The thing I miss most in quitting analogs

[Cat_in_the_Playground]

At the moment, missing going out to the 'designated smoking area' (no precipitation LOL). Always took a 'few' breaks during the day to have a smoke and get some fresh air. So, what do I do now, go down to visit with the analogers? LOL

If hanging with the analogers won't temp you to use analogs, then I say you should. As long as you stand out of the way of their second hand smoke, then you get sunlight (think vitamin D production) and fresh air and a change of scenery. But vaping with the analogers, you might be able to introduce them to vaping and help get them off analogs. Before you know it, you might be able to have a big group of "vapors" instead of "analogers" and you can vape together and save the lives of a few co-workers.

 

[Cat_in_the_Playground]

I wish I could figure out what it is about analogs that I miss. I have been vaping since the second week in February. But I didn't have the light bulb moment when I started vaping that I never wanted to pick up another analog again. I really thought I would and it frustrates me that I didn't. I have cut down my analog use since I started vaping, which I suppose any decrease in analog use is better than nothing. I can't put my finger on what exactly I miss so much. It isn't going outside in inclement weather. It isn't the horrible taste in my mouth (although my dentist likes that I brush 5+ times a day because of it). It isn't the stinky smell in my clothes and hair. It isn't the middle of the night or early morning trips to QT because I ran out. I just don't know what it is.

Lent started yesterday and I vowed to quit my analogs for Lent. I'm hoping that commitment will help me keep off the analogs. And then after 40 days of no analogs, my craving for them will dissipate to 0 by the end of Lent.

I guess I'm frustrated with myself because it seems like every post I read on the forum is people who never picked up another analog after they started vaping. Why didn't that happen to me????

 

[Bubbafuzz]

My addiction to analogs wasn't so much physical. When I tried the patches everything was fine, I knew I had my nicotine. Even at the last stage patch I didn't feel much for cravings. But once I took off that last patch it was as bad as putting out your last cigarette when quitting cold turkey...I immediately wanted another. With my e-cig, my mind so far has accepted it as the replacement for analogs. My kit was delivered much quicker than I thought and I still had over half a pack of cigs left. They still sit on my kitchen table, I see them as I gather my things to leave for work and when I get home. I've yet to feel an urge to grab them. I do love my gadgets though, and this is a shiny new thing to play with so that factors in a lot there. I hope it doesn't lose it's appeal and I can keep this up.

 

[Justice]

I really miss the wheezing all night (kept the wife awake with worry it was so bad) miss the yellow stain on the fingers wow ! Had an analog 5 days ago it doesn't taste right any more. I miss the tatse but it appears it's gone now sure love my EgoT

 

[Supertaper]

I guess I'm frustrated with myself because it seems like every post I read on the forum is people who never picked up another analog after they started vaping. Why didn't that happen to me????

Don't feel frustrated. Lots of people stopped smoking as soon as they started vaping, yes. But lots of us didn't. It didn't happen that way for me. I just vaped in place of some of my cigarettes, and gradually I was vaping more and smoking less. Eventually I just didn't have a smoke at all one day, then the next day I thought "let's see if I can go all day today too." Then I just took it day by day, seeing how long I could go without a smoke. By the time I had gone a week without one, I knew that if I could go that long, there was no need for me to smoke at all, vaping really was providing what I needed. I still had momentary urges to have a smoke, but they were pretty easy to quash.

The first smoke in the morning was the first one to go though, and having read how many people have a hard time with that one, or really miss it, makes me glad that it was the first to go. I got used to doing without that one first, while I was still smoking.

I believe you can do it, and will in your own time. Don't feel bad that you haven't quite gotten there. You are on the right track, and have done something great just by cutting down so much. Hopefully giving cigarettes up for Lent will be the thing that works for you.

Tasha

 

[Rosa]

I guess I'm frustrated with myself because it seems like every post I read on the forum is people who never picked up another analog after they started vaping. Why didn't that happen to me????

It could be a number of reasons or no reason at all...

• What kit do you use?
• What mg nicotine do you use?
• How often do you vape? (in other words, do you try to restrict your vaping in anyway or throw caution to the wind and vape all day if you want)

These IMO are the three most important factors in making the switch. Good e-cig (510, eGo, kr808d-1), right level nicotine (most use 24mg), vape to satisfaction (average is 3ml, aka 6 carts, aka 3 cartomizers per day).


