I quit, I'm done, No mas....

I don't want to get cancer. I've been chewing off and on for the last 12 years. It's a nasty habit and I figured now is the time to get rid of it. I'm basically going cold turkey. I thought about buying some of that all natural mint snuff, but not exactly sure it will curb the cravings.

I started two days ago and already the mood swings and cravings are starting to tear me apart. I've been doing good though. I've noticed the snacking has gone way up and I've been taking a lot more caffeine products to calm the cravings. I can't imagine how bad the cravings will be when I'm out drinking or on the ski hill, as those were my favorite times to throw in a dip. Long road trips will be tough as well. Anybody have any other ways to wade off the cravings?

I'm excited to finally step up and kick this nasty habit. I always thought it would be too late before I considered quitting. Wish me luck.

Stay strong man, and best of luck to ya.

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Anybody have any other ways to wade off the cravings?

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smoking butts works pretty good

I would get the nicotine gum that might help calm the cravings. Stay away from drinking for awhile since you don't want to slip up and start chewing again. You'll lips and gums will thank you.

Good luck

Forget nicotine gum, just get plain ol' sugarfree gum & keep it on you all the time.

That'll take care of the oral fixation and is a far better substitue than snacks which will make you put on weight.

big league chew......

seriously though when I TRIED to quit smoking, chewing toothpicks helped a lot............

do you have a girlfriend? maybe you could get her to stop touching you until you quit

Good on you Dave!

You'll be fine in a month's time.

Might be a good idea to look around for some sugar free hard candy...

That's a great decision and good luck. It's a tough addiction. I've never chewed, but have friends that do, and they feel like complete morons now, but they can't quit.

If you do give in to your cravings quit again. Eventually it will stick. The suggestion to avoid drinking is a good one. A night out with the boys has foiled many people's attempts to quit smoking or chewing.

like i said in a previous thread - go to the dentist and get your teeth all scraped up and cleaned good. then get yourself some orbit (green) gum and don't look back. were you chewing kodiak?

i'm at 2 years and 3 months now after quitting cold turkey, d. it's really not that bad, mang. like sublime said, your gums will feel sooo much better every day. don't hesitate to hit me up for advice...i'd be happy to help.

find shera's quitting smoking thread, had some good advice. oh yeah, how's that going anyways?????

Good to hear you are giving it up. It will take time, but it is worth it. Whatever you do don't have a smoke thinking it will help and since you are a non smoker it won;t stick. I tried that once and ended up alternating chew and smokes for 3 years. That made it twice as hard to quit. Stay strong, gum is your best friend. Also, toothpicks (although not very attractive) help tremendously as well.

Good man,step up & discard the useless.Exercise is a key to quitting.WHen you feel like you need a boost ,burn yourself out exercising,hopefully the high you get from doing activities will supplant your desire to chew.Go to a GNC type store & ask for some kind of natural ,non addictive stimmulant.This brimgs me to the flipside of addiction.

The other thing that I believe is the hardest cycle to break,is the mental one.You will have to come to grips with the fact that you may never completely lose your desire to chew .The key is in realizing that it is a want,not a need!

The hardest part is not throwing one in when you're drinking. I dont dip unless I'm drinking....so I usually bum them off my buds. But I've noticed that is when I crave one the most!

So maybe stop drinking? no...nevermind.
Good luck!

You could always go with one of those "tobaccoless" chews like Golden Eagle:
http://www.goldeneaglechew.com

Yea - won't cause cancer
Boo - won't give you a nicotine buzz

wtg Dave!

Thanks for the words of encouragement and the tips everyone. Much appreciated. Getting over the nicotine addiction aspect will probably be easier than the physical part. Toothpicks and gum are on my shopping list now. Exercise is a part of the everyday routine for me, which I believe will help with the cravings.

Quitting booze at the same time as tobacco could be lethal:D . No way that is going to happen. However, this time of year is best to quit chewing because I'm super busy with work and going out for drinks is tough because of my schedule.

I quit smoking 5 months ago, first 2 weeks were harsh but after that it got really easy. Don't do the nicotene gum, you'll still have nicotene in your system and you'll just flap and fall off the wagon. I chew almost a pack of Orbit gum a day, that was my subsititue. Definitely exercise until you are wiped out cuz that helps.

The part that I always think about is waking up the next morning and thinking "good job, I didn't smoke at all yesterday". There are always temptations, just don't be a fuckin pussy and let a deadly product have dominion over you.

that being said, one of my favorite parts about not smoking anymore, is the moral superiority I feel over my friends who smoke. It's just great when they are all drunk and JONESING for a butt and ask me for a light or a butt.

"haven't smoked in 5 months dog. "
"oh yeah. I should quit."
"yeah. but you won't."
"probably not."
"cool"

Dude, get on the patch....it works.

werd, nice work. I quit smoking 2 months ago. It's true, the psychological part is usually harder to deal w/ than the physical part. I fell off the wagon after about 3 weeks, then decided i really needed to change my day to day habits to really kick it. So....signed up for a triathlon, workout 2x day. This helped more than i ever thought it would.

There ton of good info over at the
American Lung Assoc.

do itttt!!

