Transition to vape?
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ty! another day with no cigs, and no regrets!
I noticed a strange side effect today. I love love love spicy foods.
I took a bit of my favorite salsa today, which is a medium hot, and i could not eat it! It was soooo freaking hot!
I assume the vape is making my tongue more sensitive, or even the lack of smoking. Kinda sucks, but I can live with it
Annd i finally got my vivi rebuild-able working right. Just a little drilling and loosening of the wick. I get a burn every now and then, but a tip over fixes it. It seems to save alot more juice and power than my vivi nova or kanger.
i dont think its the vaping doing that its the lack of cigs doing that , you are starting to get your full ability to taste foods back , interesting isnt it ? its amazing what cigs really do to your sences .....i have noticed a few changes in my self over the past 10 days in that reguard as well .
Today makes it 15 days for me. The first 5-7 days was horrible, I wanted to stop and buy a pack of smokes every time I smelled someone smoking, and I really had to fight the urge to bum smokes off guys at work. But being able to freely vape really helped out a lot.
Now I am still getting the urge, but it's not quite as bad as it was last week, and hopefully next week will be even better.
The times I have the most difficulty are those where I'd normally been smoking a cigarette - after meals, out walking the dogs, driving to work, etc., but I just pick up my APV and puff away until I feel a little better.
After reading all the success stories here and elsewhere, I have high hopes!
Now I am still getting the urge, but it's not quite as bad as it was last week, and hopefully next week will be even better.
The times I have the most difficulty are those where I'd normally been smoking a cigarette - after meals, out walking the dogs, driving to work, etc., but I just pick up my APV and puff away until I feel a little better.
After reading all the success stories here and elsewhere, I have high hopes!
keep going were all walking down the same road next to each other , I don't think your feeling anything different then the rest of us are . heres to hoping it get better , I joined the forum to learn as much as I can , and being around and talking with others going through the same thing I am right now really helps
ty! another day with no cigs, and no regrets!
I noticed a strange side effect today. I love love love spicy foods.
I took a bit of my favorite salsa today, which is a medium hot, and i could not eat it! It was soooo freaking hot!
I assume the vape is making my tongue more sensitive, or even the lack of smoking. Kinda sucks, but I can live with it
It's the quitting smoking. There are chemicals in cig smoke (obviously other than the nicotine which you're getting with vaping) that deaden the nerves in your sense of taste and smell. You'll notice changes over the weeks. Even months. And some may be a "jolt" at first.
Heh, I a "coffee moment" kinda like Rick did. But it was at the HEB. I turned to go down the coffee aisle and, WHAM, was in this cloud of a million scents. Like I got super smell powers all of the sudden and could smell every hint of every flavor of every coffee. I literally just stopped dead in the aisle and thought, "Has it always smelled this good?"
But when you quit smoking, your senses of taste and smell start to recover and things bounce around a while. I been a big time coffee drinker for my entire adult life. Love the stuff. Discovered that over the years, I'd been losing the ability to taste the actual coffee. It had been progressing over such a long period, I thought of it as, "I don't like coffee black". What it turned out to be is I had been increasing the stuff I dumped into my coffee because the coffee itself was turning into "hot water" and not much else.
So, one morning, I fixed my coffee same as always, took one sip, almost went into a sugar coma.
Dumped that mug down the drain and started over with small, small amounts of sweetener and creamer. Use way less now. And, whaddaya know, coffee itself has a taste! Who knew?
My experience, you'll end up appreciating your favorite foods even more. At first it's a, "BUHAWHA????" jolt of flavors but you adjust and start noticing all kinds of subtle stuff that's been missing. And you'll probably back off on the seasonings a lot. It won't take nearly as much to get the taste you like.
Oh, it can briefly go the other way too. They call it "vaper's tongue" and nobody's quite sure what the heck is going on. Seems a lot of people get it in the early weeks. I had it. Bad case of it for about a week. Couldn't taste even a hint of any of my vapes. Just nothing. Weirdly (and this is common), I could still taste food (more or less). It was like my taste buds went on strike.
