JGlav Day 5

[Gdubya]

December '16 will be opening up soon. Means we Dec'15 Disciples are approaching one year. WOW one year free from slavery. So many great things have happened in a year of quit. Some sad ones too.
All of these things would have been excuses to have a dip. Ups and downs, happy or sad, we addicts use all of it as excuses for another dip. I met some really great people at the nasty ninth PA meet up at
Boelker62Â’s place 2 weeks ago. Guys who struggle ODAAT just like me. Guys asked me how long I chewed and how I found KTC. Gave them my story and figured I would share it here as well. I am not a writer so bear with me.
With a year behind us, I knew discussions would develop in our group about posting roll. These usually come up at all the markers, HOF, 200, 300, 1yr, half comma, 6th floor, 7th floor….. I get it we are confident ( not cocky), of the 23 of us that are left from the original 60 or so almost half are posting 100%. It’s great stuff and a testament to our resolve to be quit. You see in 2008 I quit as a promise to my mom. She was dying of cancer, never drank, never smoked. Brain cancer that metastasized to lungs and then everywhere. She made me promise I would stop chewing. I did. I was stopped for 5 years. Then one night late spring, I was headed home and stopped for gas,walked into the store and bought a tin. That was 2013. Told myself all the lies. Just a dip on the way home then I’ll toss the can. Next day… just a dip on the way into work. Lies after lies. Two years later I was still dipping. It tour me up inside that I broke that promise to my mom. My wife thought I was still quit……you all know the drill. I did not know what KTC was, but I knew sitting on my back deck one night last September that I needed help QUITTING this time and not stopping. That’s when I typed “help quitting chew” in the google search bar, and up popped KTC. In reality I was looking for someone or some thing to tell me to use replacement therapy or a pill or something.Anything to not make me go through the hell I went through in ’08. No such luck. Cold turkey and man up is what I got. I am thankful ever since. Now at close to one year quit I sit hear typing this, the KTC system works. Could we quit on our own, probably. I couldn’t. Let’s post a promise to each other and keep it for the day. Let’s stay accountable to each other, because without it 5yrs can go down the drain. Thanks to all of you for helping me get back to that promise from 8yrs ago.

JGlav ( Joe ) - 354

Appreciate hearing your story. Your mom and Dad would be very proud of you!! You are a BAQ, and I am proud to quit with you EDD!!! Glad you are one of my Decembros!!! See ya on roll tomorrow am! First one on wins!! LOl just kidding we both win because we are quit!

Thanks for sharing your story Joe. Nicotine is very powerful, kept dipping 1.5 years after doc told me it's what caused my heart attack. Father in law was in hospital on oxygen machine. Ask me go outside with him, turns off oxygen to smoke. See without the support we have here I'm sure most of us, myself included would be finger banging again. It absolutely horrific to read all the poisonous chemicals in nic but we still stuck it in our mouths. Never really had anyone really sit me down and try to get me to quit. Now that I'm educated more in nicotine, I take the time with whoever will listen and before I'm done speaking to them I say look it up and please google Ktc and read! Quit on! Thanks for being with me Edd!

Great job JGlav. This place has been a life saver to so many. Those that were at the end of themselves and needed a real answer and real help will find just that here. Glad you found KTC. Thanks for sharing your heart and your story. I know your mom would be proud of the success you have earned. Congrats.

[pab1964]

