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Last Pinch Pledge; Time for change.
Topic Started: Aug 11 2011, 11:50 PM (2,025 Views)
IUman
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Hey my name is David and I had a serious addiction. I turn 30 Aug. 12 and I am turning over a new leaf. My life is dangerous enough being a firefighter. I don't need to throw in anymore life shortening contributors into the mix. I love my wife, my son and myself. That is why I am pledging to whoever. I, David, will not use tobacco ever again and if this pledge is broken, I will be a disappointment and a failure to all of you here on Kill The Can, my wife, my son and myself. And you all have permission to kick my butt. Luckily, I have taken my last pinch.
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Fuck you guys. Again.
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IUman
Aug 11, 2011, 10:50 pm
Hey my name is David and I HAVE a serious addiction.

I fixed that for you.

You will always be an addict even if you've quit. Quitting does not change that. If you ever think that you aren't, then you will be right back to using.

I welcome you sir. Post roll call and get on with your bad self.
In the end I Surrender, I and I alone accept that I have and always will have a Nicotene ADDICTION. It is my choice to quit, but I can't do it alone. I get to go down this path one time, I want to do it right. I recognize that my word, my integrety to you is on the line and is only as good as my actions. Caving is not an option in this plan-Eafman 7/11

I am not cured. I will quit one day at a time. I will continue to do what works. Posting roll everyday. To do otherwise would be foolish on my part. You can do this-Ready 12/11

To overcome your addiction you must comprehend what it means to fail-Razd 3/12

Theres a lot of people that come here, especially vets, that WANT to be reminded that they are addicts.-Tarpon 6/12

Just as a building starts with architectural drawings. Your daily quit begins with a promise.-Scowick 2/13

Here and now, focused on today, minute by minute, whatever it takes, I promise to all my bros and myself not to become a negative stat and stay quit!-krok 1/15

I want everyone to be quit. Even the assholes.-Probe1957 1/18

Try walkin' your talk or get the fuck out of my way-A Perfect Circle (TalkTalk)
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parry8587
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David, glad to hear you have taken your last pinch. That is the attitude we like to hear around here. You just arent going to poison yourself and be a slave to the nic bitch anymore....simple as that.

Check out this link:
http://forum.killthecan.org/index.php?showforum=13

That should get you started here. The most important thing is to post roll daily and early. When you post roll first thing to start your day off, that is your promise to all of us that you will not use any form of nicotine for that day. Then all you gotta do is live up to your word. Holler if you need anything.

Parry
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HOF: August 22, 2011
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Hi David,

Thanks for your service to your community as a firefighter. Now do a service to yourself and keep your word that you will not use nicotine ... just for today. You can deal with tomorrow when it gets here. Stay strong, brother.
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Welcome David – chunk says it best below: we don’t ask anyone here to quit forever, so you don’t have to bother promising to quit forever. Just post your name and promise that for today you will not use nicotine. I don’t know if I can quit forever but I do know that I can make it until bedtime tonight without having a dip. Few things:

1) Read everything on this site, HOF speeches, words of wisdom, everything on the home page. Everything. All day.
2) Use live chat. If nobody is in there and you’re having a tough time, or if you’re just having a tough time, PM people that replied to this thread. Or just chose random vets with a lot of time. Lots of PM’s go straight to people’s phones and you’ll have support lickety split.
3) Speaking of phones, get some numbers
4) This should be number 1: post roll, every day first thing. Keep your word for the day. Because yes, if you break your word here you will get your ass kicked.

Proud to be quit with you today!

Denny
I took my life back at 6:55pm on June 8, 2011.

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Welcome IUman, you're in the right place. These next couple days are going to be tough as hell, commonly known as "the suck." But you WILL man up, embrace the suck, and gut through it. I'm quit with you today. Let's do this.
Quit 07/14/11
HOF 10/21/11
2nd 01/30/12
3rd 05/08/12
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Wake up, pee, post roll, then coffee...ugly, but effective.
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IUman
Aug 11, 2011, 8:50 pm
Hey my name is David and I had a serious addiction. I turn 30 Aug. 12 and I am turning over a new leaf. My life is dangerous enough being a firefighter. I don't need to throw in anymore life shortening contributors into the mix. I love my wife, my son and myself. That is why I am pledging to whoever. I, David, will not use tobacco ever again and if this pledge is broken, I will be a disappointment and a failure to all of you here on Kill The Can, my wife, my son and myself. And you all have permission to kick my butt. Luckily, I have taken my last pinch.

