It's already been 3 to 3 1/2 months since I quit smoking and started vapping. I can't believe it's been that long. 3 months without cigs. Unbelievable.
I've come a long ways, and still have a long ways to go with this vapping. It's funny how I could smoke for 20 years, and yet in 3 months have such unrealistic expectations of myself in vapping. I read about other people having withdrawls, trying to find that elusive "sweet spot", the return of smell and taste and so on. But I never really took the time to understand.
I guess I was caught up in the newness of vapping, the end all for smoking. I expected fanfare, lights flashing, Julie Andrews to break out in song.
When I have stopped to reflect on these past 3 months, it seems like a million little changes have been taking place.
For example, I never stopped to think what kind of impact my smoking had on my family. Not only did my sense of smell and taste returned, but it's returned to my family as well. We're eating more veggies and fruits because they taste better. We're drinking less diet sodas and drinking more tea and water because they taste good. The taste of the foods we prepare is balanced, not too salty, sweet, sour and so on. We hardly have any leftovers anymore.
Aromas and odors - Oh my!! There are definitely some that I can do without - like the dog's farting. Our clothes smell better, we smell better.
There's been no hint of asthma in my son - he's breathing easier. My son, my baby. 12 years old and a pre-teen. Every once in a while, especially after a shower, I catch the faintest scent of when he was a baby. When I used to snuggle down around his neck and smell that baby smell. Smoking robbed me of that. Vapping returned what I had lost.
Even my husband has that faint scent of when we first met. It's a safe and comforting smell.
My energy is returning a little bit each day. The first 2 months, I was in such a mental fog and tired all the time. Just wanted to sleep. I couldn't concentrate, couldn't remember anything - appts., conversations, what I was doing from one minute to the next. But it's getting better.
I've also cut down on the mg of nic I vape. Started out with 24mg, now I mostly vape at 18mg. Once and a while, I'll do 24mg, but nothing like in the beginning. My cravings for cigs has gone down quite a bit.
It's not as intense as it was. Kind of like a mellow memory.
All these wonderful changes and I am so grateful for them. One that I am grateful for happened today.
After taking my son to school today and coming home, I realized I had left the house without my PV/e-cig. OUt the door I went - with no nic crutch. I didn't think about it, didn't miss it. Amazing.
I've come a long ways, and still have a long ways to go with this vapping. It's funny how I could smoke for 20 years, and yet in 3 months have such unrealistic expectations of myself in vapping. I read about other people having withdrawls, trying to find that elusive "sweet spot", the return of smell and taste and so on. But I never really took the time to understand.
I guess I was caught up in the newness of vapping, the end all for smoking. I expected fanfare, lights flashing, Julie Andrews to break out in song.
When I have stopped to reflect on these past 3 months, it seems like a million little changes have been taking place.
For example, I never stopped to think what kind of impact my smoking had on my family. Not only did my sense of smell and taste returned, but it's returned to my family as well. We're eating more veggies and fruits because they taste better. We're drinking less diet sodas and drinking more tea and water because they taste good. The taste of the foods we prepare is balanced, not too salty, sweet, sour and so on. We hardly have any leftovers anymore.
Aromas and odors - Oh my!! There are definitely some that I can do without - like the dog's farting. Our clothes smell better, we smell better.
There's been no hint of asthma in my son - he's breathing easier. My son, my baby. 12 years old and a pre-teen. Every once in a while, especially after a shower, I catch the faintest scent of when he was a baby. When I used to snuggle down around his neck and smell that baby smell. Smoking robbed me of that. Vapping returned what I had lost.
Even my husband has that faint scent of when we first met. It's a safe and comforting smell.
My energy is returning a little bit each day. The first 2 months, I was in such a mental fog and tired all the time. Just wanted to sleep. I couldn't concentrate, couldn't remember anything - appts., conversations, what I was doing from one minute to the next. But it's getting better.
I've also cut down on the mg of nic I vape. Started out with 24mg, now I mostly vape at 18mg. Once and a while, I'll do 24mg, but nothing like in the beginning. My cravings for cigs has gone down quite a bit.
It's not as intense as it was. Kind of like a mellow memory.
All these wonderful changes and I am so grateful for them. One that I am grateful for happened today.
After taking my son to school today and coming home, I realized I had left the house without my PV/e-cig. OUt the door I went - with no nic crutch. I didn't think about it, didn't miss it. Amazing.
