New to Site 10/31/16 Quit Date

[rdad]

Today is Day 30. I am so excited to have made it this far. I remember reading the posts from the January 17 group at this point when I started and it seemed like it would take forever to get to 30 days.

Here are some things I've learned thus far:

1. My quit is not unique. The methods of this site work. It is clear the vets have been through all of this. There is no good reason not to listen to them.
2. The people in my quit group and the vets who support it are what makes quitting manageable and even sometimes fun.
3. If you aren't quitting for yourself, you will fail because you will find a reason to start again (e.g. I'm so pissed at my wife, eff her, I'm going to chew to piss her off!...so stupid, but real).
4. Having phone numbers really matters for the tough times.
5. The fog is awful, but what comes after is far better.
6. My "libido" has been through the roof from the added energy.
7. The oral fixation goes away.
8. Concentrating really hard on quitting by being close to the site, PMing, texting, etc. really helped me stay motivated and inspired.
9. This is a daily struggle, and the acronyms WUPP, ODAAT, EDD mean everything in the world to me.
10. This is life or death. Beyond that, this is freedom from the slavery of chewing.
11. I was, am, and always will be an addict to chewing tobacco so I must post roll every day for the rest of my life to ensure I never chew again.

Thanks so much to all of you who have been so helpful. EyeHateCope, Palpatine, Pab, JPET, PMils, Bert75, MNEngineer, KingNothing, Syndrome, Walter White, TLJent, Mav, Law, JeffW, Mav, Bokie, Brass, the list really goes on and on of BAQs both within February 17 and beyond that have helped me in some way.

Thank you, Kill the Can. You are saving my life, every damn day, one day at a time.

Owning it, bro.

Just freakin' owning it!


There will come a time... sooner, later, whenever....doesn't really matter, when the work you're putting in now will equal a freedom I can't quite describe.

Not even kidding.

Some might think I'm wrong for saying this... oh well... being Quit becomes effortless.
If you own that decision... own it with your entire being... you win.

You, m'man... are getting there. Keep rockin' it!

Attitude is everything in this quitting business and you Sir , have a great attitude.
X2 what AJ said! You are killing this! Well done.

[AppleJack]

Today is Day 30. I am so excited to have made it this far. I remember reading the posts from the January 17 group at this point when I started and it seemed like it would take forever to get to 30 days.

Here are some things I've learned thus far:

1. My quit is not unique. The methods of this site work. It is clear the vets have been through all of this. There is no good reason not to listen to them.
2. The people in my quit group and the vets who support it are what makes quitting manageable and even sometimes fun.
3. If you aren't quitting for yourself, you will fail because you will find a reason to start again (e.g. I'm so pissed at my wife, eff her, I'm going to chew to piss her off!...so stupid, but real).
4. Having phone numbers really matters for the tough times.
5. The fog is awful, but what comes after is far better.
6. My "libido" has been through the roof from the added energy.
7. The oral fixation goes away.
8. Concentrating really hard on quitting by being close to the site, PMing, texting, etc. really helped me stay motivated and inspired.
9. This is a daily struggle, and the acronyms WUPP, ODAAT, EDD mean everything in the world to me.
10. This is life or death. Beyond that, this is freedom from the slavery of chewing.
11. I was, am, and always will be an addict to chewing tobacco so I must post roll every day for the rest of my life to ensure I never chew again.

Thanks so much to all of you who have been so helpful. EyeHateCope, Palpatine, Pab, JPET, PMils, Bert75, MNEngineer, KingNothing, Syndrome, Walter White, TLJent, Mav, Law, JeffW, Mav, Bokie, Brass, the list really goes on and on of BAQs both within February 17 and beyond that have helped me in some way.

Thank you, Kill the Can. You are saving my life, every damn day, one day at a time.

Owning it, bro.

Just freakin' owning it!


There will come a time... sooner, later, whenever....doesn't really matter, when the work you're putting in now will equal a freedom I can't quite describe.

