Last hours as an analog smoker!

[ZhoDandy]

Looking at the usps tracking site, last night my order arrived at the main post office here for sorting. I'm expecting the package to arrive today and in a few hours I will officially be vaping! I'm quite excited, but part of me keeps wanting to go outside and smoke before I have no excuse to quit.

 

[Renee]

GL with vaping and I hope your package gets there quick!
I smoked so much more the days before I got my e-cig and a few days after recieving it. It took me 5 days to completely get off analogs.

 

[doots]

i quit analogs the day i got my first pv. hope you can too. Youll feel so much better and have fun doing it too =)

 

[beckah54]

Go at your own pace after you receive your ecig. If you still need an analog for a while, well, there's no shame in that.
Good luck and I hope you like your ecig.

 

[ZhoDandy]

I may have about a half a pack left when I get it, and of course I have to charge the batts. When I'm finally up and running I fully intend to quit analogs alltogether. My wife will take devious pleasure in destroying what analogs I have left.

 

[Closet Toker]

Super!
Give yourself time, and ween from cigs if need be. I quit smoking right away also, but have "slipped" about a dozen times now. Buying packs here and there.
There is other chemicals in tobacco besides the Nicotine, that "completes" the addiction.
Chances are you will still crave a good old, "dirty" smoke now and then.

 

[ZhoDandy]

Well I think I will go watch a movie to get my mind off of it for a while. I'm getting too anxious. Besides, the littlest one has a fever and wants to lay in daddy's bed to watch a movie.

 

[scott58]

I still can't believe how easy it was. Had my last cigarette while opening the package. That was a week ago.

 

[Superstargoddess]

Yay, congrats, keep us posted! I still have a half pack somewhere around here from where I didn't smoke them after I got my PV.

 

[heather]

I did great the first day, only 7 analogs. Second day 12 ananlogs. Today so far 5 analogs. I don't know what my problem is! I'm putting no pressure on myself though. Gonna take my time switching over. That is the only way I can see succeeding.

 

[Houdini]

The best way I found to succeed is to not have any analogs in the house at all. When I got my first ecig I still had a pack of analogs and I didn't start vaping until that last pack was gone. That was nearly 8 months ago and I havn't had an analog since that last one.

 

[Superstargoddess]

I did great the first day, only 7 analogs. Second day 12 ananlogs. Today so far 5 analogs. I don't know what my problem is! I'm putting no pressure on myself though. Gonna take my time switching over. That is the only way I can see succeeding.

Yep, there is no "correct" way to do it. Just do whatever works for you.

 

[metapuff]

i did the slow gradual thing too. somehow i think my mind let go a bit slower than my body. now i don't even mind leaving the ecigs at home while i go to work.

 

[laurieok]

Took me about a month to get off analogs. I would panic at the thought of not having analogs around....now I don't care!! It takes some people awhile to wean off.

 

[ZhoDandy]

Well I'm gonna dive in head first and stay away from analogs all together. Wish me luck. Hopefully I wont be bumming smokes from ppl at work all night.

 

[heather]

I wonder if there is a difference between girls and boys? I would take a guess and say guys are more likely to dive right in, and girls are more likely to slowly replace them. Curious......

 

[VaporNebula]

My wife will take devious pleasure in destroying what analogs I have left.

i keep one in hidden in the glove box of my car as a security blanket. never needed it but it helps just knowing its there. Must be psychological (its there if i need it, so i don't need it because its there). almost 2 months analog free.

 

[lookin2quit]

i keep one in hidden in the glove box of my car as a security blanket. never needed it but it helps just knowing its there. Must be psychological (its there if i need it, so i don't need it because its there). almost 2 months analog free.

Lol....I told a friend of mine that what I'm going to do is get one of those glass boxes that say "In case of emergency break glass" and stick a pack of cigs and a lighter in there. This way I can have my security blanket yet make sure I have to work just a little to get to it

 

[DisMan]

Chances are you will still crave a good old, "dirty" smoke now and then.

Yes, you will. But here's the thing...if you don't smoke an analog for a month, you will realize that the craving for an analog is just your mind saying "Get and relax for a bit", not "YOU NEED A CIGARETTE!".

If you can wean yourself off analogs and get to be vaping only, the cravings will come and go. However, stop and look at the situation...why is the craving there? Is it the situation? Would you normally go outside and smoke? If so, go to the restroom and vape or go outside and vape. You will find the addiction is still there...but is the addiction really to smoke or get away? Think about it when you have a craving.

You're not just addicted to nicotine and all the chemicals in cigarettes...you're also addicted to society to tell you to "go away" when you're feeling stressed. The habit of getting away has just as easily been etched into your brain as needing a cigarette or drinking coffee. So, remember that. Do you really need a smoke or do you need to get away when the cravings hit?

 

[PatriciafromCO]

My hopes and excitment have been crushed so many times in the past trying this quit smoking thing, program...Think all smokers get to a point after trying several things to quit and just accept their fate to smoke, life is too short so if your going to smoke at least be a happy smoker right..... So when I got my PV I just didn't care (great if it works, oh well if it doesn't)

First couple of draw's a light bulb went on and I thought wow, this could work,, and it did and didn't pick up an analog while I had my ecig.. I will always say make it a good experience go with the flow in how your feeling and leave the miserable guilt feelings out of your head...For me passing up one opportunity to smoke an analog and not being overwhelmed with panic was a WOW couldn't do that before..

Congrats on your e cig arriving today !!!! I say go for it...