Goodbye Copenhagen

[747mopar]

I'm about to try and quit rubbing "again", while I'm at it I'm also going to try and get away from caffeine "oh yeah, this is going to be hell". My 7 yr old girl has been asking about it and why I do it "I hate telling her daddies stupid" so here we go. The caffeine (Mountain Dew) on the other hand is a weight issue, I've weighed 170-175 since I graduated and just hit 180 "time to hit the woods". Cold Turkey

 

[Redhorse719]

When I quit smoking I think I gained 15 pounds the next day. Anyway good luck on quitting.

 

[ga66mopar]

I quit dipping about five years ago. I got hooked in my teens when I played baseball. I never really tried to quit because I enjoyed it. Then one day I got to thinking about the damage I was doing to my gums and teeth. I just decided I was done and never bought another can. Do I miss it hell yeah I miss it but after five years it just isn't worth it. I have known several people to get hooked on Mountain Dew. I would try going to more of a water base drink like tea. Wish you luck.

 

[747mopar]

The Mountain Dew problem came from not liking Coffee and needing a little kicker at 4:30 in the morning when the alarm goes off "errr".

 

[66Satellite_in_NC]

Smoked my last "full" cigarette Jun 2007 outside the local ER, thought I was having a mild heart-attack and knew the docs were going to get on me about it. Took 2 puffs about 2 years ago when I was drinking (heavy) at a friends bachelor party but it was cold turkey from the get go. I probably tried 6-7 times to quit across 30 years and finally have it licked, although I still hover around smokers occasionally to get a whiff. My GF stills smokes and I am trying to convince her to stop but until she is ready it's a lost cause. Good luck and remember that it can be done but don't expect it to be easy.



Bill

 

[MT_Mopar]

I'm about to try and quit rubbing "again", while I'm at it I'm also going to try and get away from caffeine "oh yeah, this is going to be hell". My 7 yr old girl has been asking about it and why I do it "I hate telling her daddies stupid" so here we go. The caffeine (Mountain Dew) on the other hand is a weight issue, I've weighed 170-175 since I graduated and just hit 180 "time to hit the woods". Cold Turkey

The hardest part is the first few days, then week(s), after that, the cravings get farther and farther apart, then they'll come a day when you think back and say "how the hell did I ever do that stuff in the first place?"

Gum and mints and toothpicks helped me allot in the beginning also.

YOU can do it, hang in there, no matter if you *** falls off... you'll be OK.

Been 20yrs+ for me, if I can do it YOU can do it. ink banana:

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[Budnicks]

Good luck on giving up on the chewing tobacco... I did many years ago, I chewed Skoal Straight & Kodiak for years, I started in HS track, baseball & football, I also liked Swisher Sweet Blunt cigars too starting in my mid 20's... It seemed I just replaced on bad habit for another... I don't crave them anymore, but use to really get bad cravings, seeing most all of my friend dip or smoke... I've been off tobacco all together for about 10+ years now... Some special occasions, I will smoke a good cigar, once in a blue moon & have no problems, not having the compulsion to have more, all of the time... Different people have different experiences, some are more obsessive compulsive than others, sometimes it's just changing the habit &/or patterns, with quitting or giving up tobacco... I just said one day "no more", quit buying it... When I was drinking allot it was really hard not to smoke a cigar or have a dip... I at my peak, went thru about a 5 pack of Swisher Sweets Blunts a day & at one time, probably a can of Kodiak probably every other day... I actually enjoyed chewing, it relaxed me, especially while wrenching or working... It's really hard, don't let anyone tell you it's not, but you can do it, you just need to put your mind to it... I wish you the best of luck...