December '16 will be opening up soon. Means we Dec'15 Disciples are approaching one year. WOW one year free from slavery. So many great things have happened in a year of quit. Some sad ones too.
All of these things would have been excuses to have a dip. Ups and downs, happy or sad, we addicts use all of it as excuses for another dip. I met some really great people at the nasty ninth PA meet up at
Boelker62Â’s place 2 weeks ago. Guys who struggle ODAAT just like me. Guys asked me how long I chewed and how I found KTC. Gave them my story and figured I would share it here as well. I am not a writer so bear with me.
With a year behind us, I knew discussions would develop in our group about posting roll. These usually come up at all the markers, HOF, 200, 300, 1yr, half comma, 6th floor, 7th floor….. I get it we are confident ( not cocky), of the 23 of us that are left from the original 60 or so almost half are posting 100%. It’s great stuff and a testament to our resolve to be quit. You see in 2008 I quit as a promise to my mom. She was dying of cancer, never drank, never smoked. Brain cancer that metastasized to lungs and then everywhere. She made me promise I would stop chewing. I did. I was stopped for 5 years. Then one night late spring, I was headed home and stopped for gas,walked into the store and bought a tin. That was 2013. Told myself all the lies. Just a dip on the way home then I’ll toss the can. Next day… just a dip on the way into work. Lies after lies. Two years later I was still dipping. It tour me up inside that I broke that promise to my mom. My wife thought I was still quit……you all know the drill. I did not know what KTC was, but I knew sitting on my back deck one night last September that I needed help QUITTING this time and not stopping. That’s when I typed “help quitting chew” in the google search bar, and up popped KTC. In reality I was looking for someone or some thing to tell me to use replacement therapy or a pill or something.Anything to not make me go through the hell I went through in ’08. No such luck. Cold turkey and man up is what I got. I am thankful ever since. Now at close to one year quit I sit hear typing this, the KTC system works. Could we quit on our own, probably. I couldn’t. Let’s post a promise to each other and keep it for the day. Let’s stay accountable to each other, because without it 5yrs can go down the drain. Thanks to all of you for helping me get back to that promise from 8yrs ago.

JGlav ( Joe ) - 354

Appreciate hearing your story. Your mom and Dad would be very proud of you!! You are a BAQ, and I am proud to quit with you EDD!!! Glad you are one of my Decembros!!! See ya on roll tomorrow am! First one on wins!! LOl just kidding we both win because we are quit!

Thanks for sharing your story Joe. Nicotine is very powerful, kept dipping 1.5 years after doc told me it's what caused my heart attack. Father in law was in hospital on oxygen machine. Ask me go outside with him, turns off oxygen to smoke. See without the support we have here I'm sure most of us, myself included would be finger banging again. It absolutely horrific to read all the poisonous chemicals in nic but we still stuck it in our mouths. Never really had anyone really sit me down and try to get me to quit. Now that I'm educated more in nicotine, I take the time with whoever will listen and before I'm done speaking to them I say look it up and please google Ktc and read! Quit on! Thanks for being with me Edd!

[Tjschu]

December '16 will be opening up soon. Means we Dec'15 Disciples are approaching one year. WOW one year free from slavery. So many great things have happened in a year of quit. Some sad ones too.
All of these things would have been excuses to have a dip. Ups and downs, happy or sad, we addicts use all of it as excuses for another dip. I met some really great people at the nasty ninth PA meet up at
Boelker62Â’s place 2 weeks ago. Guys who struggle ODAAT just like me. Guys asked me how long I chewed and how I found KTC. Gave them my story and figured I would share it here as well. I am not a writer so bear with me.
With a year behind us, I knew discussions would develop in our group about posting roll. These usually come up at all the markers, HOF, 200, 300, 1yr, half comma, 6th floor, 7th floor….. I get it we are confident ( not cocky), of the 23 of us that are left from the original 60 or so almost half are posting 100%. It’s great stuff and a testament to our resolve to be quit. You see in 2008 I quit as a promise to my mom. She was dying of cancer, never drank, never smoked. Brain cancer that metastasized to lungs and then everywhere. She made me promise I would stop chewing. I did. I was stopped for 5 years. Then one night late spring, I was headed home and stopped for gas,walked into the store and bought a tin. That was 2013. Told myself all the lies. Just a dip on the way home then I’ll toss the can. Next day… just a dip on the way into work. Lies after lies. Two years later I was still dipping. It tour me up inside that I broke that promise to my mom. My wife thought I was still quit……you all know the drill. I did not know what KTC was, but I knew sitting on my back deck one night last September that I needed help QUITTING this time and not stopping. That’s when I typed “help quitting chew” in the google search bar, and up popped KTC. In reality I was looking for someone or some thing to tell me to use replacement therapy or a pill or something.Anything to not make me go through the hell I went through in ’08. No such luck. Cold turkey and man up is what I got. I am thankful ever since. Now at close to one year quit I sit hear typing this, the KTC system works. Could we quit on our own, probably. I couldn’t. Let’s post a promise to each other and keep it for the day. Let’s stay accountable to each other, because without it 5yrs can go down the drain. Thanks to all of you for helping me get back to that promise from 8yrs ago.

