Anyone ever successfully quit chewing, or even smoking? lf so, was it sheer determination or some plan? Did you go cold turkey or gradually stop? A friend of mine quit Copenhagen after a prolonged illness but who wants that.
Cold turkey was the only way that worked for me. Also, after a while I lost my taste for it and iit began to make me nauseated just to smell it.
I dipped for roughly 5 years, maybe 6.
I tried some of my buddy’s recently. Made me green.
Anvil
You can either quit dippin’ or wait until you have a prolonged illness like cancer of the mouth.
I have chewed for 12 years. I quit for six months two years ago, cold turkey (with the occasional “fake Chew” to get past the cravings), I was a bear to be around for a week or two. You still have cravings for a month or so, but those are more behavioral triggers than anything else. Then one night I am sitting at work and my buddy offers me a dip and for some stupid reason I took it. Two weeks later back to normal. Cold turkey is the way to go. Be strong.
I’ve dipped for about 6 years, and I’ve quit cold turkey several times. Sunflower seeds in the shell are good because they give you the familiar feeling of holding the spitter… the gum allegedly works if you get nicotine cravings, but for me it’s always been more about the habit.
Every time I’ve quit, I start again when I find myself in a situation where I would usually be dipping… road trip, FB meeting, work… the fact that half my team dips doesn’t help.
What I’m saying is know what situations make you want to dip, then either avoid them or, if you can’t, remind yourself not to slip.
[quote]RoadWarrior wrote:
You can either quit dippin’ or wait until you have a prolonged illness like cancer of the mouth.[/quote]
The scare tactic doesn’t really work in these situations. You really have to want to quit and you have to set yourself up for success by eliminating/minimizing the settings that make you want to use the most.
For me the gum helped alot. The 4mg, strongest stuff. I needed the nicotine fix as well as some sort of substitute.
My advice is to keep trying and trying, no matter how long it takes. It’s been maybe 10 years since I dipped and I’m so grateful I got over that habit.
Keep at it and don’t give up, no matter how many times it takes. You only have to be successful once in order to quit for good.
It’s a challenge, that’s for sure.
There’s no easy way to get around it, it’s just a tough thing to do.
Who has the most intense cravings after a workout? Aww Man, that is when I really want to pack in a big ol’ dip. It hasn’t been very long for me. So I’m not going to say that I’m a “successful” quitter, but taking each craving as it comes and utilizing short term goals has worked for me.
When you first decide to quit, set little dinky goals like:
“I’m not going to dip on the way to work today…”
Once you get through that, then set another little goal like:
“I’m not going to dip after lunch today”
Then:
“I’m not going to dip after I workout today”
You get my drift.
These little goals will compile into one day, two days, a week, then a month, then into days where you aren’t thinking about it as much.
as much.
I still think about it every day, handle little cravings etc. I think the longer you go without it, the quicker you can pick up the cravings and meet them head on or divert your frame of mind into thinking about something else.
Good luck dude,
GAINER
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[quote]Snoop wrote:
RoadWarrior wrote:
You can either quit dippin’ or wait until you have a prolonged illness like cancer of the mouth.
The scare tactic doesn’t really work in these situations. You really have to want to quit and you have to set yourself up for success by eliminating/minimizing the settings that make you want to use the most. [/quote]
That is true, but do you want a lip or do you want to dip?
I smoked for about 6 years…Then quit just when I decided to. Once a person is ready, they’re ready and quitting won’t be hard. It’s when a person is fighting quitting that makes it real tough to succeed.
well, i quit smoking by starting dip. that was about 12 years ago. kodiak daily, about 4 tins a week. the weird thing is, all i need to hear from my dentist is that my gums are going to shit or my teeth are rotting out and i’d quit right then and there. the last thing i want to be is the “toothless or lipless wonder.” i tell him i chew and he doesn’t seem overly concerned. he just tells me to keep moving the dip around and never keep it in the same spot-just keep rotating it. that, and because i dip i brush and floss like 3 times a day.
anyway, i did quit for about 2 months but when everyone around you dips, it’s tough. i’d tell you to stay strong but i can’t follow my own advice. if you do it, just take care of your mouth the best you can.
What I tell people do to that cant do it cold turkey is to look at your smoking/dipping behavior.
You start by not having the first one of the day for a week, second week is the normal second dip/smoke that you would have had. Each week you get rid of the next in line dip/smoke.
My father WAS the smoker in my family, he’d have his first cig while sitting on the can in the AM. Second cig was with his first cup of coffee. For him to use this method he’d not have the first cig the first week, second week he’d not have the one with his coffee or the one on the can. Third week he wouldnt have his cig while driving to work.
Slowly you wean yourself off both the nicotine and the behavior of using.
Once you get to activity induced use, you start lopping off big numbers. You dont smoke while making phone calls, watching TV, or in the car.
If you have a bad day, pick up where you left off tomorrow. Dont beat yourself up and ruin a good thing.
dipping for 11 years. quit for extensive periods of time (2-6 months)on a few occaisions throughout that timeframe.
wean yourself off. cold turkey works, but from experience…the first time you give in and have a lipper, you are back on the stuff. deal with the oral fixation by chewing toothpicks, or gum/seeds…it helps.
i plan on quitting this fall. for good. i will wean myself off by decreasing the frequency of use incrementally over several weeks…yes, i have been planning this.
ie. i usually have 3-4 rubs a day…which equals about a tin for me.
- week 1: 3 dips/day
- week 2: 2 dips/day
- week 3: 1 dip/day
- week 4: 1 dip every other day
then say goodbye to that nasty ass shit.
Try this, it worked for me to quit a serious skoal habit : nicotene patches, all three in the series (it’s like 2 weeks per phase, six weeks total) plus used the all mint pouches (think : skoal bandits) to satisfy the habit of having something in my mouth . The mint pouches gave me the flavor of the mint skoal I was addicted to. The nicotene was gradually reduced by the design of the patch program. Now I still like to use the all mint pouches cause the suckers are good (and harmless).
The mint pouches are made by Oregon Mint Snuff Co. They can be kind of hard to find. Good Luck with quitting.
I quit cold turkey after 20 years. Just decided if I was going to put all this efort into working out, nutrition, and getting healthy, I didn’t need something that was detrimental to my health. Plus with the money I saved I could buy more Sups!
It took me 3 times of quitting smoking
to quit. The first time I quit I was sent home from work for insubordination
. The second time I got a divorce. The third time was the charm. You have to be motivated. Good luck
Im on the same leaky ship. I smoke Camel Turkish Blends and dip Skoal Berry Blend, Apple, and Cherry. I dont smoke as much cause of my training, but the dip satisfies me while im at work and cant concentrate on cigarettes. It probably is the habit im stuck on and not the nicotine.
What I found to help smoke less, and I know this sounds atrocious, but buy a pack of Djarum Black Cloves (import). They are so goddamn gross, but smell so good, you will end up smoking less for one reason or another. A pack a week actually made me stop for a while. I recently started again and Im back to square one.