So here's how it is for me...
I've been smoking on and off for the last 30 years - started at the age of 14. My first attempt at giving up was successful for almost 9 years. I had a surprise pregnancy in 1992 and being very underweight decided to give up smoking. I stopped cold turkey the day I found out I was expecting and never looked back. Even when I lost my mum in a car accident in 1994, I didn't consider reaching for a cigarette.
Two more children came along and all was going well. Then I left my husband, had a complete lifestyle change, and picked up a packet of cigs. So I was back to smoking about 20 a day.
A few years later (I lost track of time!) I was rolling my own, driving home after new year celebrations, in desperate need of a cig and my partner was crashed out on the back seat. I had to pull over to roll a cig. I woke up the following morning and decided I wasn't going to be a slave to the smelly stuff any more. That time I managed about three years from cold turkey.
Another relationship breakdown, I smoked in anger. A new relationsip dawned and the smoking continued, as my new partner also smoked. We decided to try for another baby (she was going to carry, not me) so we both gave up again. That was March 2011. I managed a couple of months until a night out, cigarettes were available, and I was back on the slippery slope. That took me all the way up to December 28th last year. During that time, we'd had a little boy (he's a 10-month-old bundle of trouble now) and my partner is still off the cigs.
I work full time and enjoy going outside for a smoke break. I saw no reason to give up (I didn't smoke in the house or around my partner) so it happened by accident really. On the day I smoked my last cig, I was driving to work and knew I didn't have enough to last me the day. I would usually stop on the way to buy more, but I remembered that there was a vendor near work selling e-cigs, so my plan was to go out and take a look at lunchtime. I could always borrow a couple of cigs off a workmate if I needed to in the meantime.
So that's what I did. I spent £20 on a starter kit which contained a cig-a-like battery and 2 prefilled cartos. I've never looked back! I washed my work coat when I got home from work to get rid of the smell. I have recently upgraded to an eGo-T with a CE4 clearo, which isn't a great setup, but at least now I can see when it's getting low, instead of sucking like mad on a carto and not knowing what's going on! And I still go outside at work for a "vape" break.
That turned into a bit of an essay - sorry! I can't believe how easy it has been - the PV gives me everything the cigs did, without the bad bits.
I've been smoking on and off for the last 30 years - started at the age of 14. My first attempt at giving up was successful for almost 9 years. I had a surprise pregnancy in 1992 and being very underweight decided to give up smoking. I stopped cold turkey the day I found out I was expecting and never looked back. Even when I lost my mum in a car accident in 1994, I didn't consider reaching for a cigarette.
Two more children came along and all was going well. Then I left my husband, had a complete lifestyle change, and picked up a packet of cigs. So I was back to smoking about 20 a day.
A few years later (I lost track of time!) I was rolling my own, driving home after new year celebrations, in desperate need of a cig and my partner was crashed out on the back seat. I had to pull over to roll a cig. I woke up the following morning and decided I wasn't going to be a slave to the smelly stuff any more. That time I managed about three years from cold turkey.
Another relationship breakdown, I smoked in anger. A new relationsip dawned and the smoking continued, as my new partner also smoked. We decided to try for another baby (she was going to carry, not me) so we both gave up again. That was March 2011. I managed a couple of months until a night out, cigarettes were available, and I was back on the slippery slope. That took me all the way up to December 28th last year. During that time, we'd had a little boy (he's a 10-month-old bundle of trouble now) and my partner is still off the cigs.
I work full time and enjoy going outside for a smoke break. I saw no reason to give up (I didn't smoke in the house or around my partner) so it happened by accident really. On the day I smoked my last cig, I was driving to work and knew I didn't have enough to last me the day. I would usually stop on the way to buy more, but I remembered that there was a vendor near work selling e-cigs, so my plan was to go out and take a look at lunchtime. I could always borrow a couple of cigs off a workmate if I needed to in the meantime.
So that's what I did. I spent £20 on a starter kit which contained a cig-a-like battery and 2 prefilled cartos. I've never looked back! I washed my work coat when I got home from work to get rid of the smell. I have recently upgraded to an eGo-T with a CE4 clearo, which isn't a great setup, but at least now I can see when it's getting low, instead of sucking like mad on a carto and not knowing what's going on! And I still go outside at work for a "vape" break.
That turned into a bit of an essay - sorry! I can't believe how easy it has been - the PV gives me everything the cigs did, without the bad bits.
It must be enjoyable because my partner, who's been off the cigs since March 2011, has got herself one and is vaping 0mg in sweet flavours instead of eating cake and biscuits haha. So it may also turn out to be a weight-loss aid - we shall see!
