Vape Habits v.s. Tobacco Smoking Habits
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Yes, that's true for me.
I still lean back in my chair and vape after a meal, although I don't feel the same gravitational pull to do so—and frankly, don't get the same deep satisfaction from it that I once got from an after-meal cigarette.
The same applies to all of my situational, gotta-have-a-smoke circumstances—stress relief, smoke breaks at work, moments of solitude and peace while toeing the North Rim of the Grand Canyon—with the exception of driving to work in the morning, PV in hand, coffee within reach (that still works as well as before).
I keep a pack of my old brand of cigarettes in the house—I think of it as part of a disaster-preparedness kit—and at long, irregular intervals I'll smoke one. Everytime I do, I wonder why I was ever so attracted to them.
Don't expect sense from life.
I still lean back in my chair and vape after a meal, although I don't feel the same gravitational pull to do so—and frankly, don't get the same deep satisfaction from it that I once got from an after-meal cigarette.
The same applies to all of my situational, gotta-have-a-smoke circumstances—stress relief, smoke breaks at work, moments of solitude and peace while toeing the North Rim of the Grand Canyon—with the exception of driving to work in the morning, PV in hand, coffee within reach (that still works as well as before).
I keep a pack of my old brand of cigarettes in the house—I think of it as part of a disaster-preparedness kit—and at long, irregular intervals I'll smoke one. Everytime I do, I wonder why I was ever so attracted to them.
Don't expect sense from life.
For me, the "rhythm" of it has changed. Obviously, lighting a cigarette sets up a time frame in which one takes maybe a dozen drags in a period of maybe five minutes--and then nothing until the next one is lit up. With vaping, for me there's rarely a time where I take that many drags in a five-minute period. On the other hand, if I'm in a situation where I can vape, there's probably never a time where I go fifteen minutes without taking a couple drags. Doing some quick rough math, I guess in my peak smoking life (30 a day) I took 360 drags a day. I've never counted my drags in a full vaping day (and it's complicated because I still smoke about four a day--two in the early morning, two or three in the evening), but I would guess the total would be close to that 360. Just more evenly spread out through the day.
Another thing I've noticed is about craving patterns. I got very accustomed to going long (3-4 hour) periods in my work day without a cigarette (as mine is a very non/anti-smoking work environment and regular breaks are not part of the culture). So typically I'd be clamoring for a cigarette right when I got in the care for lunch or in the evening and feeling like my life had been saved as soon as I lit up. Now, since I usually haven't gone without for too long, getting in the car doesn't trigger that urgent need to get nicotine into myself.
Another thing I've noticed is about craving patterns. I got very accustomed to going long (3-4 hour) periods in my work day without a cigarette (as mine is a very non/anti-smoking work environment and regular breaks are not part of the culture). So typically I'd be clamoring for a cigarette right when I got in the care for lunch or in the evening and feeling like my life had been saved as soon as I lit up. Now, since I usually haven't gone without for too long, getting in the car doesn't trigger that urgent need to get nicotine into myself.
My Nicotine intake has definately changed after giving up analogs. With analogs, when you lit one you had to baby sit it. Stay there and smoke it all and when you had one lit, thats all you did was smoke until it was done. Now I vape one or two hits and put it away. My nic intake is more evenly spaced throughout the day rather than a sudden blast of it all at once.
I vape more than I smoke... need the after meal, stressed out, too excited, morning etc...
that said, I feel so much better vaping after a year than I did smoking.
I also didn't get sick this year ;-)
that said, I feel so much better vaping after a year than I did smoking.
I also didn't get sick this year ;-)
My vaping habits match up to my old smoking habits,
I would literally light one cig off the other, Therefor I have my PV in my mouth
most times of the day. But I can control it. I vape my most when I drink coffee though.
Also, Just to mention .... I am more satisfied my my e cig, Here is a fiction example:..... If I were to try to go back to cigs I could never do it, Not because of the health risks but because it would never satisfy me like vape does !!!!!
