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Frankieboy

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Don't want to get too graphic but I'm just going to go ahead and say it - a good indicator of your hydration should be when you go for a slash. It should be kind of very light yellow, if I remember right, almost clear but not quite. The more dehydrated you're getting = the darker it gets. Orangey colours = definitely drink more. Totally clear = maybe drinking too much fluid, even.
 

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I started with GreenSmoke Ultimate Kit a year ago and still love them.

Absolute, Red Label were great to help me quit. tobacco Gold I didn't like at first UNTIL my tongue started working again---then it was magical!
Still possibly the best Mocha vape I've ever had.

Then I started popping the caps and refilling them with Halo juices....
Then I got an EVOD...
Then the genie was out of the bottle.

Oh yeah, drink lots of water like they said.
 

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I was gonna mention color to check hydration as well - should be light yellow. I have to drink water with my 3-4 daily cups of coffee to achieve this...but it's different for everyone. I had to cut my consumption in half when I first started vaping because the caffeine was exacerbating my already-present anxiety. Just listen to your body!
 

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Don't want to get too graphic but I'm just going to go ahead and say it - a good indicator of your hydration should be when you go for a slash. It should be kind of very light yellow, if I remember right, almost clear but not quite. The more dehydrated you're getting = the darker it gets. Orangey colours = definitely drink more. Totally clear = maybe drinking too much fluid, even.

A slash???

God I love my English brothers' turn of a phrase.
 

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I had to cut my consumption in half when I first started vaping because the caffeine was exacerbating my already-present anxiety. Just listen to your body!

Lol. I've noticed that the nicotine buzz off vaping is far superior to that of smoking (obviously) - it's clean, pure, and strong. And I find it has rather 'perky' qualities to it which I wasn't expecting. It's great.

A slash???

God I love my English brothers' turn of a phrase.

I'm trying not to use too much of it, I'm a Londoner so trying to speak Queen's English on here so it doesn't confuse the Yanks. HAHA - ''Just goin' for a slash in the bog, mate, watch me pint for me would'ya?''

Edit - Nice Ink Izzy, if that's you in the avatar, is it an intertwined band of different colours, kind of like streamers intertwining in a sort of plait? The pic's very slightly blurred, but looks like some great rock and roll ink from here.
 
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I'm a heavy espresso drinker, and have not cut my daily consumption at all. I've noticed a couple things; the first week my coffee started tasting funny.. almost blech. Then it started tasting good again, but better than it used to. I'm really enjoying my coffee these days.

Also, what they say about water intake is true.. and I'm struggling with that myself. I can not choke down multiple litres of water throughout the day and I have neither the time nor patience to be in the bathroom every 20 minutes. I haven't had any headaches as can happen with dehydration but my skin is definitely parched.
 

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I'm trying not to use too much of it, I'm a Londoner so trying to speak Queen's English on here so it doesn't confuse the Yanks. HAHA - ''Just goin' for a slash in the bog, mate, watch me pint for me would'ya?''

:D

Lovely!

Rather poetic, come to think of it. ;)

Coffee is good, tea is good, soup, juice, mineral water, juicy fruit--they are all hydrating.

Carry on.
 

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Also, what they say about water intake is true.. and I'm struggling with that myself. I can not choke down multiple litres of water throughout the day and I have neither the time nor patience to be in the bathroom every 20 minutes. I haven't had any headaches as can happen with dehydration but my skin is definitely parched.

It reminds me of all this '5 a day' nonsense. Designed as a marketing campaing by the supermarkets to sell us more underripe, overpriced, watery fruit. I wouldnt be surprised if this 'drink at least a dustbin full of fresh clean water' thing and end up going to the loo every 5 minutes' is designed to sell bottled water...

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Rather poetic, come to think of it. ;)

Although I have more the accent of 80's South London because that was my time... people speak al kinds of weird accents in London now. I always find it great that ways of speaking that people like myself consider quite 'gritty' the Yanks find quite fascinating.

At my last job, there were loads of South African people, and they couldn't understand what I was saying lol.... mind you, one of them thought that mince pies contained real mince meat and pronounced mushy peas 'mooshy peas' so it takes all sorts I guess. Lovely people, by the way, before any SA's get offended by that. It was just an amusing culture difference.
 
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It reminds me of all this '5 a day' nonsense. Designed as a marketing campaing by the supermarkets to sell us more underripe, overpriced, watery fruit. I wouldnt be surprised if this 'drink at least a dustbin full of fresh clean water' thing and end up going to the loo every 5 minutes' is designed to sell bottled water...

