First day without any smokes

[JLeigh]

*Sigh*. I've been okay. Not exactly brimming with holiday cheer, but at least I haven't yet wiped out all of mankind.

I had a vague plan that when my last carton was gone I would see if I could do without smoking. My carton was gone yesterday. *sniff* I know that if it gets bad, I can run to one of the 1,000 gas stations within a 2 ft. radius of my house ( ), so that is making me feel less edgy. It's not helping that I am temporarily out of my favorite juice and a PT, but it's doable. I guess. *grits teeth*

 

[SNM]

Just hang in there u can do it..

 

[doots]

You can do it.. I did it after 40 years of analogs. It takes a couple of weeks usually for the analog urges to go away. Good luck and hang in there!!!

 

[Newff]

Hey man, today was my first day too..and well the night before. I smoked my last cigarette on the way to the mailbox lol, I had about 4 packs of cigarettes on me all day and didn't even crave one..it did feel kind of weird not having a cigarette but I never craved although I realized later I was vaping too much and I was buzzed all day.

 

[Moonstruck]

I'm rooting for you! You can do it, you know you can. Chain-vape if you have to, that's still better than smoking.

 

[SNM]

I'm rooting for you! You can do it, you know you can. Chain-vape if you have to, that's still better than smoking.

Thats what I do.. I am starting to see double though 24 or 36 all day will do that JK

 

[sawlight]

Great job all of you!

I've had three so far today, not where I'd like to be, but better than I was!

 

[Dawnfox]

A little incentive/encouragement (from our monthly Healthier You newsletter the HR dept. sends out at work).

Kick Butts NOVEMBER 19TH
During the Great American Smokeout®, all smokers are
encouraged to put out their cigarettes for at least one day
– and perhaps for a lifetime. According to the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, your body starts to heal and
change within 20 minutes after you smoke that last cigarette.
How? Read on.
• 20 minutes after quitting – your heart rate drops.
• 12 hours after quitting – the amount of carbon
monoxide in your blood drops to normal.
• Two weeks to three months after quitting – your
heart attack risk begins to drop and your lungs
work better.
• One to nine months after quitting – your
coughing and shortness of breath decrease.
• One year after quitting – your risk of heart
disease is half that of a smoker's.
• Five years after quitting – your stroke risk is
reduced to that of a nonsmoker's.
• 10 years after quitting – your lung cancer death
rate is half that of a smoker's.
• 15 years after quitting – your risk of heart disease
is like you never smoked.

 

[Darmeen]

Great job OP...I remember my first full day with no 'smokes'. It was only a couple weeks ago.

Like a couple of the previous posters have said, chain vape if you need to...I do on occassion...whatever it takes to keep that urge at bay.

Small steps in the right direction are all you need, as long as you are moving forward, and away from the bad habit we have all shared.

To those that are still using a few analogs a day...that is great...keep up the good work, work on having one less today than you did yesterday. Don't beat yourself up if you can't do it, try again tomorrow.

Remember that we are all doing something here that will give us many more days to spend with our families and friends.

Keep up the effort everyone!

 

[FarmYard]

5v and good juice = "what are analogs" hahahah

 

[jlmanno]

Quitting is do-able. After almost 30 years of two-packs and trying everything from patches to pills, I quit the day I found "vaping". Hang in there, best of luck and will!

 

[GeeYourHairSmellsTerrific]

Woohoo, you're on the right track, you can do this. Keep the nic cravings away, once a craving gets bad it's harder for me to substitute vaping. So I make sure to vape enough to keep from craving. Worked for me.

You're doing great, stick with it, everytime you don't grab a lighter you're closer to the day when you don't want to anymore. Honestly it's almost two months for me and I don't even think about having an analog anymore, they smell totally gross now, just being around the smoke actually burns my eyes, nose, and mouth, which is amazing to me knowing how very often I was inhaling that stuff! To think I thought it felt good to smoke it completely inconceivable to me now that I'm all about vaping. You could feel the same in just a week or two I bet.
Keep up the good work!

 

[pianoguy]

Congrats and keep it up - you have what you need to take control now!

One other thing - everyone is different, but I had to keep some cigarettes around, within reach. I even carried a half pack around in my pocket for a while - now they're just stashed in my glove compartment. I am an addict, no doubt about it, and I needed to know they were there, and yet be able to stare them down. Vaping has made that possible for me - I never would have imagined it.

 

[JohnnyVapor]

Congrats not only to OP, but to everyone on here. I personally think we're all doing great to kick one of the hardest habits out there.

5v and good juice = "what are analogs" hahahah

Amen to that brother. My PT is a lifeline.

 

[JLeigh]

Thanks everyone. Starting day two. Hubby and teen daughter are both still alive, so so far so good.

I can't keep cigarettes around though. I know that much about myself. If they're here, they will be smoked eventually. I was at 2+ packs a day, and when I started vaping I cut it down to 4-6 per day no problem, but stopping smoking altogether is not very easy. I like the taste of cigarettes. *grumble*

However, I WILL say this: if I wasn't able to vape, there is no way that this would be possible. At all. The one time I quit smoking for about 3 months was one of the most miserable periods of my life. I was so, so depressed. It was awful.

 

[pianoguy]

You're doing great, just do what works for you. Had to laugh - the first few days, people would ask how I was doing, and I'd say, "Well, I haven't killed anyone yet!" The few times I've tried to quit before were miserable, too. A real battle, but now we have a weapon that is up to the challenge. And it gets easier every day.

 

[Newff]

Day 2 for me too, a cigarette has barely entered my mind..I'm craving Menthol vapor instead