Finally, I don't have to make another new year's resolution that is about quitting smoking! Usually I'd make this resolution and then completely fail by the evening of Jan 1 or so.
I have wanted to quit smoking for a few years. I knew that it was bad for my health and I was tired of burning my hair, clothing, car, and stinking like an ashtray. I did have a successful quit about 10 years ago. I used the patch for a few weeks, then decided to cold turkey it. It was hard, and I was obsessed with cigarettes. I stood strong and decided to take up running and bicycling which led into triathlon. I even competed in and finished an Ironman event.
I had a weak moment having to move my parents out of their home in a whirlwind of 5 days when my mom got sick and went into the hospital. My closeted smoking brother warned me that I'd be buying a pack of cigarettes by the end of the week. I made it two days with my dementia ridden father while trying to pack up the house by myself.
I've been smoking since that fateful day in 2005. Up until now. I was so lucky to be at a conference one day smoking outside when a woman came up with a disposable. I asked her about it and she told me she was able to quit smoking with them. I asked her where she bought it and went home and ordered a kit off the internet.
I weaned myself off by not smoking at work. I'd take my evening shower, then would vape the rest of the evening and at work. Since I sit in my pickup all day, it was easy to vape. I would go home and smoke 3-4 cigarettes at night, take my shower and go back to vaping. I noticed the taste got worse with the cigarettes and I preferred the taste of my ejuice. I kept buying a pack of cigarettes a week out of habit.
Finally, after a month of weaning myself down I looked at my pack of cigarettes and told it, "this is the last pack, I refuse to buy anymore." I knew it would be best to quit on a Monday, so my last cigarette of the evening was on 12/2/12 at 6:45PM. I ended up breaking my four remaining cigarettes into a million pieces. I've not looked back since.
I've had to relearn new habits. The ole cigarette after dinner bothered me the first few days. I use my mind and my PV instead. I try not to let my mind wander to those days of smoking. I acknowledge it, but don't go further with the thought. It was a part of me, but no longer.
Will I go back to running marathons? I doubt it. I am treating myself to some new running shoes and will go out for a jog in the next couple of weeks. It will be interesting to see how my lungs treat me after I beat them up for so long.
Rock on vapers!
I have wanted to quit smoking for a few years. I knew that it was bad for my health and I was tired of burning my hair, clothing, car, and stinking like an ashtray. I did have a successful quit about 10 years ago. I used the patch for a few weeks, then decided to cold turkey it. It was hard, and I was obsessed with cigarettes. I stood strong and decided to take up running and bicycling which led into triathlon. I even competed in and finished an Ironman event.
I had a weak moment having to move my parents out of their home in a whirlwind of 5 days when my mom got sick and went into the hospital. My closeted smoking brother warned me that I'd be buying a pack of cigarettes by the end of the week. I made it two days with my dementia ridden father while trying to pack up the house by myself.
I've been smoking since that fateful day in 2005. Up until now. I was so lucky to be at a conference one day smoking outside when a woman came up with a disposable. I asked her about it and she told me she was able to quit smoking with them. I asked her where she bought it and went home and ordered a kit off the internet.
I weaned myself off by not smoking at work. I'd take my evening shower, then would vape the rest of the evening and at work. Since I sit in my pickup all day, it was easy to vape. I would go home and smoke 3-4 cigarettes at night, take my shower and go back to vaping. I noticed the taste got worse with the cigarettes and I preferred the taste of my ejuice. I kept buying a pack of cigarettes a week out of habit.
Finally, after a month of weaning myself down I looked at my pack of cigarettes and told it, "this is the last pack, I refuse to buy anymore." I knew it would be best to quit on a Monday, so my last cigarette of the evening was on 12/2/12 at 6:45PM. I ended up breaking my four remaining cigarettes into a million pieces. I've not looked back since.
I've had to relearn new habits. The ole cigarette after dinner bothered me the first few days. I use my mind and my PV instead. I try not to let my mind wander to those days of smoking. I acknowledge it, but don't go further with the thought. It was a part of me, but no longer.
Will I go back to running marathons? I doubt it. I am treating myself to some new running shoes and will go out for a jog in the next couple of weeks. It will be interesting to see how my lungs treat me after I beat them up for so long.
Rock on vapers!
