I stopped smoking in 2004/05. I was a analog smoker for about 8 years prior to me quitting. I tried to quit analogs 3 time before being prescribed Chantix which I thought help me kick the habit. It did work but it took me years to find out that all I really did was change habits. Instead of smoking analogs, I picked up Pepsi (Now Diet Pepsi) and increased my food intake. Within a matter of a year, I went from a healthy weight to being obese. It didn't even dawn on me what was happening to my body. It didn't even dawn on me that I was eating way more than I had ever eaten in one meal. At one point, I would walk into McDonalds, order 2 big macs, a medium fry and a diet Pepsi not thinking just how bad that was. I was hungry, that's all that mattered. Then, I had to go in for surgery and the doctor told me I had to lose the weight. So, I started exercising and put myself on a diet. I went back down to a healthy weight but little did I know, I did damage to my back. Soon, it was too painful for me to walk. I had the surgery that I needed, but I couldn't continue to exercise because I couldn't take 20 steps without being in so much pain that I had to sit down. Soon, my weight went back up to 278Lbs.
Now, I need surgery on my back. Doctors tell me that I cannot have the surgery until I lose the weight. I went to physical therapy but the pain is so high that they told me that there is nothing they can do. I walk with a cane (most of the time on my bad days), I have to ride the motor cars inside the stores because walking is too painful, sometimes I fall down because my back gives out and will not support me standing or walking, turning over in bed is extremely painful, they want me on a high level addictive drugs that I refuse to take and, I have been diagnosed with Diabetes which I control through diet.
So, I took a look back on what caused all this. I soon realized that I really didn't kick the habit of letting go nicotine. I just simply replaced it with something else that led to where I'm at right now. After putting two and two together, I made the decision to go back on nicotine via vaping and cut out the caffeine via drinking only water except for drinking wine here and there and my vanilla chai tea from Dunkin Donuts. I immediately noticed the difference. I don't crave to eat as much now. When I do eat, I cannot eat the entire meal as I did before. This is exactly how I remember when I used to smoke analogs.
My only concern is that I do suffer from headaches now. I'm not sure if its because I'm really suffering from caffeine withdrawal or if its really the nicotine that is causing me to have headaches. I'm using ejuice with 3mg of nic. I vape almost every hour and I normally only puff 8-10 times over a 12-14 minute cycle. Its really difficult to say which is the cause because the day I started vaping is the day I stopped drinking caffeinated drinks as my only source of hydration. Please comment. Thanks for reading my long story and safe vaping.
Now, I need surgery on my back. Doctors tell me that I cannot have the surgery until I lose the weight. I went to physical therapy but the pain is so high that they told me that there is nothing they can do. I walk with a cane (most of the time on my bad days), I have to ride the motor cars inside the stores because walking is too painful, sometimes I fall down because my back gives out and will not support me standing or walking, turning over in bed is extremely painful, they want me on a high level addictive drugs that I refuse to take and, I have been diagnosed with Diabetes which I control through diet.
So, I took a look back on what caused all this. I soon realized that I really didn't kick the habit of letting go nicotine. I just simply replaced it with something else that led to where I'm at right now. After putting two and two together, I made the decision to go back on nicotine via vaping and cut out the caffeine via drinking only water except for drinking wine here and there and my vanilla chai tea from Dunkin Donuts. I immediately noticed the difference. I don't crave to eat as much now. When I do eat, I cannot eat the entire meal as I did before. This is exactly how I remember when I used to smoke analogs.
My only concern is that I do suffer from headaches now. I'm not sure if its because I'm really suffering from caffeine withdrawal or if its really the nicotine that is causing me to have headaches. I'm using ejuice with 3mg of nic. I vape almost every hour and I normally only puff 8-10 times over a 12-14 minute cycle. Its really difficult to say which is the cause because the day I started vaping is the day I stopped drinking caffeinated drinks as my only source of hydration. Please comment. Thanks for reading my long story and safe vaping.