I'd bet money it's got something to do with your sense of taste recovering from being repeatedly exposed to the chemicals in smoking. But nobody's clear on what the heck it is. All we can figure out is, "it passes".
Heh. My biggest problem now is "appreciating" Blue Bell. Flavors I "liked" turned into OHMIGAWDTHISISSOOOOGOOOOD!!!!!!
Doctor's scale at my regular visit thing recently says I've "appreciated" this new found ability to taste to the tune of a good 15 pounds I need to lose.
You know, I didn't even try to "white knuckle" those moments myself. I let myself "cheat". Long as the overall amount was going down, I was happy. After 30+ years of being a slave to those blasted things, I figured if I got stuck at "a few", it was better than blowing through whole cartons. But I "dual used" for a good six weeks. Long as the smoking was going down, I didn't worry about it.
As always, your mileage may vary, what works for one don't work for everybody. But if you "cheat", do yourself a favor and don't beat yourself up. When I first got here, one thing I picked up from the experienced folk was a little slogan of, "Count the ones you didn't smoke, not the ones you do."
I haven't "cheated" in months now but have been having these weird moments of "missing" smoking. Dunno what that's about. But what I've done is bought a couple of NJoy disposables. Which are on the high, high end of the nic level (45mg/ml though they've introduced some slightly lower ones too I see). But they also "feel like" a cig. Look like one, feel like one. It's a psych out kinda thing. I even found this goofy little glass... thing... looks like a leaf? No idea what the heck it is or where it came from (been emptying a storage, finding all kinds of things I cannot remember why I have them
) and using it as a fake ashtray.Funny thing about is, sometimes I just "fiddle" with it. Like I used to do with a cigarette. My PV is right here too but it's a Twist battery with a clearo and you can't "fiddle" with it like a cig.
And I notice I "smoke" the NJoy. My inhale is like I did with a cigarette. My vape inhale is different.
Some of this smoking thing is psychological. And NJoy has done a good job imitating cigarettes. You might try giving one a try to supplement your vaping. Might help psych yourself out those times you crave cigs the most? Seems to work for me when I catch myself "missing" smoking.
On top of being big time hooked on nicotine (for me, the biggest thing is the nicotine, I'm major addicted to the stuff), I actually liked smoking. Sometime within the last couple of weeks, came out of the grocery, walked right through some smoker's cloud of smoke, inhaled and thought, "Ah... nice". Still like the smell of tobacco.
Just didn't have any urge to "bum one". Kept going and fired up the PV in the pickup and vaped my way home. Nice thing is, despite getting feelings of "missing" it and still "liking" it, smoking seems to have lost it's grip on me. And that's pretty freaking cool...
I smoked for 35 years. I am on day 20 of no stinkies. I took some advice on here and picked a juice I really liked and vaped hard when I had the urge and it went away.
Good Luck and Happy vaping, Say goodbye to the stinkies
Good Luck and Happy vaping, Say goodbye to the stinkies
I'm one of those people that was able to put the analogs down and not look back. It's only been 3+ weeks but I have no urge to pick up a cigarette. I think the reason why it was so easy for me is because I only smoked 5-6 cigs a day and it was pretty much activity specific. I now vape more than I smoked but I'm using 6mg and 0mg liquids.
Keep on it! Post a million times if you need to keep yourself occupied, we don't mind.
Keep on it! Post a million times if you need to keep yourself occupied, we don't mind.
Well said. I now find the sharp smell of burning cigarette tobacco, with all of its additives, to be mildly disturbing. But I absolutely refuse to become the kind of whining, fake-coughing complainer that I detested when I smoked ...
As with anything else that is annoying, I almost always have the option to remove myself from the vicinity, problem solved ...
I'm embarrassed and slightly ashamed to be a part of a society that condones and encourages a hostile response to another person's exhalations ...
It's the quitting smoking. There are chemicals in cig smoke (obviously other than the nicotine which you're getting with vaping) that deaden the nerves in your sense of taste and smell. You'll notice changes over the weeks. Even months. And some may be a "jolt" at first.