JGlav ( Joe ) - 354

Appreciate hearing your story. Your mom and Dad would be very proud of you!! You are a BAQ, and I am proud to quit with you EDD!!! Glad you are one of my Decembros!!! See ya on roll tomorrow am! First one on wins!! LOl just kidding we both win because we are quit!

[JGlav]

December '16 will be opening up soon. Means we Dec'15 Disciples are approaching one year. WOW one year free from slavery. So many great things have happened in a year of quit. Some sad ones too.
All of these things would have been excuses to have a dip. Ups and downs, happy or sad, we addicts use all of it as excuses for another dip. I met some really great people at the nasty ninth PA meet up at
Boelker62Â’s place 2 weeks ago. Guys who struggle ODAAT just like me. Guys asked me how long I chewed and how I found KTC. Gave them my story and figured I would share it here as well. I am not a writer so bear with me.
With a year behind us, I knew discussions would develop in our group about posting roll. These usually come up at all the markers, HOF, 200, 300, 1yr, half comma, 6th floor, 7th floor….. I get it we are confident ( not cocky), of the 23 of us that are left from the original 60 or so almost half are posting 100%. It’s great stuff and a testament to our resolve to be quit. You see in 2008 I quit as a promise to my mom. She was dying of cancer, never drank, never smoked. Brain cancer that metastasized to lungs and then everywhere. She made me promise I would stop chewing. I did. I was stopped for 5 years. Then one night late spring, I was headed home and stopped for gas,walked into the store and bought a tin. That was 2013. Told myself all the lies. Just a dip on the way home then I’ll toss the can. Next day… just a dip on the way into work. Lies after lies. Two years later I was still dipping. It tour me up inside that I broke that promise to my mom. My wife thought I was still quit……you all know the drill. I did not know what KTC was, but I knew sitting on my back deck one night last September that I needed help QUITTING this time and not stopping. That’s when I typed “help quitting chew” in the google search bar, and up popped KTC. In reality I was looking for someone or some thing to tell me to use replacement therapy or a pill or something.Anything to not make me go through the hell I went through in ’08. No such luck. Cold turkey and man up is what I got. I am thankful ever since. Now at close to one year quit I sit hear typing this, the KTC system works. Could we quit on our own, probably. I couldn’t. Let’s post a promise to each other and keep it for the day. Let’s stay accountable to each other, because without it 5yrs can go down the drain. Thanks to all of you for helping me get back to that promise from 8yrs ago.

JGlav ( Joe ) - 354

[Stranger999]

Last couple days I have taken notice to all the nic users around me. Guys on the job chewing, guys and gals out in the parking lot smoking, people smoking in their cars on the way home, and just yesterday
sitting in a traffic jamb heading north on the Interstate, I watched a guy put in a huge wad of dirt in his lips, kind of made me gag to be honest. He literally winced when he spit and I couldn't tell if it was because his spitter stunk or his lips and gums hurt. I felt bad he was a slave and still thought he had to do it. It got me to thinking. Since I posted roll and have freedom from nicotine:

1) I no longer have to worry about a nasty hot spitter that has been sitting in a 110F truck all day
2) I do not have to take the long way home so I can chew longer
3) I do not have to worry about nasty yellow/orange fingers that sting my eyes when I wipe the sweat from my eyes
4) I will not need to check my teeth for the bits of cope lingering
5) I can without a doubt arrive at home and go in and kiss my wife without the look of disappointment on her face when she smells chew.
6) I can go to bed at a reasonable hour and not stay up chewing
7) I do not have to lie and hide anything at all from my kids.
8) I am accountable to my word.

