This post actually makes me feel a lot better. I felt like I was vaping way too much. I started vaping about 3 weeks ago and based on the levels left in my juice bottles I have consumed a total of about 10ml - 12ml. I do have to admit that I still need an analog or two during the day but I guess I'm not vaping as much as I assumed. The math says I'm vaping around 0.5ml per day. I was considering bumping up from 18ml NIC to 24 but I think maybe I just need to enjoy the vape more throughout the day (trying to get rid of those one or two analogs).
I'm one of those guys that gets bored with things really easily. All the flavors and PG/VG combos really keep me engaged.
Heh. I just moved up to a VTR (
this guy) because I was burning through
batteries in three to six months. The clearo holds 3ml and I know I've topped off about three times today. At least 6ml. Maybe a bit more. I think I've been burning almost 1ml an hour since I got home today.
This is one reason why I took up doing my own mixes. I can dilute down to 6 to 9mg. I was a heavy smoker. Seems to have carried over to heavy vaper.
I do have to admit that I still need an analog or two during the day...
Not all of us quit the first day or even the first week. I took six weeks to give up that last "oh just one". But my last two cigs were April 15th, 2013. And I haven't any interest in going back. Hence the investment in the advanced PV. Needed a more powerful device that could coast at higher power levels. My poor Joytechs couldn't take it.
I think maybe I just need to enjoy the vape more throughout the day...
My opinion? That's the key. The more I enjoyed vaping, the less interest I had in cigs. You have to experiment with juices and flavors and all to find the combination that works for you. It can take time. I say long as the smoking is slowing down, don't worry. Took me a while to hit the right combination. Those last two weeks before my very last cig were actually kind of funny. I'd catch myself wondering "did I smoke today at all?" and couldn't remember. I actually started to
forget to smoke.
I only remember my last two because it was tax deadline day and I was in one foul mood because like an idiot, I waited for the last minute to file so I went and dug out two (somewhat stale) remaining cigs.
Experiment with flavors. If you have a vape shop that lets you "taste test", try some you wouldn't normally think you'd like. My current "ohmigawd" juice is a combination of hot cinnamon and a menthol cool that sounds bizarre when I try to describe it. But it is so freaking good. There ain't a cigarette on Earth that tastes that good.