Heh, I a "coffee moment" kinda like Rick did. But it was at the HEB. I turned to go down the coffee aisle and, WHAM, was in this cloud of a million scents. Like I got super smell powers all of the sudden and could smell every hint of every flavor of every coffee. I literally just stopped dead in the aisle and thought, "Has it always smelled this good?"
But when you quit smoking, your senses of taste and smell start to recover and things bounce around a while. I been a big time coffee drinker for my entire adult life. Love the stuff. Discovered that over the years, I'd been losing the ability to taste the actual coffee. It had been progressing over such a long period, I thought of it as, "I don't like coffee black". What it turned out to be is I had been increasing the stuff I dumped into my coffee because the coffee itself was turning into "hot water" and not much else.
So, one morning, I fixed my coffee same as always, took one sip, almost went into a sugar coma.
Dumped that mug down the drain and started over with small, small amounts of sweetener and creamer. Use way less now. And, whaddaya know, coffee itself has a taste! Who knew?
My experience, you'll end up appreciating your favorite foods even more. At first it's a, "BUHAWHA????" jolt of flavors but you adjust and start noticing all kinds of subtle stuff that's been missing. And you'll probably back off on the seasonings a lot. It won't take nearly as much to get the taste you like.
Oh, it can briefly go the other way too. They call it "vaper's tongue" and nobody's quite sure what the heck is going on. Seems a lot of people get it in the early weeks. I had it. Bad case of it for about a week. Couldn't taste even a hint of any of my vapes. Just nothing. Weirdly (and this is common), I could still taste food (more or less). It was like my taste buds went on strike.
I'd bet money it's got something to do with your sense of taste recovering from being repeatedly exposed to the chemicals in smoking. But nobody's clear on what the heck it is. All we can figure out is, "it passes".
Heh. My biggest problem now is "appreciating" Blue Bell. Flavors I "liked" turned into OHMIGAWDTHISISSOOOOGOOOOD!!!!!!
Doctor's scale at my regular visit thing recently says I've "appreciated" this new found ability to taste to the tune of a good 15 pounds I need to lose.
yeah the tastes are starting to go crazy! one day my vape tastes amazing and kicks like a horse, this morning - I hardly even know what im vaping.
I used the cig-a-likes and they were good for lowering my smoking. But i promised myself, if the new setup worked - I would not cheat and give it my full commitment. Smoking has become pointless and expensive in my eyes. Its a week now, and I havent even taken a puff in 4 days. The first day I smoked a little, the second - only in the morning and at night, the third - Only vapor. Since the 3rd night I have lost little to all cravings. Theres the habit part that I will go to get one without even realizing what im doing. Of course I stop myself and laugh it off. But as far as cravings, there are none. I Guess i should consider myself lucky my transition went so easy. Don't get me wrong, first couple of nights were horrible.
My mom doesn't know it, but I ordered a mini-sized twist and mini vivi nova with some replacement heads for her. she has tried the look a likes to many times to count, but she always complained about them not being strong enough. Hopefully these will make a difference. I hope it comes in tomorrow so I can take it over to her house and show her all the cool stuff it can do
Oh also, i live in Brenham Texas lol, were bluebell originated from
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All the positive encouragement and tips really did make a ton of difference though.
I feel great, I'm a little proud of myself, and I feel free from cigarettes finally ( after more failures to quit smoking than I can count ) and I think it's time to get my own banner!
So to everyone - Thank you, Really Thank you.
I feel great, I'm a little proud of myself, and I feel free from cigarettes finally ( after more failures to quit smoking than I can count ) and I think it's time to get my own banner!
So to everyone - Thank you, Really Thank you.
