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| Pinched | Jul 16 2013, 01:38 AM Post #1 |
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1DAAT (one day at a time)
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Hello everyone. I am new to the site and am just starting my quit. I have never been a quitter but knowing that this quit can be a win I am ready to get it moving. I am a 36 year old male that started chewing at the age of 12 originally to control water weight for wrestling, then baseball came into my life as did hunting and fishing; all of those old times just created a reason to chew. I started with Cope and have since used Skoal LCD Straight. I have three wonderful children and a supportive wife. I am also a Boy Scout leader and I coach two baseball teams. I have always hidden my habit from the Boy Scouts and the baseball players and this weekend I finally realized that I was trying to hide the habit. That on top of my daughter asking me to stop. I am a fitness freak and I run 7 miles everyday and then do Crossfits in the evenings. I finally realize that if I can maintain all of those activities I have to be able to quit for good. I have tried to quit twice before but all it took was one hunt, climbing into my deer stand and trying to pull the bowstring only to get the shakes and decide to climb out of my stand and hit up a buddy for a pinch. Wow, just saying that makes me feel weak. I just got done emptying the contents of three cans, and I have my cans of Hooch ready to supplement along with a stockpile of Jim Beam sunflower seeds and gum. The folks at the gas station must have thought I was some kind of confused prepper. I was pleased to stumble across this site and I look forward to being one of the quitters that win. Those little cans have had the bulk,of my life but now I am fighting back. Thanks to all before me, Corey |
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"If you want to quit then stop talking and just QUIT. If you want to kill yourself a bullet is cheaper and faster than a tin, plus it eliminates my hearing you whine and cry like a bitch." Best thing I have read on KTC...Submitted by tgafish on 7/3/14 Former Skoal Straight and Cope Longcut user that started at the age of 12. QUIT on 7/15/13 | |
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| Syndrome | Jul 16 2013, 07:33 AM Post #2 |
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you kids git off a my yard
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ok corey man so you need to check out that pink 'welcome center' link up top and reed up bout postin roll. under stand why we do it. lern how to do it. then head on over to that october 13 groop and post up your name and number. its that simpel. only it aint eezy. but thats ok. cuz theres lots a guys what done it afore. and lots a guys rote bout it in there intros. reed those. and reed those hof speechs to. man the next week is gonna suck but im here to tell you it gets better. then it gets a littel worse some days. but then it gets way better. like nekkid in a room full of hot very bi cureus nekkid chicks is better then givin gramma a spunge bath. |
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any day what ends in "y" is a good day to be quit... hay man today ends in "y" man if all your gonna do is post statis updates, stick to the face book and tweeter. you wanna quit with me? then gosh darn it post roll. hof speechin or the best dam intro thred. and your all ways wellcome over to the party bus a quit my thots on when to leave kill the can and my very own words a wisdom | |
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| Bean | Jul 16 2013, 07:47 AM Post #3 |
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Quit Ninja
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Congrats Pinche-d!!! Syndrome is right...post roll, read everything you can, and live free. "One day at a time" is your new way of life. Just get through today, brother. |
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| Matt F | Jul 16 2013, 09:21 AM Post #4 |
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The cool thing is all the hunting, scouting, coaching, and other fun stuff you do will seem way better when you're nicotine free. That's a promise (I know it's hard to believe but ask around).. |
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| Bean | Jul 16 2013, 11:39 AM Post #5 |
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Quit Ninja
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...and all those things are better with a lower jaw and tounge. |
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| Dougie | Jul 16 2013, 01:38 PM Post #6 |
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Quit Ninja
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Find this man's intro thread and read it- he knows the quit. |
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| wmcatty | Jul 16 2013, 03:46 PM Post #7 |
