One week down, a day to go!

[srans]

4)   Irritability – My wife says she does not see it, but to be honest I am just hiding it.  I find it amazing how my quitting tobacco is making everyone else so stupid!  I thought I would be the only one affected.

Shoot, hit that nail right on the head! I'm not one to road rage but lately I've let my steering wheel hear some words they don't say on the radio! Good on ya for the quit. Post roll, stay quit. I'm right behind you the whole way. August quittin' time! Let's go!!!

Good job on your quit quit. What?? Did I say that right? Way to back each other up dzismann and quit. That's how quitting is done. Keep your guards up,, enjoy the good days.

In my 76 days I've had more good days than bad. It is so worth it. In saying that I've had some doozies though. Not trying to scare you just want you to be ready,, not every day has been good. One day at a time It's been getting easier and easier though. I've got a couple numbers and I've had to use them. Real good Idea to keep them numbers ready. Hey,, I got a great Idea!!! Ya'll stay quit and I'll stay quit with you.

[Dzismann72]

4)   Irritability – My wife says she does not see it, but to be honest I am just hiding it. I find it amazing how my quitting tobacco is making everyone else so stupid! I thought I would be the only one affected.

Shoot, hit that nail right on the head! I'm not one to road rage but lately I've let my steering wheel hear some words they don't say on the radio! Good on ya for the quit. Post roll, stay quit. I'm right behind you the whole way. August quittin' time! Let's go!!!

[AppleJack]

My July quit brother! Good to hear from you, thanks for the PM. It's been amazing to start seeing the day without the nic haze right!? As always... I'm with you in quit today bro!

[Parputt]

Day 24 for me today. It has been a bit since I last posted in my intro so I figured I would drop in and let people know how things are going.

I am finally starting to understand what people mean by cravings. In the beginning it was one big crave and I thought about dipping all of the time. This has been changing. I can now go for hours without thinking about it then all of a sudden my tongue swells up an I want dip now! Glad to really understand what a craving is and glad that I am not thinking about dip all of the time.

This fog thing seems to be going away. Although I still experience it, it is less frequently.

One thing that I had been struggling with is the quit consuming me. I was struggling to get anything done. I started an exercise program and that really seemed to motivate me. I am now getting a lot more work done at work, I am spending more quality time with wife and kids, and I am helping out more around the house. If you are in a funk, I highly recommend doing 20 – 30 minutes of exercise a day. It really worked for me.

I have been spending less time on the site (I still post quit everyday), this I see as good and bad. The reason why I am spending less time is because I am less consumed with quitting each and every day. This site really helped to put that all into perspective. I no longer need that, because it is no longer consuming me and that is a good thing. The problem with it is I am not nurturing the relationships that have just started here. That I need to do better with, because I do believe those relationships are a large part of staying quit.

Overall things have been going well and I continue my quit!

Glad to hear you are doing well. Your involvement in the site will come and go in waves. When I am feeling strong I post my promise in the morning and that is pretty much it. When I am in need of a little quit boost I come and hang out for a while and respond to posts like yours :)

There are no rules man, this is your quit. The objective is to STAY QUIT, not rack up a post count.

[kkljinc]

Day by Day quit! I think if I did not hit the gym hard during the early quit I would have failed. Plus it helped me not gain any weight.

Keep on trucking and I quit with you today.

[Quit]

Day 24 for me today. It has been a bit since I last posted in my intro so I figured I would drop in and let people know how things are going.

I am finally starting to understand what people mean by cravings. In the beginning it was one big crave and I thought about dipping all of the time. This has been changing. I can now go for hours without thinking about it then all of a sudden my tongue swells up an I want dip now! Glad to really understand what a craving is and glad that I am not thinking about dip all of the time.

This fog thing seems to be going away. Although I still experience it, it is less frequently.

One thing that I had been struggling with is the quit consuming me. I was struggling to get anything done. I started an exercise program and that really seemed to motivate me. I am now getting a lot more work done at work, I am spending more quality time with wife and kids, and I am helping out more around the house. If you are in a funk, I highly recommend doing 20 – 30 minutes of exercise a day. It really worked for me.

I have been spending less time on the site (I still post quit everyday), this I see as good and bad. The reason why I am spending less time is because I am less consumed with quitting each and every day. This site really helped to put that all into perspective. I no longer need that, because it is no longer consuming me and that is a good thing. The problem with it is I am not nurturing the relationships that have just started here. That I need to do better with, because I do believe those relationships are a large part of staying quit.

Overall things have been going well and I continue my quit!

[cbird65]

Day 15 and all is well.

Sore throat over the last few days was not any fun but it seems to be diminishing today.  Have some sores in my mouth now too, but they are small ones.

I have actually slept through he night the last two days also.    I am still very tired all day though.

Cravings still seem to be there, but I think they are less today than before. 

Fog is not as prevalent as it was, but still seems to rear its ugly head every now and then.

Overall things seem to be going well.  Keeping a positive attitude seems to help a lot.  I know that things will only get better and concentrating on that makes the “suck” less.  When I was first looking around this site the introduction pages is what I read the most.  It was interesting to see how everyone seemed to experience different things during the first 30 days.

So today once again I quit with all of my July friends

Yep I hear you. I have been sleeping well well atleast I think I am like you though just tired real tired. eyeball slamming shut tired at like 930pm. today we quit together. I am kinda digging the crazy loads of dreams every night. have you been dreaming like crazy? Keep strong keep me strong
T

No dreams for me, but that is always the case. I can not remember the last dream I have had.

wait for it........

[Quit]

Day 15 and all is well.

Sore throat over the last few days was not any fun but it seems to be diminishing today.  Have some sores in my mouth now too, but they are small ones.

I have actually slept through he night the last two days also.    I am still very tired all day though.

