I've never been a quitter, but.........

carolina-rig-01 · 01-19-14, 03:26 PM

Last week I put down the chew can and decided it was time to quit. I'm on my 5th day of being tobacco free and although I feel good about it, I also feel like crap. The best way I can describe it to anyone who has never been through it is it's like an itch that you can't seem to find to scratch...........only way stronger and much worse.

bassboogieman · 01-19-14, 04:31 PM

I believe, in this instance, being a QUTTER is quite admirable and totally acceptable. Congratulations on making the decision to stop, I'm sure you'll be much better off and your friends and family will be happier too. Keep it up!!

1/4 stick · 01-19-14, 04:45 PM

Tobacco is a hard thing to give up. I keep trying to quit smoking and soon as I eat that craving wins. Good luck to ya man.

nobass · 01-19-14, 06:27 PM

Good luck that monkey is way harder than the bait monkey' '

carolina-rig-01 · 01-19-14, 08:12 PM

Thanks for the encouragement fellas. It is a day to day battle but as miserable as I am when I want a dip, I'm very happy after the craving subsides and I won the battle one more time. The worst part is that I enjoy chewing, I really wish I hated it because it would make this easier LOL.

bassinbob · 01-19-14, 11:40 PM

I'm pulling for you. I've been free for 5 or 6 years now. Quit smoking many, many years ago. Giving up dipping was a lot harder than giving up smoking for me. I probably could go back to it without any trouble. It's a hard long row to give it up but you can do it. Cancer, heart problems and mouth diseases aren't worth it.

carolina-rig-01 · 01-20-14, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by bassinbob

I'm pulling for you. I've been free for 5 or 6 years now. Quit smoking many, many years ago. Giving up dipping was a lot harder than giving up smoking for me. I probably could go back to it without any trouble. It's a hard long row to give it up but you can do it. Cancer, heart problems and mouth diseases aren't worth it.

I read where someone who chews 2 cans a week gets the same amount of nicotine as someone who smokes 1 1/2 packs a day. I was chewing 6-7 cans a week so you can do the math and see how much nicotine I was getting. That statistic suggests that chewing is the harder of the two to quit.

WatterBoy · 01-20-14, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by carolina-rig-01

Thanks for the encouragement fellas. It is a day to day battle but as miserable as I am when I want a dip, I'm very happy after the craving subsides and I won the battle one more time. The worst part is that I enjoy chewing, I really wish I hated it because it would make this easier LOL.

Hope you hang in there and kick this habit right on its a@@!

bcklash · 01-20-14, 02:46 PM

It's not quitting, it's changing a bad habit. And you can do it!!!

Old Hooker · 01-20-14, 05:44 PM

I smoked 2 packs a day for over 30 years and I quit a little over 2 1/2 years ago. I'm not going to tell you it's easy, but it IS worth it. Just keep thinking about these three things.

1. How much money you will save.
2. How much better you will feel.
3. How much healthier you will be.

3dkicker · 01-20-14, 09:57 PM

Dropped the caffeine habit a few months back. Might not be as hard but there were days that I would catch myself stopping to get a soda. Used to drink a Super Big Gulp a day and sometimes more. Good luck to you!!!

keithdog · 01-20-14, 10:25 PM

Best of luck and I know you can do it. Tell ya what. How about every week that you stay tobacco free, put the money you would have spent on tobacco into a prize jar. After a year of going tobacco free, use that money to treat yourself to something special.

Old Hooker · 01-21-14, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by 3dkicker

Dropped the caffeine habit a few months back. Might not be as hard but there were days that I would catch myself stopping to get a soda. Used to drink a Super Big Gulp a day and sometimes more. Good luck to you!!!

Uh, ok, no! I gave up the cigarettes but I draw the line at my coffee.

NONONO!!

bassboogieman · 01-21-14, 04:03 PM

Caffeine is not habit forming - I drink black coffee 6 - 8 cups per day - minimum - and I don't have any issues. I sleep well, can go without if necessary without a headache - the resulting nervous twitch is sometimes bothersome, but a coke cures that...

Bubba_Bruiser · 01-22-14, 08:27 AM

Sack, I'm right here with you. I haven't put it down...yet. But I have drastically cut back. Dylan came to me and asked me to quit, so I'm gonna give it a shot.

carolina-rig-01 · 01-22-14, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Bubba_Bruiser

Sack, I'm right here with you. I haven't put it down...yet. But I have drastically cut back. Dylan came to me and asked me to quit, so I'm gonna give it a shot.

My advice is to see your doctor about Chantix. I'm taking it and it works great. Today is day 8 and I think the worst is behind me, I still think about taking a chew but the cravings are very easy to control now.......the first week was a different story. Go for it buddy, if I can do it then anyone can because willpower never has been my strength.

MallenManson · 01-22-14, 03:55 PM

Keep at it bro!

I was smoke free for a few years, and got back into it due to stress.

Working to quit it again.

Don't give in!!!

MallenManson · 01-22-14, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Old Hooker

I smoked 2 packs a day for over 30 years and I quit a little over 2 1/2 years ago. I'm not going to tell you it's easy, but it IS worth it. Just keep thinking about these three things.

1. How much money you will save.
2. How much better you will feel.
3. How much healthier you will be.

4-How much better food tastes...how much better your car smells

bassboogieman · 01-22-14, 06:03 PM

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...how much better your car smells

Not when NFE gets in it after eating his Nachos, Cheeto's and HO-HO's.