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Hey Corey. Welcome aboard the KTC quit train. Now that you have posted up here in the intro, lets get this party started. The first thing to do is take a look at the Welcome Center in the upper left hand of this page. Open it and start reading some of the information, especially the thread and video on how to post Roll. That is the first thing we do every day...it is our promise to ourselves and the members in our Quit group that we will not use nicotine this day. We don't worry about tomorrow until it gets here, hence the motto One Day At A Time. (ODAAT) Now, since today is actually the 2nd day of your quit, you will need to go to the October 2013 Quit group and post your name followed by the number of days you are quit. Simple. Posting roll can be a little exasperating at first, but dont worry about it if you screw it up a little. The important part is that you post Roll first thing each day. Now, check the top right of this page and you will see your inbox. Open it and you will see a message from me. It has my telephone number. Call me and I will be glad to answer any questions you have. |
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"Life's tough......It's even tougher if you're stupid." -John Wayne | |
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| Scowick65 | Jul 16 2013, 06:22 PM Post #8 |
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Quit Sherpa
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Post up friend. 'Popcorn' |
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1 Problem + Nicotine = 2 Problems "Cavers find a way to cave. Quitters find a way to quit" ~ 30 Post with March 2011 Day 2,600: 1/22/2018 Day 0,001: 12/11/2010 HOF Speach: I am not a unique and special butterfly | |
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| Pinched | Jul 16 2013, 07:13 PM Post #9 |
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1DAAT (one day at a time)
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Thanks all, I just found the location to post roll. At least I think I put it in the right way. Today was a good t free day so far, no one has been injured in the beginning of this quit; that even includes sitting in traffic behind an accident. I am looking forward to being absolutely dip free. My daughter may have nudged me but I truly am the one behind the quit. I have never backed down from a fight physically and I certainly am not going to let some chemical control me either. Thanks for all the messages and replies, Corey |
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"If you want to quit then stop talking and just QUIT. If you want to kill yourself a bullet is cheaper and faster than a tin, plus it eliminates my hearing you whine and cry like a bitch." Best thing I have read on KTC...Submitted by tgafish on 7/3/14 Former Skoal Straight and Cope Longcut user that started at the age of 12. QUIT on 7/15/13 | |
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| Dagranger | Jul 16 2013, 10:34 PM Post #10 |
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Quit Ninja
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Welcome. The best piece of advice I can give you is to read as much as you can on this site (you'll realize how much you have in common with everyone else) and post roll everyday. Quiting is tough. But it's something we are all doing. One day at a time. You promise you won't dip today....keep your promise....then wake up and make the same promise. Lots of people ready to support you in a big way if you are feeling weak. Good luck! |
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| Syndrome | Jul 17 2013, 07:38 AM Post #11 |
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you kids git off a my yard
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hay man one more thing. post up roll as erly in the day as you can. rememember its a promiss not a statis up date. |
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any day what ends in "y" is a good day to be quit... hay man today ends in "y" man if all your gonna do is post statis updates, stick to the face book and tweeter. you wanna quit with me? then gosh darn it post roll. hof speechin or the best dam intro thred. and your all ways wellcome over to the party bus a quit my thots on when to leave kill the can and my very own words a wisdom | |
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| Pinched | Jul 30 2013, 12:39 PM Post #12 |
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1DAAT (one day at a time)
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Over two weeks have come and gone since my quit. Each day brings a new challenge, typically from somewhere out in left field. I let the Nic bitch run my life for 24 years or two thirds of my life. I didn't realize before now that I was addicted in many ways. I quit because I wanted to quit. Years of other telling or asking me didn't mean a damned thing to me. Then on 7/15/13 I woke up and decided that I was a quitter. Since then I have faced some daemons and had to distract my own fabled brain. I have quit and although there are days where the cravings and the fog suck, I can't help but remind myself of the real hard times I have faced in my life. Weather that was witnessing a loved one's life expire preteen, burying a best friend at the age of 16, or holding many a soldier as they gasp their last breath of air, seeing innocent civilians be used as arms carriages in foreign countries, watching women used as minions or watching one of my children be in pain, etc. There are several ways I can say that I have seen pain. This quitting shit sucks I am not going to lie to anyone about that. However, yeah I do feel better