I'm so glad to hear that a different model of e-cig has helped.
Really, I have nothing new to add--just decided that some of the thoughts shared on this thread are important enough to bear repeating.
While for some folks, the transition from analogs to vaping is practically seamless and painless, for others, it's a harder road. When I first decided to try e-cigs, I never intended to quit. I mean, I had tried to quit so many times before (without success) that it just seemed to be pointless to try again. Rather, I was trying to cut back on my 2+ pack a day habit. I figured if I cut back to one pack a day, I'd be happy. By that measurement, you're enjoying ASTOUNDING success!
I wound up being one of the lucky ones, making the transition in a matter of a few days. However, even so, I'd have my moments where I'd really crave an analog. I think part of it was I'd start to think about how I was no longer a smoker, how I'd "never" have another cigarette, and even though I was happy vaping and knew that I was getting my nicotine, I'd start feeling kind of panicked.
Lacey Underall (a wise voice on this forum) said that she viewed the transition from tobacco to vaping not as quitting smoking, but, rather, as switching brands. (She didn't make the switch immediately, taking quite some time to become totally tobacco-free.) When I looked at it that way, as a brand change, I felt less panicked when I thought about cigarettes.
When the cravings would get serious, I'd spike my e-cig with a high nic concentration, and it almost always did the trick.
A couple of times I decided to try an analog just because . . . the first time (a week or two into my vaping), I put it out after several puffs because it tasted and smelled nasty. The next time I tried an analog a few weeks later, I managed two puffs before stopping in disgust.
I'm now into my 4th month of being tobacco-free (except for those two or three aborted attempts at smoking--and not even a full cigarette), and every once in awhile, I still think about a cigarette . . . but I don't get that panicked feeling, primarily because I've been vaping long enough now that I KNOW I really don't need a cigarette, that I've got a new "best friend" who certainly is nowhere near as toxic as my old "best friend."
Continue to focus on your success. Cutting down like you have is no small thing. And, in time, you'll no doubt move more and more towards vaping until you decide that it's no longer worth it to bother with the analogs.
