One month today.

[30+Years]

Wow our stories are almost exactly the same! One month for me today also! Was a 2 pad smoker for 35 years and also did RYO the last couple years! The only difference is the wife started vaping the same day I did! Congrats and let's keep up the good work!

Congrats to you and your wife. Pretty cool hearing all of the stories.

 

[jakdedert]

First off, congratulations. I'm a 40-year smoker. I read the forums about how difficult it was, but I didn't find it so. After a couple of days smoking disposables, I bought a starter kit and haven't looked back for two months. Now I've gone through a hundred bucks or so of equipment and several different flavors of juice, but I haven't had any desire to actually smoke (beyond a fleeting thought now and then) in most of that time. It may not have saved me much money over those two months, but now that I've settled on a flavor and equipment, the savings should add up.

As the praise for quitting flows in, I actually feel guilty, because it just wasn't that hard for me...but it's important to mention this was a 40! YEAR habit, that I just couldn't kick. The patch gave me weird dreams and a rash. Gum made my voice go away...couldn't even talk for a couple of days. I smoked anyway....

I do feel better, both physically and mentally. The fact that I'm not a smoker just amazes me every day. I get a huge psychological boost from that. I can smell again. As I'm walking through public places, I can pick out the smokers from several feet away....and some of them aren't smoking tobacco ;-) (You and I used to smell like that.)

My dad died at 44. I remember his cough. As a kid, I could tell where he was in a crowd by zoning in on his cough. My daughter said the same thing to me some time ago. I don't cough anymore.....

 

[Mark Anthony]

Congrats to you and your wife!!! It's 20 weeks today for me!!!

 

[~Sue~Feb2012]

Congrats!
great stories all

 

[desrever]

Congrats! I'm in the process of getting one of my 30 year smoker family members into vaping. So far the cig-a-likes and egos are just not good enough. My VW/VV seems to peaked his interest in terms of the warmer and tastier vape, although the portability factor just isn't comparable. Especially since he prefers to be stealthy (at work and in public). Any advice?

 

[silvertorch]

Congrats!

About a month ago I stopped smoking as well and the first thing I noticed was taste and smell coming back to me.

 

[1/2 fast]

Went past ten weeks this past Sunday without smoking. I'm still astounded at how easily I was able to but down a 47 year habit after so many earlier failed attempts. Seemed to get past the worst cravings by ordering more vape gear. Starting to feel a lot better and an added bonus was vaping inside rather than smoking outside this past month when the wind chill was 800 or 900 below zero every day.....least that's the way it felt day after day . Congratulations on your success to date!!!!