I quit

[kayakdude]

Day 16...I am feeling good.  Physically good but not over confident.  I know this is a long journey.

I have now watched 3 of my sons HS baseball games...the first 2 were hard..but the third...I didn't have the urge....NO NIC feeling pretty good.

My sleep pattern is a bit crazy...I sleep soundly for a few hours and then wide awake.

I have monitored my BP for a long time:

Avg while chew/dip:  139/87 pulse 74

Avg for last 16 days NO NIC:  129/79 pulse 65

I just added years to my heart and my life!!!

I don't know about you guys but since stopping..i am producing more gas than Exxon. 

ODAAT.

Thanks for the support!

If you have not already, you need to read Slug.go intro and find his treadmill gas story...it will lighten your day

and his cant spit in the fighter jet story! 'crackup'

I need some humor...

[rdad]

Day 16...I am feeling good.  Physically good but not over confident.  I know this is a long journey.

I have now watched 3 of my sons HS baseball games...the first 2 were hard..but the third...I didn't have the urge....NO NIC feeling pretty good.

My sleep pattern is a bit crazy...I sleep soundly for a few hours and then wide awake.

I have monitored my BP for a long time:

Avg while chew/dip:  139/87 pulse 74

Avg for last 16 days NO NIC:  129/79 pulse 65

I just added years to my heart and my life!!!

I don't know about you guys but since stopping..i am producing more gas than Exxon. 

ODAAT.

Thanks for the support!

If you have not already, you need to read Slug.go intro and find his treadmill gas story...it will lighten your day

and his cant spit in the fighter jet story! 'crackup'

[SAM83]

Day 16...I am feeling good. Physically good but not over confident. I know this is a long journey.

I have now watched 3 of my sons HS baseball games...the first 2 were hard..but the third...I didn't have the urge....NO NIC feeling pretty good.

My sleep pattern is a bit crazy...I sleep soundly for a few hours and then wide awake.

I have monitored my BP for a long time:

Avg while chew/dip: 139/87 pulse 74

Avg for last 16 days NO NIC: 129/79 pulse 65

I just added years to my heart and my life!!!

I don't know about you guys but since stopping..i am producing more gas than Exxon.

ODAAT.

Thanks for the support!

If you have not already, you need to read Slug.go intro and find his treadmill gas story...it will lighten your day

[kayakdude]

Day 16...I am feeling good. Physically good but not over confident. I know this is a long journey.

I have now watched 3 of my sons HS baseball games...the first 2 were hard..but the third...I didn't have the urge....NO NIC feeling pretty good.

My sleep pattern is a bit crazy...I sleep soundly for a few hours and then wide awake.

I have monitored my BP for a long time:

Avg while chew/dip: 139/87 pulse 74

Avg for last 16 days NO NIC: 129/79 pulse 65

I just added years to my heart and my life!!!

I don't know about you guys but since stopping..i am producing more gas than Exxon.

ODAAT.

Thanks for the support!

[SAM83]

Yesterday was day 11 and was many first for me.

It was the first time I fished without a dip/chew that I can ever remember.

I put on my life vest and in the pocket was a pack of Redman chew.  The only urge I felt was to throw it away.

After fishing I had dinner with friends.  This friend always lights up a cigar after dinner and I always joined him but not last night.

I will take these small victories on my way to the next day of my quit.

Congrats Kayak!

Freedom!!!!!!!

Excellent and great job!

[Etxaggie]

Yesterday was day 11 and was many first for me.

It was the first time I fished without a dip/chew that I can ever remember.

I put on my life vest and in the pocket was a pack of Redman chew.  The only urge I felt was to throw it away.

After fishing I had dinner with friends.  This friend always lights up a cigar after dinner and I always joined him but not last night.

I will take these small victories on my way to the next day of my quit.

Congrats Kayak!

Freedom!!!!!!!

[slug.go]

Yesterday was day 11 and was many first for me.

It was the first time I fished without a dip/chew that I can ever remember.

I put on my life vest and in the pocket was a pack of Redman chew. The only urge I felt was to throw it away.

After fishing I had dinner with friends. This friend always lights up a cigar after dinner and I always joined him but not last night.

I will take these small victories on my way to the next day of my quit.

KD,
That's awesome! You stared down 2 triggers and the actual bitch in a pouch herself! I'm proud of you, strong quitter here! Catch any fish?

[kayakdude]

Yesterday was day 11 and was many first for me.

It was the first time I fished without a dip/chew that I can ever remember.

I put on my life vest and in the pocket was a pack of Redman chew. The only urge I felt was to throw it away.

After fishing I had dinner with friends. This friend always lights up a cigar after dinner and I always joined him but not last night.

I will take these small victories on my way to the next day of my quit.

[slug.go]

I am on day 9 and I am started to feel better physically and sleep better but still far from normal.

I visit this site when I really feel the urge and it helps knowing I have made a commitment to myself and everyone here.

here are my goals:

Continue my quit for life.

Get rid of anything related to my cigars since I am committed to NO NIC.

