Anyone here smoke a few cigarettes a day while vaping before switching over?

[5whiskey]

I just started vaping two weeks ago (to the day actually). I bought a crappy Vapin plus starter kit with 15ml of liquid at a Murphy gas station. The first week I still smoked quite a bit. This past week I've only had 1 pack, plus I had one cigarette with my wife tonight (day 1 of week 3). I know for a fact that I can quit for good now, despite the occasional temptations or setbacks. 2 weeks ago I would have never believed that I went all last week with only smoking 1 pack of cigarettes. I'm 33 and have smoked since I was 14, consistently since I was 17, and the last 5 or 6 years I've had about a 1.5 PAD habit.

Sorry to hijack... this is my first post and I'm excited. To answer the question, yes I've had a cigarette here and there but I've avoided a cartoon of cigarettes already by vaping and I've only been at it two weeks (serious for 1 week). I agree with Deeo in that it's the cigarettes that we don't smoke that counts.

 

[Bunnykiller]

been vaping since 05-13 and I still have a ciggie with my morning coffie

was at 2 PAD for 40 yrs.

 

[trazzman]

Why "ciggies"?

 

[bloomur]

I smoked analogs for about 2 weeks during my transition. Eventually it just disgusted me and tasted so horrible I couldn't even get half way through one.
I soon switched to carto tanks and never looked back. All the fruit flavors out there made it so easy to switch

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[Uno mas]

Some great posts thanks for sharing

Ours was a mix of both, the better half and I were both 30+ year smokers and I was intrigued with the idea of switching to an electronic cigarette while she had no interest what so ever. I committed, bought a $49 eGo kit and to the best of my recollection (may have had one or two the first day) pretty much stopped analogs immediately. It wasn't easy, knew though if I allowed myself the occasional analog I'd probably not succeed...

My better half was a little challenge, a real test of patience and gentle persistence. I got her interested primarily doing the "hey try this" thing, took her with me to our only local B&M at the time to try some juices and once she found "the juice" she really opened up to the idea. Took a couple weeks for her to get down to a couple a day and a couple more to end the ties, lettin' go of those 1 or 2 that she was allowing herself...

We've both been smoke free for over a year and it's actually pretty nice having your better half share the excitement of a new device or tasting a new yummy flavor and the fun of checking out a new store together

 

[trazzman]

Lol, thats cool. If only I could keep a better half more than a year to enjoy it with. Oh well. Variety is pretty cool to.

 

[Uno mas]

Lol, thats cool. If only I could keep a better half more than a year to enjoy it with. Oh well. Variety is pretty cool to.

Kept her somehow for 27 at this point

 

[Ann48]

This is a great topic. I've learned a lot! Thanks.

I don't mean to interrupt, but could someone tell me why all of a sudden I cannot post a new thread? Or lead me where I can find out?

Thanks

 

[Mogy]

I am going back and forth too.. I really want to be done with analogs. I think i went down on nicotine on my ejuice too fast. So i ordered some stronger juice to use when the urge to smoke gets really strong. I really dont enjoy analogs at all anymore. Vaping on the other hand is fantastic

 

[Uno mas]

This is a great topic. I've learned a lot! Thanks.

I don't mean to interrupt, but could someone tell me why all of a sudden I cannot post a new thread? Or lead me where I can find out?

Thanks

After 70 posts you can no longer open a thread in the New Members Forum, you can continue to post in threads as long as you like...

Good luck

 

[mkbilbo]

Did you just switch all together to vaping or did you still smoke a few cigarettes a day before switching? Do you still smoke while vaping?

Took me six weeks to stop smoking entirely. I saw an immediate drop from a 2 pack a day habit to maybe a half dozen cigs a day then it sort of drifted down until a year ago this month, I ran out of cigs and just never bothered to buy more.

It's not at all unusual to take a while to stop totally. I know some folks around here that have been smoke free longer than I have who took longer to quit entirely. Some walk away their first day, others take a while. But...

Long as the smoking is going down, it's a good thing.

