Smoked for over 60 years, finally saw the e-cig, tried it ..like it. Now in answer to your question, I just remember the stink, and the awful taste, since they started putting flame ......ants in them.
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For me following closing the routine I had with analogs, has been what keeps me with vaping. Have no desire to pick up an analog. Been off since the end of Dec., so far I don't miss it.
Tastes better. Larger variety of flavors. No cig smoke stink on my clothes. I can vape in my home without it smelling like an ashtray. Better for my health. Cheaper in the long run. I can breathe more easily. Makes my teeth look better.
Personally, I'll never look back.
Personally, I'll never look back.
Totally unexpected. I've been a heavy smoker for decades - tried everything, the works. I was very hopeful but secretly skeptical. Smoked one cart, looked at my full pack of Marlboros, thought "yuk", and that was that. Two days later, tossed 'em in the trash. It's only been a few weeks but there's not only zero craving, there's a very strong feeling of revulsion for cigs. I just like vaping a whole lot better, have NO withdrawal symtoms (I had a horrible time with other replacement systems, and cold turkey? I was a basket case for 5 months) and have what seems to me a very healthy obsession going on with flavors etc.. Going back to cigs just isn't gonna happen. No sweat whatsoever. I never even think of it, except when the smell of a smoker makes me gag. Miracle, if you ask me.
I think there are several things that have helped.
1. My son and husband. My husband has always supported whatever I have done or wanted to do. My son has been my "cheerleader". "What you vapping Mom?" "Mom's doing vapor balls!" "Hey Mom, my asthma's not acting up. I can breathe easier!"
2. Sheer stubborness. I gave the tobacco companies 20+ years of my life, I'm not going to give them anymore. I still crave cigs every once and a while. When that happens, I chain vape and at a higher nic level.
3. Time. The more time I've been smoke free, the better and easier it is to not smoke. I've been smoke free for almost 4 months.
4. Being realistic - anticipating problems, figuring out what works for me. I truly didn't expect to immediately stop smoking when I started vapping. The first week, I went from 2 packs, to 3-4 cigs. 2nd week, maybe 8 cigs total. And so on. I realized that I wasn't going to break a 20 year habit overnight.
5. Be kind to yourself. If you falter, it's just a temporary set back. Don't beat yourself up about it. The first month, I gave myself a lot of positive self-talk, especially when I did have a cig. "It's ok. Look at how far I've come. I'm doing ok."
So far, I've been smoke free for almost 4 months.
Didn't intend to quit either, but I did by accident.
I used to use my PV in the same palces i used my ciggies at first. I found it helped to retrain my brain into accepting that this 'was' smoking. My subconcious (well everyones) loves habits, especially re-inforced habits, and isn't interested in logic or reasons. Once I had its attention, the rest was easy
Desire for a ciggie - well I didnt give up right away - I hadn't planned to, remember? - and I smoked analogs for about a week longer. I have a pet theory that many of us are probably NOT as addicted to nicotine as we think, and are more addicted to the other chemicals they put in cigarettes, and the physical habit part. The thing was, with me vaping in the same spots as I smoked, for one thing it felt not much different and for another - the PV jsut tasted better. It didn't make me cough, it was sweet (a winner with me!), so I smoked less analogs and did more PV. That happened every day and every day it was less cigs and more PV, until it was ONLY PV. This just happened of its own accord, wasn't something I forced.
I'm the only smoker in the household so I don't have that temptation either. I don't mind the smell of 'live' smoke - its the ashtray/stale smoke I dont like now.
Now I have no morning cough, no wake me up at night cough and no cough when I lay down. I still get phlegm but that could be from giving up smoking, or it could be hte PV either way its not as bad as it used to be. My face is pinker, my eyes are brighter and my hair smells great ALL the time instead of just some of it
I used to use my PV in the same palces i used my ciggies at first. I found it helped to retrain my brain into accepting that this 'was' smoking. My subconcious (well everyones) loves habits, especially re-inforced habits, and isn't interested in logic or reasons. Once I had its attention, the rest was easy
Desire for a ciggie - well I didnt give up right away - I hadn't planned to, remember? - and I smoked analogs for about a week longer. I have a pet theory that many of us are probably NOT as addicted to nicotine as we think, and are more addicted to the other chemicals they put in cigarettes, and the physical habit part. The thing was, with me vaping in the same spots as I smoked, for one thing it felt not much different and for another - the PV jsut tasted better. It didn't make me cough, it was sweet (a winner with me!), so I smoked less analogs and did more PV. That happened every day and every day it was less cigs and more PV, until it was ONLY PV. This just happened of its own accord, wasn't something I forced.
