What influenced your decision to stop smoking?

[ejuicefrenzy]

There's many reasons why a person would give up such an unhealthy habit, what's yours?

As a person who smoked a pack every 3 days, I was influenced by the health risk brought from smoking, I am so grateful that this alternative came about. We all have this achievement in common. I believe that there's ways to bring this change to many people, friends and relatives.

 

[omyeyes]

Smoked for 40+ years. Skeptical when I first heard about the e-cig a few years ago. Went on a cruse this past summer and decided to give it a try to get me through. Never looked back!!!

 

[Nudzacysie]

What brought me about to vaping and to cut down n stop (which I havent fully done as of yet but am now down to maybe 1 - 2 depending on the occasion) was that I had stopped for a while without any help then started picking up again and went all the way up to 1 pack of Newport a day which I seen a vapor store and remember how I had seen people using them and I kinda thought they looked cool so got interested and picked up an evod starter kit.

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[atcsat64]

Reason #1) I vowed that my grandchildren would never see me smoke (no grandkids yet, though) (I vowed nothing about vaping)
2) future health
3) tired of the smell and ashes
4) wasted money
5) tired of the cough

 

[PaulBHC]

I deliver oxygen to people that smoke/smoked. Go into a clean house and you smell yourself. Cost. Standing in the cold rain to smoke at work. Last straw was lower back pain flared up after a cig. 3 times over the course of a day. Enough.

 

[JoeDerty]

I lost 2 grandparents from smoking so thats what did me in. here is my story My Vaping Story - YouTube

 

[ZeroOhms]

While there are some who really enjoyed smoking, I hated every aspect of smoking. smell, health, cost.. etc. everything!
So, in short, it wasn't "why" stop smoking, but rather "how" I can stop smoking. Like lots of people here, I have tried pretty much everything under the sun. Wake up every morning saying "could today be it?"
One time, I stopped for about a month and it was one of toughest thing I ever did. With vaping, 1st month rolled around without any drama. 2 - 3 months pasted without even a second thought of analog. It is beyond amazing.

 

[Brandon_4078]

Health, mainly the always coughing and spitting out crud, also not being able to do anything without being short/out-of breath. Didn't quit yet but giving it a second go this time full force and money is no expense.

(1 PAD and sometime 1.5-2 PAD on the weekends)

 

[ejuicefrenzy]

I lost 2 grandparents from smoking so thats what did me in. here is my story My Vaping Story - YouTube

Remarkable, my condolences for your loss. I'm glad you were able to find the problem with the pg in order to continue vaping.

 

[MR. Mad]

23 years of 2 pad and not getting any younger plus the MRS. has been hounding me for years gave it a try and 35 days later still loving it.

 

[ejuicefrenzy]

While there are some who really enjoyed smoking, I hated every aspect of smoking. smell, health, cost.. etc. everything!
So, in short, it wasn't "why" stop smoking, but rather "how" I can stop smoking. Like lots of people here, I have tried pretty much everything under the sun. Wake up every morning saying "could today be it?"
One time, I stopped for about a month and it was one of toughest thing I ever did. With vaping, 1st month rolled around without any drama. 2 - 3 months pasted without even a second thought of analog. It is beyond amazing.

I like the aspect in which you approached to switch to the alternative, we never truly need a reason why we should but how we can achieve to stop which also can be influenced by the reason.

 

[otrpu]

The fact that almost everybody I went to school with and worked with that smoked is dead. I've smoked tobacco alittle more than 52 or 53 years. Was going thru 2.5 PAD when I started vaping. Took me 6 months to get to solo vaping. Then a couple years of vaping, working my way down to zero nic. Feb 6th was my last vape. Good Luck with your quit(s). JMHO

Cheers,
otrpu

 

[Opie1Kanobi]

I had tried several times to quit just because. I recently got a welding job, and with those fumes and the added risk from smoking cigarettes I just had to quit. I had seen a few people around the factory with them (I love that my work is vape friendly) I decided to try it. With my basic little green ego (I called it the green machine) I saved enough in the first month to buy a Vamo V5. It was a total money shock factor. I really could save money and be "nicer" to my body. And now I've been a whole month cigarette free!

