The Reason Why I Quit Analogs

[TrveKvltKing]

These have the feels.. I quit for myself and my girlfriend two months ago with my first Inferno and tubetank. She and I love it because I don't stink anymore. I figured if she could quit cold turkey I could find some way to do it. Don't want to be shown up by the women do we?

 

[TyPie]

Great story, Kat, and many congrats.
I , also, walked into a Walgreens, bought a Blu-cigs starter pack somewhat on a whim because I wanted to just try ecigs and give the lungs a little break.

I know exactly what you mean about those AHA moments. I had TWO: My 1st was the next day, as skeptical as I was, when I fired up a Vivid Vanilla carto on the Blu-Cig and said to myself, "Damn, these don't taste too bad at ALL!" The second was a couple hours later maybe, when I realized for the first time in a very long, long time that not only had I not had an analog in a while, I actually had no cravings AT ALL for one! I said to myself, "Damn, now THAT is really AMAZING! These things can really work........" This was the exact moment I realized that my analog days were over, or close to being over.

I haven't looked back. Since then, I have been around many people smoking analogs, and I really have had no desire whatsoever to have one.

Cheers, and keep up the good work!

 

[Nozza]

Congrats on the switch

 

[DJ RyckRak]

Look at all these great testimonials...
vaping is great !

You get the familiar hand to mouth motion, the nice tasting vapor...
You still get the nicotine that you need- just not the thousands of bad toxins in burning tobacco !
And you get to blow big ol' clouds of vapor...but it doesn't stink !

Who would have thought that we could ditch those 'old companions' so easily ?
I mean... I had to have my cigarettes, had to have them- no matter what.
A stash of tobacco products defined me, and I could not even imagine not having it.
POOF- I (we) are a Vaper....and easy as that..
Don't care, think or worry about 'that next cigarette' !

These are great stories....
Keep em coming !

 

[jfalbanese]

I went to my barber a couple weeks ago and he was using an e-cig. He totally sold me on it. I've been really wanting to quit analogs for about a year or so (been smoking for about 12 years, a PAD the last 2 or 3) but was unsure if I had the willpower to do it. Once he told me about how much better he's been feeling-his ability to taste and smell, how much more enjoyable it is to exercise, the reaction from other people, etc.-I knew that I had to try vaping.

Plus, and I bet you'd all agree, I was just ready to quit. If I wasn't really ready than it wouldn't have worked. I guess it's just that everything else in my life has really been coming together. Analogs however, felt like the elephant in the room. Vaping just put me over the top!

anyone reading this. believe it. no matter how you started, without a commitment to quit, you are doomed to fail

 

[Ghelli]

AHA moment?...

I have posted before that I've been with Blu on and off until one friday a friend of mine showed me his ego. Tried it, liked it, ordered the same night. While waiting for my shipping, I've cut the analogs to half with the Blu. I guess my AHA moment is when my ego came. So the day it came i still smoked analogs, my hubby, who is a non-smoker, have put up with my smell, my breath, my sleeping pattern (snoring ). He did not show disgust when he hugged me , but he did not kiss my head after the morning smoke, and he kiss me but it's always a quick one. ( i know TMI, but i have to tell it this way. Trust me ). The next day, i skipped coffee coz that would make me want to smoke and started with my ego..

By noon, hubby hugged me and sniffed, kissed my head... i guess that was my AHA moment. When i realized that, I did not just affect my health but i also affect the marriage. I have limit my husband to the things that he wants to do but cant do coz he dont want to offend me.
He always told me that someday, i will quit and it will be for me. He said that if i quit coz he wants me to quit, he will end up nagging me and that would be very disrespectful. He wants me to do it on my own time. I have been with this guy for 10 years and smoked for 15.

When he goes to a friend's house that smoke, i would tell hiim to take a shower coz the smell clings to him, ( yeah i know i was a ..... ).
I am glad i quit. I do not think i would ever go back. I have an awesome support group and that includes this forum.

We quit for reasons that we hold important to us, more important than the cravings we fight. Some are lucky to quit just because. But for those who cant, like me, I am very glad i found this forum.

I guess i went off the AHA moment topic. Sorry

 

[daleron]

I thought about quitting for years, tried several times, always failed, finally just gave up on the thought. Then my 22 year old daughter shows up with an ego kit ... welllll I just had to have one of those! Thought it would be fun to play with Now I'm on my way to recovery from the smoking habit!!! I'm still smoking an analog here & there but mostly vaping - I didn't mean to quit but now I know it's going to happen & I'm soooo glad. Even gave my 73 year old mom one & she is vaping too now - that is totally awesome to me 'cause she has copd, emphasimia, heart failure etc.... been smoking since she was 14. Brings tears to my eyes just to type this.... vape on friends

 

[popcornsauce]

Congratulations and welcome to ECF!