I think you'll have no problem, you just gotta commit BUT....

my mom got hypnotized a while back because she wanted to quit smoking, and it worked like a charm....everytime she thought of smoking, in her head it was like she was licking an ash tray...the psychaitrist said it wouldn't work for everyone, i just found it funny what it did to her, just the thought of it grossed her out

anyways, good luck!

Hey Dave, I just talked to Nikki Doyle and she said good luck :p

Dig in man, stay stong

Yo Mang,

I chew quite a bit, so I prolly shouldn't be giving advice, but my bro-in-law quit by using that fake dip stuff. I guess it works. I'm not about to try. Sorry.

Dave, go eat like 3 cans of cope, you'll never look at the stuff again!

Over two years ago, I woke up on my birthday. I decided to quit chewing that day, and I haven't chewed or smoked since then.


Dave, just chew gum, that's why I chew gum. It replaces my urge to chew. Just think how much your hiking will improve, stay at it bro.

I'm an ex-world class smoker and have the experience to say there's lots of good advice here. I did hypno and patches and it still took, and still takes, a lot of willpower. Whatever it takes for you, just do it and make it stick. It may be tough, but you're doing the right thing and it is definitly worth it.

iskibc,

When I quit, I did it by going the sunflower seed route. It worked great for me. Give it a whirl...

Good Luck mang!

Day 4:
The real test was last night. Stopped at the liquor store on the way home, grabbed a sixer and behind the counter staring at me was a row of Skoal and Cope. Since I have an account with the liquor store, I could have easily thrown in a couple of cans and not have looked back. The cravings and urge to grab a can were killing me. I bit my tongue and fought off the urge by thinking about the consequences. "Fack it, I'm not going to give in...".

I ended up driving down the street and stopped at the local smoke shop. I bought a couple cans of Smoky Mountain all natural herbal snuff (non-tobacco). Surprisingly, the stuff is pretty close to the real deal. Got home, slammed back a few and threw in Immersion. So far, using the herbal stuff has helped. The cravings haven't been as bad.

H-man: I'm gonna pick up some seeds today. Good idea.

Blurred: I thought about making myself sick on the stuff, but figured it wouldn't have been a pleasant sight for my wife to see:D

Wahamma: You're a jackass. ;)

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Not to mention it probably wouldn't work. Have you ever gotten sick from drinking or had a bad hangover? Yes, most of us have many times, yet we still drink. Why would it be any different with tobaccy?

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H-man: I'm gonna pick up some seeds today. Good idea.

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No worries man. They are harder to find, but if you can get the low or no salt ones do it. Until you get used to it the salt can really mess up the inside of yer cheek and gum.

Keep a ziplock bag of dirt on you at all times. When you have the urge to chew just pack a wad of dirt in your cheek. That way you learn to associate your cravings with shitty dirt taste. If that doesnt work all that well then substitute the dirt with poop.

i hope you're hanging in there, dave. how's it going so far?

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i hope you're hanging in there, dave. how's it going so far?

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Pretty well. The first 3-4 days were the toughest so far. I think I have gotten over the initial "shock to the system" phase of not putting nicotine into my body. I get a craving a couple of times a day, but they aren't overpowering. I bought some of that herbal all natural snuff and it helps with the physical addiction of having something in my mouth. I've mostly just been keeping myself busy, keeping my mind off of it. Went out drinking the other night and did just fine. The biggest challenge will be skiing this Fall/winter. I'm going to miss throwing in a dip at the end of a long skin or on the chairlift.

When are you coming out to CO? Steamboat opening day possibility? Definitely not going to miss that.

Good Luck!

I helped my buddy stop chewing by giving him sunflower seeds. I'm hooked on seeds, but at least they don't cause cancer.

I dipped AND smoked, sometimes simultaneously (intoxicated) for nearly 20 years. Last year - July 3rd at 10pm, to be exact - I had my last cigarette. My last dip was the night before. I used This shit:

http://www.smokeaway.ws/

and it fucking worked. For real. After a week I could go to bars w/o getting the jones at all! After a month I didn't even think about tobacco anymore, not even after a big meal (always my downfall on previous attempts.) Now I'm actually one of those guys that'll move out of the way of wafting smoke. I do not make bitchy comments because that would be hypocritical, but my smoking friends have used me as a motivator to quit. Shit, I got most of them hooked in college.

The main problem w/the patch and the gum is that you're simply changing the nicotine delivery method, which has zero effect on your addiction. I know many people that are now hopelessly addicted to the gum. Will it kill them as fast as smoking? Of course not - but they're still spending $$'s on a habit they CAN break.

Good luck, be strong, and speak up if you need some support!

cool man! glad to hear that you're sticking to your plan. hang in there and you won't regret it...

i hate to say it, but skiing is not in my plans until the following season and i'm really bummed out about it. i haven't even tried to schedule my reconstruction yet, just thinking about another surgery really puts me in a bad place emotionally.

i'm hangin' in there though and am trying to put some plans together to be in denver sometime in september to party it up with you guys. crackhouse II?

ISKIBC -

You just reminded me.....I need to quit. I've been meaning to try the Smoke Away thing, you just reminded me. So I finally ordered it. The sooner it gets here the better.

Hope yer avoiding it well!

Good reasons to stop dipping in case you need some help staying on the wagon.

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