It really is amazing how water went from being a free natural resource to one of the most successful commercial products of the last century. ;) :facepalm:

Although I have more the accent of 80's South London because that was my time... people speak al kinds of weird accents in London now. I always find it great that ways of speaking that people like myself consider quite 'gritty' the Yanks find quite fascinating.

Hehehe, we do!
 

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Hey, few days off analogue now and pretty happy all around (long time 2+ pack a day smoker). I've been using 24mg nic prefilled cartos with a Green Smoke kit.

I've always been a heavy coffee drinker right along with my bad smoking habit. Also always had a problem properly hydrating, and I'm worried this may get worse with vaping and still drinking 4-8 cups of coffee a day. Will increasing just my water intake keep this practice safe, or do I HAVE to lower the coffee to continue vaping safely?

Soon as I read the title I thought - Wonder if this person is feeling dehydrated because I know a person who recently took up vaping and they drink mostly coffee all day and they were mentioning having a harsh throat.
I have read many times people saying to make sure your drinking water. Maybe the heat doesn't help all who vape.
I get thirsty many times after a vape so go have a drink.
 

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I started with GreenSmoke Ultimate Kit a year ago and still love them.

Absolute, Red Label were great to help me quit. Tobacco Gold I didn't like at first UNTIL my tongue started working again---then it was magical!
Still possibly the best Mocha vape I've ever had.

Then I started popping the caps and refilling them with Halo juices....
Then I got an EVOD...
Then the genie was out of the bottle.

Oh yeah, drink lots of water like they said.

The flavors and ease of use had me right away. I never imagined that an e-cig flavor could be as great as the absolute and red label (and the others), so literally after my first taste of a green smoke I knew it would work for me. My biggest worry about moving on to bigger things is not being able to find flavors that I like as much as I do the green smoke ones. I have started to look at an innokin itaste mvp v2 and nautilus aspire, but again, worried on the outcomes.

I'm still getting dry with lots of coffee and vaping, only upped my water intake by a little (2 extra glasses a day). I may need to add a little more to keep the balance. I appreciate all the advice and support!
 

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I hear you. I still just as much coffee as I did when I smoked. Upping my water has helped greatly. Though I've not used the Aspire Nautilus products, I've had great success with the Kanger Aerotank V2 as and mini. I bought an MVP 2 and last week picked up an eleaf istick 20W VV/VW device and prefer it over the MVP 2.

I've tried a lot of flavor a over the past month. I really like cinnamon with coffee because it's sweet and delivers a good throat hit even at 50/50 VG/PG. If you like cinnamon you may want to give it a shot.

Something else I've learned about taste testing. My local vape shop uses 0 MG NIC juice for testing. I may really like the flavor only to discover it tastes terrible with 18mg nicotine good example is a nilla wafer juice I picked up last week. Tasted great at the shop and awful when I got it in my tank.
 
I drink ALOT of coffee during the day, as mentioned by someone earlier, I measure in pots not cups. I work in health care and lots of it is thick, old and pungent, also not a fan of straight water. I found that I love Country time drink mixes( I add extra Splenda as they are a bit sour), they are cheap, tasty, and I enjoy them alot more than plain water. I drink about 2 extra liters of Fluids per day using these. Find what you like, and enjoy a little extra glass or two daily. :)
 

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I hear you. I still just as much coffee as I did when I smoked. Upping my water has helped greatly. Though I've not used the Aspire Nautilus products, I've had great success with the Kanger Aerotank V2 as and mini. I bought an MVP 2 and last week picked up an eleaf istick 20W VV/VW device and prefer it over the MVP 2.

I've tried a lot of flavor a over the past month. I really like cinnamon with coffee because it's sweet and delivers a good throat hit even at 50/50 VG/PG. If you like cinnamon you may want to give it a shot.

Something else I've learned about taste testing. My local vape shop uses 0 MG NIC juice for testing. I may really like the flavor only to discover it tastes terrible with 18mg nicotine good example is a nilla wafer juice I picked up last week. Tasted great at the shop and awful when I got it in my tank.

I've only ever tried 18mg nicotine. How does it affect the taste? Does it make it more bitter?

Also, tea is more refreshing on the mouth than coffee if you like hot beverages, and still contains the caffeine. Perhaps swap a few cups of coffee out for tea?
 

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I've only ever tried 18mg nicotine. How does it affect the taste? Does it make it more bitter?

Yes, nicotine has a peppery (bitter) taste. Some people like it as it gives them extra throat hit.

If you DIY, you can buy almost tasteless nicotine base--but it's expensive.
 
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