I know there are a ton more but these just popped on the drive home .
When I post that I will not use nicotine for this day, I simply enjoy being free from all the negative crap that came with that nasty addiction.

JGlav - 336 QLF all day today and enjoying freedom

Your a BAQ JGlav glad your one of my Decembros! I am Proud to quit with you EDD!!

X2 ^^^^

This says it all. An awesome reminder how far we've come in so short a time. I remember being that guy that hated to put the dip in, but did it anyway because I didn't know what else to do. The freedom from that curse is worth never shoving another turd in my lip, no matter the jones I get to do it anyway. Thanks JGlav, quit EDD with you.

You guys who have to hang out around chewers every day and stay quit get my salute! :)

I have one friend who chews and he lives in Tennessee. We'll get on the phone and I'll hear him spitting. I LOVE reminding him that I am still quit. LOL.

JGlav, you are my bad ass quit twin. I'm proud to quit with you EDD!

[KingNothing]

Last couple days I have taken notice to all the nic users around me. Guys on the job chewing, guys and gals out in the parking lot smoking, people smoking in their cars on the way home, and just yesterday
sitting in a traffic jamb heading north on the Interstate, I watched a guy put in a huge wad of dirt in his lips, kind of made me gag to be honest. He literally winced when he spit and I couldn't tell if it was because his spitter stunk or his lips and gums hurt. I felt bad he was a slave and still thought he had to do it. It got me to thinking. Since I posted roll and have freedom from nicotine:

1) I no longer have to worry about a nasty hot spitter that has been sitting in a 110F truck all day
2) I do not have to take the long way home so I can chew longer
3) I do not have to worry about nasty yellow/orange fingers that sting my eyes when I wipe the sweat from my eyes
4) I will not need to check my teeth for the bits of cope lingering
5) I can without a doubt arrive at home and go in and kiss my wife without the look of disappointment on her face when she smells chew.
6) I can go to bed at a reasonable hour and not stay up chewing
7) I do not have to lie and hide anything at all from my kids.
8) I am accountable to my word.

I know there are a ton more but these just popped on the drive home .
When I post that I will not use nicotine for this day, I simply enjoy being free from all the negative crap that came with that nasty addiction.

JGlav - 336 QLF all day today and enjoying freedom

Your a BAQ JGlav glad your one of my Decembros! I am Proud to quit with you EDD!!

X2 ^^^^

This says it all. An awesome reminder how far we've come in so short a time. I remember being that guy that hated to put the dip in, but did it anyway because I didn't know what else to do. The freedom from that curse is worth never shoving another turd in my lip, no matter the jones I get to do it anyway. Thanks JGlav, quit EDD with you.

[pab1964]

Last couple days I have taken notice to all the nic users around me. Guys on the job chewing, guys and gals out in the parking lot smoking, people smoking in their cars on the way home, and just yesterday
sitting in a traffic jamb heading north on the Interstate, I watched a guy put in a huge wad of dirt in his lips, kind of made me gag to be honest. He literally winced when he spit and I couldn't tell if it was because his spitter stunk or his lips and gums hurt. I felt bad he was a slave and still thought he had to do it. It got me to thinking. Since I posted roll and have freedom from nicotine:

1) I no longer have to worry about a nasty hot spitter that has been sitting in a 110F truck all day
2) I do not have to take the long way home so I can chew longer
3) I do not have to worry about nasty yellow/orange fingers that sting my eyes when I wipe the sweat from my eyes
4) I will not need to check my teeth for the bits of cope lingering
5) I can without a doubt arrive at home and go in and kiss my wife without the look of disappointment on her face when she smells chew.
6) I can go to bed at a reasonable hour and not stay up chewing
7) I do not have to lie and hide anything at all from my kids.
8) I am accountable to my word.

I know there are a ton more but these just popped on the drive home .
When I post that I will not use nicotine for this day, I simply enjoy being free from all the negative crap that came with that nasty addiction.

JGlav - 336 QLF all day today and enjoying freedom

Your a BAQ JGlav glad your one of my Decembros! I am Proud to quit with you EDD!!

