We're off cigarettes 1 year!

[cliff5550]

We have not had a cigarette since one year ago, thanks to the e-cigarette and the incredibly wonderful people here on the ECF!

It's so hard to believe that one year ago I was lighting up and inhaling 40-50 cigarettes a day and my wife was burning up 20 a day. I smoked for 45 years and she smoked for 30 years and after years of trying to quit cold turkey, using the patch and terrible days of Chantix, something finally worked. vaping! We've been among the lucky ones who were able to stop cigarettes on the very first day we began vaping. Neither of us has had one stinking smoke since that day.

So thanks again to every one of you for helping us through. Your comments, knowledge, advice, encouragement and friendship have played such a huge part in our success.
Cheers to you !

 

[potholerepairman]

Cheers and congrats. Mission accomplished.

 

[martha1014]

We all remember the date with quit cigarettes and started vaping as well as we do our birthday. Congratulations on being smoke free for one year

You now will become a veteran on the cigarette forum. You will be added automatically by ECF. If not let them know.

 

[Instigator]

Congratulations.. I'm going on my 7th week..

 

[JoeChemo]

Congratulations cliff! I love reading posts like yours.

 

[Shortstuff116]

A HUGE Congratulations to both of you! Success can be so sweet and although there may have been others, this is the first 'couple' that I've read about with a full year as a team.

Here's to another incredible smoke-free year!!!

 

[RatRacer]

Congratulations to you and your wife on this milestone. This is an accomplishment that you can really feel good about, literally.

 

[zbasspro]

Man I couldn`t be happier for you guys! You talked about your past cig usage, could you detail your vaping? Like where you started(mg), and where you`re at now. Do you till vape a lot? Good job to you both! I hope to be there some day!

 

[YKruss]

Huge congratulations and welcome to the Veterans Club!

 

[whiskey]

My 1 year anniversary is coming in Sept Ye haww!!

 

[Nyxie]

Congratulations!

 

[cliff5550]

zbasspro - We started with the RN4081 model SmokeStik because (of course) we wanted something that looked like a cigarette. Used pre-filled carts of 18mg for a while then went to filling our own with 24mg after about one month. The RN4081 has a lot of fans and they were good enough to keep us vaping for about 4 months.
Then we went to the M401 Dragon and Phoenix models from TrueSmoker for about a month or so. We finally decided to go with the Joye 510 style late last year and that's where we stayed until March or April when we went over to the eGo.
We were fortunate that each time we changed styles it seemed to be for the better. Although none of the styles were bad, the eGo is where we fully intend on staying. Throughout our year vaping, except the first month's pre-filled carts, we have been using 24mg. I vape about 3 ml a day and my wife vapes about 3 ml every 2-3 days. It never leaves my hand but obviously she isn't quite so physically attached to hers.
I kept a spending log until January of this year and it proved we have saved money. We never went overboard on mods or juice but just kept ahead of our needs. I now vape USA Mix/ Marlboro or Flue Cured Tobacco and she vapes Candy Cane, ordering juice only from StrictlyEJuice.
That's our anniversary story as brief as I can keep it.
Good luck in your vaping. One year will come around before you know it.

 

[Dmass]

Wow Cliff! Amazing. I am looking forward to one year but it will be a while. Like you, I was able to quit cigs the very first vaping day. You guys should be very proud of yourselves!!

 

[hecknaw]

Yep!! cliff,BIG THUMBS UP !!.....Hecknaw

 

[zbasspro]

Thanks again for sharing. I asked because there are a lot of people that get to zero nic fairly quick around here, and I know one guy with 200 some days @ zero nic for several months, and almost done with PVs altogether. I guess that takes discipline and a desire to stop vaping, of which I don`t have much of either one, although I hope to one day be vape free, but if it never happens won`t bother me too bad.

That wasn`t meant to downplay your accomplishment in any way, so please don`t take it as such. To not pick up a cig for a year is amazing!!!

 

[rosesense]

Grats Cliff and wifey. I was planning to start a thread to congratulate you but since I am in a later time zone, ya beat me to it. lol

Keep on keeping on. We have walked similar paths, eh? We were 401 then 510 and now ego buddies.

 

[Kent C]

Congrats Cliff!! We're real close - I hit 1 year on June 18th.

 

[RoKeM]

Good Job! I'm about to hit a year myself so I know how good it feels! Way to go

 

[classwife]

WOO-HOO !!! CONGRATULATIONS !!!!! THIS IS FANTASTIC !!! I am so happy for you.

 

[Ponygirl]

My Hero's - I can only hope to say the same thing in about a year. Just started vaping a couple of weeks ago, but still haven't managed to quit my analog's. Although happy to say, because of vaping I am down from two packs a day of analogs to about 10-15!
My heartfelt congrats to both you and your wife.
Cheers.