whyyyyyy did i give in!

[Skybow388]

so i have gradually been getting of the stinkies. So today at work after being like 13 days stinky free i gave in and smoked a newport. it was surprisingly gross and i am now mad at myself. vaping is so much better and it makes me feel a ton better!!! why did i give in!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i will no longer give in as vaping is what i do now. its my favorite hobby/pastime. I Have to start over now with my no stinkies!! tomorrow will be day 1.

 

[ShariR]

Hey, don't beat yourself up over it. Actually, I think it is a good thing that you had that Newport today. You got to answer that little voice in your head that keeps telling you that you want a cigarette. POOF!!! All gone now! You had the cigarette and from what you say, it was terrible. So you got it out of your system. The next time that little voice tells you that you want a cigarette, you will already know that you do not.

Today was a victory for you! You have made the conscious decision that you prefer vaping over the cigarettes.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

 

[Mrs C]

1 in 13 days? That's just the one you needed to "really" confirm you are done with them. Get a counter, set it for the time you put that one out, and vape on

 

[Whitechapel]

It happens. We are not saints. Don't be so hard of yourself, it was just one! Think of life like a defensive back. You got burned on one play, but it's how you perform on that next that really matters. And this is coming from a guy who has problems with unrealistic expectations of himself sometimes.

 

[Train2]

LOL, think about it - that's EXCELLENT. You now KNOW that cigs are nasty, in a way you never could if you didn't smoke one!

So now, it'll be easy for you to stay a non-smoker - Congratulations!

 

[criddopher]

yeah it seems to happen to most people. The habbit is just hard to break. My girlfriend has been using ecigs for almost 2 years and she still will smoke a cig sometimes if shes drinking or out with a bunch of people who smokes.

 

[vaperature]

Chill. It's not AA. You don't have to "start over". You had a smoke. So what. It reminded you how gross it is. That's a good thing, not a bad thing. Vaping is a feel good thing. Feel good about it.

 

[Txaggiesaunt]

It's not about the ones you smoke, it's about the ones you don't smoke. It's all good. Take care & VAPE ON

 

[Utew]

Courage and patience.... everything takes time and nearly two weeks, is a beautiful step forward.

 

[Milkhoney]

Think of all the cigarettes you didn't smoke in 13 days, how many is that? That number, compared to one you did. You're doing awesome. You're gonna make it longer than 13 days now, and you're gonna remember how damn gross it is. It's gonna be easier to say no to each one, not only because it's gonna taste nasty, but because you're gonna be so ...... at yourself if you do.

 

[Decimate]

Smoking 1 cigarette in 13 days is a lot better than smoking 260 cigarettes in 13 days

 

[freeatlast!]

Finishing the last pack I had after starting to vape was actually helpful to me. None of those tasted good....so later if I've thought I've wanted one, I can remember how tasteless they were and know that I don't really want one.

 

[spawnsharks]

You're doing fine. The fact that it bothers you is a great step. Analogs are hard to get off of, and it can take multiple tries to really quit. The vaping helps a lot, since it offers much of the sensation, mechanics, comfort and habitual tendencies of smoking...

I was a smoker for 30 years. In that time I quit cold turkey, quit due to illness, used gum and used patches. Each time, I picked it up again.. one time, when I had a really bad cold, I realized I hadn't smoked in a week, so I decided to not pick it up again; that lasted 5 years! However, after 5 years, the calling came back, and I picked it back up.

I have been vaping for a couple of months now, and since it satisfies more than just the nicotine, I think this is my favorite transition of all....

I mention all of this because I think you, and most of us who have made the transition, will find that even with a slip up, the reaction will be like yours: that analogs are GROSS! And now that you have a way to satisfy urges beyond just that of the nicotine, you will find that you will stick with the vaping... and not worry about having an analog here and there. It's not the end of the world, and it serves as a reminder of the difference between vaping and smoking.

 

[madqatter]

Hey, don't beat yourself up over it. Actually, I think it is a good thing that you had that Newport today. You got to answer that little voice in your head that keeps telling you that you want a cigarette. POOF!!! All gone now! You had the cigarette and from what you say, it was terrible. So you got it out of your system. The next time that little voice tells you that you want a cigarette, you will already know that you do not.

Today was a victory for you! You have made the conscious decision that you prefer vaping over the cigarettes.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Agreed!

 

[SoCalMichelle]

so i have gradually been getting of the stinkies. So today at work after being like 13 days stinky free i gave in and smoked a newport. it was surprisingly gross and i am now mad at myself. vaping is so much better and it makes me feel a ton better!!! why did i give in!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i will no longer give in as vaping is what i do now. its my favorite hobby/pastime. I Have to start over now with my no stinkies!! tomorrow will be day 1.

It's not bad, I did the same thing! I vaped and smoked for about a month till I found a good vape setup and some Eliquid that I loved vaping all day. It gets easier to stay off cigs the longer you vape. Once you have a full month of vape only, you will never look back!

Takes 28 days to break a habbit

 

[dice57]

Roflmfao!!! It's all good, most everyone picks up a stinky after vaping for awhile. And most discover it taste like chit. Just consider it Vape Reinforcement Therapy. Don't slam yourself, congratulate yourself for choosing to vape. Just call it the after vapers taste test. You didn't start smoking again, it was not a relapse unless you went out and bought a carton of smokes and no longer vape. Doesn't even count as smoking if you only tried one.

 

[Crazee]

It's not about the ones you smoke, it's about the ones you don't smoke. It's all good. Take care & VAPE ON

Can I take that and put it on a t-shirt? Haha

 

[madqatter]

Can I take that and put it on a t-shirt? Haha

If we had an "ECF mottos" shirt, that would be the front and the back would say "Backup your backups."

 

[CafeDigitalDiva]

Can I take that and put it on a t-shirt? Haha

I'D BUY IT! HERE, TAKE MY MONEY!!!!!

 

[CafeDigitalDiva]

I think just about everyone here has done that. I did it and was so physically ill, I could only manage about 3 puffs on a stinkie. Seriously, it made me so ill I will NEVER do that again! You're still a winner! Vape on!!