I know it's still hard for me... I get a dream once in a while where I smoked and freak out super hard.
bare with it, it will get easier, on my 4th day (second try, first time ended swiftly with my dodgy battery) ive been up an down with it, decided to do things differently and quit half way through a day when i had already been smoking normally for a few hours, made the first official day of not smoking a hell of a lot easier. it is hard to resist but it gets better, i managed a week last time before my battery broke and i was just getting to the point where apart from when i first woke up, i was barely craving them an if i di, i only had to LOOK at my pen an the craving would go away haha.
im not as experienced as many of the people here but i decided to doo things a little differently to what most people do, i starteed vaping mid day instead of at the beginning of a new day, i keep my tobacco, papers, flilters and lighter in my bag as a sort of ''if you really want one you caan'' and i keep that in mind which seems to work for me because i havent once touched them since starting cause i just keep thinking ''its only going to be harder if you give in in the long run'' an i seem to be thinking less and less about them now.
also, not once have i thoguh to myself ''im quitting'' cause like when you think ''im going on a diet'' the more you think of the words ''quitting'' and ''dieting'' the harder it seems to stick with. just think of it as change, your not quitting, your just finding a healthier, cheaper alternative that you can indulge in anywhere you want (thats always a big booster for me,sitting vaping on a bus instead of standing in the cold and deliberately missing the bus so you can enjoy a smoke)
although someone else said that for quitters, its best using juicy flavoured liquids instead of tobacco/cig flavoured ones, nut sure why bu thats what other people say, i used a strong tobacco flavoured one which was great (and cheap at £2.40) and that seems to really satisfy my cravings, i would reccomend it if you can get it, its just called tobacco by a brand called liking.
i remember reading somewhere that cravings only last for 3 minutes after they hit and its usually trigered by something like watching tv when you tend to smoke more or 1st thing in the morning, for a while just make sure yo u have your pen within an arms grasp so you can vame until your hearts content whenthe cravings really hit.
as a lot of other people are saying, i do not miss all the drawbacks of smoking and that makes me alot more reluctant and determined not to give in and just roll up again.
i think the keys to it are stop thinking of it as ''quitting'' and more as just changing for he MUCH better, ont eprive yourself, have your cigs their and available if you want one, not on your coffee table but in a pocket or a bag that you use a lot and if it sreally geting to you, have one but ONLY one during the day and then go right ack to vaping.
as i said earlier, this is MY way, it may not work for everyone but if your finding it really hard, give some of these pointers a go.
well done for getting this far and keep it up, good luck! ^^
im not as experienced as many of the people here but i decided to doo things a little differently to what most people do, i starteed vaping mid day instead of at the beginning of a new day, i keep my tobacco, papers, flilters and lighter in my bag as a sort of ''if you really want one you caan'' and i keep that in mind which seems to work for me because i havent once touched them since starting cause i just keep thinking ''its only going to be harder if you give in in the long run'' an i seem to be thinking less and less about them now.
also, not once have i thoguh to myself ''im quitting'' cause like when you think ''im going on a diet'' the more you think of the words ''quitting'' and ''dieting'' the harder it seems to stick with. just think of it as change, your not quitting, your just finding a healthier, cheaper alternative that you can indulge in anywhere you want (thats always a big booster for me,sitting vaping on a bus instead of standing in the cold and deliberately missing the bus so you can enjoy a smoke)
although someone else said that for quitters, its best using juicy flavoured liquids instead of tobacco/cig flavoured ones, nut sure why bu thats what other people say, i used a strong tobacco flavoured one which was great (and cheap at £2.40) and that seems to really satisfy my cravings, i would reccomend it if you can get it, its just called tobacco by a brand called liking.
i remember reading somewhere that cravings only last for 3 minutes after they hit and its usually trigered by something like watching tv when you tend to smoke more or 1st thing in the morning, for a while just make sure yo u have your pen within an arms grasp so you can vame until your hearts content whenthe cravings really hit.
as a lot of other people are saying, i do not miss all the drawbacks of smoking and that makes me alot more reluctant and determined not to give in and just roll up again.
i think the keys to it are stop thinking of it as ''quitting'' and more as just changing for he MUCH better, ont eprive yourself, have your cigs their and available if you want one, not on your coffee table but in a pocket or a bag that you use a lot and if it sreally geting to you, have one but ONLY one during the day and then go right ack to vaping.
as i said earlier, this is MY way, it may not work for everyone but if your finding it really hard, give some of these pointers a go.
well done for getting this far and keep it up, good luck! ^^
Heh, I had those for a while. Dreams about smoking. Then things got weird. The dreams that is. Okay, weirder...
