From One Newbie to the other Newbies....Don't give up!

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Jovey

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Since we newbies have to post 5 threads before we're able to post/respond in other areas of ECF, i wanted to definitely share some encouragement to all of those that have just started vaping recently.

First off, a lil about my past cig habit. I smoked for 30 plus years from a pack and half to two packs a day of the Marlboro lights...and i LOVED it!! Never did i ever think i would be able to kick the habit, just because i did love my analogs so much! However, i stumbled upon a video with the word "vaping" in the title and was curious as to what that even was, so i watched it.

The girl that made the video had recently went through some dental work, which i'm also getting ready to undergo in a few weeks and she was talking about how once she started vaping, she never looked back and made quitting seem so easy. Well....to say the least, i was very skeptical, for many reasons.

But it peeked my curiousity enough that i started watching vaping videos for hours on end and learning all i could about it. Every one of them talked about how vaping changed their life and how easy it was to quit....so the more i thought about my need to STOP smoking...even though i didn't want too, i realized that it was time to give it a try and i actually was pumped up about purchasing my new Innokin itaste....yes, i did my research for weeks prior to getting on the band wagon.

Ok, to shorten this up a bit....i just want to say that it was just this past Friday that i put my cigarettes down and learned for myself just how much i LOVED vaping and the fantastic flavors i had purchased!!! BUT....until i got my ejuices tweeked a bit...i admit that i slipped a couple of times and "tried" to smoke an analog....Pfffffftttt, i'd may as well licked an ashtray that had been sitting for a few years!! It was all i could do to take a few puffs and i would put it out and grab my iTaste real quick to remind myself what i would be missing.

Well, just since Friday.....i have NO more wheezing, my skin is softer as well as my hair!! I also find myself having a huge amount of more energy and also can focus a lot better....which is a huge plus for me because i seriously was beginning to wonder if i had A.D.D! Not joking! And this is just within a few days of detoxing off of thousands of chemicals that are in the analogs!

Which is another thing....if you've not researched what analogs have in them....do so NOW!!! I knew they had tar and a few other bad stuff in em...but when i stumbled upon a list that included ARSENIC....i freaked! So yeah.....my advice to ya'll is do your research and learn all you can about what analogs contain and also research all the GOOD things about vaping!

And lastly, please pleaseeeeeee do NOT get discouraged (for whatever reason) with vaping. It takes time to tweek your new Mod or eGo starter kits and also finding that one flavor that you fall in love with. But as the days pass and the less you smoke on those death sticks, you'll NEVER look back again and you'll realize this is your chance to put them down for good, without hardly any effort due to finding so much enjoyment that comes from vaping!! You'll never get bored with the millions of flavors you have to choose from nor will you miss smelling like a stale ashtray and feeling like you're 10 years older than you really are!!

So keep on vaping and keep on learning about it. And IF by chance you're tempted to smoke an analog....stop for a moment and vape. If that doesn't curb your craving and you do take a few nasty puffs....do NOT feel guilty or feel like you've failed and most of all....Do NOT stop vaping because i have faith in you and i know if i can do it, so can you!!! :)

Much love & blessings to each of you and i so look forward to making some new friends here at ECF!! :toast:
 

Jovey

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Thank you LeftofCenter for the welcome. Today turned out to be a bad vaping day for me :( First, i lost all taste and when i tried to use a different ejuice (cinnamon) and cleaned my tank just like i've seen done on vids and what forums have said, it now sounds like a forest fire in progress as i take a draw off of it and i don't feel like i'm getting anything out of either of them.

Was tempted to pick up an analog because that's how frustrated i became, but i didn't....but i just want to find the right tank that will give me the BEST vape experience for the MVP 2 that doesn't make noises and act like it's going to blow up in my face! HA

Sorry, didn't mean to go on a rant.....i just wanna know where my taste buds went and is this something that will continue off and on as long as i'm a Vapor?!!
 

Jovey

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Jwaterski, yep...i agree and thank you for the welcome! :)

SirNutz...hope you didn't mind me shortening your name like that LOL Yes, after i posted this...i vaguely remember when i was doing my research on vaping about the loss of taste. So i googled it and read over some of the possible remedies....including sniffing coffee grounds. So i grabbed my Maxwell house container and began snorting away haha Then it dawned on me....that my taste buds needed to be revived by something different, such as juice or acidic liquid. So i drank a mixture of warm water and Apple Cidar Vinegar (home remedy for thousands of ailments) and by golly, it worked! :)

Been working on my 2 tanks for the past few hours. My Aspire's atomizer was acting up, so i decided to replace it with a new one. Well....just so happens it was defective and when i began trying to vape....it shot hot ejuice out of the tip and right onto my tongue!! *shaking my head* I was like, "If one more thing goes wrong, i'm running out for a carton of cigs" lol

Then, i went to replace the dual coil on the tank that came with my MVP 2 shine edition and it seems the sales person at the vape shop gave me the wrong style of coil. Sooooo....i finally managed to find a used atomizer that worked for my Aspire tank, but it had been used with my cinnamon ejuice, but at least it wasn't causing my mouth piece to shoot out juice into my mouth....so i ended up with a mixture of Jon Wayne and red hots! lol Kinda comical when i look back at what i had to go through, JUST so i wouldn't make that run to the store for a pack of analogs....thank the good Lord, i managed with what i had and will drop into the local vape shop tomorrow for some new coils and some more ejuice!

Goodness....all of this can be hard to learn about, but soooooo very addicting...which is much better than smoking! :)
 

Jovey

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Oops, didn't see this page of posts when i replied above.

Thanks ya'll for the warm welcome and a big shout out of congrats to ya'll too for your progress in this journey to better health! Soooo thankful that i found this forum so i can share with others as well as help encourage those that need it. Not to mention, i got LOTS to learn yet....but i did learn tonight that ejuice can spit out the mouth piece and right into my mouth if the atomizer/dual coils arn't just right....which it was HOT also! Nobody warned me about that one! haha

thanks again ya'll.....i'm finding some really nice folks here and that's a major plus in my book!!! :)
 
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