How Long Did It Take You To Totally Quit "Those"?

[DaveP]

It was instantly for me. I bought my starter kit 6 days ago and haven't smoked but one analog since, and that was because my battery was charging. That one analog tasted like crap, and gave me a headache. Same situation happened today and I lit an analog up, took one hit, instant headache and I can't describe what it tasted like, NOT like the cigs I enjoyed smoking for 30 years! I threw the rest of my analogs away right then. Got backup batteries coming.

Congrats, bellastarr. Check out the timetable of benefits that await you after quitting.

http://whyquit.com/whyquit/A_Benefits_Time_Table.html

 

[DaveP]

It took me about a year and a half to quit the analogs cuz I just could not trust the e-cigs back then.thank god for the ego and now mechs and vw/vv and rebuildables I'm so glad I quit. I love vaping.


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If I could have had a good tank or a Kayfun RBA when I first started vaping I'd be 4 years out from my last cigarette instead of two. I smoke a few a day for two years after starting to vape a 510 and then a plain old 3.4v eGo with carts and cartos. Atomizers weren't much to brag about in early 2010. eGo tanks were notorious leakers.

 

[Panorama911]

One thing is certain. Smoking takes on many variables in regards to addiction other than the need for nicotine. For some it is a time consumer keeping a hand busy, others it is the TH, some need a pacifier and believe it or not, some even have a smoking fetish. There are [Moderated] smokers who feel it aids in getting a better buzz after [Moderated]. And let's not forget the food and drinks that compels us to light up.

So in reality some can quit on the spot while others struggle and we can attribute any or all of the variables to the length in time it takes to finally quit the habit. I have seen 5 year smokers struggle more than a 40 year smoker simply due to the variable that needs to be fulfilled. This is why finding something to replace the "variable" is so important in the struggle to quit!

So there is no shame in the length of time it takes to quit nor should awards be given to those who drop it on the spot, the reward is in the "end game" and we all get to share it!

 

[k75srider]

3 days, one day for every ten years that I smoked. I think that it helped that I smoked Natural Spirits additive free handrolled cigs, less chemicals to be addicted to. A guy that I work with is having a hell of a time quitting but he's hooked on the Marable man. Did take some willpower though, you have to want to quit.

 

[DC2]

One thing is certain. Smoking takes on many variables in regards to addiction other than the need for nicotine. For some it is a time consumer keeping a hand busy, others it is the TH, some need a pacifier and believe it or not, some even have a smoking fetish.

So true, and it is something that non-smokers will probably never understand.
Heck, there are a lot of smokers that don't even understand.


I smoked in order to take a break from life for 10 minutes.

Sometimes it was to think something through, sometimes it was to get ready for something.
Sometimes it was to deal with stress, sometimes it was to get away from a situation that made me uncomfortable.

Sometimes it was just a reward for getting something done.

I was not a social smoker in any way, and in fact did not want to talk at all when I had a smoke break.
Having a smoke let me get away, have something mindless to do with my hands, rhythmic breathing, watching the smoke.

I planned my days, solved my problems, calmed down, or just escaped for a bit.

 

[keepsmiling]

Congrats, bellastarr. Check out the timetable of benefits that await you after quitting.

http://whyquit.com/whyquit/A_Benefits_Time_Table.html

Wonder how much of that applies to those of us still using nicotine in our e-liquid?

 

[Free6413]

Took me three days because I had three left in my last pack. I would be dammed if I was going to throw away those expensive things! I chocked the last one down on the third day (the Saturday before Thanksgiving 2013) and haven't even thought about one since. I love vaping so much more now! The favors are so much better and I feel so much better! It was worth the wait! Don't beat yourself up,too much. If you have cut your analogs in half then you are already ahead of the game. When you get your head right the ... will follow. I found that 24 mg juice was the ticket for me. Never had a craving or jitters. No bad attitude or anything. The transition was almost seamless. I say almost because I could now enjoy my nic in the house where before I had to go outside.

 

[keepsmiling]

Day 6 and no desire to go back. Thanks for sharing, it really helped me.

 

[keepsmiling]

Found another weird but good reason to quit. Not to be gross...but a clean nose!

 

[resqx]

im still smoking 2 or 3 a day, mostly because i still have a few packs. i have to say they taste worse every time i light one up and i end up putting them out half way. but when these are gone i wont buy any more.