X2 ^^^^

[Tjschu]

Last couple days I have taken notice to all the nic users around me. Guys on the job chewing, guys and gals out in the parking lot smoking, people smoking in their cars on the way home, and just yesterday
sitting in a traffic jamb heading north on the Interstate, I watched a guy put in a huge wad of dirt in his lips, kind of made me gag to be honest. He literally winced when he spit and I couldn't tell if it was because his spitter stunk or his lips and gums hurt. I felt bad he was a slave and still thought he had to do it. It got me to thinking. Since I posted roll and have freedom from nicotine:

1) I no longer have to worry about a nasty hot spitter that has been sitting in a 110F truck all day
2) I do not have to take the long way home so I can chew longer
3) I do not have to worry about nasty yellow/orange fingers that sting my eyes when I wipe the sweat from my eyes
4) I will not need to check my teeth for the bits of cope lingering
5) I can without a doubt arrive at home and go in and kiss my wife without the look of disappointment on her face when she smells chew.
6) I can go to bed at a reasonable hour and not stay up chewing
7) I do not have to lie and hide anything at all from my kids.
8) I am accountable to my word.

I know there are a ton more but these just popped on the drive home .
When I post that I will not use nicotine for this day, I simply enjoy being free from all the negative crap that came with that nasty addiction.

JGlav - 336 QLF all day today and enjoying freedom

Your a BAQ JGlav glad your one of my Decembros! I am Proud to quit with you EDD!!

[JGlav]

Last couple days I have taken notice to all the nic users around me. Guys on the job chewing, guys and gals out in the parking lot smoking, people smoking in their cars on the way home, and just yesterday
sitting in a traffic jamb heading north on the Interstate, I watched a guy put in a huge wad of dirt in his lips, kind of made me gag to be honest. He literally winced when he spit and I couldn't tell if it was because his spitter stunk or his lips and gums hurt. I felt bad he was a slave and still thought he had to do it. It got me to thinking. Since I posted roll and have freedom from nicotine:

1) I no longer have to worry about a nasty hot spitter that has been sitting in a 110F truck all day
2) I do not have to take the long way home so I can chew longer
3) I do not have to worry about nasty yellow/orange fingers that sting my eyes when I wipe the sweat from my eyes
4) I will not need to check my teeth for the bits of cope lingering
5) I can without a doubt arrive at home and go in and kiss my wife without the look of disappointment on her face when she smells chew.
6) I can go to bed at a reasonable hour and not stay up chewing
7) I do not have to lie and hide anything at all from my kids.
8) I am accountable to my word.

I know there are a ton more but these just popped on the drive home .
When I post that I will not use nicotine for this day, I simply enjoy being free from all the negative crap that came with that nasty addiction.

JGlav - 336 QLF all day today and enjoying freedom

[Rawls]

Just had a great weekend of quit. Shared my trepidation with my Dec '15 brothers earlier on Saturday. Was headed to a neighborhood graduation party and very nervous as there were several of my buddies who dip heavily would be there. Anyway for any new guys reading this I have been avoiding this group in golf outings etc.. Well after a few beers out came the tins and all the offers. I gladly passed and sai I was quit. Told them how I was able to be successful. To a man they said they have never been able to stay quit. I preached a little then just let it ride. I had my contract in my pocket , numbers in my phone and a roll post promise on the board that I refused to break my word on! I love being quit!! No longer a slave, no longer the guy that says he could never quit, I am quit.

I don't just like this... I love this!

You are an inspiration to me JGlav! Day 109 and I quit with you today!

LOVE THIS! QUIT HARD EVERY DAY!

That's a great read. I know those situations are going to be in my future and it's really great to see how the vets deal with it. Thanks jg for the share and congrats on a life full of quit!

Like I said before jglav, I never had a doubt! Some people you can tell, just got it and ole boy you're one of them!

JGlav...... Rocks!

