Whew!!! Both my DH & I have made the 1 month mark today. I can hardly say how exciting that is for me as both of us are 40+ years, 1 1/2 pk@ now ex-smokers. I thank God that we found e-cigs.
We really didn't intend to quit. I'd been down that road way too many times & gave up the notion of ever quitting. Originally I bought the e-cigs so when we visited family we wouldn't have to go out in the cold & rain to smoke a cig. After we got our e-cigs, we ran out of analogs & said "What the heck?" And we both quit right then. This has been the easiest "quit" I have ever used. It hasn't been a total walk in the park, I still have cravings, but they are getting fewer & farther between...
...just vape like crazy until it passes.
It also helps that where I live, people in the community are very supportive. We go out & we can use them at the bar. Makes me love where I live even more.
At the month mark I can say that:
1. I physically feel wonderful. (Can hardly wait to see how I feel at year.) I "danced" with a Kinnect the other day with my DD. She was breathing hard & I was hardly breathing. Look at my sig!!! All the analogs I HAVEN'T smoked. WOW!
2. I can smell again & I don't stink. My house & car smell much better. When winter is over, I'll do a serious car clean out.
3. I can sing again. I realized this the other day when we were driving around & I was actually singing the high notes. That is really major because I love to sing. Used to sing in an A Cappella choir & cigs killed that one.
4. E-Cigs have also saved us $$$$. Double my sig dollars (for Hubby) & that's our total saved less $249.00 for all of our stuff.
I have to thank everyone here at ECF for all the great encouragement, experiences, advice, & knowledge.
Today as a little celebration party gift (must be a sign), I received my 2 XL 808's that I had ordered, red & blue...very pretty too.
My DH isn't happy with my color choice. Oh well, he can have the black ones.
We really didn't intend to quit. I'd been down that road way too many times & gave up the notion of ever quitting. Originally I bought the e-cigs so when we visited family we wouldn't have to go out in the cold & rain to smoke a cig. After we got our e-cigs, we ran out of analogs & said "What the heck?" And we both quit right then. This has been the easiest "quit" I have ever used. It hasn't been a total walk in the park, I still have cravings, but they are getting fewer & farther between...
...just vape like crazy until it passes.
It also helps that where I live, people in the community are very supportive. We go out & we can use them at the bar. Makes me love where I live even more. At the month mark I can say that:
1. I physically feel wonderful. (Can hardly wait to see how I feel at year.) I "danced" with a Kinnect the other day with my DD. She was breathing hard & I was hardly breathing. Look at my sig!!! All the analogs I HAVEN'T smoked. WOW!
2. I can smell again & I don't stink. My house & car smell much better. When winter is over, I'll do a serious car clean out.
3. I can sing again. I realized this the other day when we were driving around & I was actually singing the high notes. That is really major because I love to sing. Used to sing in an A Cappella choir & cigs killed that one.
4. E-Cigs have also saved us $$$$. Double my sig dollars (for Hubby) & that's our total saved less $249.00 for all of our stuff.
I have to thank everyone here at ECF for all the great encouragement, experiences, advice, & knowledge.
Today as a little celebration party gift (must be a sign), I received my 2 XL 808's that I had ordered, red & blue...very pretty too.
My DH isn't happy with my color choice. Oh well, he can have the black ones.
I am living proof that cigarettes do not have to have a strangle hold on or dictate my life.