 

[Katcandoo]

Wow, it still strikes me the wonderful feelings that we have not only when we quit, but the joy at seeing friends and family making the decision to quit smoking as well. Y'all have great hearts. I'm so glad I found this place and all the support!

 

[Vapoor eyes er]

LOVE these types of threads and I only wish the powers that be kept read all these wonderful and positive stories. It really defines who we are and our strong passion for Vaping and helping others. Others did it for so why not pay it forward.

 

[hvac999]

My moment came with the realization that I knew too many people that died of lung cancer, one a very close friend, and were smokers. I had been smoking for 35 years and it finally dawned on me that there was another choice and be able to live.

 

[Katcandoo]

The big "C" is scary. I always thought it wouldn't happen to me but I was in denial. Hopefully I quit before I did too much damage and it will skip me.

 

[DJ RyckRak]

The big "C" is scary. I always thought it wouldn't happen to me but I was in denial. Hopefully I quit before I did too much damage and it will skip me.

Hey Kat !
Some people can smoke all their lives, and never get a smoking induced cancer.
Others seem to get it easily..even in their early twenty's.
We all know that smoking was not doing us any good...
but we were hooked ! (Thank You BT )

I know that I am going to live SO much longer now that I am Vaping.
Can't go back, and change the past...but I will live and have a much stronger future.

I am Tobacco-Free and I am a Vaper !

(Today, I was out chainsawing and hauling logs- I have a tractor-trailer load in my front yard. Last year, it was killing me, weezing-short breath, chest ponding, legs and arms hurt. This year- I looked and felt like a twenty year old ! Strong, deep breathing, worked for hours.)

 

[Argusi]

Besides numerous health reasons, some of the other advantages for me are great.

I have always been an avid photographer. If I'm doing a shoot I have to leave to smoke and if it's informal and I smoke, but need to take a shot, I have to do something with that darn cigarette. With these, I just shove it into my pocket. I don't have to worry about smoke drifting in front of the lens, either.

I can take a 30 second break and not think to myself I'm wasting money by putting out the cigarette early. I don't usually need a full cigarette. Sometimes, I just need a puff or two and I can get back to what I was doing.

I can ninja vape almost anywhere. Again, a puff or two and I'm good.

I've only recently cut out analog all together, but even starting out, months ago, I went from a PAD to a pack a week.

The only downside I can think of is there's so many options, especially with juice, I am sometimes overwhelmed, but that will pass. And that's not necessarily a bad thing!

 

[Skypea]

These stories are so awesome! We have people crying tears of joy, Moms standing with their mouth open in disbelief their son quit, people proclaiming in amazement they are tobacco free. I wish I could take every one of you and stand you up in front of our legislators and make them listen to the stories. Make them see the tears of joy. Instead, our right to vape is under threat by these jerks with closed hearts and minds and $ agendas. Please join CASSA! Then put your story in a testimony letter if there is a call to action in your state.

We don't know the long term effects, but clearly they are changing lives. I so love this thread. Keep them coming!

 

[Edson Arantes]

Hi everyone, great stories!

I have been off stinkies for a bit over a year after being a pack and half a day smoker for more than 20 years. Loved smoking except for the last two years, I could not stand the taste anymore (but still managed to smoke that much! LOL)
My father passed away when I was 14 and it was because of heart problems related to smoking, so when my son was born almost five years ago I knew I had to quit for him and for myself. I do not want him to grow up without his Dad like I did.

I had tried vaping a couple of years ago with a smoke anywhere starter kit (paid almost $200 got raped!) but those tasted like dirty socks and performed horribly.
The second time I tried vaping I started with blue and it was a lot better, not great but a lot better. But I was determined to kick this horrible habit.

I live in Mexico where the sale of e cigs is illegal. Not go to jail illegal, but there are B&M stores and you can’t order online either. You can get gear and juice under the radar but it is horrible and about three times more expensive than buying in the US. Stil manage to place orders every 15 days to my favorite US vendors for juice and supplies, making the trip to pick up my stuff is not an easy task.

Since I have quit smoking I have run half marathons and stopped snoring like a Grizzly Bear. My quality of life has improved overall. I smell better ( I think), I can wear cologne now (chicks love it).

So I am changing my middle name to Determined, I will not go back to cancer sticks! Marlboro will not get another penny from me!, Provape and Avid Vaper on the other hand ……………………