I'm the only smoker in the household so I don't have that temptation either. I don't mind the smell of 'live' smoke - its the ashtray/stale smoke I dont like now.
Now I have no morning cough, no wake me up at night cough and no cough when I lay down. I still get phlegm but that could be from giving up smoking, or it could be hte PV either way its not as bad as it used to be. My face is pinker, my eyes are brighter and my hair smells great ALL the time instead of just some of it
One tip worth mentioning is, if you don't want to throw it all in the trash, at least put everything related to smoking someplace where you aren't going to see it very often. I had been rolling my own cigs and still had a few in the house and some in the car, when I started vaping. As long as they were there, it was tough to resist. Once they were gone after the first week, I put all my tobacco, filtered tubes and pipes in my basement. Out of sight and out of mind. Worked for me. I should just throw it all out, but the tobacco and tubes cost me over $50. I don't even want to admit how much my pipes are worth.
I still have the occasional craving, like when I do certain things that always led to grabbing a cig. For instance, every time I walked up town, I'd light up. After all, if I had to be outside when smoking, I might as well be smoking while outside. Now I suck on my PV instead. I actually used to let my cigs control what time I'd take the dog for a walk. It had to be at least 45 minutes since my last smoke, because I knew I had to smoke while walking the dog. Isn't that just plain stupid. I was a slave to my smokes.
I still have the occasional craving, like when I do certain things that always led to grabbing a cig. For instance, every time I walked up town, I'd light up. After all, if I had to be outside when smoking, I might as well be smoking while outside. Now I suck on my PV instead. I actually used to let my cigs control what time I'd take the dog for a walk. It had to be at least 45 minutes since my last smoke, because I knew I had to smoke while walking the dog. Isn't that just plain stupid. I was a slave to my smokes.
I've been completely satisfied with vaping with only one exception, I find that if I'm working outside and its -20C outside my PV just wont satisfy me. In those instances I'll fire up a nasty old stogey which will satisfy my cravings till I get inside!
I remember exactly when I decided never to smoke again. It was in Nov 2009 and I was laying in emergency room. The respiratory therapist had just given me a dose of medicine through the nebulizer and was making me blow into a spirometer and the highest I could make it register was 100. Most people register between 2000-3000. The respiratory therapist looked at me and said "I want you to remember how you feel right now because this is exactly how it will feel when your lungs are destroyed from smoking."
I had a 2 week stay in the hospital to figure out my plan for quitting and my daughter encouraged me to try the e-cig. Simply remembering what it truly felt like to not be able to breathe and finding juice that I love has kept me from ever wanting to go back.
I had a 2 week stay in the hospital to figure out my plan for quitting and my daughter encouraged me to try the e-cig. Simply remembering what it truly felt like to not be able to breathe and finding juice that I love has kept me from ever wanting to go back.
ok .. so this has been an interesting thread..
here's my issue.
i can't quit smoking, with any product, and the e cig does thicken up my throat and it takes awhile to clear it.
that's MY problem.
happy to see all of you "found the light" with e cig.
i am still waiting for my "miracle" .. i guess..
here's my issue.
i can't quit smoking, with any product, and the e cig does thicken up my throat and it takes awhile to clear it.
that's MY problem.
happy to see all of you "found the light" with e cig.
i am still waiting for my "miracle" .. i guess..
For some reason I had an experience echoed by many others on this forum and dropped the cigarettes immediately after getting my pv. For me the investment in the pv and not being able to afford both the cigs and the pv. The hardest for me was smoking while driving, but now I have a newborn baby in the car everywhere I go I can't smoke in the car any how.
It's only been over a month for me, but I really don't want an analog at all. I was also a longtime pack a day (newport) I had one like 2 weeks ago and it really tasted bad. For me it not only tastes ALOT better but I really feel alot better... maybe it's all in my head, but i dont care
My wife and I quit analogs the same day we received our e-cig kits.
I wanted to quit analogs after 40+ years. She didn't after 30+ years. E-cigs took away our need for a cigarette. Neither of us have wanted or had an analog since that first day in July 2009.
We lucked out I guess.
I wanted to quit analogs after 40+ years. She didn't after 30+ years. E-cigs took away our need for a cigarette. Neither of us have wanted or had an analog since that first day in July 2009.
We lucked out I guess.
If you are using juice with PG in it, which most of the juices have, then maybe you are having a very slight allergic reaction to PG and need to try juice that is all VG and see if that helps.
friends like to joke around every now and then thinking i miss analogs and offer me, truth is i can`t even stand the smell anymore.
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