Not even kidding.

Some might think I'm wrong for saying this... oh well... being Quit becomes effortless.
If you own that decision... own it with your entire being... you win.

You, m'man... are getting there. Keep rockin' it!

[Viking]

Today is Day 30. I am so excited to have made it this far. I remember reading the posts from the January 17 group at this point when I started and it seemed like it would take forever to get to 30 days.

Here are some things I've learned thus far:

1. My quit is not unique. The methods of this site work. It is clear the vets have been through all of this. There is no good reason not to listen to them.
2. The people in my quit group and the vets who support it are what makes quitting manageable and even sometimes fun.
3. If you aren't quitting for yourself, you will fail because you will find a reason to start again (e.g. I'm so pissed at my wife, eff her, I'm going to chew to piss her off!...so stupid, but real).
4. Having phone numbers really matters for the tough times.
5. The fog is awful, but what comes after is far better.
6. My "libido" has been through the roof from the added energy.
7. The oral fixation goes away.
8. Concentrating really hard on quitting by being close to the site, PMing, texting, etc. really helped me stay motivated and inspired.
9. This is a daily struggle, and the acronyms WUPP, ODAAT, EDD mean everything in the world to me.
10. This is life or death. Beyond that, this is freedom from the slavery of chewing.
11. I was, am, and always will be an addict to chewing tobacco so I must post roll every day for the rest of my life to ensure I never chew again.

Thanks so much to all of you who have been so helpful. EyeHateCope, Palpatine, Pab, JPET, PMils, Bert75, MNEngineer, KingNothing, Syndrome, Walter White, TLJent, Mav, Law, JeffW, Mav, Bokie, Brass, the list really goes on and on of BAQs both within February 17 and beyond that have helped me in some way.

Thank you, Kill the Can. You are saving my life, every damn day, one day at a time.

[KingNothing]

I hate to type in caps but, DO NOT BE AFRAID TO REACH OUT TO ANYONE THAT YOU HAVE DIGITS OVER THE WEEKEND! The first few weekends are definitely tough.

And for that matter at any time after this weekend as well. Digits have saved my quit and I'm not afraid to admit it. It's weird at first, but it works, it really does.

[eyehatecope]

I hate to type in caps but, DO NOT BE AFRAID TO REACH OUT TO ANYONE THAT YOU HAVE DIGITS OVER THE WEEKEND! The first few weekends are definitely tough.

[tljent79]

You commented on boredom....I can relate to that one big time. It's when I'm doing the least that I think about dipping the most. I wouldn't even say it's a craving it's just where my addict mind is so conditioned to go. It's crazy! I'm in the quit to win with ya brother! Kick some weekend ass!

[Viking]

Congrats on day 12!

A dozen days is a damn good job.

My advice, try not to drink until around day 50. Don't shoot me for that. It's honestly a fact that has been shared on here in multiple ways.

EHC, I believe it and would not recommend it. It's good advice. I've drank probably four days thus far out of the 12 (i.e., one drink kind of thing) and it's gone okay because I'm with the wife and I'm at home. No way I'm going out with buddies and drinking yet.

[eyehatecope]

Congrats on day 12!

A dozen days is a damn good job.

My advice, try not to drink until around day 50. Don't shoot me for that. It's honestly a fact that has been shared on here in multiple ways.

[pab1964]

Good work. Keep pushing and keep piling them up ODAAT. You will be amazed before too long how much better your life is without nicotine leading you around. Today is all that matters.

Great job! Every day without nicotine is huge! Damn proud to be quit with you!

[KingNothing]

Good work. Keep pushing and keep piling them up ODAAT. You will be amazed before too long how much better your life is without nicotine leading you around. Today is all that matters.

[Viking]

I've made it 12 days without chewing. I'm pumped about it. I just texted my step-son and step-daughter and they congratulated me, which made me feel good because both are teens and I barely get anything out of them other then huh, yeah, cool, or oh.

