Today is day 4 for me

[loot]

LOOT was good with the postÃ,…actually enjoyed the postÃ,…until right here!

Anyway, I have about 1/4 of a can of dried up Copenhagen on the counter in my kitchen.Ã,  Haven't touched it since Friday evening.

DonÃ,’t be a doosh. Trophy cans are a reallyÃ,…really bad fuckin idea. HowÃ,’s about you flush the fuckin can o deth as soon as you walk your happy little ass in the kitchen this afternoon? You are an addict friend. No better than a road side crack whore slingin pussy for a rock. Chances are youÃ,’ll be adding water to your dried out stash in the near future if it remains accessible. You are finished. You are clean. You crossed the line of no return. You are a quitter. A fuckin man mountain of awesomeness (thanks Mr. Urlacher). You are a fuckin disciple of the Church of LOOT. Be fruitfulÃ,…multiply the quitterificness of clean.

Another thoughtÃ,…as an addictÃ,…LOOT would bet youÃ,’ve lied to, cheated on, and stolen from everyone you hold dear over your affair with Copenhagen. Your unborn child will just be the next in line. Quit for you manÃ,…only you. Quitting for others will only lead to the addict resenting the one he perceives as the roadblock in the path of his continued indulgence. Think about it.

The one exception is that you have yet to lie to anyone hereÃ,…especially LOOT. Your salvation lies within the confines of this domain. Used properlyÃ,…you will have what youÃ,’ve yet been able to achieve alone.

Before you get your panties all in a wad over LOOTÃ,’s observationsÃ,…know that everything LOOT typedÃ,…LOOT lived. NowÃ,…congrats on the quitÃ,…make yourself a fixture here for a while and youÃ,’ll succeed.

Be clean friend.

[Gooch]

I debated replying to your post but could relate in a couple ways so here goes. I have two children under the age of 4, best thing that ever happened to me. Did you know children who's parents use tobacco are 50% more likely to use than the average kid? That freaks me out. I hope your quit sticks and you don't have to answer questions about "what's that in your mouth dad?" or "why do you spit in the bottle?"
I'm only on day 2 of my quit but have been through this before having attained the HOF last year. Still processing through how my initial quit failed and would have to say complacency seems to be the biggest reason. Stopped posting roll and the downward spiral began.
I will never forget the feeling of accomplishment when I hit the HOF followed by the super shitty feeling of failure when I caved. This site is extremely helpful in your quit. My advice, don't turn your back on it unless you have one hell of a support network in place. I turned my back and paid the price, don't make the same mistake I did. I wouldn't be back here today unless I knew how effective this site can be.

[niwot]

I've been roaming the board here for about a week now. Decided to sign up last Thursday but hadn't quit yet so I didn't really think it was appropriate.

Been dipping since 9th grade. 1991. Well, I quit for about a year in '98. Still bummed an occasional dip off a friend back then. And left some Levi in my golf bag for only when I golfed. But got hooked again when I was playing golf in college. Couldn't have tobacco in tournaments so I couldn't chew. Started using bandits in the tournaments and it eventually got me back to dipping.

Since late '99 until now Copenhagen has been a huge part of my life. 30 minute dip before I brush my teeth and leave for work in the morning (so I could take my morning dump). I'd get 7 or 8 dips at work and another 3 or so in the evening.

But for the past year or so I've been cutting back. Didn't hardly dip while at home on weeknights and slowed up a lot on the weekends. A month or so ago I limited myself to 2 dips in the morning, 2 in the afternoon, and 1 in the evening. Two weeks ago, I made it down to just 1 or 2 dips a day. The first being on my ride home from work and only a second if I stayed up to watch a little TV when my wife went to bed.

Anyway, I have about 1/4 of a can of dried up Copenhagen on the counter in my kitchen. Haven't touched it since Friday evening.

So why am I quitting? Got a little girl on the way. She's due March 11th and I promised my wife I'd quit before the baby comes. Really, I've been wanting to "kill the can" for a few years now. Always said "yeah, I'll quit again someday" but never had that goal date or whatever.

So here I am. 3 days and counting. Thank god for toothpicks and Hooch.

Good choice my friend! You have done what I never could and control my intake of snuff- it increased as time went by, especially close to a quit. Congrats on your baby and that gives you every reason to make this the final quit!

[In-com-plete]

I've been roaming the board here for about a week now. Decided to sign up last Thursday but hadn't quit yet so I didn't really think it was appropriate.

Been dipping since 9th grade. 1991. Well, I quit for about a year in '98. Still bummed an occasional dip off a friend back then. And left some Levi in my golf bag for only when I golfed. But got hooked again when I was playing golf in college. Couldn't have tobacco in tournaments so I couldn't chew. Started using bandits in the tournaments and it eventually got me back to dipping.

Since late '99 until now Copenhagen has been a huge part of my life. 30 minute dip before I brush my teeth and leave for work in the morning (so I could take my morning dump). I'd get 7 or 8 dips at work and another 3 or so in the evening.

But for the past year or so I've been cutting back. Didn't hardly dip while at home on weeknights and slowed up a lot on the weekends. A month or so ago I limited myself to 2 dips in the morning, 2 in the afternoon, and 1 in the evening. Two weeks ago, I made it down to just 1 or 2 dips a day. The first being on my ride home from work and only a second if I stayed up to watch a little TV when my wife went to bed.

Anyway, I have about 1/4 of a can of dried up Copenhagen on the counter in my kitchen. Haven't touched it since Friday evening.

So why am I quitting? Got a little girl on the way. She's due March 11th and I promised my wife I'd quit before the baby comes. Really, I've been wanting to "kill the can" for a few years now. Always said "yeah, I'll quit again someday" but never had that goal date or whatever.

So here I am. 3 days and counting. Thank god for toothpicks and Hooch.