My wife and I have both smoked since before our marriage 27 years back. over the last year or so i have had friends that have went to vaping. 3 of them had told me over and over "Man this stuff works!". so one day we went to the local vape store closest to us and talked to the guy there. he spent some time w/us (which is refreshing). we left that store at noon on a Sunday. his was 11 weeks ago. She has not smoked one cigarette since then. I on the other hand have not been as good. I have bought 3 packs since. reduced my smoking to one smoke per day! and i have never been so excited about something in my life. we both smoked 1.5 packs per day. now i am to the point where i light one up on my way to work and think to myself "man this tastes like crap! can't wait to finish this so i can vape!" tell me ppl, why do i still do this?! i can actually smell the coffee next to me now days till i light that up! i now have 2 smokes left. i hope to be able to control myself and buy no more. the stupid thing is, i do not consider myself a smoker now. BUT.....MY MIND IS USUALLY STRONG. I AM STRONG WILLED! So, i can finish this right!
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Wow congrats to you both wild200v! Don't beat yourself up so hard. I had to wean off cigarettes while vaping at first too. It's different for everyone. You should be so proud that you've made it as far as you have! Welcome to ECF we are glad to have you and your wife!
Hello and welcome to ecf. Congrats to both of you. Remember any stinkie not smoked is a victory. Is you nic content in the ejuice you are using strong enough for you. Maybe grab one bottle of slightly higher nic for those moments. And vape till the urge goes away. It will pass, believe me. The smoking habit is an all emcompassing addiction. i.e. hand to mouth movement, daily habits of after eating, etc. You will be pleasantly surprised when you get thru those moments that it wasn't as bad as you thought. Busy yourself. Avert your attention to something else. You can do it....
Good luck and let us know....
Good luck and let us know....
wow, thank you! and so fast!
idk if she will sign up here or not. but we are basically one anyway.
idk if she will sign up here or not. but we are basically one anyway.
Awesome story my man! Don't sweat the small stuff, switching to vaping is a journey, not a race! You'll make the switch when you're ready so keep your head up!
Definitely a good story. ~30 years of doing something like that is no easy thing to break out of, especially if your body craves it.
Way to go! You have some great friends.
Congrats! First week found I was reaching for cig pouch and ashtray. Put them away and still looked for them when I sat down at computer. Old habits die hard.
You're already winning, friend!
I do recommend, as others have done, having some juice with higher nic on hand for the really difficult moments (usually a trigger experience, such as morning coffee, beer with some buddies, after dinner). This is one of the ways that owning multiple juice attachments (clearo tanks, cartos, whatever you're using) comes in very handy: you can keep one dedicated to the strong stuff and just attach it to your battery as needed.
I do recommend, as others have done, having some juice with higher nic on hand for the really difficult moments (usually a trigger experience, such as morning coffee, beer with some buddies, after dinner). This is one of the ways that owning multiple juice attachments (clearo tanks, cartos, whatever you're using) comes in very handy: you can keep one dedicated to the strong stuff and just attach it to your battery as needed.
I LOVE stories like this, not just the new member posting "Why do you have to steep", etc. It's putting out where you were at and where the journey has taken you thus far!! Awesome for you and your wife!
Higher nic as most have responded, and make sure you drink more water with that increase. As your journey continues, keep higher nic juice available for times of stress or when that lower nic just doesn't quite hit the spot. And make it difficult to get your hands on a cig, place your vaping gear close at hand, and when it get's a bit frustrating, COME HERE! We can get you through it!
Higher nic as most have responded, and make sure you drink more water with that increase. As your journey continues, keep higher nic juice available for times of stress or when that lower nic just doesn't quite hit the spot. And make it difficult to get your hands on a cig, place your vaping gear close at hand, and when it get's a bit frustrating, COME HERE! We can get you through it!
I LOVE stories like this, not just the new member posting "Why do you have to steep", etc. It's putting out where you were at and where the journey has taken you thus far!! Awesome for you and your wife!
Higher nic as most have responded, and make sure you drink more water with that increase. As your journey continues, keep higher nic juice available for times of stress or when that lower nic just doesn't quite hit the spot. And make it difficult to get your hands on a cig, place your vaping gear close at hand, and when it get's a bit frustrating, COME HERE! We can get you through it!
That's it you know !. Just hit a higher nicotine in the mornings. That's what i do. Hit it real hard !.
What keeps you from putting out the cigarette while you're smoking it? Do you feel like you're wasting your money if you do and therefore have to finish it?
Try putting it out and pick up your vape on the spot. You don't have to smoke the whole thing if it tastes awful. Pretty soon your brain is going to tell you "don't even light up that cigarette, you're not going to finish it anyway."
Had to come back to edit: CONGRATULATIONS! Even one or two cigarettes a day is a heck of a lot better than 1 1/2 packs a day.
Try putting it out and pick up your vape on the spot. You don't have to smoke the whole thing if it tastes awful. Pretty soon your brain is going to tell you "don't even light up that cigarette, you're not going to finish it anyway."
Had to come back to edit: CONGRATULATIONS! Even one or two cigarettes a day is a heck of a lot better than 1 1/2 packs a day.
Welcome to ECF and congratulations on taking up vaping! It will be one of the best decisions you have ever made!
I agree
I myself made the switch to vaping immediately, just over 2 years ago, others take longer. Every person is different.
And I also agree with RosaJ:
you do not have to finish that cigarette if it tastes awful The PV with a nice liquid (e.g. tobacco-flavored and caramel or vanilla) can satisfy everything you want, right there
You are on the right track, dear!
I agree
I myself made the switch to vaping immediately, just over 2 years ago, others take longer. Every person is different.
And I also agree with RosaJ:
you do not have to finish that cigarette if it tastes awful
The PV with a nice liquid (e.g. tobacco-flavored and caramel or vanilla) can satisfy everything you want, right there You are on the right track, dear!
thank you all so much! the support here is outstanding i see. one thing to know, i will win this! some of your stories really help. it helps to know that others have had similar "journeys". also that some were able to do as my wife did. it helps to make me realize i am not failing. one thing i did not realize was the almost instant difference in my bank account. i have put money into savings for the first time in a very long time. today, being Sunday, i did not go to work. and have not smoked at all today. and i have not missed it. but i will try to get a higher nic mix going. and put it in a tank i carry. thank you all for that advice. it sounds right to me. i will have to order a bottle online i think? the highest in stores here seems to be 24mg for some reason. someone told me it is easier here to get the licensing for selling if you do not sell levels above that? weird?
Warmest welcome to you and your spouse. I can only wish you the best of luck in the new journey in Life. And believe me it's a Journey to the bank account on a daily basis. 
I'm not married but have been engaged to the same Beautiful, wonderful, Fantastic woman in the world. She love to come into the boar's nest after I've been vaping for a while. Says it smells like a coffee shop. (still don't understand that part cause all I vape are tobacco flavors.)
I'm not married but have been engaged to the same Beautiful, wonderful, Fantastic woman in the world. She love to come into the boar's nest after I've been vaping for a while. Says it smells like a coffee shop.
(still don't understand that part cause all I vape are tobacco flavors.)
as others have said, if you just cant seem to break that first cig in the morning, you can try different flavors such as maybe a coffee flavor in the morning, or even a higher nic level to use in the morning instead of a cig, then go back down to what you normally use during the day. but 1 cig a day is not bad at all. especially from 30 a day.
You are much like me and my wife...only in reverse. After 40 years ant 2 pad, I quit while she weened. Some quit faster...nothing to worry about. It is easier I think when you're working as a team...at least that's what I tell my wife.
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