The majority of vapers who quit smoking are able to quit the same day they get their first kit, but many take up to 3 months to make the switch, and some still smoke on occasion.

 

[jivefly]

It has been a week since I started vaping and I am loving every minute of it...

But as the title says there is something I am missing terribly after stopping analogs...

No it is not them darn cigarettes....

It is my trusted Zippo (With me for almost 6 years)

Every day I see it I feel I have to light up a cig just to work its wheels...

Well as the saying goes you cant have everything in life right..

Any of you guys also having your zippo's you treasure (But is now just a treasure in your chest)

Buy yourself a nice stainless steel mod like the Super T Precise line, or the ProVape-1, Provari, or GGTS if you haven't already. Having something solid like that which will last a lifetime might help ease the pain.

 

[SteveMacc]

Having smoked for 45 years and latterly on 50 a day, I knew what was going to happen, having tried to give up before. I read up on the forums first and ordered a Tornado with 36mg juice. Once I got it, I haven't smoked a regular cigarette since (2 months now). Make sure you get a really strong juice. They put ammonia in regular cigarettes to speed up the nicotine absorption, so with an e-cig, you need a higher nicotine level than you think. You can always reduce it later, if you want.

I knew that anything less than a big nic hit and I was going to be back on analogues straight away.

 

[Cat_in_the_Playground]

It could be a number of reasons or no reason at all...

• What kit do you use?
• What mg nicotine do you use?
• How often do you vape? (in other words, do you try to restrict your vaping in anyway or throw caution to the wind and vape all day if you want)

These IMO are the three most important factors in making the switch. Good e-cig (510, eGo, kr808d-1), right level nicotine (most use 24mg), vape to satisfaction (average is 3ml, aka 6 carts, aka 3 cartomizers per day).


The majority of vapers who quit smoking are able to quit the same day they get their first kit, but many take up to 3 months to make the switch, and some still smoke on occasion.

The first PV I bought was a 510. I also bought a KR808D1 about 2 weeks later. It took me about 2 weeks to figure out that I prefer the KR better. I love the vapor production of the 510 - can't beat it. I also like that when I drag on the 510 it has th resistance of an analog. The KR808D1 has the best TH. Really, my only gripe about the KR is that when I drag on it, it is like sucking through a straw - hardly any resistance. Actually, I would like to invent a new PV that has the vapor production of the 510 + draw of 510 + the TH of the KR = perfect ecig.

I generally use the medium level nic (11 or 12 mg, depending who made it). I also have a few 6mg. I smoked about 1 PPD of ultra lights, no more than 2PPD (rare occasions). I think 24 mg would be too high.

I vape whenever I want to smoke. As horrible as I was, I was a chain smoker. I love to sit on my balcony (Love it in nice weather, but even in the heat and cold, I just enjoy being outside) smoking and playing games on my computer or iPhone or talking on the phone or reading. I wasn't able to sleep last night, and I spent all night vaping and on the computer and tinkering around the house. Definitely no lack of vaping going on.

As I start my second day w/o analogs, it feels better than yesterday, but if it weren't Lent and someone was over here with an analog, I would probably happily smoke it. I still haven't figured out what exactly about the real thing that I enjoy. I would think that my ecigs would meet my needs 100%. I'm just hoping that after 40 days w/o analogs, I won't want them anymore.

 

[Twisty]

LMAO

It's like me, except i have an electrical stove, and have to wait for it to get red hot, THEN i can finally throw a bit of Kleenex on it, and light whatever i need to light

-[Arsenic]

I used the toaster. It was faster than the stove.

 

[Barbie]

Hang on to it, it might be worth something someday. LOL
I Have a collection of lighters, not from quitting smoking though. Promo's that I would get thru the mail, Never liked regular lighters, something about the fluid, so I always used a Bic.

