Day 2...

[slinger]

150 Days quit and loving every one of them. Haven't missed a single day of roll yet. And that is one of the keys to success here. If you are a lurker or a newbie, then listen up. I wake up every morning and post roll. No exceptions. No excuses. Excuses are a sign of weakness. The accountability to the brothers and sisters here drives my quit, even though I may never meet any of these fine folks. We have supported each other through texts, phone calls, PM's, and exchanged messages here on this board. The shit works. The support is there, and it can be done. Take one day at a time, and put distance and time between yourself and the nic bitch. You will receive a solid and happy life in return.

Now out to the pasture to catch me one. It's a beautiful sunny day and the horses want to be ridden.
ZillahCowboy

Great post. Congrats on 150. Well done.

[ZillahCowboy]

150 Days quit and loving every one of them. Haven't missed a single day of roll yet. And that is one of the keys to success here. If you are a lurker or a newbie, then listen up. I wake up every morning and post roll. No exceptions. No excuses. Excuses are a sign of weakness. The accountability to the brothers and sisters here drives my quit, even though I may never meet any of these fine folks. We have supported each other through texts, phone calls, PM's, and exchanged messages here on this board. The shit works. The support is there, and it can be done. Take one day at a time, and put distance and time between yourself and the nic bitch. You will receive a solid and happy life in return.

Now out to the pasture to catch me one. It's a beautiful sunny day and the horses want to be ridden.
ZillahCowboy

[bronc]

A beautiful spring day here in the great Pacific Northwest....for the following reasons:

1) Got the yard chores done early (pulled weeds, mowed and edged)
2) Moved hay from the barn down to the paddocks.
3) The sun is shining against a brilliant blue sky.
4) My wife is the most beautiful, loving woman on earth.
5) I am 120 Days Quit.

Life is just so damn good. QLF folks and you'll never regret it!
ZillahCowboy

I absolutely love it when a guy talks about his quit, his wife and his woman like that. Looking forward to shaking your hand in person Zillah! Thanks for setting an awesome example.

[SAM83]

I had to get up before 6:00 AM and get into my chores....my better half keeps reading over my shoulder and wants to know why this guy gets all this stuff done everyday....man you are raising the bar over here!!! Ha! Great talking to you yesterday! Quit on!

[Derk40]

A beautiful spring day here in the great Pacific Northwest....for the following reasons:

1) Got the yard chores done early (pulled weeds, mowed and edged)
2) Moved hay from the barn down to the paddocks.
3) The sun is shining against a brilliant blue sky.
4) My wife is the most beautiful, loving woman on earth.
5) I am 120 Days Quit.

Life is just so damn good. QLF folks and you'll never regret it!
ZillahCowboy

That is a pretty good day ZC. Congrats on 120 days quit. Keep it going brother!

[rdad]

You rocking the quit Cowboy. Glad to be quit with you.

Mogul

That's beautiful ZC! I'm happy for you. Keep it going!

[Mogul]

You rocking the quit Cowboy. Glad to be quit with you.

Mogul

[ZillahCowboy]

A beautiful spring day here in the great Pacific Northwest....for the following reasons:

1) Got the yard chores done early (pulled weeds, mowed and edged)
2) Moved hay from the barn down to the paddocks.
3) The sun is shining against a brilliant blue sky.
4) My wife is the most beautiful, loving woman on earth.
5) I am 120 Days Quit.

Life is just so damn good. QLF folks and you'll never regret it!
ZillahCowboy

[rdad]

Day 109 today. But man, yesterday 108 was a bad day. Full of craves, and I mean filthy craves. Just gnawing at me. Probably because I started a new job here at the plant. It was part of a planned org change and all was well. Then I started touring the new part of the factory, introducing myself to the folks on the floor, inspecting the banks of equipment, etc. With each passing minute my craves got more and more intense. An intense thrist came over me, I fought it back, chewed some gum, took a break and drank some water. It was almost like being back int he "suck." Was in a light-headed funk and not able to pay attention to what people around me were saying. The craves continued like that until lunchtime until I got something to eat...and then they were gone. But those 2 hours or so just took me by surprise. I lived through it, but man it was one of the toughest days of my quit. Probably because of the change and stress here on the job. The message folks is guard your damn quit and grind it out. I don't care if you're at 1 day or 100 days. It requires the same level of discipline. And remember the quote..."The price of freedom is eternal vigilance." That goes for our country, and our quits too!!!
ZC

Well said ZC. The quit count don't matter if you don't take care of today. You will have tough days from time to time. We all do. But that is when you got to remember your training, use your tools and just get thru it. Good luck in the new job! Quit on!

Nice win ZC! You're rock solid and all your tools are sharp.

Quit on Cowboy.
Proud to quit with you!

Good Job ZC! 109 days and you have the tools and the knowledge to deal with stuff like this. We know what is what now! She cant touch us. NAFAR brother!

[Doc Chewfree]

Day 109 today. But man, yesterday 108 was a bad day. Full of craves, and I mean filthy craves. Just gnawing at me. Probably because I started a new job here at the plant. It was part of a planned org change and all was well. Then I started touring the new part of the factory, introducing myself to the folks on the floor, inspecting the banks of equipment, etc. With each passing minute my craves got more and more intense. An intense thrist came over me, I fought it back, chewed some gum, took a break and drank some water. It was almost like being back int he "suck." Was in a light-headed funk and not able to pay attention to what people around me were saying. The craves continued like that until lunchtime until I got something to eat...and then they were gone. But those 2 hours or so just took me by surprise. I lived through it, but man it was one of the toughest days of my quit. Probably because of the change and stress here on the job. The message folks is guard your damn quit and grind it out. I don't care if you're at 1 day or 100 days. It requires the same level of discipline. And remember the quote..."The price of freedom is eternal vigilance." That goes for our country, and our quits too!!!
ZC

Well said ZC. The quit count don't matter if you don't take care of today. You will have tough days from time to time. We all do. But that is when you got to remember your training, use your tools and just get thru it. Good luck in the new job! Quit on!

