hullo

[B-loMatt]

175- My good friend who recently started dipping again after a 10 year stoppage was in town this past weekend. I felt sorry for him as I watched him dip. I asked him why he started again, and he said he had stopped dipping b\c of his soon to be ex wife, and he started up again because of their split. The lesson here is to quit for yourself. Quit for the right reasons and stay strong.

[Its_Got2Happen]

171- I had one of those "wow I am how many days quit!?!" moments today. I have not used nicotine in over 5 months, 171 days! Usually I will marvel at the bad asses over a year into their quits and not be impressed by my day count, but sometimes I remember the way I thought when the poison was in my system and I was controlled by the weed. I could not imagine going a few hours without dip let alone a whole day! There was no way I could go without dip for a week. Well now I do not think that way, and I know if I could go without nic that first day, then I could do it the second day. If I could be quit for the first 100 days, then I can stay quit for the second floor. The first 100 days seemed to go by fast, but the last 71 days have gone by even faster, and, with the exception of a few tough days, each day is easier to be quit than the last. Yes I still have craves; sometimes bad ones, but I have been quit for 171 days, and I know I will make it to 172. Keep +1ing people. Post roll and promise not to use today, and then keep your word. Simple, and though hard as can be at first, it can get easy. Quit on!

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Good stuff B-lo. Keep it up man.

[Scowick65]

171- I had one of those "wow I am how many days quit!?!" moments today. I have not used nicotine in over 5 months, 171 days! Usually I will marvel at the bad asses over a year into their quits and not be impressed by my day count, but sometimes I remember the way I thought when the poison was in my system and I was controlled by the weed. I could not imagine going a few hours without dip let alone a whole day! There was no way I could go without dip for a week. Well now I do not think that way, and I know if I could go without nic that first day, then I could do it the second day. If I could be quit for the first 100 days, then I can stay quit for the second floor. The first 100 days seemed to go by fast, but the last 71 days have gone by even faster, and, with the exception of a few tough days, each day is easier to be quit than the last. Yes I still have craves; sometimes bad ones, but I have been quit for 171 days, and I know I will make it to 172. Keep +1ing people. Post roll and promise not to use today, and then keep your word. Simple, and though hard as can be at first, it can get easy. Quit on!

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[B-loMatt]

171- I had one of those "wow I am how many days quit!?!" moments today. I have not used nicotine in over 5 months, 171 days! Usually I will marvel at the bad asses over a year into their quits and not be impressed by my day count, but sometimes I remember the way I thought when the poison was in my system and I was controlled by the weed. I could not imagine going a few hours without dip let alone a whole day! There was no way I could go without dip for a week. Well now I do not think that way, and I know if I could go without nic that first day, then I could do it the second day. If I could be quit for the first 100 days, then I can stay quit for the second floor. The first 100 days seemed to go by fast, but the last 71 days have gone by even faster, and, with the exception of a few tough days, each day is easier to be quit than the last. Yes I still have craves; sometimes bad ones, but I have been quit for 171 days, and I know I will make it to 172. Keep +1ing people. Post roll and promise not to use today, and then keep your word. Simple, and though hard as can be at first, it can get easy. Quit on!

[B-loMatt]

154- just when I said my quit was easy I have a dip dream last night. Same sorry dream I have had b4, but it is a wake up call that I do not want to cave!

I'm with you bro... I have had a dip dream every night for about the past 40 days. I actually have embraced them. At first I was alarmed, but I found that it reminds me to post roll immediately when I roll out of bed. I will have another one tonight probably, but I don't care. Strengthens my resolve. Quit on b-lo.

That is a lot of dip dreams Derk! I hate the negative feelings I get b4 I realize it's a dream, but those same feelings are what strengthens our resolve... Embracing the dip dream is the way to go for sure.

[Derk40]

154- just when I said my quit was easy I have a dip dream last night. Same sorry dream I have had b4, but it is a wake up call that I do not want to cave!

I'm with you bro... I have had a dip dream every night for about the past 40 days. I actually have embraced them. At first I was alarmed, but I found that it reminds me to post roll immediately when I roll out of bed. I will have another one tonight probably, but I don't care. Strengthens my resolve. Quit on b-lo.

