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19. One week?! Well, la-di-da! Pin a rose on your nose!

Thu May 1, 2014, 02:51 PM

May 2014

I've been tobacco-free for ONE MONTH (today)!

Seriously, congrats!! I know how hard it is, literally. I smoked from almost 29 years! I got as high as 2.5 packs a day for almost 15 years. I started using the vapor cigs and cut back to a pack and a few. Once I knocked out some of my triggers, I was able to fluctuate and I got a new way of vaping, that's when I really made progress.

Just a few notes, you can read as much as you want online about what happens next, but it really will depend on your body. I stopped coughing about 4 days later, then after a week of no coughing, it started back up, for almost two weeks now, but nothing like before. It is really subsiding now. I had days where I felt drained and just "down." This, apparently, is normal as well. The cravings....well, let's just say for a week I wanted to punch someone in the throat...anybody. Now, I get them every now and again, but it falls away quickly (usually).

Vaping made this possible for me, too.

I heard the legends/stereotypes/etc. about bad British food, but it is the vapor juice too?! Well, I must say, I am a bit interested in one of those flavors... LOL!

Good luck. Congrats! Stay strong!

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I'm now a week without cigarettes, just an e-cig [View all] Prophet 451 May 2014 OP

Child killer! jberryhill May 2014 #1

You forgot the "sarcasm" tag Prophet 451 May 2014 #2

I am embarked on the same journey. E-cigs are going to allow me to quit smoking. Comrade Grumpy May 2014 #3

keep it up - I am cheering for you rurallib May 2014 #4

Well, nicotine isn't harmless Prophet 451 May 2014 #5

well, we have done without vaping in the movies up til now rurallib May 2014 #7

Product placement to the max in The Tourist. ;) Babel_17 May 2014 #29

Cinema, theater and other related arts need to reflect life as life exists, not a sugar coated Bluenorthwest May 2014 #66

Yes, but nobody is going to eat a pack of cigarettes! robbob May 2014 #71

Child-proof bottles and a bit of care Prophet 451 May 2014 #75

A bottle of drain cleaner can kill a child... awoke_in_2003 May 2014 #85

Actually they do. 5162 babies under age 5 were reported in just 2011 as having ingested jtuck004 May 2014 #97

Good for you! Whatever it takes to quit smoking, I'm in favor of it. Glorfindel May 2014 #6

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2014 #8

O....k Prophet 451 May 2014 #9

I've quit smoking real cigs in favor betterdemsonly May 2014 #10

I'm really enjoying it Prophet 451 May 2014 #12

Bourbon jberryhill May 2014 #55

Good tip, thanks n/t Prophet 451 May 2014 #58

Good for you, and keep going! hatrack May 2014 #11

A little Prophet 451 May 2014 #13

Get a tongue scraper if you don't have one... tridim May 2014 #27

Hadn't even considered that Prophet 451 May 2014 #30

You should always brush your tongue when you brush your teeth. randome May 2014 #46

Can't drink OJ :( Prophet 451 May 2014 #57

I started ecig vaping on Jan. 10th. displacedtexan May 2014 #14

I used to buy in bulk Prophet 451 May 2014 #17

I too bought in bulk...had...and still have 10+ cartons of cigs angstlessk May 2014 #35

*insert rant about US healthcare here* Prophet 451 May 2014 #62

Thanks to Obamacare I now have health coverage angstlessk May 2014 #69

for me it was easy to reduce They_Live May 2014 #15

Best wishes for your success! merrily May 2014 #16

Thank you n/t Prophet 451 May 2014 #18

One week?! Well, la-di-da! Pin a rose on your nose! Behind the Aegis May 2014 #19

The juice varies Prophet 451 May 2014 #22

I've told you before, Sissyk May 2014 #25

That coughing thing.... angstlessk May 2014 #39

lol! Yes, not coughing is normal. Sissyk May 2014 #56

vapor delivery devices should not look like a cigarette & the "misguided crusade" would be over. Sunlei May 2014 #20

Most don't Prophet 451 May 2014 #21

'Sonic screwdriver'? There you go. If you need encouragement, just think... randome May 2014 #38