 

[mkbilbo]

I started young, because of careless cousins who left there's around a curious kid. Then would only smoke at parties when I got older, and really only smoked, consistently (I suppose is the right word) for about 2 or 3 years so quitting and going to vape was really easy... but the smell of a cigarette lighting up still gives me the urge sometimes haha

You know, I was stunned earlier this year to discover even that went away. Walked through some guy's smoke as I came out of a store and I realized I still liked the smell of tobacco but had no urge to smoke.

That I did not expect. But, so help me, now, I can be around smokers and not care. I figured I'd have to be one of those annoying ex-smokers who's so rabid about nobody lighting up anywhere in a five mile radius. Turns out, nope. I get a vague, almost nostalgic thing of, "I used to like that". And that seems to be it.

Weird...

 

[Nick.G]

Being on campus I'm around it ALL the time so I suppose I just need some time away!

 

[mkbilbo]

Being on campus I'm around it ALL the time so I suppose I just need some time away!

Oh yeah, that could be tough at first. I hit this "don't care" months in. Not even sure when it stopped bothering me to be around smoke. Sort of snuck up on me.

Still, I was a heavy smoker nobody (especially not me) thought would ever quit. So ever getting to a point where smoke had no real effect on me is... surprising to say the least...

 

[authement]

Did you just switch all together to vaping or did you still smoke a few cigarettes a day before switching? Do you still smoke while vaping?

Smoked about three stinkys a day for the first 30 days of vaping after smoking for 38 years. Seems like everyone is a little different. Don't rush it. Relax and enjoy. Just my 2 cents.

 

[CountBoredom]

I just started vaping two weeks ago (to the day actually). I bought a crappy Vapin plus starter kit with 15ml of liquid at a Murphy gas station. The first week I still smoked quite a bit. This past week I've only had 1 pack, plus I had one cigarette with my wife tonight (day 1 of week 3). I know for a fact that I can quit for good now, despite the occasional temptations or setbacks. 2 weeks ago I would have never believed that I went all last week with only smoking 1 pack of cigarettes. I'm 33 and have smoked since I was 14, consistently since I was 17, and the last 5 or 6 years I've had about a 1.5 PAD habit.

Sorry to hijack... this is my first post and I'm excited. To answer the question, yes I've had a cigarette here and there but I've avoided a cartoon of cigarettes already by vaping and I've only been at it two weeks (serious for 1 week). I agree with Deeo in that it's the cigarettes that we don't smoke that counts.

Welcome to ECF, 5whiskey! Sounds like you've got the proper spirit to make it work. If you ever run into a complication with your setup, your liquid, or just the process of quitting, you've come to the right place. Keep it up!

 

[Buggainok]

I tend to be an "all or nothing" type, and decided that I would really attempt to vape and not smoke any cigarettes at all. It worked, and I've been happily vaping since the day I got my ego starter kit 4 months ago.

 

[bloomur]

I am going back and forth too.. I really want to be done with analogs. I think i went down on nicotine on my ejuice too fast. So i ordered some stronger juice to use when the urge to smoke gets really strong. I really dont enjoy analogs at all anymore. Vaping on the other hand is fantastic

I started out at 18 mg as a pack a day smoker. I stayed there until I was completely done with analogs. As I got a new device or ran out of juice, I tapered off the nicotine to a lower level. Now I am at 0-6 mg depending on the juice. Some juices just don't come in 0 :-( but it's been a successful 10 months down to 0 finally

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[livinlarge]

I smoked for 30 years, a pack to a pack and 1/2 a day. Think I smoked maybe 2 or 3 cigarettes in total on the first day then totally quit smoking from that point on and never looked back.
One thing I found very, very important was to have good equipment and a real good juice you like as an all day Vape. I used 12 mg strength and had no problem at all. This was the 1st time I've ever quit smoking and I'm so happy I found Vaping.
Good Luck & Vape for Life!!!

 

[Chill 'Em All]

As a pack a day smoker for several years, it's been really hard for me to make the switch. There was a lot of overlap between vaping and smoking for a couple months, and I wasn't much below my daily pack. I started off with your average starter kit with a Kanger T3S and it would leak easily. I'm assuming it was user error but after upgrading and having a bit more experience, I've loved my setup and enjoy using it a lot more.

So far this week, I've only had one cigarette each morning with my coffee. I don't plan on buying another pack, and I'm finally confident that I can make the switch to vaping only!