 

[snakeyes]

gave all that up in 68 when I was in the Army good luck and congrat`s on starting

 

[747mopar]

Good luck on giving up on the chewing tobacco... I did many years ago, I chewed Skoal Straight & Kodiak for years, I started in HS track, baseball & football, I also liked Swisher Sweet Blunt cigars too starting in my mid 20's... It seemed I just replaced on bad habit for another... I don't crave them anymore, but use to really get bad cravings, seeing most all of my friend dip or smoke... I've been off tobacco all together for about 10+ years now... Some special occasions, I will smoke a good cigar, once in a blue moon & have no problems, not having the compulsion to have more, all of the time... Different people have different experiences, some are more obsessive compulsive than others, sometimes it's just changing the habit &/or patterns, with quitting or giving up tobacco... I just said one day "no more", quit buying it... When I was drinking allot it was really hard not to smoke a cigar or have a dip... I at my peak, went thru about a 5 pack of Swisher Sweets Blunts a day & at one time, probably a can of Kodiak probably every other day... I actually enjoyed chewing, it relaxed me, especially while wrenching or working... It's really hard, don't let anyone tell you it's not, but you can do it, you just need to put your mind to it... I wish you the best of luck...

I know what your saying "I used to smoke" for me it was easy to give up probably because of the dip. I quit smoking because it really pissed me off that I'd wake up feeling great only to smoke a cigarette and instantly feel like crap, then of coarse there's the smell. That's it for me "no other habits or problems" I'll never have to worry about a drinking problem "can't hardly stand to drink it" unless of coarse it's Captain Morgan or Firewater but even then I don't really enjoy it. Day 1 almost done.

 

[Budnicks]

I know what your saying "I used to smoke" for me it was easy to give up probably because of the dip. I quit smoking because it really pissed me off that I'd wake up feeling great only to smoke a cigarette and instantly feel like crap, then of coarse there's the smell. That's it for me "no other habits or problems" I'll never have to worry about a drinking problem "can't hardly stand to drink it" unless of coarse it's Captain Morgan or Firewater but even then I don't really enjoy it. Day 1 almost done.

Good luck, they get easier everyday, it will seem worse with the craving sometimes, but hang in there... By the way I love your signature line/quote...

 

[Someotherguy]

Good luck...I've been a smoker for going on 30 years now..I quit one time for 2 years solid, and wanted a damn cigarette every day of them 2 years...then of course some life event happened like they always do, and bam, picked them right back up...Again, good luck..

 

[747mopar]

Good luck, they get easier everyday, it will seem worse with the craving sometimes, but hang in there... By the way I love your signature line/quote...

Yeah, that's one of my favorites "unfortunetly it's very true". I've noticed you've been playing with your signature a little recently, haha "I like it". Worthl$&%(&^%(&$*^%$(^&

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Good luck...I've been a smoker for going on 30 years now..I quit one time for 2 years solid, and wanted a damn cigarette every day of them 2 years...then of course some life event happened like they always do, and bam, picked them right back up...Again, good luck..

Been there done that, this will be my second or third time quitting. It doesn't take much to get you back on it especially when you like it. Not looking forward to my next day in the woods hunting "that will be the hardest".

 

[daredevil]

At 295 I wish I had your problem.

 

[67Satty]

I chewed Cope pretty heavily from about age 17 to age 27. It was really tough to quit. I've heard it's harder than quitting smoking even because you get more nicotine from chewing than smoking. I think this is true because I've seen heavy smokers try Copenhagen for the first time and get dizzy and green around the gills.

Hang in there!

 

[Lowhound]

I was a Copenhagen user for a little over 30 years. I quit with the help of just one 30 day supply of Chantix. Been quit a now a little over a year.(Some darn good stuff & I recommend although its pricey) Every once in a while I still get the urge but I try to find something to get busy at to make me forget. As far as weight gain I was at 175 when I quit & a year latter I sit at 180lbs. Being so little of a gain I don't blame it on quitting snuff. I was dipping 2 cans a day at the time when I decided to quit also. I think its how you decide to pass the time after you quit that causes the weight gain. I know after I ran out of the Chantix I became very irritable & nervous at times but I kept reminding myself of how much money I had saved since I had quit & how much I would have wasted by purchasing the Chantix.