discipline to eat better and exercise regularly improves. Gaining control over nicotine helps ones confidence in so many ways. Good for you bro. You can do this. I will do it with you ODAAT. Erussell 158

^^^what he said you will be surprised as to the amount of stress you can endure after quitting nicotine. Once you quit you are only battling the monster at hand. You are not trying to get your fix and battle see battle on one front instead of many.

[wmcatty]

Welcome aboard Punkin. Nice job of posting roll too. I sent you my number by PM (Inbox (1)) so call me if you need to rage, vent or just ask questions. Wayne

[Erussell]

Oh no, make no mistake. I'm done with tobacco and nicotine forever.  I made that decision after the first day.

I'm a big boy. I'm 6'3" and I weigh 415lbs. I've been heavy all my life. My senior year in football I was 336lbs. Everything has been going good until the past 2 years. I've been having back troubles, knee problems, high blood pressure and on and on. I decided about 4 months ago that I wanted to have the gastric sleeve surgery. I have dieted all my life. I'd lose weight and boom, it would come right back.  I'm 33 and I want to be around for awhile. My surgery is supposed to be towards the end of the month. I found out almost 2 weeks ago that I had to be nicoten free or else they would not operate. I thought that I would quit long enough to have the surgery. Then I got to thinking that I should just quit it and be done with it. I'm already committed to making a huge lifestyle change, I might as well quit chewing snuff and be healthy all the way around.  I'm six days in and proud as a peacock.

Punkin I am pumped up for you. I am excited. You are in control of your life and your future and a whole new lifestyle. I want to be here for you brother. If you ever need anything just reach out to me.

Quit like hell I want to see you succeed, I quit with you today.

Welcome, punkin. I guarantee you that quitting nicotine is the right choice. Look in your inbox (upper right corner of the page) for a PM from me.

And I bet you will find that after you quit this drug other things in your life get better too. Your self control improves tremendously. So your discipline to eat better and exercise regularly improves. Gaining control over nicotine helps ones confidence in so many ways. Good for you bro. You can do this. I will do it with you ODAAT. Erussell 158

[OneImpressiveBall]

Oh no, make no mistake. I'm done with tobacco and nicotine forever.  I made that decision after the first day.

I'm a big boy. I'm 6'3" and I weigh 415lbs. I've been heavy all my life. My senior year in football I was 336lbs. Everything has been going good until the past 2 years. I've been having back troubles, knee problems, high blood pressure and on and on. I decided about 4 months ago that I wanted to have the gastric sleeve surgery. I have dieted all my life. I'd lose weight and boom, it would come right back.  I'm 33 and I want to be around for awhile. My surgery is supposed to be towards the end of the month. I found out almost 2 weeks ago that I had to be nicoten free or else they would not operate. I thought that I would quit long enough to have the surgery. Then I got to thinking that I should just quit it and be done with it. I'm already committed to making a huge lifestyle change, I might as well quit chewing snuff and be healthy all the way around.  I'm six days in and proud as a peacock.

Punkin I am pumped up for you. I am excited. You are in control of your life and your future and a whole new lifestyle. I want to be here for you brother. If you ever need anything just reach out to me.

Quit like hell I want to see you succeed, I quit with you today.

Welcome, punkin. I guarantee you that quitting nicotine is the right choice. Look in your inbox (upper right corner of the page) for a PM from me.

[traumagnet]

I know for a fact that nicotine decreases blood flow to peripheral vascular systems. I am not trying to scare you but due to your build you are already decreasing the amount of blood flow to your peripherals... one analogy would be trying to power a semi with a 4 cylinder motor. You are only given a certain sized heart and yes it can take quite a beating but something has to give eventually. So now you have a 4 cylinder motor trying to power a semi down the road and now add smog control to the 4 cylinder (aka nicotine) and guess what....

Point is nicotine will decrease the blood supply to areas that will need blood to heal....this is one of the best decisions you have ever made to quit the deadly weed.

read my HOF there is a lil blurb in there about blood supply.

PM me if you need anything

[dunlapsig]

Oh no, make no mistake. I'm done with tobacco and nicotine forever. I made that decision after the first day.

I'm a big boy. I'm 6'3" and I weigh 415lbs. I've been heavy all my life. My senior year in football I was 336lbs. Everything has been going good until the past 2 years. I've been having back troubles, knee problems, high blood pressure and on and on. I decided about 4 months ago that I wanted to have the gastric sleeve surgery. I have dieted all my life. I'd lose weight and boom, it would come right back. I'm 33 and I want to be around for awhile. My surgery is supposed to be towards the end of the month. I found out almost 2 weeks ago that I had to be nicoten free or else they would not operate. I thought that I would quit long enough to have the surgery. Then I got to thinking that I should just quit it and be done with it. I'm already committed to making a huge lifestyle change, I might as well quit chewing snuff and be healthy all the way around. I'm six days in and proud as a peacock.

Punkin I am pumped up for you. I am excited. You are in control of your life and your future and a whole new lifestyle. I want to be here for you brother. If you ever need anything just reach out to me.

Quit like hell I want to see you succeed, I quit with you today.

[Punkin]

Oh no, make no mistake. I'm done with tobacco and nicotine forever. I made that decision after the first day.

I'm a big boy. I'm 6'3" and I weigh 415lbs. I've been heavy all my life. My senior year in football I was 336lbs. Everything has been going good until the past 2 years. I've been having back troubles, knee problems, high blood pressure and on and on. I decided about 4 months ago that I wanted to have the gastric sleeve surgery. I have dieted all my life. I'd lose weight and boom, it would come right back. I'm 33 and I want to be around for awhile. My surgery is supposed to be towards the end of the month. I found out almost 2 weeks ago that I had to be nicoten free or else they would not operate. I thought that I would quit long enough to have the surgery. Then I got to thinking that I should just quit it and be done with it. I'm already committed to making a huge lifestyle change, I might as well quit chewing snuff and be healthy all the way around. I'm six days in and proud as a peacock.