Cravings still seem to be there, but I think they are less today than before. 

Fog is not as prevalent as it was, but still seems to rear its ugly head every now and then.

Overall things seem to be going well.  Keeping a positive attitude seems to help a lot.  I know that things will only get better and concentrating on that makes the “suck” less.  When I was first looking around this site the introduction pages is what I read the most.  It was interesting to see how everyone seemed to experience different things during the first 30 days.

So today once again I quit with all of my July friends

Yep I hear you. I have been sleeping well well atleast I think I am like you though just tired real tired. eyeball slamming shut tired at like 930pm. today we quit together. I am kinda digging the crazy loads of dreams every night. have you been dreaming like crazy? Keep strong keep me strong
T

No dreams for me, but that is always the case. I can not remember the last dream I have had.

[Scowick65]

Day 15 and all is well.

Sore throat over the last few days was not any fun but it seems to be diminishing today.  Have some sores in my mouth now too, but they are small ones.

I have actually slept through he night the last two days also.    I am still very tired all day though.

Cravings still seem to be there, but I think they are less today than before. 

Fog is not as prevalent as it was, but still seems to rear its ugly head every now and then.

Overall things seem to be going well.  Keeping a positive attitude seems to help a lot.  I know that things will only get better and concentrating on that makes the “suck” less.  When I was first looking around this site the introduction pages is what I read the most.  It was interesting to see how everyone seemed to experience different things during the first 30 days.

So today once again I quit with all of my July friends

Yep I hear you. I have been sleeping well well atleast I think I am like you though just tired real tired. eyeball slamming shut tired at like 930pm. today we quit together. I am kinda digging the crazy loads of dreams every night. have you been dreaming like crazy? Keep strong keep me strong
T

'clap'

[traumagnet]

Day 15 and all is well.

Sore throat over the last few days was not any fun but it seems to be diminishing today. Have some sores in my mouth now too, but they are small ones.

I have actually slept through he night the last two days also. I am still very tired all day though.

Cravings still seem to be there, but I think they are less today than before.

Fog is not as prevalent as it was, but still seems to rear its ugly head every now and then.

Overall things seem to be going well. Keeping a positive attitude seems to help a lot. I know that things will only get better and concentrating on that makes the “suck” less. When I was first looking around this site the introduction pages is what I read the most. It was interesting to see how everyone seemed to experience different things during the first 30 days.

So today once again I quit with all of my July friends

Yep I hear you. I have been sleeping well well atleast I think I am like you though just tired real tired. eyeball slamming shut tired at like 930pm. today we quit together. I am kinda digging the crazy loads of dreams every night. have you been dreaming like crazy? Keep strong keep me strong
T

[Quit]

Day 15 and all is well.

Sore throat over the last few days was not any fun but it seems to be diminishing today. Have some sores in my mouth now too, but they are small ones.

I have actually slept through he night the last two days also. I am still very tired all day though.

Cravings still seem to be there, but I think they are less today than before.

Fog is not as prevalent as it was, but still seems to rear its ugly head every now and then.

Overall things seem to be going well. Keeping a positive attitude seems to help a lot. I know that things will only get better and concentrating on that makes the “suck” less. When I was first looking around this site the introduction pages is what I read the most. It was interesting to see how everyone seemed to experience different things during the first 30 days.

So today once again I quit with all of my July friends

[srans]

Congrats, Rick.  10 Days is a GREAT start.  Lack of sleep was probably my biggest complaint.  I also had an infant in our house, so I wasn't sleeping anyway. But it was brutal.

Remember what Winston Churchill said, "When you find you're in Hell, keep going."  (I may have butchered that a little).  Stay strong and stay quit, brother!

X2.... literally. I had twin toddlers when I quit. I promise you I would not have stayed quit without KTC and dudes like Bean.

He and I have been posting roll side by side for well over 900 days now.

Rick,, great job on your quit. 10, days is just the beginning my friend. You will feel better and better about your quit every day. Your sleep will return. My sleep was awful my first two to three weeks. I drive for a living and it really took its toll on me. After that, I went through a period of wanting to much sleep. What it all boils down to my friend is this question. Is it worth it??? YOUR DAMN RIGHT ITS WORTH IT!!! From what i'm reading and observing,, you have figured that out as well. Keep up the quit and today I quit with you.

[Radman]

Congrats, Rick. 10 Days is a GREAT start. Lack of sleep was probably my biggest complaint. I also had an infant in our house, so I wasn't sleeping anyway. But it was brutal.

Remember what Winston Churchill said, "When you find you're in Hell, keep going." (I may have butchered that a little). Stay strong and stay quit, brother!

X2.... literally. I had twin toddlers when I quit. I promise you I would not have stayed quit without KTC and dudes like Bean.

He and I have been posting roll side by side for well over 900 days now.

[Bean]

Congrats, Rick. 10 Days is a GREAT start. Lack of sleep was probably my biggest complaint. I also had an infant in our house, so I wasn't sleeping anyway. But it was brutal.

Remember what Winston Churchill said, "When you find you're in Hell, keep going." (I may have butchered that a little). Stay strong and stay quit, brother!

[rickddd]

So today is my tenth day of being nicotine free. Although there have been some rough patches in there for the most part it has not been too bad (I expected worse).

On yesterdays message I forgot to mention the sleepless nights. I have been averaging about 4 hours sleep a night since quitting, This does seem to be getting better.

Another symptom showed up yesterday and that is a sore throat, which is still going on today. Expected this to happen from reading things on this site.

For anyone is is thinking about quitting, read through this site. There is tons of information and knowledge is power. Understanding what might happen makes meeting it head on a lot easier.

EXCELLENT WORK, Quit!!! proud of you, bro. I quit with you today, and we'll both get thru it.