 

[jm1974ri]

I still on occasion have that morning smoke. For some reason that's the hardest one for me to stop having. Even after I do 5 rips off my RDA. PAD to sometimes 1 I'll take it[emoji2]

 

[resqx]

yeah...morning and after dinner

 

[resqx]

...and a clean nose is awesome

 

[keepsmiling]

I just received this in an e-mail~ I wish it were true. It shows when I tried anyway.
Oh well...some day it will be..
Hello
Your Quit Date is: Monday, February 14, 2011 at 12:00:00 PM
Test Time Smoke-Free: 1245 days, 17 hours, 6 minutes and 48 seconds
Cigarettes NOT smoked: 12457
Lifetime Saved: 3 months, 5 days, 3 hours
Money Saved: $2,921.87

 

[cocoloco]

We (wife and I) both quit within two weeks of starting vaping. I guess we both felt that going to the garage to smoke was a chore compared to vaping inside. It was a convenience thing and vaping gave us the crutch we needed to quit. To us, it seemed, a nicotine fix by another means made perfectly healthy sense.

We made up our minds separately, but effectively. Neither of us has gone back to analogs in close to three years.

 

[jblack741]

Miata GT... my friend your signature has my face stuck on stupid with tears running down my cheeks... If I could start every Monday morning like this I would be in bliss! LMAOROTF!

 

[jblack741]

After dancing around it for a couple of weeks playing with Blu/Njoy/ego 1300mah+pT2, I walked away from cigs when I got my first mech mod. 10-15days in all!

 

[Nicktterrell]

I was a pack-a-day, like a lot of people here, and I haven't touched one since I handed the cashier at my vape shop money for my vision spinner kit.

 

[Acheron44]

The point is to get disgusted by the taste/smell of analogs.
As long as you use both analogs and e-cig at the same time, you will never get to that point.

Couldn't agree more!

I first started vaping 4 years ago. I quit the same day I bought my Triton. Used it for around a month, smoke free.

Then I was getting annoyed with the Triton (battery life, cartridges, bulky to carry) and decided to buy a Realis with the Personal Charging Case. Used it for about 3 months and was still smoke free, but by then I was getting too disappointed in using cartridges that leaked, and gave me juice mouth that I canned it and went back to smoking.

Smoked for the next 3.5 years.

Then I started looking into vaping again, and was AMAZED at the progress made in terms of choice, price, technological advances and ease of locating parts/juices/attys etc. I even noticed vape shops popping up - a pipe dream (pardon the pun) 4 years ago!

So I did my research, ordered an Innokin VV/V3 and some juices, and a few Mini Novas, and again went instantly smoke free for around 3 weeks.

Upgraded to the MVP2 (longer battery life was a must), and was still smoke free for another couple weeks.

Desired more vapour and curiosity got the better of me so stumped up for a Nautilus tank and all was well for a week until it broke, and stupidly for the next 3 weeks I went back to smoking analogues :-(

BUT, I'm back on the vaping for about a week, and to summarise my little journey, I'll mention these things I've noticed..

-I've found it very easy to go smoke free and only vape as soon as I have had a good setup. The last thing u need at this point is faulty/leaky/cumbersome equipment as they will just make you go straight back to the stinkies - despite all the advantages of vaping, a noob will see it as hassle.

-battery life is very important. If your ecig dies on you when you're still trying to get into the swing of it all, guess what, it's hassle that you just don't get with stinkies, and are therefore tempted to go back. Make sure you've always got a backup, or a single device with a good battery life.

-when purely vaping consistently, I've found that smoking an analogue again really does give you that 'shock' factor - the smell, the bad aftertaste, the wheeze, the dirty ash, and the look on your face like 'this tastes rubbish'! Strangely, I've found this experience quite helpful now and again whenever I got a craving to go back on stinkies full time. One cig, or even a half, and I decide that's enough and I don't WANT a cig again.

-finally I'll just say nic level is important when starting out. I went straight onto 18mg, been on 12mg for a few weeks now, and plan to get to 0mg in time. But I don't want to rush anything, I'll do it bit by bit.

The most important thing to me is to keep on vaping. Even if it means jumping back up to 18mg for a while, or bulk buying juices to get a flavour I like, or having a range of tanks to test, whatever it takes, I'm done with stinkies for good.

Where there's a will, there's a way


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[rbrylawski]

I started with White Cloud (they're like The Blu system) wasn't satisfied and continued smoking cigs, but fewer of them. It was two years ago when I walked in a real Vaper store and bought my first mod and tank system. I've moved up the mod and tank ladder since (though nothing like many members here) but I haven't had a cig since that day. I'm really pleased that two years later I can be satisfied, not want to rip someone's head off and not want a cigarette. God Bless Vaping!!!


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