Focus on my health (blood pressure is lower since stopping)

Go to the dentist...I was embarrassed to go before.

help others quit too

KD,
Also helps, for me, to hang out in the Chat Room.

[kayakdude]

I am on day 9 and I am started to feel better physically and sleep better but still far from normal.

I visit this site when I really feel the urge and it helps knowing I have made a commitment to myself and everyone here.

here are my goals:

Continue my quit for life.

Get rid of anything related to my cigars since I am committed to NO NIC.

Focus on my health (blood pressure is lower since stopping)

Go to the dentist...I was embarrassed to go before.

help others quit too

[srans]

Today is day 10 with no chew/dip and day 7 with No Nic.

Each day feels better.

I kinda see this a place to express myself and my thoughts or anything that helps me get through this.

I am truly committed to quitting. I have quit before. I quit for 2 years but did not have the support of this group nor did I really have a long term plan on quitting. I used to dip a can a day and I quit. I made a deal after a period of time that I would allow myself to have a cigar...big mistake....one cigar became two cigars...and then I started chewing them...and then a was buying chew and my two year quit was over....that is why I now fully understand the NO NIC rule..you have to quit everything!!! This has to be absolutely ZERO tolerance.

I share my thoughts so that might be helpful to someone else reading this.

Good words brother. It is something how this poison works. Thanks for the facts ktc. This addiction is more ruthless and manipulative then we could have ever imagined. It used our own mind to convince us we were in control. It allowed us to believe we made the decisions. I hate the poison.

[srans]

Today is day 10 with no chew/dip and day 7 with No Nic.

Each day feels better.

I kinda see this a place to express myself and my thoughts or anything that helps me get through this.

I am truly committed to quitting. I have quit before. I quit for 2 years but did not have the support of this group nor did I really have a long term plan on quitting. I used to dip a can a day and I quit. I made a deal after a period of time that I would allow myself to have a cigar...big mistake....one cigar became two cigars...and then I started chewing them...and then a was buying chew and my two year quit was over....that is why I now fully understand the NO NIC rule..you have to quit everything!!! This has to be absolutely ZERO tolerance.

I share my thoughts so that might be helpful to someone else reading this.

Good words brother. It is something how this poison works. Thanks for the facts ktc. This addiction is more ruthless and manipulative then we could have ever imagined. It used our own mind to convince us we were in control. It allowed us to believe we made the decisions. I hate the poison.

[kayakdude]

Today is day 10 with no chew/dip and day 7 with No Nic.

Each day feels better.

I kinda see this a place to express myself and my thoughts or anything that helps me get through this.

I am truly committed to quitting. I have quit before. I quit for 2 years but did not have the support of this group nor did I really have a long term plan on quitting. I used to dip a can a day and I quit. I made a deal after a period of time that I would allow myself to have a cigar...big mistake....one cigar became two cigars...and then I started chewing them...and then a was buying chew and my two year quit was over....that is why I now fully understand the NO NIC rule..you have to quit everything!!! This has to be absolutely ZERO tolerance.

I share my thoughts so that might be helpful to someone else reading this.

[brettlees]

Hi Kayakdude it looks like you're doing good- keep it up. I like that you listen to the experienced quitters here- the method here has really worked for me, when nothing else ever did. One thing that will help wiht roll-posting difficulties is making sure you exchange some numbers with some fellow quitters- from your class and from other classes as well. That is how you build out your own network of accountability and support. Then, if you can't post, someone else can easily do it for you. I"ve relied on that several times already, as there are times when my internet access is bad.

Keep up the good work! You can do this!

PM me if you want, and I"ll be glad to trade numbers to help build out your network.

[Derk40]

Just wanted to check in.  I will post roll call tomorrow.   Been traveling.
I finally slept decent last night...6 days without chew.

cant post roll call from my phone.

that is why the brotherhood where we exchange numbers....if you can't get to internet, then text a friend/brother/sister/mentor....and give your word that way....

no matter what way, giving it you all each and every day is needed and should be close to the top of your daily list.

Hi Kayak, if you are able to post a message on your intro thread you should be able to post roll. It is the exact same message board format for the intro pages as the quit group pages. And like Derek says, you can always text someone to post roll for you.

We take roll very seriously here. It is what keeps you accountable and quit. Hopefully as you move forward you will come to understand. In a nutshell, once your name is on that roll you are bound by your word not to use nicotine. So you have taken nicotine out of the day's equation. That's how you need to think about roll. That's how you will quit this shit long term.

Not a sermon, just a thought. Well, maybe a sermon.

Anyway, don't miss roll if you're serious about your quit.

I understand. I posted roll call today. 6 days with no nic.

I will not miss again.

I do feel stronger on the day I post...it seems to give me an edge on making it through the day.

I will tell you that first week is really hard...I have never felt more out of shorts that I have during that week.

I do feel like the urge is less and I can tell a difference in how I feel.

There you go kayakdude! Exactly right... Roll is the cornerstone of the site. it is the key to your quit. Post EDD. I will join you. Quit on!