Mine looks like this pokerfan May 2014 #34

That's almost identical to mine, just different colour Prophet 451 May 2014 #41

I want one that looks like pokerfan May 2014 #49

I may model my own Prophet 451 May 2014 #64

Theres good money to be made in mods Egnever May 2014 #87

Ok, that's what mine looks like also.... giftedgirl77 May 2014 #73

Are you taking off the silicon plug? Prophet 451 May 2014 #77

No, but I will make sure it is plugged in all the way. TY & giftedgirl77 May 2014 #78

Once in a while, you get a leaky tank or bad atomizer jberryhill May 2014 #80

Sweet, thanks for the info I will check it out. giftedgirl77 May 2014 #81

Just remember what a pack of smokes cost jberryhill May 2014 #83

True, & I hate the way regular smokes make me giftedgirl77 May 2014 #84

IMO it looks similar to the Corp. pushers cancer stick. A shape that quashes complaints, like this Sunlei May 2014 #61

That looks freaky Prophet 451 May 2014 #65

Congratulations to you, Prophet 451! Sissyk May 2014 #23

Thanks dude n/t Prophet 451 May 2014 #33

I'm at the end of month one, no cigs, no cravings. It's amazing! tridim May 2014 #24

Thanks, man Prophet 451 May 2014 #31

Good to hear underpants May 2014 #26

day 9 for me notadmblnd May 2014 #28

Wish I could reommend a flavour Prophet 451 May 2014 #32

Have you tried apple icicle Sissyk May 2014 #47

No, I admit, I haven't explored it much and am mostly using disposables. notadmblnd May 2014 #54

Mine looks like the one in the picture above. Sissyk May 2014 #60

yep,mine looks like the one in post 34 notadmblnd May 2014 #67

If you are doing disposables, I suggest White Cloud. Big range of strengths and flavors to play with TheKentuckian May 2014 #90

Thanks notadmblnd May 2014 #92

3 years here. After 50 + years of smoking. Even my doc recommends them. Tierra_y_Libertad May 2014 #36

6 days for me. Chantix. I go days. Smoke for a couple days... seabeyond May 2014 #37

What is to figure? angstlessk May 2014 #45

Good for you! SmartRat May 2014 #40

My SO has noticed the same thing Prophet 451 May 2014 #43

Good for you! logosoco May 2014 #42

Yeah, I know what you mean about the smells Prophet 451 May 2014 #48

I am for any aid that helps people quit smoking Skittles May 2014 #44

In time Prophet 451 May 2014 #52

Seventeen days for me--no e-cigs--cold turkey panader0 May 2014 #50

Same here. Been off cigs for 13 years now. Dawgs May 2014 #63

Make sure you check the nicotine percentage.... Spitfire of ATJ May 2014 #51

Oh, I'd probably keep buying it Prophet 451 May 2014 #53

K & R Raksha May 2014 #59

10 months for me Bluenorthwest May 2014 #68

Try going 10 years without a cigarette or vapping... Tikki May 2014 #70

The regulations actually made me more determined to smoke Prophet 451 May 2014 #95

See, that's how it worked for you�and I was just the opposite�. Tikki May 2014 #96

I've been off the smokes since October... SomethingFishy May 2014 #72

ipen Dross197 Oct 2014 #104

Smoker Friendly was the only place I could find them... SomethingFishy Oct 2014 #105

Me too, months now. Note that cigarette smokers have been reduced from jtuck004 May 2014 #74

I'm actually not sure where I left my smokes Prophet 451 May 2014 #94

I've Been Tobacco Free Since October Leith May 2014 #76

I quit in mid February Callmecrazy May 2014 #79

Congratulations! Warpy May 2014 #82

Congrats to you... awoke_in_2003 May 2014 #86

Hah! Egnever May 2014 #88

Congratulations! etherealtruth May 2014 #89

Hey prophet Jesus Malverde May 2014 #91

I smoked for maybe more than 52 years fadedrose May 2014 #93

Any way you can quit is the right way Warpy May 2014 #102

Did no good fadedrose May 2014 #103

I am now one month pokerfan May 2014 #98

I do much the same Prophet 451 May 2014 #100

One thing I've noticed about using eCigs to quit, tobacco smoke doesn't smell as bad... tridim May 2014 #101

Congratulations on being smoke-free! LeftishBrit May 2014 #99