[jzzyzag01]

You can do this thing Mike. You owe it to yourself. My advice is to read everything you can on this site. You will see that your "one vice" can and will still kill you.

Before my quit, I felt that exact same thing. I even tried to find research that chew by itself would give you cancer, destroy your mouth, etc., etc., etc. Guess what I found? Nothing. That research doesn't exist. It will do all those things even if dip is your only vice.

I'm a fellow Coper and I know what you mean by security blanket. However, having read everything I have on this site, I now know that it was less a security blanket and more a straight-jacket. Embrace your newfound freedom and don't worry about tomorrow or after your surgery yet. Take things one day at a time (ODAAT) and quit your ass off today and today only. Wake up tomorrow and repeat.

Drink the Kool-Aid my friend and I quit with you today. PM me if you need some more digits, I'd be happy to swap with you.


jz

[OneImpressiveBall]

Hello all. My name is mike and I've been done with Copenhagen for 6 days now. I just found this group and thought I'd join up. I've chewed Copenhagen for roughly 18 years and I didn't want to quit but I'm going to have surgery and the surgeon said that nicotine would hinder the healing process so I made the decision to quit.

Chewing cope was such a part of me. Everything I did involved around chewing. If I'm at work, I'm chewing. If I'm hunting or fishing, I'm chewing.  My wife just accepted the fact that I did it. She didn't like that I did it but she wouldn't hound me about it. I promised her that I would quit 10 years ago when she was pregnant with our first child. I tried for about 8 hours and went right back.  I really had no desire to quit.

When my doctor told me that I had to be nicotine free for 10 days before the surgery I lost it. I was so pissed. The way I looked at it, this was my one and only vice. I enjoyed it. I don't drink or do drugs and I just didn't want to quit. But, I want and need that surgery so that was a big motivation. I think that the reason I didn't want to quit was that I was scared to quit. Copenhagen was like my security blanket. I was scared that I would turn into this hateful monster who would snap and lose my temper at the slightest thing. My doctor gave me a prescription for Wellbutrin and that has been awesome. The medicine along with smokey mountain herbal snuff, I've been doing good.  I took my last chew Saturday 9-29-2013 and I don't plan on going back

Way to post roll. Day 6 is nice. If you want to quit, you are in the right place. Read your intro  I have 1 question: Is this a 10 day break to get thru the surgery or are you quit?

Damn good question, derk. How 'bout it, punkin? I'll tell you right now that booting nicotine out of your life is no loss. It's the broken part of your brain (the part that nicotine broke) that is telling you that it's nice or good to eat poison. If you want to quit, we're here for you. We'll help you fix yourself. If you want to stay broken and this is just a ten-day challenge for you, please don't disrespect us like that. This is a place for quitting nicotine. Full stop.

[Derk40]

Hello all. My name is mike and I've been done with Copenhagen for 6 days now. I just found this group and thought I'd join up. I've chewed Copenhagen for roughly 18 years and I didn't want to quit but I'm going to have surgery and the surgeon said that nicotine would hinder the healing process so I made the decision to quit.

Chewing cope was such a part of me. Everything I did involved around chewing. If I'm at work, I'm chewing. If I'm hunting or fishing, I'm chewing. My wife just accepted the fact that I did it. She didn't like that I did it but she wouldn't hound me about it. I promised her that I would quit 10 years ago when she was pregnant with our first child. I tried for about 8 hours and went right back. I really had no desire to quit.

When my doctor told me that I had to be nicotine free for 10 days before the surgery I lost it. I was so pissed. The way I looked at it, this was my one and only vice. I enjoyed it. I don't drink or do drugs and I just didn't want to quit. But, I want and need that surgery so that was a big motivation. I think that the reason I didn't want to quit was that I was scared to quit. Copenhagen was like my security blanket. I was scared that I would turn into this hateful monster who would snap and lose my temper at the slightest thing. My doctor gave me a prescription for Wellbutrin and that has been awesome. The medicine along with smokey mountain herbal snuff, I've been doing good. I took my last chew Saturday 9-29-2013 and I don't plan on going back

Way to post roll. Day 6 is nice. If you want to quit, you are in the right place. Read your intro  I have 1 question: Is this a 10 day break to get thru the surgery or are you quit?

[Punkin]

Hello all. My name is mike and I've been done with Copenhagen for 6 days now. I just found this group and thought I'd join up. I've chewed Copenhagen for roughly 18 years and I didn't want to quit but I'm going to have surgery and the surgeon said that nicotine would hinder the healing process so I made the decision to quit.

Chewing cope was such a part of me. Everything I did involved around chewing. If I'm at work, I'm chewing. If I'm hunting or fishing, I'm chewing. My wife just accepted the fact that I did it. She didn't like that I did it but she wouldn't hound me about it. I promised her that I would quit 10 years ago when she was pregnant with our first child. I tried for about 8 hours and went right back. I really had no desire to quit.

When my doctor told me that I had to be nicotine free for 10 days before the surgery I lost it. I was so pissed. The way I looked at it, this was my one and only vice. I enjoyed it. I don't drink or do drugs and I just didn't want to quit. But, I want and need that surgery so that was a big motivation. I think that the reason I didn't want to quit was that I was scared to quit. Copenhagen was like my security blanket. I was scared that I would turn into this hateful monster who would snap and lose my temper at the slightest thing. My doctor gave me a prescription for Wellbutrin and that has been awesome. The medicine along with smokey mountain herbal snuff, I've been doing good. I took my last chew Saturday 9-29-2013 and I don't plan on going back