[pab1964]

Just had a great weekend of quit. Shared my trepidation with my Dec '15 brothers earlier on Saturday. Was headed to a neighborhood graduation party and very nervous as there were several of my buddies who dip heavily would be there. Anyway for any new guys reading this I have been avoiding this group in golf outings etc.. Well after a few beers out came the tins and all the offers. I gladly passed and sai I was quit. Told them how I was able to be successful. To a man they said they have never been able to stay quit. I preached a little then just let it ride. I had my contract in my pocket , numbers in my phone and a roll post promise on the board that I refused to break my word on! I love being quit!! No longer a slave, no longer the guy that says he could never quit, I am quit.

I don't just like this... I love this!

You are an inspiration to me JGlav! Day 109 and I quit with you today!

LOVE THIS! QUIT HARD EVERY DAY!

That's a great read. I know those situations are going to be in my future and it's really great to see how the vets deal with it. Thanks jg for the share and congrats on a life full of quit!

Like I said before jglav, I never had a doubt! Some people you can tell, just got it and ole boy you're one of them!

[FISHFLORIDA]

Just had a great weekend of quit. Shared my trepidation with my Dec '15 brothers earlier on Saturday. Was headed to a neighborhood graduation party and very nervous as there were several of my buddies who dip heavily would be there. Anyway for any new guys reading this I have been avoiding this group in golf outings etc.. Well after a few beers out came the tins and all the offers. I gladly passed and sai I was quit. Told them how I was able to be successful. To a man they said they have never been able to stay quit. I preached a little then just let it ride. I had my contract in my pocket , numbers in my phone and a roll post promise on the board that I refused to break my word on! I love being quit!! No longer a slave, no longer the guy that says he could never quit, I am quit.

I don't just like this... I love this!

You are an inspiration to me JGlav! Day 109 and I quit with you today!

LOVE THIS! QUIT HARD EVERY DAY!

That's a great read. I know those situations are going to be in my future and it's really great to see how the vets deal with it. Thanks jg for the share and congrats on a life full of quit!

[D2maine]

Just had a great weekend of quit. Shared my trepidation with my Dec '15 brothers earlier on Saturday. Was headed to a neighborhood graduation party and very nervous as there were several of my buddies who dip heavily would be there. Anyway for any new guys reading this I have been avoiding this group in golf outings etc.. Well after a few beers out came the tins and all the offers. I gladly passed and sai I was quit. Told them how I was able to be successful. To a man they said they have never been able to stay quit. I preached a little then just let it ride. I had my contract in my pocket , numbers in my phone and a roll post promise on the board that I refused to break my word on! I love being quit!! No longer a slave, no longer the guy that says he could never quit, I am quit.

I don't just like this... I love this!

You are an inspiration to me JGlav! Day 109 and I quit with you today!

LOVE THIS! QUIT HARD EVERY DAY!

[suthern_gntlman]

Just had a great weekend of quit. Shared my trepidation with my Dec '15 brothers earlier on Saturday. Was headed to a neighborhood graduation party and very nervous as there were several of my buddies who dip heavily would be there. Anyway for any new guys reading this I have been avoiding this group in golf outings etc.. Well after a few beers out came the tins and all the offers. I gladly passed and sai I was quit. Told them how I was able to be successful. To a man they said they have never been able to stay quit. I preached a little then just let it ride. I had my contract in my pocket , numbers in my phone and a roll post promise on the board that I refused to break my word on! I love being quit!! No longer a slave, no longer the guy that says he could never quit, I am quit.

I don't just like this... I love this!

You are an inspiration to me JGlav! Day 109 and I quit with you today!

[JGlav]

Just had a great weekend of quit. Shared my trepidation with my Dec '15 brothers earlier on Saturday. Was headed to a neighborhood graduation party and very nervous as there were several of my buddies who dip heavily would be there. Anyway for any new guys reading this I have been avoiding this group in golf outings etc.. Well after a few beers out came the tins and all the offers. I gladly passed and sai I was quit. Told them how I was able to be successful. To a man they said they have never been able to stay quit. I preached a little then just let it ride. I had my contract in my pocket , numbers in my phone and a roll post promise on the board that I refused to break my word on! I love being quit!! No longer a slave, no longer the guy that says he could never quit, I am quit.