3 day hump

[SilkSpectre79]

It's been a little over 3 days since I've had a cigarette. Sunday I smoked a cig, I lit it and put it out 3 times. Later I smoked half a cig, for science. I was showing my daughter the difference between exhaling smoke and vapor through a t-shirt. Monday and Tuesday, no cig at all. Wednesday, the thought of having one kept crossing my mind. My boyfriend broke the half cig I had left from Sunday. Today, I'm still thinking about one, but I know that I avoided it all day yesterday, and I have at least 2 vapes with me at all times, so I'm feeling pretty confident that I can really quit for good. I'm even a little proud of myself and wanted to share my small victory with everyone. I'm ready for a warm day so I can clean out my vehicles. I work outside and I remember last summer putting on sunscreen while smoking a cigarette and laughing at myself for being so ironic. I've smoked for 23 years. A non-smoking friend came by yesterday, he finds cig smoke offensive, and actually liked the smell of the vape (it was crackberry). I'm so thankful I have family to harass me to stop smoking, thankful for finding vaporizers that actually work and taste delicious, and thankful for finding this forum full of wonderful, supportive people.

 

[twgbonehead]

Hi, Silk, and Congratulations!!!!

It's not always a simple process; sometimes I see folks that say "I tried an e-cig and never went back to smoking" and just want to strangle them! It's definitely not that easy for lots of us!

For me, the big difference with e-cigs is that it actually made quitting smoking possible. That alone was totally unique (believe me, I tried almost everything, and had long been convinced I'd still be scrambling for a .... in my coffin!) But that's not to say it won't need some effort, and not everybody just tosses the butts and lives happily ever after.

Keep it up, and good luck!

 

[OlderNDirt]

Well, I tried an e-cig and never went back to smoking........oooops!

Sorry, couldn't resist! But congrats, Silk! Keep up the good work and happy !

 

[DadEh]

Well done Silk and I applaud you. Keep it up!!!

 

[pwheeler]

Congratulations, Silk! If I could kick a 40 year habit by vaping, I'm pretty sure you have a good chance of doing it too. I thought for sure that I was going to my grave with a pack of cigarettes in my hand. Nothing else worked to get me to quit, not patches, gums, pills, even family pressure. I've now been smoke free for almost a year. I'm so happy to have found vaping and this forum, as I believe it saved my life. Wishing you the best and hope you stay with it.

Sent by REO vapor

 

[drunkenbatman]

I'm even a little proud of myself and wanted to share my small victory with everyone

You very much should be! Just about everyone here knows that feeling of finding something you think can really work. Congratulations, and say hi to Rorschach!

*gives the horns*

 

[LeftofCenter]

You're doing great! It's tough, but doable. I have found coming into the forum and just reading posts when I start thinking about a smoke helps (and vaping my head off while reading said posts)

Once I got that little banner down below there, I found that to be a great help too. Just seeing how quickly the cigarettes I WASN'T smoking added up....WOW!!! I am going to put aside the money I save each week to do something nice for myself, maybe you could start a reward fund too?

Keep up the great work!!!

 

[BlkWolfMidnight]

Welcome,

Keep up the success, something to remember though its not only you your quitting for but your daughter as well as your boyfriend. Also by reading your story you have not only ECF rooting for your success but also your boyfriend is supporting you (Though breaking a cig may not seem like it, he cares a lot and is just trying to help, men don't always communicate in a logical fashion). Keep up the good work and know that we are all rooting for you on this one.

Congrats

 

[SilkSpectre79]

My boyfriend is vaping too, to quit chewing tobacco. He says vaping could possibly be more addictive than smoking or chewing! I've got 3 vapemails headed this way! I don't think I'll be saving any money, but it's about much more than that.

 

[xxJollyRogerxx]

You may not be saving yet since you are just starting but after the seventh round of buying shiny stuff you will start to see the difference But seriously there is a little bit of investment up front and there is a lot of maintenance (compared to cigs) but in the end it is way way cheaper. Just be mindful of your batteries. Be sure to have a backup for your backup so you don't get painted in a corner and "feel" like you need to grab a pack since all your batteries are dead or your atty is all messed up. Have your back up plan in place now!

 

[28if]

Silk, you're awesome. Never give up giving up. It's work that is well worth it in the end!!! Keep us up to date.

 

[philoshop]

Congratulations! Just keep at it a little at a time. It does get easier as you get farther down the road.

 

[Robino1]

Congratulations! You're doing great

 

[trouble1000]

Well done, you're doing great so far. For me, having a really supportive family/friends network made a huge difference. If you need to spend on vape gear then just go for it, you'll be around a lot longer to pay off your credit card debts, now you've given up the stinkies

 

[JulesXsmokr]

All I can to your conquest over tobacco is to let everyone know how good you feel, and that vaping will have saved you from the medical problems that smoking can bring you.
Your going to run into bean heads "with professional titles even" who will try to tell you there is badness in vaping. Just smile and tell them that you will probably live longer than they will.

 

[sparkky1]

Cigarettes are overrated !

STAY STRONG & VAPE ON

 

[fyrefiend]

Congratulations @SilkSpectre79! I'm one of those that switched to vaping with no trouble (never been able to go a day without a cigarette in 21 years before though) and know I was very very lucky to be one of the few who could. You can do this!

 

[jamtwo]

Congrats Silk! Small victories lead to great victories. I was proud after 2 days of not having a cigarette, it's a pretty big thing to go from having a pack a day to none. I've gone about 3 months now and never plan on going back, I think cigarettes actually smell pretty gross now, and once the nasty Michigan winter passes, I'll actually be able to enjoy a clean car again! Haven't had that in 8 years!

 

[Grimwald]

Hey, crackberry was one of my favorites when I started vaping. Still use it on occasion. Each hump you get over is a big deal. There will be more, but they will keep getting smaller. You never know what day or event will set off a craving. For me it was a piece of Apple Spice cake--who knew that would be a cigarette trigger. Anyway, congrats. You have a great attitude. You'll do gr8.

 

[Confuzzled1969]

Congrats... It is definitely not easy. I was vaping and smoking for like a year. I kept slowly smoking less and less but I never got passed those 4 or 5 a day. What finally did it for me was flavor. I had kept using the tobacco flavors thinking if it tastes like one I won't want one. One day I stopped in a gas station and found the flavor that made me think cigarettes taste bad, it was Mocha. It wasn't a good one looking back, but it was the best one I had ever tried. That was my turning point and I put the real ones down that night and thankfully have not touched them since. Now, I don't even try the tobacco flavors, I don't like them. What I do like is desert flavors, and I had not realised how much I missed desert over the last 9 years (diabetes). But it wound up working for me, even if it did take a while.

Has anyone found the cure for vape gear shinyitus? I need help with that now...

Best of luck and again, congrats on the switch.