Gotta give this up

[BamaHutch]

My body is freaking the hell out. LOL. I have worked for the same company for the last 20 years. Like most of you I'm sure, I dipped ALL DAY LONG. Finish my coffee....Get a dip and suck on it for at least an hour. Take a break, eat a snack....Get a dip and suck on it for about 2 hours. Eat lunch.....Get a dip and suck on it for about 2 hours. Take a break, eat a snack....Get a dip and suck on it for about 2 hours. And so on...

An example of how this little green can controlled me. I'd get a meeting notification on my email and the FIRST thing that popped in my head was "OK, how is this going to affect my dipping?" I would come in early to make sure I got my required dipping time. I'd take an early lunch if I had an afternoon meeting so I could enjoy that "after eating" dip.

I just dropped an F-bomb on my boss over the phone. Guess I should tell him that I've almost made it 24 hours.

[rickddd]

I'm feeling ok.  Last night wasn't too bad.  As much as I did dip everyday, there was the occasion where I couldn't do it for whatever reason, so my body was like, ok - no biggie.  No issues sleeping (thanks ambien and bud light)

Not getting that 1st dip after my coffee this morning sucked, but I was busy, so I made it.

About an hour ago, I could feel my body start going something like "ok, something ain't right".  LOL

No headaches.  Feel a little nervy, but not too bad.  Having trouble focusing on work, so doubt I'm very productive today.

It gets better bama. I promise you that. It might get worse before it gets better, but it is SO worth it.

Just quit an hour at a time. Tell yourself that YOU CAN and WILL do this. Stay in contact with the website and reach out to people if you feel that you need to. There are two types of people on this site. Those that swallow their pride and ask for help (and succeed at quitting) and those that allow their ego to take over (and end up failing).

I'm quit with you today.

Wedge is right, listen to him. and you are right about work, you might have a few unproductive days for a while... when the foggy brain hits, its tough to concentrate on anything. Just remember its a normal part of quitting, your brain is rewiring itself to work without its usual drug supply of nicotine.

[Wedge]

I'm feeling ok. Last night wasn't too bad. As much as I did dip everyday, there was the occasion where I couldn't do it for whatever reason, so my body was like, ok - no biggie. No issues sleeping (thanks ambien and bud light)

Not getting that 1st dip after my coffee this morning sucked, but I was busy, so I made it.

About an hour ago, I could feel my body start going something like "ok, something ain't right". LOL

No headaches. Feel a little nervy, but not too bad. Having trouble focusing on work, so doubt I'm very productive today.

It gets better bama. I promise you that. It might get worse before it gets better, but it is SO worth it.

Just quit an hour at a time. Tell yourself that YOU CAN and WILL do this. Stay in contact with the website and reach out to people if you feel that you need to. There are two types of people on this site. Those that swallow their pride and ask for help (and succeed at quitting) and those that allow their ego to take over (and end up failing).

I'm quit with you today.

[BamaHutch]

I'm feeling ok. Last night wasn't too bad. As much as I did dip everyday, there was the occasion where I couldn't do it for whatever reason, so my body was like, ok - no biggie. No issues sleeping (thanks ambien and bud light)

Not getting that 1st dip after my coffee this morning sucked, but I was busy, so I made it.

About an hour ago, I could feel my body start going something like "ok, something ain't right". LOL

No headaches. Feel a little nervy, but not too bad. Having trouble focusing on work, so doubt I'm very productive today.

[rickddd]

I made today my day 1 cause I had dipped all day yesterday up until the early afternoon.

It was still your day 1. I spit out my last dip at about noon on my day 1. Thats just how it is counted on KTC. But not a big deal, whatever you feel comfortable with - its your quit, bro.

How are you doing so far? got the withdrawals, the headache, etc?

[srans]

I made today my day 1 cause I had dipped all day yesterday up until the early afternoon.

Rick is correct. Day 1 is the day you decided to quit and trashed your stash.

If you feel this is day 2 because of not really making a commitment then your correct. Today is 2.

Either way you are one bad ass for taking your life back bro. 1 day, 2 days, the important thing is you are quit today.

Keep on keepen on.

[BamaHutch]

I made today my day 1 cause I had dipped all day yesterday up until the early afternoon.

[rickddd]

Feel good about today.  Tomorrow will be a different bitch.  Wearing out the fake chew.  Oh, BTW, do I use this forum (Introductions) for random posting, or do I need to use my November group forum?

Bama - I see you posted roll, great! but day 1 is wrong I think - If you made the decision to quit yesterday, and threw your cans away yesterday, then that was day 1. Today is day 2 for you.

To answer your question - use either thread. if you want feedback from your group, or have something to share with your group, use the November thread. If you want to be able to easily look back and see what you were thinking during various stages of your quit, put it here.

[BamaHutch]

Feel good about today. Tomorrow will be a different bitch. Wearing out the fake chew. Oh, BTW, do I use this forum (Introductions) for random posting, or do I need to use my November group forum?

[duathman]

Congrats on posting Day1. That is a big freaking deal. I was a :ph43r: dipper for 19 years. Girls I dated didn't know. My wife didn't know. MY kids did though they can't leave me (right?). I stopped for over 180days and caved. Since my wife didn't know she didn't know I caved.

Fast forward to today. I told my wife on day 2 EVERYTHING. I told her how I dipped a can a day without her knowing. Really pathetic. She gave me a high five this morning because she knows I am posting day 80. My wife is my biggest supporter and fan. I am accountable to her first then you ass clowns.

Keep on posting roll. Holla if you need to vent or whatever.

[ParadigmDawg]

Yeah, I posted roll this morning.  Did it wrong cause I was in a hurry trying to do it on my phone.  I think I know what to do when I post tomorrow without F-ing it up. 

18 hours and counting.

Screwing up roll call is completely normal early on. Jacked up format plus the "fog" makes roll almost impossible at first. I actually think it's a tool to weed out the weak one's. If you can figure out roll call then you can quit dipping.

If you read through the other intro's you may see some of my same words on them but they always hold true so I will just repeat them...

You are in for one nasty fight but you have the tools here to make it.

Read everything on here, post roll call each morning and don't dip. Wow....that sounds so easy, doesn't it?

Go load yourself up with gum, mints, fake chew, seeds and beef jerky. Also get some member phone numbers right now, they will help you through the rough parts.

Next, exercise to exhaustion every single day and drink so much water that you feel like you may bust. Both of these will help.

Make sure your wife reads about what you are going through. 99% chance that you are going to be a short fussed dick for the next 3-4 weeks. Try not to take it out on her and the kids. Get on here and take it out on us, we will be fine.

I quit with you.

[BamaHutch]

Yeah, I posted roll this morning. Did it wrong cause I was in a hurry trying to do it on my phone. I think I know what to do when I post tomorrow without F-ing it up.

18 hours and counting.

[G]

8 or so hours since my last dip. That's so big for me.

Have you posted roll?

[BamaHutch]

8 or so hours since my last dip. That's so big for me.

[Mike from AB]

I'll dig around and figure out how to post roll tomorrow.  I had the vile stuff in my mouth earlier today.  Gotta go to a football game and a football practice tonight.  Will probably go through 2 cans of the fake stuff but I can do this.

All the best to you joining our November group. I can't believe the great support everybody here offers right from the very start but everybody's gone through it.

You can do this for sure! No harm in going through the fake stuff,  yes I'm surprised at how much of it you can go through trying to get what you're used to out of the real stuff. Great tool though to keep a guy on track, provided it's not an invitation to backtrack. You know yourself that way for sure.