Welcome to the madness...

Once you get your bearings and figure out posting roll, come on over to The Fire Station where you'll meet fellow public safety folks. I'll be looking for you in November so post up. Don't let anything keep you from making your promise every day...it's that important. Glad to have you onboard and glad to be quit with you today! 'archer'
34 years a slave to the can
First taste of freedom - 6/22/11
HOF - 9/29/11
HOL - 3/17/14

Vires quod Veneratio

Being quit is not my priority, quit is who I am...I AM QUIT!

The difference between Crave and Cave is ONE...LITTLE...LETTER. Don't drop it!

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Well the first 24 hours of quit were fun. Did fine on my morning drive. Took a nap after lunch and was still doing great. The nic bitch tried to get in bed with me because I woke up with a bad craving. So I packed up the kid and we bought some seeds.

Did anyone else experience a freshman 30 when they quit? I seem to have replace my nicotine craving with food.
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Imposing my will
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IUman
Aug 13, 2011, 12:58 am
Well the first 24 hours of quit were fun. Did fine on my morning drive. Took a nap after lunch and was still doing great. The nic bitch tried to get in bed with me because I woke up with a bad craving. So I packed up the kid and we bought some seeds.

Did anyone else experience a freshman 30 when they quit? I seem to have replace my nicotine craving with food.

gaining wait is very, very common. you're simply satisfying your oral fixation with food instead of poison. seems like an okay trade.

you can always drop weight, so just focus on doing whatever you have to do to keep that shit out of your piehole.

a lot of people find that exercise helps fight cravings. i know it knocks the shit out of my cravings for hours, even when i was in the single digits. keep fighting the good fight, IU.

thanks for your service to the community...
Quit- 5/16/2011. One day at a time.
HoF- 8/23/2011; 2nd Floor- 12/1/2011; 3rd Floor- 3/10/2012; 4th Floor- 6/18/2012; 5th Floor- 9/27/2012; 6th Floor- 1/4/2013; 7th Floor- 4/14/2013; 8th Floor- 7/23/2013; 9th Floor- 10/31/2013; 10th Floor- 2/8/2014; 11th Floor- 5/19/2014; 12th Floor- 8/27/2014; 13th Floor- 12/5/14; 14th floor- 3/15/15; 15th floor- 6/23/15; 16th floor- 10/1/15; 17th floor- 1/9/16; 18th floor- 4/18/16; 19th floor- 7/26/16; 20th floor- 11/4/16; 21st floor- 2/12/17; 22nd Floor- 5/23/17; 23rd Floor- 8/31/17; 24th Floor- 12/9/17; 25th floor- 3/19/18; 26th floor- 6/27/18

"He which hath no stomach to this fight let him depart. But we in it shall be remembered. We few, we happy few, we band of brothers! For he today, that sheds his blood with me, shall always be my brother." (Wm. Shakespeare). For August '11.

Who dares, wins.

Stay quit... it is life or death and that is the undeniable truth.

"To be driven by our appetites alone is slavery, while to obey a law that we have imposed on ourselves is freedom." Rosseau
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Second day was a breeze, a little foggy though. Only gained 6 pounds in two days and my tongue is raw from all the sunflower seeds. 60+ hours and still no pinch.
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What do all think about using alternatives like Smokey Mountain Chew? I've used them in the past. I think I might need something to get me through these first few days.
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I have not use any fake stuff at all. However, I think it can help early in the quit. Whatever keeps nicotine out of your system--do it.

You got this!!!
"A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can do without" HD Thoreau
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IUman
Aug 14, 2011, 2:01 pm
What do all think about using alternatives like Smokey Mountain Chew? I've used them in the past. I think I might need something to get me through these first few days.

Fake stuff is awesome when you get a strong crave. However, it is easy to replace your old habit with the fake stuff, which I personally felt kinda shitty about. For a while, I found myself always putting in a fake dip. As of right now, Im out of it, which is not very good if a big crave were to sneak up...but still not sure if I'll buy more or not. At your stage of quit though, it is probably worth the investment. Really helps early on or if you do a little drinking.
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I dip fake. Not as much as real dip, but I like it and pack an herbal when I feel like it. It is how I quit, it's up to you to decide how nicotine will not enter your system today.
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Thanks for the feedback. I have a can of Smokey Mountain Classic and it taste like shit. It will be just enough to get me through the fog. I'll think of it as my fog lights.
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