Hi. I have started vaping using an EgoC but can't seem to get away from smoking too. I do smoke much less now. I keep re-setting my quit date... I'll quit smoking completely ,When I get used to doing it ... When I get a juice I actually really like ...or maybe I'll miraculously start disliking the taste of cigarettes. I've been feeling like a failure for the last two weeks. Need some encouragement.
Vaping & still smoking.
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Pffft!
I vaped when I could and smoked when I had to for over 5 weeks. I kept looking for the right flavor and the right nicotine level, but just vaped when I could and smoked when I had to. When I found that first flavor that really satisfied, it was nothing close to what I thought would work for me, but I continued to vape when I could and smoked when I had to.
Getting ready for work one morning I notice the pack of cigarettes I was putting in my pocket had one missing. The same amount missing as the day before. I had forgotten to smoke the day before and haven't since.
I vaped when I could and smoked when I had to for over 5 weeks. I kept looking for the right flavor and the right nicotine level, but just vaped when I could and smoked when I had to. When I found that first flavor that really satisfied, it was nothing close to what I thought would work for me, but I continued to vape when I could and smoked when I had to.
Getting ready for work one morning I notice the pack of cigarettes I was putting in my pocket had one missing. The same amount missing as the day before. I had forgotten to smoke the day before and haven't since.
Don't beat your self up Juno. You may also try increasing your nic mg as maby your still having cravings cause your nic level in your liquid is to low. Just a thought. I am a newb also. Good luck ans just don't give up. Even less cigs is better than before.
Theres not a thing wrong with whatever pace you are comfortable with. This is not a race. Theres many of us who had many struggles and theres many of us who stopped after their first drag on a PV. We are all different. Give yourself credit where its due. You are trying. There are so many people who aren't even to the point where you are now. Keep at it, nothing wrong with that. All the analogs you havn't had are ones you can count. You havn't failed at all, you are winning right now just asking for advice, opinions and even support. That awesome flavor is out there somewhere. You just have to be willing to find it. Good Luck. Happy Vaping.
my plan was to keep smoking while vaping. during my first month I went from 2+pad cigs to 2 cigs a day! without torture! if I wanted a cig, I vaped. then if I still wanted the cig I had it. for the AM cig, I vaped for 10 min, then had the cig. the next day I vaped for 20 min then had the cig, soon it was 1 in the afternoon before i had my first cig of the day.
I've been vaping a little more than a year now and I still smoke 2 cigs a day, right before bed. as long as I stay at 2 a day I allow myself to have them. the only reason I started vaping was the $$ and I am a stubborn old woman
good luck and guilt never does anyone any good! one thing I learned here is you are supposed to count the cigs you don't smoke, not the ones you do
I've been vaping a little more than a year now and I still smoke 2 cigs a day, right before bed. as long as I stay at 2 a day I allow myself to have them. the only reason I started vaping was the $$ and I am a stubborn old woman
good luck and guilt never does anyone any good! one thing I learned here is you are supposed to count the cigs you don't smoke, not the ones you do Keep going, and keep cutting back. After you've had your first cig in the morning, the next time the urge hits, vape for a while...set a goal to hold off at least an hour. When I was going through this, I could get so full of nic in an hour the urge for a cig would pass. I cut down to 1 a day before I finally quit. And after a week, I lit an analog and it did, in fact, taste gross. I didn't even finish it
Hang in there! When you do smoke a cigarette, hold your PV in the other hand...look at your PV and say "This is LIFE"...then look at your burning analog and say "This is DEATH"...Life...death...life...death....and you begin to say, "Why I am still lighting these?"
Hang in there! When you do smoke a cigarette, hold your PV in the other hand...look at your PV and say "This is LIFE"...then look at your burning analog and say "This is DEATH"...Life...death...life...death....and you begin to say, "Why I am still lighting these?"
Hey Juno, welcome to the form. Always nice to see another Canadian here.
Don't stress about using both an e-cig & analogs, I did that for about 2 months. About a week after investing in a bigger e-cig kit I was able to get off the analogs all together. Your smoking less so that's a great start. Take your time & enjoy your switch over.
What kind of e-cig are you using?
Don't stress about using both an e-cig & analogs, I did that for about 2 months. About a week after investing in a bigger e-cig kit I was able to get off the analogs all together. Your smoking less so that's a great start. Take your time & enjoy your switch over.