 

[bali.loop]

I tried to quit a bunch of times, but that is impossible being married to a smoker.. I would 'quit', he would keep going... then he would 'quit' and I wasn't ready..

Then 3 weeks ago he and I had the worst chest colds ever- could hardly talk, move, couldn't breath. Hubs stopped right there. I was a stubborn addict, trying to take a hit then coughing like no tomorrow.

Luckily my friend had left his ecig at my place the day before when he showed me his nifty new toy and how to use it. I teased him for being a big manly type man, vaping on cotton candy, while I puffed away at my menthol. As I laid on the couch wishing I could stop thinking of lighting another cig, I spotted the e-max and thought "what the hell.." and I swear on a stack of kittens, that was all I needed. I literally threw away the half pack I had left, got in my car and went to the local smoke shop where I overpaid dearly for a crappy starter kit and some juices.
The seeds of quitting was already there, but I am so thankful to my forgetful friend and his cotton candy ecig .. which has been sterilized and returned to its rightful owner

I switched because I was tired of being so addicted I couldn't help but smoke even when everything in my body was telling me 'NO!' .. in 3 weeks I've gone from 12mgs of nic to 8.. zero here I come!

 

[G8GTJav]

1. Family was bugging me to stop, 2. Health concerns, 3. Sick of smelling bad and hearing other people complain about it, 4. Tired of searching out spots far from people so as not to offend, 6. Tired of cleaning up butts and dirty ash trays.

I tried disposable eCigs over a year ago but was completely disappointed. I don't think those things actually work for really addicted smokers. Recently, on the advice of family members, I checked out one of the new vape shops that opened in my area. Ended up buying an eGo C-Twist and some tank atomizers. Overpaid but after a week I was finally able to ditch cigarettes. Been upgrading ever since and now it has turned into a hobby. So happy I rediscovered vaping and gave it another shot.

What I have noticed after more than a month of being cigarette free is that I barely get headaches any more, my cronic stuffed up sinuses have gone away, I don't feel constantly fatigued, no more shortness of breath, and no more light headed feeling after exerting myself.

 

[JoeDerty]

Thank you very much.

Remarkable, my condolences for your loss. I'm glad you were able to find the problem with the pg in order to continue vaping.

 

[tvigne]

I quit smoking because (a) I noticed that my breathing was becoming more laborious and (b) my husband really wanted me to stop. He is the one who suggested vaping, as several of his work colleagues vape.

I never thought I would be able to quit smoking again but, apart from two incidents of craving an analogue, it has been very easy, thanks to the lovely eliquids out there and the advice on this forum.

 

[Charon]

Just plain tired of being broke. The 100$ a month I figure on saving (that figure is an arbitrary goal for me, once I find the sweet spot in gear, and break even based on my old PPD) can be used on fun things like upgrading my fencing gear.

Knowing "10 weeks and I can pick up that sword I've been wanting." is a much more potent drive for me. It's obvious I'm fully capable of saying "screw it" in regards to my health, but it's really hard to resist steel.

 

[Tiggie]

After smoking for 35+ years, and my health (particularly my breathing) really starting to take a hit from it, I knew I needed to quit smoking. When you can't walk across a room without huffing & puffing and having to sit for 30 minutes to catch your breath, its time to quit.
I enjoyed my smoking, the flavor of a good pipe tobacco or cigar... and I knew I couldn't make it without the nicotine. (Hubby told me to not even try to quit again as I was impossible to live with, LOL.)

I had a friend suggest trying e-cigarettes. I liked how it seemed to work, but it wasn't cutting it well enough for me. Another friend suggested a different type of set up (ego batteries & cartomizers, plus better quality juices)... and I haven't looked back since.

 

[emstorm]

I never wanted to stop smoking and never tried. But I do like the safer / better tasting / 'cheaper' alternative.