tips for quitting for good???

[MackDaddy]

anyone have any tips that might help me even though im really happy with my ecig but i still find myself wanting a cig every now and then.....

how can i quit and stay off them for good i don't want to wind up like all the other messed up people that have been smoking there whole life

 

[thughes]

Its all about finding the right equipment and right liquids. What are you using? Give some background on what you enjoy and don't enjoy about vaping. Then lots of people can help you!

 

[swedishfish]

I think you shouldn't put pressure on yourself. I never started vaping because I thought I'd quit. I vaped to keep my Mom company because she really had to stop smoking. The longer I did it, the more I actually liked it better and I got down to two a day, then 1 a day then none.

Make sure your nicotine is high enough to get you off cigs. I didn't keep my fav brand around the house. I just had some roll your own tobacco around.

When you're really craving a cig, say you'll wait an hour and vape. Usually you get over that big desire.

 

[swedishfish]

I know nothing about it but some people use Swedish snus.

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/smokeless-tobacco/

 

[swedishfish]

Its all about finding the right equipment and right liquids. What are you using? Give some background on what you enjoy and don't enjoy about vaping. Then lots of people can help you!

That's a good idea.

 

[MackDaddy]

i enjoy everything about vaping no draw backs to me really....

im currently using a roughstack "soon mabe a provari" and love the ease of use with it... i got tired of replacing all the ego batteries and attys too expensive for my taste

ive tried many different juices probably around 30. i like the the fruity ones better than the others just because their consistency " i havent really found any good tobacco flavors yet"

i could easily quit smoking my e cig whenever i want to.. just trough it out the window on the freeway and i would be done. i cant really do that with the cigarettes because i can just go to the store and get more at any time

 

[bladebarrier]

Here's an old trick that may help:

When you buy cigarettes, from now on, buy a brand you don't like that much. It will help you transition easier.

 

[swedishfish]

To be honest, the smell of cigarettes was a huge factor for me. I got so sick of worring about if I smelled like cigs or if people smelled them. I'd whiff my clothes before I went anywhere. I did smoke in my car and house so everything smelled like cigs regardless of how much I cleaned. Everything was yellow. Sometimes you'd hear the "ew, I smell cigarettes" and you wanted to crawl in a hole. You'd hate to invite someone in your home because I was worried about the cig smell. Or giving someone a ride.

It really, really got to me. Once I saw that vaping was a way out of all that, I really embraced it. Just not having to deal with all of that crap is such a freeing feeling. Your no longer a cigarette prisoner. You can go where you want, stay where you want.

 

[AnotherConvert]

Get a cold/flu cigarettes are unbearable but vaping is still great!

 

[MackDaddy]

Get a cold/flu cigarettes are unbearable but vaping is still great!

yea i never get sick even though everyone around me does.... but im not a germaphobe like most people are nowadays so that's probably one of the main reasons i never get sick

 

[swedishfish]

Just hang in there and keep doing what your doing. Are you still craving cigs or is it just that you haven't found a great juice you like yet? What juice have you tried?

 

[MackDaddy]

To be honest, the smell of cigarettes was a huge factor for me. I got so sick of worring about if I smelled like cigs or if people smelled them. I'd whiff my clothes before I went anywhere. I did smoke in my car and house so everything smelled like cigs regardless of how much I cleaned. Everything was yellow. Sometimes you'd hear the "ew, I smell cigarettes" and you wanted to crawl in a hole. You'd hate to invite someone in your home because I was worried about the cig smell. Or giving someone a ride.

It really, really got to me. Once I saw that vaping was a way out of all that, I really embraced it. Just not having to deal with all of that crap is such a freeing feeling. Your no longer a cigarette prisoner. You can go where you want, stay where you want.

i haven't been able to smell cigs for many years now i probably reek of them everywhere i go

sorry if im being difficult i feel like i am

 

[SouthCarolinaMike]

I've been 4 days now, I started vaping August 1st and haven't had an analog yet. I'm using an eGo 900mAh with a LR 510 atty and some juice from Liquid Xpress (Honey Flu Cured) and Pink Spot Vapors (Honey Cured Tobacco). I've found that if I just vape constantly throughout the day I never have the urge to have an analog, and it's working great, now saying I haven't thought about it would be a lie, but I have been able to go into the bathroom at work, vape my face off for about 5 minutes and I'm good for a few hours.

 

[MackDaddy]

i dont know what it is theres something in my head that tells me i want a cig


ive tried alot of juices but any recommendations would be helpful "im always looking for a new flavor"


but i wonder if its my job working 60 hours a week is pretty stressful especially when everything i do has to be perfect "im a machinist"
most of the stuff i make on my machine could mean life or death for the people using the part im making

 

[AnotherConvert]

I would say there is no rush. Any vaping instead of a cig is better than smoking exclusively. Going on personal experience, I just recently made the transition and it took me two weeks. There was no "one-vape ah-ha" moment, just eventually stopped buying cigarettes.

 

[swedishfish]

i haven't been able to smell cigs for many years now i probably reek of them everywhere i go

sorry if im being difficult i feel like i am

You aren't being difficult!

There's a lot of other things in cigs besides nicotine that we're addicted to. That's why I mentioned snus.

Give Vapor Station juice a try.

 

[light487]

1. Get a good "big battery" device.. whether it is a 1000mAh ego or some kind of box mod, get a good one.. put some extra cash down to get one of these.
2. Get backups!! Atties (or cartos), batteries and juice.. ALWAYS have more than you need.
3. Get a mixture of atties and cartos, some days atties will keep you going and on other days you really need a bigger punch in the throat; I find cartos in general give a bigger throat hit overall.
4. Get a realistic strength of nicotine to begin with. If you happily vape 18mg, buy some 36mg unflavoured as a backup.. there might be a handful of days when you need to knock it up a notch (to 20mg.. or 24mg.. or something) to see you through.
5. Get tobacco flavours, at least 2, even if you don't "like" them for a daily vape. The reason being is that sometimes you just crave the disgusting flavour of tobacco.. you might only vape it for 30mins.. but it will satisfy that craving.

I'm sure there are more.. but there is 5 things I could think of off the top of my head.

 

[MackDaddy]

thanks everyone for all your suggestions im going to try to make today the last day i ever buy a pack of cigs

im going to try everything that was said in this thread and give it everything i got " wish me luck"

you all might not realize it buy you all are helping to save 100's of peoples life's by being so nice and supportive....

im going to try everything including keeping my bank account empty by buying lots of stuff i need and want, and im going to be getting married soon so that sould help keeping my bank account tapped

thanks again everyone i will keep you updated

oh and if anyone has any more suggestions pm them to me or post away

 

[wendallb]

The thing that has helped me a lot is making up my own mind to quit...of course the PV helps a lot too..

 

[MTV]

I use swedish snus along with vaping. At first I used about 4 or 5 packets per day to get some of the tobacco MAOI's into the system. Now I am down to maybe 1 or 2 per day...sometimes I forget altogether.