I also want to thank all the guys at www.killthecan.org for all the support
they have given me so far. I wish some
of you would go on that site because these guys are the real deal! They TRULY care about helping not only me
with this journey, but Stacy to. There are
so many cool pieces of accurate, real, and helpful information on that
website. Although I have been VERY lucky
with all the family support, I don’t believe I could have even made it to 50
days without the guys at www.killthecan.org. If you know someone who chews tobacco, or if
YOU chew tobacco, PLEASE take five minutes to visit the site and you just might
decide to try and quit. They will NOT
judge you; they will welcome you with open arms and go out of their way to help
you! I mean it!
I have learned a lot of things so far, but one of the most
valuable lessons I have learned since beginning this journey is the journey
will NEVER end. It doesn’t end at day
50, 100 or even day 5,000. Hell, I
thought the journey ended after about two weeks. I thought once the nicotine was out of my
system that I’d be free and clear.
WRONG! The psychological cravings
are just as bad, if not worse than the physical cravings. The psychological
cravings mess with your mind and they don’t have a stop button, pause button or
power off button. They happen when they
want to and it doesn’t matter how or what you do to prepare. You just need to take them head on. Half the
time one of the “cravings” probably isn’t even an actual craving. It could just be you thinking that because
you were so used to having a dip at certain times. Go have a snack, take a walk, brush your teeth,
etc and it goes away. If I was still
TRULY addicted, those things wouldn’t work; they would just pro long my craving
and make me grumpier. Anyway, Then I got random cravings and eventually caved
to the temptations….TWICE! Then I made
it past day 17 (most recent cave), and day 40 (first cave) and I was confident,
but not over confident. Hell, I’ve had
cravings the last 2-3 days! I know
cravings will continue but I also believe I’m getting much better at beating
those cravings! Again, it’s because of
Stacy, Momma Roush, my mom and all of you!
That includes the guys at www.killthecan.org.
For instance, our fridge just took a dump; well we think it
took a dump the middle of the night because A LOT of our food has been ruined! 100%
of the time I would have gotten stressed and immediately put in a dip. Today, Stacy and I got stressed together, but
more importantly, we worked as a team and fixed the dilemma. We even laughed
several times during the ordeal! We
transferred all the food we could into our new fridge and got the old fridge
out of here. No dip needed! Plus, it gave us an excuse to get Chinese takeout
lol.
I went to get the kids at the bus stop and I said “well
guys, the fridge pooped out today.” And
Beckett (our five year old) said “Are you sure the fridge pooped? It could have been Andy.” He was VERY serious to! See?
That’s how you make someone laugh!
Thank you Beckett!
I also just finished a movie called “Red Dawn.” No, not the classic, the remake. Remakes are rarely as good as the original,
and this case is no exception. I will
say, however, that I did enjoy this remake and I would recommend it to all of
you. Give it a try. If you haven’t seen
the original, YOU HAVE TO! I’ll post a photo of the original. I actually think it’s at Wal-Mart (it’s at
ours) for $5.00 and it comes in a double feature pack with another Charlie Sheen
movie. Obviously Charlie Sheen is in the
original lol.
Good night all…
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