[B-loMatt]

154- just when I said my quit was easy I have a dip dream last night. Same sorry dream I have had b4, but it is a wake up call that I do not want to cave!

[srans]

152- I am loving these post HOF days! My biggest struggle so far as my quit goes these days is guarding against complacency. Most days I only think of dip when I am posting roll (every damn day!) or on KTC, but craves have been few and far between. I still remember the first few days of my quit when it was a constant fight of will and determination vs my addiction, and how messed up I was for the first 2 months of quit. I will not go back to that! I could not imagine that the better days were so close. Any of you new bad asses in the making take heart b\c it truly gets so much better, and freedom is worth it. Push through and you will enjoy your freedom without the constant craves or frequent fogs and funks, and it will happen sooner that you think if you just fight through one more second/minute/hour/day. I am still early in my quit relative to how long I let my addiction rule me, but now I look forward to how good my quit will be after the second floor, third floor, etc.. I am still ODAAT first in my thinking, but NAFAR is a truth for me! Keep kicking ass.

I'm with you mat. We are living the free life now. How sweet it is. As your finding,, in between the one and two mark things seem to really get better.

I believe the door you've just went through is one of the most important. It's the one where your able to slam that door shut on the poison. All you have to do now is keep that door shut and never open it again. To even crack this door open again would be a mistake. A mistake that would lead to the door being fully opened again. Never again for any reason. Damn glad to be quit with you mat.

[B-loMatt]

152- I am loving these post HOF days! My biggest struggle so far as my quit goes these days is guarding against complacency. Most days I only think of dip when I am posting roll (every damn day!) or on KTC, but craves have been few and far between. I still remember the first few days of my quit when it was a constant fight of will and determination vs my addiction, and how messed up I was for the first 2 months of quit. I will not go back to that! I could not imagine that the better days were so close. Any of you new bad asses in the making take heart b\c it truly gets so much better, and freedom is worth it. Push through and you will enjoy your freedom without the constant craves or frequent fogs and funks, and it will happen sooner that you think if you just fight through one more second/minute/hour/day. I am still early in my quit relative to how long I let my addiction rule me, but now I look forward to how good my quit will be after the second floor, third floor, etc.. I am still ODAAT first in my thinking, but NAFAR is a truth for me! Keep kicking ass.

[B-loMatt]

133- So just an update on post HOF quit: First 3 weeks were smooth, no craves, no suck, and no fog. Last week or so has still been so easy compared to almost any day in the first 50 of my quit, but I have had dip dreams and a fair amount of craves. No major threats to my quit, but went from maybe 1 or 2 craves post HOF to 10-12 last few days. I know the roller coaster is not done with me yet, and I am still early in my quit relative to the years I spent with the poison, so I am not worried about the uptick in craves as I know they will remit at some point. I am wondering if anyone knows of any pattern for a return of the suck or fogs that might happen post 100 days? Always helps me to recognize a funk if I know I am at a point when funks are common.

[Mike from AB]

129- So I wake up this morning to my 2 beautiful daughters and my 3 labs pig piling me. The girls are all giggles and my dogs (esp. the 95 lb. black lab) are doing their best Dino from the Flintstones impression. Gonna be a great day to be quit. I get the dogs fed, girls breakfast, dressed, pack lunches, and out to the bus for school. The sun is shining and it's gonna be 75 today; it is a great day to be quit! I get back in the house and notice the smell of dog shit... One of the labs had stepped in a fresh patty and tracked dog shit all through my kitchen and house. Shit prints everywhere! So I had 12 paws to check, and of course the shitty paw is the last one I check. My black lab has dog shit all up in his hind paw so I spend 5 minutes de-shitting him before he can spread the love anymore than he already has. Next I need to mop the floor, and then hand finish the job. I get this all clean and head out back to survey the damage there. There is a large chunk of dog shit on the back steps and several shit-prints so I start in cleaning them, but I have to stop b/c now I have to shit! I am careful to not step in any shit myself so as to not track any new shit into my freshly cleaned house, I take a shit and then finish cleaning up the dog mess on the back steps and patio. Around this time my wife gets home from work and asks me how my morning is going. I reply that I have been cleaning up dog shit for the last 45 minutes, and the only break I took was b/c I needed to shit so my morning was shitty... No wonder I dip skoal dog shit blend in my dip dreams... Great day to be quit though.