I would literally light one cig off the other, Therefor I have my PV in my mouth
most times of the day. But I can control it. I vape my most when I drink coffee though.
Also, Just to mention .... I am more satisfied my my e cig, Here is a fiction example:..... If I were to try to go back to cigs I could never do it, Not because of the health risks but because it would never satisfy me like vape does !!!!!
I find that my smoking habits have migrated in my vaping. I vape aftermeals, after sex, before and after classes (and a new one, during class 
), before I go to sleep, stressful situations... well I chainvape too. So, I guess it's worse than my smoking habits, but I don't care, I feel great!
I got sick twice this year, the 1st time I was sick for about 3 days. The second time, just a couple days ago, I felt like I had the cold for about 8 hours then it was gone
), before I go to sleep, stressful situations... well I chainvape too. So, I guess it's worse than my smoking habits, but I don't care, I feel great! I got sick twice this year, the 1st time I was sick for about 3 days. The second time, just a couple days ago, I felt like I had the cold for about 8 hours then it was gone
I think I do consume more nicotine since I started vaping. I used to smoke 4 cigs on the way to and from work, and when I was outside at home I would light up a few. Any time behind the wheel I would chain smoke. Now since vaping, I do use it when I drive, but I do not chain vape. I will have a PV on me all waking hours and take a hit every now and then, even at work. My body gets a regular dose of nicotine throughout the day. I never feel like I "Have to have it". I don't think I could ever go back to analogs.
I vape a lot... and I mean a lot... at home. Then again, I chain-smoked at home, so I can't really say I vape more.
Outside of the house... I vape a lot less than I used to smoke. When I smoked, I'd go on a 15 minute break at work and barely make it back in time. Now, I go outside, vape a bit and go back in... all in 7 minutes. Sometimes I don't even go out.
The other day, I spent an afternoon with a firiend... doctor's appt., shopping, dinner. When I smoked, I'd have to have a cig before going into a building and another after I left. But that day, I took exactly two vapes during the whole nearly six hour adventure.
Go figure.
Outside of the house... I vape a lot less than I used to smoke. When I smoked, I'd go on a 15 minute break at work and barely make it back in time. Now, I go outside, vape a bit and go back in... all in 7 minutes. Sometimes I don't even go out.
The other day, I spent an afternoon with a firiend... doctor's appt., shopping, dinner. When I smoked, I'd have to have a cig before going into a building and another after I left. But that day, I took exactly two vapes during the whole nearly six hour adventure.
Go figure.
I vape a lot more than I probably ever smoked, but nicotine intake is slower and less than from smoking so I'm not worried about it. I'm allowed to vape at work, but I'll still go outside just to get away from the phone and my computer. I like vaping more than I liked smoking. I have to wonder now if I ever really did "like" smoking with the smell and what I now consider to be an awful taste. I think maybe the addict in me was trying to convince myself that I liked smoking.
Vaping is more relaxing for me and I get more pleasure out of it.
Vaping is more relaxing for me and I get more pleasure out of it.
This is so true. I even tell the people who want to convert to vaping to just go right ahead and keep your cigarettes. Soon enough you'll find that you like analogs less and less the more you vape. And it's true.
I agree with WomanOfHeart...Overall, I prefer vaping to tobacco smoking. I don't feel "rushed" to hurry up and finish this burning thing in my hands, it's not going to stain my teeth or fingernails, not gonna stink up the place and I am taking in less chemicals. The taste is WAY better. I hate the taste of tobacco. I haven't smoked in five~going on six weeks now. Just using the PV-finally. After two years of battling analogs, FINALLY, I just use the PV as a substitute.
But I posted this thread because I notice some of my vaping habits differ from smoking. I still do the after meal thing or after a task is completed, but my craving is lightyears from when I used tobacco cigarettes. I don't get that feeling in my lungs like some ex-smokers get after they stop. Some may point to the PV, but the PV is more throat hit where tobacco is lung hit so go figure.