What kind of e-cig are you using?
What worked for me when I was still smoking 3-4 with vaping at the beginning was to make myself quit for 3 days. I made it 7 and hated the taste of cigarettes after that. If somehow you can make yourself stay away from them only for a few days, their appeal may drop. Once you don't smell like an ashtray it is hard to go back to stinking.
If not don't beat yourself up, every cigarette you don't smoke is a win. Two weeks isn't very long.
If not don't beat yourself up, every cigarette you don't smoke is a win. Two weeks isn't very long.
On no, your out of the club!!!! Send me all your accumulated vape gear and resign your membership.
My co-driver and my wife are vaping smokers.. or smoking vapers.. err whatever.
Don't beat yourself up. Don't make yourself miserable.
If you want an analog smoke it, your an adult. If you want to vape, vape.. again, your an adult.
If you want to smoke and vape at the same time... ok thats too far.
Should you quit smoking? Sure, and the fatty foods, soda, coffee, driving, drinking tap water, city air, television, and about 1,000,000 other things. Don't get obsessed and feel like a failure. Thats crazy.
My co-driver and my wife are vaping smokers.. or smoking vapers.. err whatever.
Don't beat yourself up. Don't make yourself miserable.
If you want an analog smoke it, your an adult. If you want to vape, vape.. again, your an adult.
If you want to smoke and vape at the same time... ok thats too far.
Should you quit smoking? Sure, and the fatty foods, soda, coffee, driving, drinking tap water, city air, television, and about 1,000,000 other things. Don't get obsessed and feel like a failure. Thats crazy.
A lot of people can't shake those last few analogs without a struggle. Dont sweat it.
Most important, make sure you're using the right nic. strength. If you're using less than 18 or 24mg, depending on how much you used to smoke, keep a supply of the next highest strength for those times, like in the morning or after a meal, or whenever your urge to smoke is the strongest.
Vape an vape some more. PVs don't deliver the nicotine of a cigarette. I was one of the lucky ones who quit a 3pack habit immediately, but I was also lucky in that I was in a position to vape constantly from the start. I literally had no time to light up, and by the end of the first day, I realized that I hadn't. Then, it was a matter of virtually non-stop vaping for the next 3 or 4 days. By that time, I had lost any urge to have a cigarette.
Do try other non-tobacco flavors. You'll be amazed at how fast you'll lose the taste for tobacco. I think that's a good way of shaking those last analogs. After you've spent a few days vaping a good flavor you like, a drag of the cigarette you liked for decades starts tasting like crap. It's not a miracle. It happens to most of us to one degree or another. It won't happen though if you don't start. Personally, I realized I was smoking despite the taste, not because of it, and I smoked far better than average tobacco. Best tasting blends in the world....Yuk!
Most important, make sure you're using the right nic. strength. If you're using less than 18 or 24mg, depending on how much you used to smoke, keep a supply of the next highest strength for those times, like in the morning or after a meal, or whenever your urge to smoke is the strongest.
Vape an vape some more. PVs don't deliver the nicotine of a cigarette. I was one of the lucky ones who quit a 3pack habit immediately, but I was also lucky in that I was in a position to vape constantly from the start. I literally had no time to light up, and by the end of the first day, I realized that I hadn't. Then, it was a matter of virtually non-stop vaping for the next 3 or 4 days. By that time, I had lost any urge to have a cigarette.
Do try other non-tobacco flavors. You'll be amazed at how fast you'll lose the taste for tobacco. I think that's a good way of shaking those last analogs. After you've spent a few days vaping a good flavor you like, a drag of the cigarette you liked for decades starts tasting like crap. It's not a miracle. It happens to most of us to one degree or another. It won't happen though if you don't start. Personally, I realized I was smoking despite the taste, not because of it, and I smoked far better than average tobacco. Best tasting blends in the world....Yuk!
LOL, That reminds me of the episode of "Absolutely Fabulous" where one character had a half dozen nicotine patches plastered all over her while she was chain-smoking like a fiend. Her friend walked in and asked if she was "recharging".
