I'm done....giving it up.

[Stump]

Well I guess that's the goal at least. After chewing for well over 20 years, I'm going to give it my best shot at giving it up. God help my wife and the people I work with! ha, ha

Anyone else quit smoking or chewing cold turkey?

[baboon00]

I quit Smoking cold turkey about 10 years ago now.

[cornfedkiller]

First off, congrats on making the decision..thats one of the hardest parts!

I smoked for a few years, was even up to over a pack a day for a couple of them (I also chewed here and there..mostly as a hobby ) I hated the way I felt when I woke up in the morning and how much money it was costing me. I just decided one morning that I wasnt gonna smoke anymore, and completely quit, but quickly picked up chewing full time. Working construction/farming type jobs, it was quite easy to keep a dip in throughout most of the day. I then decided I needed to quit that too, so I quit that cold turkey.

It was really tough for the first two weeks, and your mind will keep telling you that its ok to have a dip just this once, and you will have trouble concentrating without it and stuff, but it eventually goes away. After a little while, it will never even cross your mind. (and dont keep a "reserve tin" around for "just in case"..get rid of it - if its not there, you dont have a choice)

Keep the goal in mind, each day will get easier! IMO, with something like tobacco, where there isnt a physical addiction, cold turkey is the way to go

BTW, I dont have any more money now, but I have alot more useful stuff!

[Franny]

2 packs a day going on 14 yrs..Gonna giver a shot here starting the beginning next week.I hope it works out.$4,464 a yr on tobacco is flippin nuts..

[Stump]

2 packs a day going on 14 yrs..Gonna giver a shot here starting the beginning next week.I hope it works out.$4,464 a yr on tobacco is flippin nuts..

Well good luck to both of us!!!

[Drenalin13]

been a steady dipper since i was 17, almost 3 years now. keep a max of 4 lip steaks a day to keep the gums halfway healthy. Gonna try and quit over the summer. good luck to the rest of ya

[cornfedkiller]

been a steady dipper since i was 17, almost 3 years now. keep a max of 4 lip steaks a day to keep the gums halfway healthy. Gonna try and quit over the summer. good luck to the rest of ya

I used to limit myself to about 5 a day.. 6-9am, 930-noon, 12:30-3:30pm, 4-6pm, and 6-9pm

Gutting it didnt help anything either

Good luck Stump and Franny!

[Grassbag251]

I use to smoke a bit, but gave it up after working on the ambulance. I hauled in enough lung hackers to decide I didn't want it to be me someday. I was gonna quit cold turkey, but never could resist a smoke while tying one on. I chew camel frost snus now (maybe a tin a week). Not to encourage anyone, but that stuff is like candy...

Good luck to you guys on quiting. Franny I know a guy who smoked for about 50 years, and gave it up cold turkey. He said if he knew it would have been so easy he would have done it a lot sooner. His whole life and health turned around and he looked 100% better a week after he quit.

[south40]

Good luck stump. I hope you are able to do it.

[MNBen]

Good luck guys. I've quit chewing....twice, and thinking about a third.

[Stump]

5 chews a day CF? lol I'd have those down by noon easy.

[cornfedkiller]

5 chews a day CF? lol I'd have those down by noon easy.

Yep, 5 a day..but Id leave them in for 3 hrs each

You dont go through as many tins that way either

Hows the quitting going so far by the way?

[Stump]

Hows the quitting going so far by the way?

It's going by fine, 3:00 pm will be a full 24 hrs without chew. Just might be the longest stretch that I haven't had a chew since I was ohhhh 12-13. LOL It is only the first day, but it's not as bad as I had thought it would be. I haven't wanted to rip anyone's head off yet, so I suppose that's good!

[cornfedkiller]

Yeah it will probably get a little tougher as the week goes on, but that first 24 hours is a big step!

[Stump]

WOW am I hungry!! It's odd because my word hole is hungry, but my body isn't. If that makes any sense at all. lol Sunflower seeds....I've had about enough of those, I need to move on to something else.

Yeah it will probably get a little tougher as the week goes on, but that first 24 hours is a big step!

[moparmaddnes]

Keep it going Stump I am pulling for ya.
Matt

[Drenalin13]

stump you need to post daily with your status i got ya in mind bud, hang in there. i'll have a little more next dip for ya

[Stump]

Today?? It was hell. By far the worst day yet and I don't know why. I figured that day 1-3 would have been the worst. My brother was over this past weekend(Fri afternoon and 11 hrs on Sat) building a shed in my backyard. He chews and I made it all weekend not even really craving one. This afternoon hits and all I wanted to do was go get a tin. Bizarre.

The biggest thing that I've noticed is that I'm hungry alllllllll day long.

[bmxer18]

yeah quit chewing is hard, i did it for like a month lol then hung out with friends and yeap back in to the same old thing i go threw about a tin a day threw work and just messing around dip netting and alot more stuff, but try some of that beefjerky chew only thing bad about that is taste so good and just doens't stay packed so well but hey it's like .99 a tin.

[cowboy bowhunter]

Good luck i quit smoking the day i met my wife. (I will only go out with you if you quit.)
I went from 3-4 packs a day to 0.
Day one was ok
Day 2-7 KILL ME KILL ME KILL ME KILL ME
DAY7-14 the shaking was still there but withdrawls werent as bad.
day 14-now. I still get massive cravings and it has been 3 years.