MallenManson · 01-23-14, 12:32 AM

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Originally Posted by bassboogieman

Not when NFE gets in it after eating his Nachos, Cheeto's and HO-HO's.

LMAO!

I don't think Bryce would be too comfy in my G6 ; )

MallenManson · 01-23-14, 12:34 AM

I just remembered a funny story.

When I was in the Navy, a buddy of mine quit smokin while we were out to sea.

He told me how the claim is that you can taste food so much better.

He said the food on the ship was even s***tier than it was when he was smokin lol

01-19-14, 03:26 PM	#1
carolina-rig-01 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Webb City, MO Posts: 6,387	I've never been a quitter, but......... Last week I put down the chew can and decided it was time to quit. I'm on my 5th day of being tobacco free and although I feel good about it, I also feel like crap. The best way I can describe it to anyone who has never been through it is it's like an itch that you can't seem to find to scratch...........only way stronger and much worse. __________________ You only live once. But if you do it right, once is enough.

01-19-14, 04:31 PM	#2
bassboogieman BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Parkesburg, Pa. Posts: 3,762	I believe, in this instance, being a QUTTER is quite admirable and totally acceptable. Congratulations on making the decision to stop, I'm sure you'll be much better off and your friends and family will be happier too. Keep it up!! Last edited by bassboogieman; 01-19-14 at 04:38 PM.

01-19-14, 04:45 PM	#3
1/4 stick BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Fayetteville, N.C. Posts: 3,529	Tobacco is a hard thing to give up. I keep trying to quit smoking and soon as I eat that craving wins. Good luck to ya man. __________________ Just a redneck having fun. https://www.youtube.com/user/donaldvlogsify

01-19-14, 06:27 PM	#4
nobass BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: clarksville, tn, Posts: 1,690	Good luck that monkey is way harder than the bait monkey' ' __________________ the only easy day was yesterday

01-19-14, 08:12 PM	#5
carolina-rig-01 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Webb City, MO Posts: 6,387	Thanks for the encouragement fellas. It is a day to day battle but as miserable as I am when I want a dip, I'm very happy after the craving subsides and I won the battle one more time. The worst part is that I enjoy chewing, I really wish I hated it because it would make this easier LOL. __________________ You only live once. But if you do it right, once is enough.

01-19-14, 11:40 PM	#6
bassinbob BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Pitts. Pa. Posts: 3,801	I'm pulling for you. I've been free for 5 or 6 years now. Quit smoking many, many years ago. Giving up dipping was a lot harder than giving up smoking for me. I probably could go back to it without any trouble. It's a hard long row to give it up but you can do it. Cancer, heart problems and mouth diseases aren't worth it. __________________ you can have my fishin rod when ya take it from my cold dead hands

01-20-14, 02:46 PM	#9
bcklash BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Elliston, Va. Posts: 4,372	It's not quitting, it's changing a bad habit. And you can do it!!! __________________ The soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box. keep us free:

01-20-14, 05:44 PM	#10
Old Hooker BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Shadow of the Smokys, East Tennessee Posts: 249	I smoked 2 packs a day for over 30 years and I quit a little over 2 1/2 years ago. I'm not going to tell you it's easy, but it IS worth it. Just keep thinking about these three things. 1. How much money you will save. 2. How much better you will feel. 3. How much healthier you will be. __________________ To fish or not to fish. What a stupid question! -Jim

01-20-14, 09:57 PM	#11
3dkicker BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Spotsylvania, VA Posts: 4,483	Dropped the caffeine habit a few months back. Might not be as hard but there were days that I would catch myself stopping to get a soda. Used to drink a Super Big Gulp a day and sometimes more. Good luck to you!!! __________________ Smitty www.smittystubes.com

01-20-14, 10:25 PM	#12
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	Best of luck and I know you can do it. Tell ya what. How about every week that you stay tobacco free, put the money you would have spent on tobacco into a prize jar. After a year of going tobacco free, use that money to treat yourself to something special. __________________ Just one more cast, and then some!

01-21-14, 04:03 PM	#14
bassboogieman BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Parkesburg, Pa. Posts: 3,762	Caffeine is not habit forming - I drink black coffee 6 - 8 cups per day - minimum - and I don't have any issues. I sleep well, can go without if necessary without a headache - the resulting nervous twitch is sometimes bothersome, but a coke cures that...

01-22-14, 08:27 AM	#15
Bubba_Bruiser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South MS Posts: 3,659	Sack, I'm right here with you. I haven't put it down...yet. But I have drastically cut back. Dylan came to me and asked me to quit, so I'm gonna give it a shot. __________________ \,,,,/ ROCK ON! HRN4L!

01-22-14, 03:55 PM	#17
MallenManson BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Beulah, Michigan Posts: 6,431	Keep at it bro! I was smoke free for a few years, and got back into it due to stress. Working to quit it again. Don't give in!!! __________________ Bass fear me. Women pepperspray me.....

01-23-14, 12:34 AM	#21
MallenManson BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Beulah, Michigan Posts: 6,431	I just remembered a funny story. When I was in the Navy, a buddy of mine quit smokin while we were out to sea. He told me how the claim is that you can taste food so much better. He said the food on the ship was even s***tier than it was when he was smokin lol __________________ Bass fear me. Women pepperspray me.....

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