I honestly didn't really plan to quit smoking when I started vaping. I looked at it as a way to cut back on the expense of cigarettes. Well, within the first week I went from smoking 2 pad to smoking less than a half a pack a day. Only then did I realize I might actually be able to quit. I took about 3 months before quitting altogether. Take your time. You don't have to quit all at once.
I smoked and Vaped for about 2 years. I was a 2 pad smoker and when I started vaping it was cut in half. About 6 months ago I started using the volt and I was finished. Well with the exception of the 4th month when I was smoking one analog a day but I got past it and I'm good to go. Go at your own pace and when your ready you will know it. Good luck to ya
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My husband and I are both (er... were both) smokers, with my habit being 2-3 (closer to 3) packs a day, and his 1-2 (closer to 1). When we started this together, we both thought that I would be the one that kept reaching for the analogs because my habit (addiction) was significantly worse than his, and he had quit once before (and started back up when he got with me, the human chimney).
I'm heading into Day 5 with no analogs, and he's still smoking 2-4 cigarettes a day, turning that premise right on its ear.
My attitude is that if we make this a test of willpower, we may as well flip a coin as to whether he will succeed or not because then it becomes pressure, failure... all things we don't want him to have surrounding this. Two weeks ago, he smoked 20-40 cigarettes a day. This week, he's at 2-4. That is total success over 16 cigarettes per day, or 112 a week, or 448 of those stinky buggers a month. That's a success no matter which way you cut it.
He, too, is struggling with that sense of frustration, and I'll tell you what I told him: If you can't do it all the way right now, you still did it most of the way and at some point, when you're ready, it'll happen. But don't focus on what you didn't accomplish - look at how much you cut down, add that up, and pat yourself on the back. That was an awesome first step, and the next one will come when you're ready.
I'm heading into Day 5 with no analogs, and he's still smoking 2-4 cigarettes a day, turning that premise right on its ear.
My attitude is that if we make this a test of willpower, we may as well flip a coin as to whether he will succeed or not because then it becomes pressure, failure... all things we don't want him to have surrounding this. Two weeks ago, he smoked 20-40 cigarettes a day. This week, he's at 2-4. That is total success over 16 cigarettes per day, or 112 a week, or 448 of those stinky buggers a month. That's a success no matter which way you cut it.
He, too, is struggling with that sense of frustration, and I'll tell you what I told him: If you can't do it all the way right now, you still did it most of the way and at some point, when you're ready, it'll happen. But don't focus on what you didn't accomplish - look at how much you cut down, add that up, and pat yourself on the back. That was an awesome first step, and the next one will come when you're ready.
I think its not only the right nic level ( or e liquid flavor ) but also the right equipment. I recall starting last year with the minis but didn't stick as it didn't have the Ooomph that I needed to replace my Marlboros. However after switching to my current basic unit of the VV battery and CE4 atomizer in January, i haven't looked back. Didn't even have the urge to go back to my old ways when I am around my smoker buddies.
Wow.Thanks for all the posts of encouragement! I will definetly be trying the many tips you have suggested.
Great advice ...and people. Not turning in my membership,yet.
The old 'quit' plans were loaded with guilt. A slip was a set-back and usually led to ' what's the use, might as well smoke'.
The new approach of 'harm reduction' is consistent with ' reducing harm'; counting the ones that aren't smoked, vaping and smoking enough to keep yourself comfortable.
Patches always kept me in a state of 'not quite enough, somethings missing' withdrawal. With my PV (the small one, not quite enough) I found the nic I needed. Nothing was missing, it was all there. Don't try to deny yourself what your body has come to demand. If you need to smoke, do it and enjoy it. Count the ones you don't smoke. Each one you don't smoke is money in your pocket, as well as the many health benefits.
One more camel won't break your back (is there a joke in there?)
I still smoke analogs every now and then, but what I found myself doing at the beginning would be to buy a pack out of guilt, then feel like I needed to hurry and smoke the pack so I could get started not smoking again. After 2 days of no analogs, you guess it, bought another pack and tried to rush through them. Moral of the story, as most people have said, take your time with it. You're all ready winning and it's okay to take baby steps. If you're in too much of a hurry like I was, it's more counter productive than anything.
Good luck, stick with ECF and browse all the forums. You'll find a lot great resources.
Good luck, stick with ECF and browse all the forums. You'll find a lot great resources.
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