I quit smoking 2 years ago. I smoked 1/2 a pack in matter of couple hours. Smoke till i was ready to puke. I did not want a smoke for at least a week. By that time I was vaping regular. try an anolog once in a while just to remind yourself how bad they smell. Still though I can tell you if someone in the car ahead of me is smoking on the e-way. just makes me not want to smoke. Now im working with more smokers. It is hard to hang around to talk to them because of the smell. To think I smelled like that for 17 years prior.
I think I've lucked out, in the midst of a monster cold, so any 'other' side effects of coming off are getting masked by the hacking and spluttering. Funny thing, it's a killer bug doing the rounds, but I feel a lot better than I usually do when I'm spitting a lung.
Although I have found myself standing in the kitchen when the ads come on, like no one has told my feet I don't need to go there any more.
Although I have found myself standing in the kitchen when the ads come on, like no one has told my feet I don't need to go there any more.
You're doing better than me, I've been vaping for a year now but I smoke about 1 analogue per week...
smoke a cigarette if you fight with it it will haunt you always. But be sure you are on the right amounted juice and flavour first. With right for you juices you will not have crawings for smoking. And the good news after 3 days of vaping you will not find analogs that good and satisfying as before
Today is better than yesterday, and tomorrow will be just a touch easier.
I've was on and off e-cigs (el-cheapo gas station variety) for a LOOOONG time, cheating here and there, and most of the time getting frustrated with the low-quality devices and going back to analogs for days/weeks/months at a time.You know, I didn't even try to "white knuckle" those moments myself. I let myself "cheat". Long as the overall amount was going down, I was happy. After 30+ years of being a slave to those blasted things, I figured if I got stuck at "a few", it was better than blowing through whole cartons. But I "dual used" for a good six weeks. Long as the smoking was going down, I didn't worry about it.
As always, your mileage may vary, what works for one don't work for everybody. But if you "cheat", do yourself a favor and don't beat yourself up. When I first got here, one thing I picked up from the experienced folk was a little slogan of, "Count the ones you didn't smoke, not the ones you do."
I haven't "cheated" in months now but have been having these weird moments of "missing" smoking. Dunno what that's about. But what I've done is bought a couple of NJoy disposables. Which are on the high, high end of the nic level (45mg/ml though they've introduced some slightly lower ones too I see). But they also "feel like" a cig. Look like one, feel like one. It's a psych out kinda thing. I even found this goofy little glass... thing... looks like a leaf? No idea what the heck it is or where it came from (been emptying a storage, finding all kinds of things I cannot remember why I have them
Funny thing about is, sometimes I just "fiddle" with it. Like I used to do with a cigarette. My PV is right here too but it's a Twist battery with a clearo and you can't "fiddle" with it like a cig.
And I notice I "smoke" the NJoy. My inhale is like I did with a cigarette. My vape inhale is different.
Some of this smoking thing is psychological. And NJoy has done a good job imitating cigarettes. You might try giving one a try to supplement your vaping. Might help psych yourself out those times you crave cigs the most? Seems to work for me when I catch myself "missing" smoking.
On top of being big time hooked on nicotine (for me, the biggest thing is the nicotine, I'm major addicted to the stuff), I actually liked smoking. Sometime within the last couple of weeks, came out of the grocery, walked right through some smoker's cloud of smoke, inhaled and thought, "Ah... nice". Still like the smell of tobacco.
Just didn't have any urge to "bum one". Kept going and fired up the PV in the pickup and vaped my way home. Nice thing is, despite getting feelings of "missing" it and still "liking" it, smoking seems to have lost it's grip on me. And that's pretty freaking cool...
This time, I've decided to go with better, more reliable equipment and MUCH tastier e-liquid. Yes, I still get urges, but honestly, even after only 17 days (according to my banner, yay!) it's nowhere near as bad as it was a week ago, and it's not even a struggle to squash that urge now. The "itch" is slowly disappearing!
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