First of all...thank you to all the ECF members that have helped us newbies find our way and become educated in the world of vaping! It's awesome to have such a large community of peers to support, educate and to have friends all over the world that are going through and have gone through the same transition!!
I have smoked 1-1.5 ppd for about 20 years. This past Saturday at 3 p.m., I finally had my last analog! I started vaping and of course I have my "nic fits" but a few puffs on my ecig and I'm good! The most difficult part of this for me has been what to do with my hands and not going outside to smoke out of boredom! I found myself smoking an analog and 2 minutes later, going back outside...ridiculous! I am an RN and obviously I know the health hazards of smoking and the impression it has on my patients but I think smokers are just flat out "hard-headed and stubborn"...lol...at least I am!
I wasn't planning to quit but I saw an ad for an ecig in a magazine and started researching it and it never left the back of my mind and then I kept smelling the smoke on my clothes and noticed how often I was smoking. Something had to give!
Most of my friends are social smokers, so it has never been easy for me to quit. Also, I was so used to smoking and it was just second nature to me that I didn't want to quit because it gave me an excuse to get away for a few minutes or what not. I live with 2 smokers and I haven't had the urge to pick an analog up, despite seeing the carton and packs lying around...I still have my ashtray on my back porch and lighters but I don't seem to notice them. I've even emptied others ashtrays...lol!
Well, here's to a new lease on life...a happy, healthy life at that! Now I have the challenge of choosing flavors...lol!
I have smoked 1-1.5 ppd for about 20 years. This past Saturday at 3 p.m., I finally had my last analog! I started vaping and of course I have my "nic fits" but a few puffs on my ecig and I'm good! The most difficult part of this for me has been what to do with my hands and not going outside to smoke out of boredom! I found myself smoking an analog and 2 minutes later, going back outside...ridiculous! I am an RN and obviously I know the health hazards of smoking and the impression it has on my patients but I think smokers are just flat out "hard-headed and stubborn"...lol...at least I am!
I wasn't planning to quit but I saw an ad for an ecig in a magazine and started researching it and it never left the back of my mind and then I kept smelling the smoke on my clothes and noticed how often I was smoking. Something had to give!Most of my friends are social smokers, so it has never been easy for me to quit. Also, I was so used to smoking and it was just second nature to me that I didn't want to quit because it gave me an excuse to get away for a few minutes or what not. I live with 2 smokers and I haven't had the urge to pick an analog up, despite seeing the carton and packs lying around...I still have my ashtray on my back porch and lighters but I don't seem to notice them. I've even emptied others ashtrays...lol!
Well, here's to a new lease on life...a happy, healthy life at that! Now I have the challenge of choosing flavors...lol!
