Baby steps

[CaptJay]

So - its been about 3 or 4 weeks now - and I find I accidentally gave up smoking analogs altogether
I still have some in a drawer - maybe one day I'll decide to have one, but not today. Today is the day I got on my Little gazelle and worked out, while SINGING, and didn't get out of breath once. Today is the day I stopped becuase my muscles hurt and not because I was out of breath.
Today is also the day I noticed the clothes in my closest smelled funny..like..cigarettes. Maybe tomorrow is the day I wash my entire closet? lol
Today is the day I mixed a bunch of coffee juices and sat here happy as larry vaping on them and glad I don't have to go out in the SNOW (yuh we have snow).
So..that was my day today

[Riplea]

Congratulation CaptJay, hope I post back here with the same results in a few weeks. Your beginnings sound alot like mine are atm

I am totally surprised how quickely I cut out 2/3rds of the analogs I smoked and I am only beginning day 3 of the e-cig.

[rosesense]

That's the way to do it. I have been following your thread and hoping for an update like the one you posted. Yay for you!

[jj2]

Congrats CaptJay---tis a wonderful feeling.

Got a daughter who lives in N. C. How much snow did you get?

[CaptJay]

Lots of snow - 2nd time lots of snow too and I hear they say more is on the way. Oh joy *deadpan face*

[CaptJay]

So I just hit one month with no cigs. One month..holy jeeez...
Haven't been this free of cigs since I was a non smoker!

Still vapin' on my 510 original unit - got another one as well off cignot for the spares - cheaper than buying actual spares. Lots more liquid, my 3 fave places currently are Ms Ts, TV and DIYflavorshack, and I think I have enough to last me here fo ra while. Odd that doesn't seem to stop me buying new ones though lol. Keep thinking I'll try some Halo, the freedom or harley, that people rave over, I do like a couple of tobacco ones but mostly its non tobacco I prefer, but I'm still not sure 100% about buying it. One non tobacco flavor one of my fave suppliers makes I found rather unpleasantly fake tasting, yet its very popular I guess everyone is different.
Still get the weird tastebud thing occasionally - where I can't taste anything at all. At least it doesn't last that long, and when it strkes I just vape anything I can taste (usually something harsh). Ive even been thinking about trying those nettie pots but the thought of it is..um..yeah..lol I know its been used for many years and is quite safe but still..I may give it a go if I'm brave (foolhardy) enough.
I did try lighting up a cig the other week - for curiosity really - and the oddest thing happened. I was scared to put it near my face because - hello! - its ON FIRE!. I smoked for 20 years and never once thought about that. On that day though, that was the first thing that struck me; this thing is on fire and near my eyes.
I tried a couple of pulls, the first one was like Wimpy Wilma - I sort of pecked at it and tried to suck at the same time, just to keep it away from my eyes What little smoke I got was harsh as all get out and I coughed. How's that for wimpy?
The next go (yes I had another go lol) I closed the eye nearest the cigarette and took a draw. It tasted ok but harsh again and HEAD RUSH! And the TH was quite hard - really hit the back of my throat like a jackhammer. I felt my chest constrict almost immediately as well, a sort of sharp pinch right dead in the center and started coughing. My lungs weren't happy and expressed their disapproval by making me cough on and off for the next 20 minutes.
I put it out under a running tap, holding it far from me like it was a dirty diaper LOL
So going back to smokes right now seems pretty impossible - of course I'm not going to say ' I will never..' because I have no idea what the future holds but right now, I can't see it happening.
That's my newest news on the success stories - Im too lazy to do an actual blog so hopefully this will suffice
Vapin on a some Butter rum from TV as I type this btw, using my trusty PT - ahhhhh

[farrar01]

Sounds soo familiar... I tried one the other day to. Made it through 4 drags an it was awful tasting. I leave it in the ashtray in my cigarette snuffer to remind me of how bad it was. I never really quit smoking, I just stopped doing it after awhile of vaping.

[iamrobbie]

YES!! be very proud of your progress, as to that im on the same page as you as well. Im a newbie at all of this. Im still getting use to the slang, and im still developing my skills to mix my flavors. Ive been able to fight my urge for a real cigg but my e cigg is handy enough to get a quick fix when im in need!

congrats to all of you who have put that tar stick down

[CaptJay]

Back again - coming up on the 3 month mark it looks like. Wow - 3 months and no fags (apart from the ones I mentioned above that I had a pull or 2 on to try) seems really surreal still.
I haven't gone TOO crazy wth mods/devices still, I am trying to control my 'buy tons of stuff' urges - but that doesn't seem to stop me on the juices front. Oh I did get a 5v PT as well lol but I've not got other stuff - oh some more attys - and a 901 battery adapter and some 901 attys - ok never mind the whole 'controlling my urges' thing is now looking more lame by the minute. Obviously I suck at that part
The 901 atty thing has been an interesting experiment. I have found that my fruity type flavors really enjoy the 901's cooler vaping - and I can't use my 5v on it, the atty doesn't love it the way my 510 does, so I use my 3.7v PT for the 901 (and fruits). Its kinda cool because I've 're-discovered' some flavors this way. Getting the battery adapter (thank you madvapes) was definitely a good call.
Vaping currently: German chocolate cake from tasty vapor on my 510 + 5v PT - heavenly
Apple pie and fried spiced apples (DIYFlavorshack) on my 901 +3.7v PT, very sweet nice vapes.

I try to mix it up less (like I vape those 2 the whole of one day then another day I might sub butter rum from TV for the choc cake one) to avoid 'losing taste' issues that I (and others) have mentioned in another thread - and I went ahead and used the Neti pot!
Yes I took the plunge and I have to say I was impressed with the results.
It's certainly a weird thing to do, but it's made my nasal passages more hydrated and 'seems' to have improved my ability to taste (which would make sense as we actually taste with our noses, tongues can only pick up bitter, sour, sweet and salty).
The loss of taste thing was annoying so to find this little 'helper' was wonderful.
Another thing Im finsing is that I think, despite 20 years of smoking, that I'm more addicted to the habit itself than the nicotine or other drugs in cigs. I don't miss smoking - I don't miss it at all - I think mainly because my brain assume that if I put something in my mouth, inhale and blow out 'something', that IS smoking. Doesn't seem to matter WHAT it is (I'm even wondering if this was steam alone it might work).
I know I have a nicotine addiction - although how much of that is actual rather than psychological is hard to say - but it a lot less than I first assumed (or was led to believe by cigarette info). I even vape happily on zero nic stuff, grabbing a quick 'hit' every few hours if I feel I really must (and some days it seems more than others I do 'crave' it).
SO - there you have it - 3 months now, no signs of wanting to return to 'Ash country' and still enjoying the ride

[Rosa]

Congratulations to you