Nice win ZC! You're rock solid and all your tools are sharp.

Quit on Cowboy.
Proud to quit with you!

[Grizzlyhasclaws]

Day 109 today. But man, yesterday 108 was a bad day. Full of craves, and I mean filthy craves. Just gnawing at me. Probably because I started a new job here at the plant. It was part of a planned org change and all was well. Then I started touring the new part of the factory, introducing myself to the folks on the floor, inspecting the banks of equipment, etc. With each passing minute my craves got more and more intense. An intense thrist came over me, I fought it back, chewed some gum, took a break and drank some water. It was almost like being back int he "suck." Was in a light-headed funk and not able to pay attention to what people around me were saying. The craves continued like that until lunchtime until I got something to eat...and then they were gone. But those 2 hours or so just took me by surprise. I lived through it, but man it was one of the toughest days of my quit. Probably because of the change and stress here on the job. The message folks is guard your damn quit and grind it out. I don't care if you're at 1 day or 100 days. It requires the same level of discipline.  And remember the quote..."The price of freedom is eternal vigilance." That goes for our country, and our quits too!!!
ZC

Well said ZC. The quit count don't matter if you don't take care of today. You will have tough days from time to time. We all do. But that is when you got to remember your training, use your tools and just get thru it. Good luck in the new job! Quit on!

Nice win ZC! You're rock solid and all your tools are sharp.

[Derk40]

Day 109 today. But man, yesterday 108 was a bad day. Full of craves, and I mean filthy craves. Just gnawing at me. Probably because I started a new job here at the plant. It was part of a planned org change and all was well. Then I started touring the new part of the factory, introducing myself to the folks on the floor, inspecting the banks of equipment, etc. With each passing minute my craves got more and more intense. An intense thrist came over me, I fought it back, chewed some gum, took a break and drank some water. It was almost like being back int he "suck." Was in a light-headed funk and not able to pay attention to what people around me were saying. The craves continued like that until lunchtime until I got something to eat...and then they were gone. But those 2 hours or so just took me by surprise. I lived through it, but man it was one of the toughest days of my quit. Probably because of the change and stress here on the job. The message folks is guard your damn quit and grind it out. I don't care if you're at 1 day or 100 days. It requires the same level of discipline. And remember the quote..."The price of freedom is eternal vigilance." That goes for our country, and our quits too!!!
ZC

Well said ZC. The quit count don't matter if you don't take care of today. You will have tough days from time to time. We all do. But that is when you got to remember your training, use your tools and just get thru it. Good luck in the new job! Quit on!

[ZillahCowboy]

Day 109 today. But man, yesterday 108 was a bad day. Full of craves, and I mean filthy craves. Just gnawing at me. Probably because I started a new job here at the plant. It was part of a planned org change and all was well. Then I started touring the new part of the factory, introducing myself to the folks on the floor, inspecting the banks of equipment, etc. With each passing minute my craves got more and more intense. An intense thrist came over me, I fought it back, chewed some gum, took a break and drank some water. It was almost like being back int he "suck." Was in a light-headed funk and not able to pay attention to what people around me were saying. The craves continued like that until lunchtime until I got something to eat...and then they were gone. But those 2 hours or so just took me by surprise. I lived through it, but man it was one of the toughest days of my quit. Probably because of the change and stress here on the job. The message folks is guard your damn quit and grind it out. I don't care if you're at 1 day or 100 days. It requires the same level of discipline. And remember the quote..."The price of freedom is eternal vigilance." That goes for our country, and our quits too!!!
ZC

[Coach Steve]

Thanks everybody.  I appreciate your kind words.  All of you have been inspirations to me along the way.  It is so powerful to go through something so difficult as a nic-quit knowing that there are others who have been there before you, others who are going through exactly what you are at any given moment.

And the KTC formula does work.  Post roll every damn day without fail.  Grind out one day at a time.  Take inspiration from those who have come before you.  Offer inspiration to those who come after you.  Then, amazingly, one day you wake up and you're at 100 days.  So today is indeed a milestone day in my continuing quit journey.  A day for reflection, and perhaps a small celebration.  I will spend it like any other day off, doing simple outdoor work that soothes the soul.  Moving hay, mowing the pasture, cleaning water troughs, mending a fence, and riding my favorite horse.  Those used to be activities that required a dip.  Now they are activities bursting with freedom.

And after the day is done, I'll take my wife's hand and together we'll watch as the sun go down over the mountains to the west of our little farm.  Embrace life folks.  It's a beautiful precious thing, and mustn't be wasted.  I quit with you all.
ZC.

Great job Zillah and great attitude. HOF is not a finish line, it is more like a starting point really. The beginning of a life without nicotine. Congratulations.

congrats cow boy- you got this, well done

Congrats cowboy! Let 'er buck !

belated 'BanDog'

[ZillahCowboy]

NICE train ride keep up you dedication to quit and this site...see you at 200

Thanks...I will be there...ODAAT.