Hey Everyone I am new here

[Thinkster]

Hi Everyone!

I have been smoking roughly a pack a day for over 23yrs. About 6 months ago, my doctor suggested I try to cut back or quit smoking. Since then, I almost doubled my smoking.The thought of quitting was actually making me smoke on average 40 cigarettes a day!

I was at my camp one weekend and my uncle came by with his e cigarette. I tried it. I kinda liked it. So I ordered my own off ebay, got some 18mg nicotine e juice from a local vendor. I started this on Sept. 4th. I'm down to about 5 cigarettes a day at this point. Tomorrow I will go buy another type of ejuice so I can rotate and maybe get off the cigs entirely. My goal is to gradually reduce the nicotine levels until I reach 0mg and then hopefully quit altogether! The great news is that with each cigarette I smoke I realize how disgusting it is and how it is no longer enjoyable.Now it's a matter of getting over the psychological need to light one up.

I must say I am breathing better! There is no more gurgling in my chest and after exercise I get my breath back much faster! I also don't wake up coughing up a lung anymore! I know I am still using a product which is not "perfectly safe" but I think it has to be a better alternative to the cigarettes. It's only been 10 days and my body is already showing me a difference. And I really can't believe I've only had 5 cigarettes today!!!!

 

[localuser]

Great job starting out! I smoked for 11 years and you nailed it, the smell is awful and you feel overall better. I'm positive you can put down those analogs.

Welcome to the forum.

 

[maniacmechanic]

Welcome! Congrats on cutting down! Its a definite change for the better. I run a lot... and the weeks where I fall off the vape wagon and hit up my cigs I can feel the difference after the treadmill.

 

[Tomthern]

Welcome and congratulations! I haven't smoked since February. I am still at 18mg but still feel a lot better.

 

[twall]

Great! I decided right away that I would vape or smoke - not both. Since I started vaping, I have not had a single analog. That was 3 weeks ago. I, too, was a pack a day smoker for 25 years. Never had any desire to quit. Wasn't even trying to quit, really. I enjoyed smoking. It just happened that I like to vape better. So, I kinda quit by accident.

 

[HOOAH]

Hi 10char10char

 

[Susan~S]

Hello and welcome to the forum. Glad to have you here!

Congratulations on cutting down as far as you have!

 

[daleron]

Welcome to the forum Thinkster, congratulations! You're doing good

 

[eratikmind]

Hey there, Thinkster . . . Welcome to the ECF boards.

Congrats on taking your first steps in becoming smoke free. You can do it!

 

[VannyPak]

Welcome to the forum! I must say quitting gets easier over time! Congrats on starting your journey vaping with all us crazy people to help you along too!!

 

[joesquid]

Welcome to ECF. You have made a great coice picking up a vaporizer. Don't worry about the few cigs you smoke. You'll quit them all together when you realize you don't need them anymore. For some folks it happens immediately, other take a bit.

 

[Taz Yung]

hi welcome

 

[Jair Elizondo]

Hello, I used to smoke almost that much cigarettes a day, I remember starting to feel better the week before the change, it was awesome!! Congrats, I can tell you are going to feel even better!!

 

[rlouis]

Welcome! Yes quitting does get easier over time but if you quit and start again, I think it gets even harder.

 

[jbalduf]

Good for you!

 

[NickT1596]

Welcome! I'm new here as well!

 

[ghstdarter06]

Welcome to the forum! It will get easier over time. The urges will lessen or disappear completely. I usually use 18mg but my "urge" is 24mg. However, I have used it none the past week or so. Take it day by day.

 

[Thinkster]

Thank you so much for the warm reception everyone!
I went to visit my ecig vendor today to pick up some juice. I seem to smoke more cigarettes in the morning, the store owner suggested I increase my nicotine to 24mg to make that stop. So here goes to trying a higher nic level and see if this will get me off these damned analogs!!! And I also found out that this guy also makes all the juices himself so I told him a couple flavours I would love to see and he said he will try to make some for me!!