Turned the corner last night. Decided I don't like analogs anymore!

[Speedsix]

I was at my brothers house last night for some drinking and talk around the fire pit. I bummed a real cig from a friend to see how much better it was. I really hated the flavor. He smokes the cheapest ones he can buy, Pall Mall I think they were. Yuck! An hour or so later, my nephew showed up and he rolls his own with good tobacco. I always liked his smokes but I tried one and it tasted awful just like the Pall Mall.

I have only been vaping for about a week and a half. Is it normal to be turned off analogs so soon? I can honestly say that I now prefer my Halo G6 kit to real burning tobacco. I never actually thought I would prefer it. I thought I would just get used to it enough the cravings for real smokes would be manageable.

Im very happy about this as it means I will almost certainly be able to quit smoking real cigs. I was in doubt when I started vaping and the best I hoped for was to reduce smoking real cigs by 50-75%. I figured it would be a good stand in but in the back of my mind, I kind of thought I would keep smoking analogs from time to time.

The way I feel now, I'm pretty sure I'm done with real burning tobacco for good. I couldn't be happier. I want to thank this forum for existing and all the advice I already received and will receive as I now jump headlong into vaping. I was just testing the waters at first but now I'm ready to spend more money and time and get more and better vaping gear. I look at it as an investment. Every dollar spent on vaping is helping me stay far away from the nasty tar sticks that were slowly killing me I'm sure.

 

[CommaHolly]

Yes,,,,,it's normal

Everyone is different, of course,,,,,,,and many people take months to completely quit smoking,,that's normal too

But it is indeed perfectly normal to be repulsed in a week or so I was

 

[Iffy]

Congrats!

 

[vang0gh]

Totally normal. I started vaping with the goal of just cutting back on smoking. But, the more I vaped the worse the cigarettes tasted. It took me a month to totally ween myself off of cigarettes, but now not only do I hate the way they taste, I can't even stand the way they smell.

 

[rpc1]

My experience is similar. I got an e-cig because I knew I would have to go a week without smoking. I only got it as an emergency measure. In the past, I had a cigalike with cartridges that did a somewhat adequate job of delivering nicotine, but as soon as the emergency situation had passed, I eagerly got myself a pack of cigarettes at the first opportunity.

This time, I just by chance discovered a new e-cigarette store, and they sold me an Ego. I had planned on bringing disposable cigalikes, but brought the Ego instead (along with my old cartridge cigalike as a backup). When I got home a week later, there were no cigarettes in the house, and I didn't feel any particular rush to go buy any. When I did finally try a real cigarette (my wife still smokes, but not very much), I found that it tasted like burnt paper.

 

[damthisisfun]

Me too - have smoked maybe 5 or 6 since I quit over a yar ago - YUCK.......and i smoked for over 25 years....Lord what was I thinking...

 

[tanzmitpalmer]

Yup yup. It only took a week of vaping for me to find analogs to be a nasty experience. I could only manage one in the mornings with coffee. After that... nope nope nope.

 

[gr1llmeacheese]

Congrats!
Yeah, a funny thing happens to your taste buds when you aren't systematically murdering them with thousands of poisons every day.

They start working again.

 

[v1k1ng1001]

It took an apv to do it but I'm pretty much cured of my desire for cigs of any sort, even my beloved nat shermans.