 

[TomCatt]

Cat, I was vaping for 3 or 4 weeks and was waiting for the moment when I didn't want an analog. That wasn't happening although I did cut back from 1.5 - 2 pad to 5 or 6 cigarettes a day. So this past weekend I picked up my 'last' pack of smokes and said to myself, when this is done, that's it. I smoked my last analog Monday afternoon. And I still want one; but vaping is helping A LOT. I tried quitting 3 or 4 times in the past and had no success whatsoever. The last attempt was cold turkey and after two days, my wife told me to start smoking again because she couldn't stand me! LOL

 

[AmyB66]

Cat, I started vaping last February, I had my last analog the beginning of last April. Basically after about a month in I racked up my visa, bought a few chucks, a bunch of cartomizers, a ton of juice thinking I could guilt myself into totally quitting. LOL! I did quit though, the last few weeks in March I had cut myself down to one or two in the morning and then just gave myself a cut off date.

Its normal for a lot of people, especially if you smoked for a long long time. Don't beat yourself up, if you have cut back then everyone one you don't smoke is still a positive. I think that is why vaping was so successful for me, it actually really did allow me to quit and be successful because I could do it in my own time, step by step. The craving for an analog did last a good six months if not longer after I did finally quit. Even now and then when things get stressful I think about them. I actually picked one up a while back and no, it was not what I thought I was missing and I really got to prove to my brain that nope, whatever is in a cig is not what I need!

Hang in there and don't let the instant quitters make you feel like you are not succeeding! You are!

 

[Illustrated_Man]

I actually still carry my diamond plate zippo I've had for years. I don't use it to light cigarettes, but you can't deny that there are times when a portable source of fire is pretty darn handy.

 

[Silent Soldier]

I still have my zippo, but i couldn't get rid of it even if I wanted to. It was given to me by a good friend of mine who later died of cancer so it's sentimental value makes it irreplaceable. I rarely ever used it even when I did smoke because I didn't want to risk losing or breaking it.

 

[DaveP]

Zippos were cool, but I don't miss the red spot on my leg where the fluid leaked out in my pocket. I changed to BIC lighters because of this and the fact that a BIC doesn't need to be filled every day.

For those who were disappointed that vaping didn't cure them of the analog habit immediately, chill out and feel good about the fact that vaping replaces MOST of the tobacco cigarettes you USED to smoke. When I started vaping, I continued to smoke after meals and with coffee. I cut my smoking from about 40-50 a day down to 5 or 10. While that isn't quitting completely, it's a good thing since vaping has proven to be relatively harmless compared to the packs I smoked before vaping.

I quit cold turkey on a bet decades ago and never got over the anxiety and withdrawal. My main motivation to stay quit that time was because the person I bet with didn't start back and I wasn't going to be the first one to do so. Once you have the initial reduction, it will be easier to give them up altogether. Don't fret it. Just wait until one day when you genuinely can say, "These things stink, taste bad, and I don't need them anymore!" Then you will be at peace with your decision. At that point, you can stop buying them and the temptation won't be so strong.

 

[Rosa]

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As I start my second day w/o analogs, it feels better than yesterday, but if it weren't Lent and someone was over here with an analog, I would probably happily smoke it. I still haven't figured out what exactly about the real thing that I enjoy. I would think that my ecigs would meet my needs 100%. I'm just hoping that after 40 days w/o analogs, I won't want them anymore.

Maybe you're right. I still think raising the nic level to 16-18 would help, but you can save that as a last resort if you like. regarding your cartomizers on the kr808 having a hard draw; I think there's a fix for that, you might go ask at the V4L sub-forum. It's something to do with being able to see a light inside the hole of the carto when you press the button, not sure.

Good luck

 

[Secti0n31]

You can still carry a zippo guys. Who knows when something is going to need to be set on fire, or heated up? There are more uses for lighters than just lighting ciggs. I have a ton of lighters and I use them to melt hockey wax to the tape of my hockey sticks, I go through a LOT of bic lighters.
Zippo will always remain in my pocket whether I smoke or not. I mean who knows when a hot chick is gonna need a light? I don't judge!

 

[APD99]

I miss my smoke break away from my coworkers...I never realized how necessary it really was untill today

 

[sharoline424]

I miss my smoke break away from my coworkers...I never realized how necessary it really was untill today

I still take my 'smoke' breaks. Have to, I'd go nuts!!!