Is vaping hurting my lungs, or is it the aftermath of my cigarette smoking?

[jdm1982]

the fact that the wicks are made with silica kinda bothers me.that stuff when breathed in can cause serious lung deterioration. we had to deal with it at a mine i worked at.

that being said, i was a smoker since 13 to this year (31) with a 2 year break in between which i quit but not really cause i smoked cigars and gained 45 lbs, so it was far from a healthy experience overall.


im currently 80 plus days quit from a pack of 25 plus a day by switching to vaping.last year i was 230 lbs , got down to 215 while still smoking, and since quitting, i can now jog for the first time in my adult life and can blow through way more challenging work outs.

im now 196 which is the lightest ive been since i was 25 and have never been this light and a non smoker and i feel abesolutely great. i could never get this light before because i couldnt push myself in exercise due to gasping for air. that is not the case anymore and i chain vape sometimes lol.

take from that what you will.

 

[jdm1982]

also , my blood pressure last year was 158/98, 92 beats per min. today, no bp meds involved, by quitting smoking and exercising, my bp this week is 118/74. if vaping is harmful, then smoking was sado masachism. im 6 lbs away from 40 lbs gone since november and smoke free for 85 days. got a ways to go, but my health and how i feel is expotentially better.


how big i was in the red and white, smoking like a train. the black shirt is last week 85 days smoke free.

vaping was key in me probably not dying in the near future.