LOL sorry bro, I couldn't help but laugh at the thought of Skoal dog shit flavor after reading this story now. A shitty morning indeed, but a great day to be quit! :D

[Pinched]

129- So I wake up this morning to my 2 beautiful daughters and my 3 labs pig piling me. The girls are all giggles and my dogs (esp. the 95 lb. black lab) are doing their best Dino from the Flintstones impression. Gonna be a great day to be quit. I get the dogs fed, girls breakfast, dressed, pack lunches, and out to the bus for school. The sun is shining and it's gonna be 75 today; it is a great day to be quit! I get back in the house and notice the smell of dog shit... One of the labs had stepped in a fresh patty and tracked dog shit all through my kitchen and house. Shit prints everywhere! So I had 12 paws to check, and of course the shitty paw is the last one I check. My black lab has dog shit all up in his hind paw so I spend 5 minutes de-shitting him before he can spread the love anymore than he already has. Next I need to mop the floor, and then hand finish the job. I get this all clean and head out back to survey the damage there. There is a large chunk of dog shit on the back steps and several shit-prints so I start in cleaning them, but I have to stop b/c now I have to shit! I am careful to not step in any shit myself so as to not track any new shit into my freshly cleaned house, I take a shit and then finish cleaning up the dog mess on the back steps and patio. Around this time my wife gets home from work and asks me how my morning is going. I reply that I have been cleaning up dog shit for the last 45 minutes, and the only break I took was b/c I needed to shit so my morning was shitty... No wonder I dip skoal dog shit blend in my dip dreams... Great day to be quit though.

Matt,
If you had prayed this morning it would have been holy shit. In lieu of that it sounds as though your morning was instead wholly shit, except for the fact that you are QUIT.

Just remember shit happens!

[B-loMatt]

129- So I wake up this morning to my 2 beautiful daughters and my 3 labs pig piling me. The girls are all giggles and my dogs (esp. the 95 lb. black lab) are doing their best Dino from the Flintstones impression. Gonna be a great day to be quit. I get the dogs fed, girls breakfast, dressed, pack lunches, and out to the bus for school. The sun is shining and it's gonna be 75 today; it is a great day to be quit! I get back in the house and notice the smell of dog shit... One of the labs had stepped in a fresh patty and tracked dog shit all through my kitchen and house. Shit prints everywhere! So I had 12 paws to check, and of course the shitty paw is the last one I check. My black lab has dog shit all up in his hind paw so I spend 5 minutes de-shitting him before he can spread the love anymore than he already has. Next I need to mop the floor, and then hand finish the job. I get this all clean and head out back to survey the damage there. There is a large chunk of dog shit on the back steps and several shit-prints so I start in cleaning them, but I have to stop b/c now I have to shit! I am careful to not step in any shit myself so as to not track any new shit into my freshly cleaned house, I take a shit and then finish cleaning up the dog mess on the back steps and patio. Around this time my wife gets home from work and asks me how my morning is going. I reply that I have been cleaning up dog shit for the last 45 minutes, and the only break I took was b/c I needed to shit so my morning was shitty... No wonder I dip skoal dog shit blend in my dip dreams... Great day to be quit though.

[30isEnuff]

126- Had another dip dream last night. Same as last couple: I don't remember buying a tin or bumming a dip, but first thing I know I am spitting out the brown slime, and thinking about how I can keep dipping without letting down the KTC gang. That's when I know I am having a dip dream, and I snap out of it. The really strange thing was that the can of poison I was dipping was labeled skoal shit flavor blend! Once I realized it was a dream the poison actually turned into a big wad of dog shit; I woke up with a little puke in my mouth... I will not do poop patrol after lunch anymore.

Awesome share brother!!!
No more poison for any reason!

[B-loMatt]

126- Had another dip dream last night. Same as last couple: I don't remember buying a tin or bumming a dip, but first thing I know I am spitting out the brown slime, and thinking about how I can keep dipping without letting down the KTC gang. That's when I know I am having a dip dream, and I snap out of it. The really strange thing was that the can of poison I was dipping was labeled skoal shit flavor blend! Once I realized it was a dream the poison actually turned into a big wad of dog shit; I woke up with a little puke in my mouth... I will not do poop patrol after lunch anymore.