7 months and 24 days later, I had not only one, but 3 cigarettes today. On the plus side, it was the most disgusting thing I think I've tasted in a very long time and I had no desire to continue smoking this morning when I woke up. Back to day 1, keep on vaping folks!!!
Awww had to reset my smoke-free counter :(
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What tempted you to smoke again? Stressful times? Keep fighting the fight though, think of it this way...7 months and 24 days without cigs at all! vape on!
Don't worry too much about it, and think about those seven months and 24 days you didn't have a single cig at all. That's a big accomplishment compared to one minor bump in the road!
Glad to see your back on the vapes. I would not reset it, just move the original date 3 days... 
7 months, and 24 days smoke-free...you should be very proud! As for last night..the good news is that you thought it was disgusting...now just pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and keep on vaping!
Don't feel bad...its only 3 smokes in 7months and 24 days...and you are vaping again.
I sometimes think about having a cigarette just for the heck of it. The other night, I actually dreamed I had a smoke. Second time that happened since I quit in April. Anyway, no biggie.. You're a vaper, so keep on vapin'.
I wouldn't look at it as starting all over again. I would think of it as "only three cigarettes in seven months and twenty-four days". I mean, seriously, before you started vaping, you would have three cigs in what--an hour or two? And now only three cigs in almost eight months? That's outstanding and you should be very proud.
You could change your sig line to "Seven months and twenty-five days since I've ENJOYED a cigarette." if you don't want to start the count all over again.
I think we ex-smokers are too hard on ourselves anyway. If a person goes on a diet and loses fifty pounds, then slips and eats three chocolate chip cookies before going on to lose five more pounds, they don't start the count over and tell people they've lost five pounds. They tell people they've lost fifty-five pounds.You may have slipped and had a couple of cigs, but it's still been seven months and twenty-four days since you were a smoker. Now you are a vaper who tried a couple of cigs and reminded yourself why you aren't a smoker anymore and haven't been one for almost eight months.
You could change your sig line to "Seven months and twenty-five days since I've ENJOYED a cigarette." if you don't want to start the count all over again.
I think we ex-smokers are too hard on ourselves anyway. If a person goes on a diet and loses fifty pounds, then slips and eats three chocolate chip cookies before going on to lose five more pounds, they don't start the count over and tell people they've lost five pounds. They tell people they've lost fifty-five pounds.You may have slipped and had a couple of cigs, but it's still been seven months and twenty-four days since you were a smoker. Now you are a vaper who tried a couple of cigs and reminded yourself why you aren't a smoker anymore and haven't been one for almost eight months.
I would not go so far as "resetting your counter".
Just think of it as a test to verify you were actually finished with the real thing.
Sort of like Lima Beans , every few years I'll eat one just to make sure I still dislike them.
Just think of it as a test to verify you were actually finished with the real thing.
Sort of like Lima Beans , every few years I'll eat one just to make sure I still dislike them.
Thank you all for your support, I felt really bad that I slipped, and you guys have sure made me feel better.
With lima beans, I'd only have to try one every few decades. I have a long memory when it comes to lima beans and brussel sprouts. Gives me the shivers just thinking about them. YUCK
Just keep on fighting--out of my 6 converts, only one is completely cigarette free. The rest are still fighting and that is what matters...you KEEP on fighting. It is your health that matters in the long run.
I don't think 3 disgusting tasting cigs is enough to cause you to reset your count after more than 7 months. I think I read that in the official e-cig rule book somewhere. It was probably in section 7 which discusses a lot of things like that.
Vape on!
Vape on!
This is not a '12-step' program... and people shouldn't be talking about having a 'slip'... LOL!!
Just find yourself a different counter, subtract one day from the time you have been tobacco free, and Vape On!!!
NOTE: I just wanted to add that I don't know how you made it thru THREE of them!!
I had a cig about 6 months in and I had to force myself to finish it... it tasted so horrible, but somehow I kept thinking it would get better... It didn't!!
Just find yourself a different counter, subtract one day from the time you have been tobacco free, and Vape On!!!
NOTE: I just wanted to add that I don't know how you made it thru THREE of them!!
I had a cig about 6 months in and I had to force myself to finish it... it tasted so horrible, but somehow I kept thinking it would get better... It didn't!!
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