Glad I stopped the tobacco smoke. I do not want to go back to that again, as I'm very satisfied with vaping as a safer and more pleasurable option. Not smoking cigarettes has helped me a lot. My overall lung funtion feels like it improved and so did my throat/voice. Needless to say I got a bad cold earlier this past week and it went away quickly, whereas when I smoked, it would last almost three weeks and ALWAYS go to my throat and lungs. This time it didn't.
Thanks for your replies, all!
For about a week I felt like something important was missing. Then I realized it was the ashtray and lighter. Great loss huh. Second week I got tired of fiddling with the carts and bought some smart carts as well as a tank system and promptly started chain vaping when I wasn't busy or when driving. When I smoked I used to light up and if I was doing something that required both hands dangled the cigarette from my mouth, commited to finishing it since I had lit it. Lots of burning smoke going up my nose and in my eyes, ashes and embers falling all over the place. I'm starting to adjust at a little over a month and realize I can set it down and pick it back up when I want to. The "emergency" fixes before going into a non smoking building etc. are starting to disapear now as I know I can always find a place to sneak a hit if I get a strong urge. I had trouble inhaling the vapor at first but seem to be taking more of that in. Instead of chain vaping I'm starting to vape more like an analog, taking longer between hits and enjoying each one more. Another interesting difference to me is once I bought a pouch of tobacco (I rolled my own) I was stuck with the same flavor until it was gone with not many options on the flavor of the next one. Now I have a collection of juices with about three different flavors in tanks all the time. Cappuchino for my morning coffee, an assortment of tobacco flavors to use or mix, and deserts for meals and snacks. Can't imagine going back.
Good question. Some foods don't go well with vaping - w/oily foods for example, for me anyway, the vapor doesn't taste good right after. Coffee and vaping go together like coffee and cigs. I put a lot more attention on vaping than I did with smoking - however, I wasn't one of those that the anti-smoking lobby claims that smokers smoke cigarettes without knowing they do. I enjoyed almost every cigarette that I smoked I would have smoked even if there were no addictive substance. I like the smoke/vapor.
I would have smoked even if there were no addictive substance. I like the smoke/vapor.
I love vaping in bed as I browse the forums. I never smoked while I was in my bed.
I vape A LOT MORE than I ever smoked! If I was at home, I had a cigarette about once every 45min-1hr, during my average 15hr day. After meals, it had to be instantly. If I was out, there was always some annyoying obstacle that had to be overcome or dealt with in order for me to get my nic fix. Vaping is a whole different ballgame and I do it all the time Probably the only time I'm not vaping is when I'm sleeping, unless I wake up in the middle of the night I enjoy it a whole lot more too, thanks to all the yummy flavors and I don't have to worry about where I am, whether I'm bothering other people or inconveniencing myself. The biggest "plus" is my health!
Probably the only time I'm not vaping is when I'm sleeping, unless I wake up in the middle of the night I enjoy it a whole lot more too, thanks to all the yummy flavors and I don't have to worry about where I am, whether I'm bothering other people or inconveniencing myself. The biggest "plus" is my health!I vape more than I smoked but that is because I'm trying to find the right mod.
I vape a LOT LESS than cigarettes. Even When I go out for a "cig break" with my friends, i'll stop vaping when they're half way through their cigarette.
With cigarettes I was always looking for an opportunity to smoke, I was borderline chain smoking right before I got my VP. It was great timing!
With cigarettes I was always looking for an opportunity to smoke, I was borderline chain smoking right before I got my VP. It was great timing!
I don't "need" to vape. I can go for far longer periods without jonesing for nicotine. I can perform normal human activities like waiting in a doctors office without getting antsy. I find vaping to be a nice relaxing experience, cigs always seemed to be a reward for dealing with situations or simply something to kill time.
My only real habit is that vaping for a few minutes before bed and immediately after I wake up is a must.
My only real habit is that vaping for a few minutes before bed and immediately after I wake up is a must.
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