every GD day and because of that and the promise of a better life there is no way that bitch is coming back into my life. The main reason for my quit is that I have made up my mind and I am a stubborn prick; admittedly. Plus after years of doing this I don't want either of my boys or my princess of a daughter to let a habit like this shape their lives. Someone in their lives has to lead by example and from what I see they damn sure aren't gonna find an example as a professional athlete, political figure or a multitude of other roles. Role models are not what they once were, so damn it I better step up and help be one for them. Plus let's be honest, the not dipping through a can and a half a day at $4.35 plus tax totals up to a about a $2,400 bonus. That is new tires and wheels for my truck, a new ring for my beautiful wife, a down payment for a car for one of my kids, one year of private school, a family vacation, a new long range rifle to play with. As you can see I can see a good many things that help in the making of this quit. However, the most compelling is that I have never backed down from a fight and this bitch better be ready to lose because there is now stop in the making of this QUIT! |
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"If you want to quit then stop talking and just QUIT. If you want to kill yourself a bullet is cheaper and faster than a tin, plus it eliminates my hearing you whine and cry like a bitch." Best thing I have read on KTC...Submitted by tgafish on 7/3/14 Former Skoal Straight and Cope Longcut user that started at the age of 12. QUIT on 7/15/13 | |
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| Pinched | Jul 31 2013, 12:49 PM Post #13 |
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1DAAT (one day at a time)
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My daily quit diary - Day 17 Day started as it normally does since quitting. Put hand on nightstand to turn off nightstand. Thrilled that again I didn't knock over a spit cup or a nasty pile of worm dirt sitting near alarm clock. Lay there contemplating if I will run 7 or 12 miles. Shuffle around in dark putting on running shorts and t-shirt; then looking for those headphones that I swear my 9YO daughter purposefully hides from me each day, because they stay in her ears better. Stretch my legs, start up iPhone music, then run. Amaze myself that when every other cars drives way too close that I don't pick up a rock and chuck it at their window in a fit of rage (Nic Nonsense as I have come to know it). Then I smile because I know the me 15 years ago would have thrown my spit cup at that kind of asshole. Then I laugh out loud because If I were stupid enough to carry a spit cup while running I would be just as stupid for starting that shit a long time ago. Return from my run, did 12 miles today, and find my beautiful wife cooking breakfast. God love her for sticking with a dumbass like me that put trash in between his cheek and gun for 2/3 of his life. I think she actually likes me again now too since the quit. Eat breakfast, kiss the kiddos goodbye; drive to work with a fresh can of Teaza (love this shit) and a pocketful of Dubble Bubble. No coffee again because this Teaza stuff, works wonders. I am alert, ready and smiling and most of all my breath doesn't smell like a trash can...anymore. Post roll, poke some fun in the Wildcard section. Bump into all sorts of interesting people in there and it distracts my head from the "QUIT". Take my vitamins at 11:00 and ponder where I will be eating lunch. Then squeeze my dog tags and tell myself I can quit another day. Posting roll is great and helps but my sense of accountability is really steep when I promise to all my fallen brothers that I am quitting. I thank all my Duck Fip, Jack Wagin, Tun Tavern and Word Post Brothers for helping me. You jackasses complete me right now. |
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"If you want to quit then stop talking and just QUIT. If you want to kill yourself a bullet is cheaper and faster than a tin, plus it eliminates my hearing you whine and cry like a bitch." Best thing I have read on KTC...Submitted by tgafish on 7/3/14 Former Skoal Straight and Cope Longcut user that started at the age of 12. QUIT on 7/15/13 | |
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| Keddy | Jul 31 2013, 12:53 PM Post #14 |
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Break the Chains!
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Good stuff there, bro!! |
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Some Folk We Never Forget; Some Kind We Never Forgive! The greatest of all disorders is to think we are whole and need no help! The Fellowship of the Free (FEB 11) . . . Best group on the planet . . . come and post with us! FREEDOM BEGINS 10/25/2010 . . . . DAY 2300 2/11/2017 . . . . HOF SPEECH . . . . INTRO | |
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| Nolaq | Jul 31 2013, 01:28 PM Post #15 |
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The beatings will continue until morale improves...
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Nice win! |
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Posting Roll is not a burden. It is a privilege. My Intro My HOF speech. Marines! Go to Tun Tavern. | |
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