It is amazing, because in the grander scheme of things, a dozen days doesn't seem like much. In quitting chewing tobacco days, it is an eternity. Some major hurdles have been cleared. There are still hurdles in the way, like I still get headaches from time to time, I still get the urge when I have a drink or two, if I'm bored to tears I really want to dip.

Good thing I won't. I posted roll with my Fellowship of the Quit.

[KingNothing]

Day 10 of the quit. I think about chew less and less, except for last night when I was watching the election coverage and decided to set sail with captain morgan. Did I ever even think about caving? No. I posted roll with TLJent, Maverick, Bokie, all you crazy ass BAQs like JPET, Palp, Pabs, KingNothing, PMILS, EHC, etc. I did have some of that fake mud though.

This will be a fight. Based on my thoughts and feelings last night, I am not even close to ready to be in a situation where I am drinking and someone has chew on them. Drink at home where my wife can support me and it's a pain in the ass to go get.

Quit on!

Congrats on double digits Viking! I'm sure you've heard it already around here, but alcohol has destroyed more quits than anything else (save for leaving the site and going at it on one's own). I like your plan of drinking at home with your wife's support, but maybe make sure she's got your keys too just in case you feel that urge to go grab some.

Keep documenting these moments. You will look back on these posts after 100, 200, etc. and realize the grip that nic had on you. It gets better and that grip will loosen considerably, but for now just keep cruising, you're doing great.

[Viking]

Day 10 of the quit. I think about chew less and less, except for last night when I was watching the election coverage and decided to set sail with captain morgan. Did I ever even think about caving? No. I posted roll with TLJent, Maverick, Bokie, all you crazy ass BAQs like JPET, Palp, Pabs, KingNothing, PMILS, EHC, etc. I did have some of that fake mud though.

This will be a fight. Based on my thoughts and feelings last night, I am not even close to ready to be in a situation where I am drinking and someone has chew on them. Drink at home where my wife can support me and it's a pain in the ass to go get.

Quit on!

[KingNothing]

The roller coaster will continue for a bit Viking. I'm glad to see that you're already getting your head around the idea that stuffing your face won't make the baby stop crying or anything else that is driving you crazy at the time. It takes some time before your brain can start making some headway in rewiring itself from the years of poison you were feeding it.

That being said, your mindset is perfect. Absorb all the things you missed while your addiction ran your life. Soak it up and learn to deal with things as they come and not by anesthetizing yourself with dip. The struggle is very real at first, but man it feels good when you really start to get a handle on the "new you." The ups and downs will come and go, but the nicotine is out of your system now so the pendulum won't swing quite as wildly from side to side.

Be as addicted to quitting as you were to feeding your nic addiction and you'll do just fine.

[Viking]

Day 9 of my quit. So far, Day 9 rocks. I feel great. I have extra energy and less anxiety. Wife has noticed the extra libido over the last week and a half, probably because I'm more interested in her than stuffing my face full of mud. I'm finally being productive at work after a week in the fog.

Physically, this is getting easier by the day and I'm super happy about that. No more headaches, far more energy, less oral fixation, more interest in eating healthy and exercising. More time to do things as I don't have to change my life around to make sure I have my dip in for an hour. No begging for the clock to hit 6p so I can put in a lower instead of an upper.

Mentally, it is an up and down roller coaster, largely based on not having any real clue how to deal with stress. Baby was up crying at midnight at 3:00 a.m. last night and I found myself getting super angry at her. A baby. For crying. Unreal. Talk about feeling like a complete tool shed. I had no business being pissed, but yet I was. Of course I didn't do anything about it other than sing her back to sleep and feed her a bottle as I beat the living crap out of myself in my own head.

Definitely would have put in some mud to deal with it in the past. Not last night/this morning. I posted roll yesterday and today. I'm committed to learning how to deal with stress in other ways.

Here's to looking forward to the day where my mind and body figure out how to deal with stress.