UPDATE - Now Nine Months Cigarette Free!

My wife and I are both long time cig smokers. We've wanted to quit for a while now. For those of you who have/do smoke cigs, you know how hard that can be. Well, we got the E-Cigs today. Its a easier step down system. Im really hoping this works, and we can get off them all together.

Cigars however, are staying around!

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Poker Slob

Great job Jay...keep it going. How's the wife do I g in her quest to quit?

LiquidChaos66

Keep up the good work! Once you are all done just start using nicotine free juices. Then learn to build your own atomizers!!!! That's what I'm doing now. It's fun and the flavor differences are unbelievable!

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Poker Slob:
Great job Jay...keep it going. How's the wife do I g in her quest to quit?

Wife is at 0 too!

LiquidChaos66:
Keep up the good work! Once you are all done just start using nicotine free juices. Then learn to build your own atomizers!!!! That's what I'm doing now. It's fun and the flavor differences are unbelievable!

I didn't know these existed!

JMartinez10

Good luck to both you and your wife; quit 6 years ago this July. Long road but well worth it.

curtpick

Smoked for 30+ plus years Jay. Did the electronic thing and it did help. I quit 2 yrs ago February and still have urges and know I always will. Resign yourself to knowing its an addiction is step 1. Find your habits ie... smoking after you eat.....with your coffee in the morning ,and other mannerisms such as putting your hand to your mouth,crossing your fingers when you hold a cig ... for some examples. Now pick one of those habits and eliminate one at a time in your daily routine, in other words pick your battle plan and win the battle before thinking you can win the complete war.
Believe in yourself and be proud. You can beat it !

Bob Luken

curtpick:
Smoked for 30+ plus years Jay. Did the electronic thing and it did help. I quit 2 yrs ago February and still have urges and know I always will. Resign yourself to knowing its an addiction is step 1. Find your habits ie... smoking after you eat.....with your coffee in the morning ,and other mannerisms such as putting your hand to your mouth,crossing your fingers when you hold a cig ... for some examples. Now pick one of those habits and eliminate one at a time in your daily routine, in other words pick your battle plan and win the battle before thinking you can win the complete war.
Believe in yourself and be proud. You can beat it !

Excellent advice.

Congrats Jay, on your success so far.

LiquidChaos66

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Poker Slob:
Great job Jay...keep it going. How's the wife do I g in her quest to quit?
Wife is at 0 too!

LiquidChaos66:
Keep up the good work! Once you are all done just start using nicotine free juices. Then learn to build your own atomizers!!!! That's what I'm doing now. It's fun and the flavor differences are unbelievable!
I didn't know these existed!

I'll post some pics tonight of my current setup in the non cigar section for ya

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curtpick:
Smoked for 30+ plus years Jay. Did the electronic thing and it did help. I quit 2 yrs ago February and still have urges and know I always will. Resign yourself to knowing its an addiction is step 1. Find your habits ie... smoking after you eat.....with your coffee in the morning ,and other mannerisms such as putting your hand to your mouth,crossing your fingers when you hold a cig ... for some examples. Now pick one of those habits and eliminate one at a time in your daily routine, in other words pick your battle plan and win the battle before thinking you can win the complete war.
Believe in yourself and be proud. You can beat it !

The E-cig helps....my hardest time is in the mornings. Wake up, piss, coffee, (used to) go out to smoke. I use my E-cig pretty heavily during that time. I seem to use it a little bit more heavy while I'm driving also. A habit of mine was always, if I got in the car...I lit up. Didn't matter if I'd just had one 5 minutes ago...I'd light up.

It's not been to tough...only 1 or 2 really strong cravings for a real smoke. Even had a buddy (cause we're ass's like that) run a cigarette under my nose today. "Uh, yeah...no thanks". Tell ya the truth...I felt pretty good about it!

The wife and I are trying not to push this to fast. I'm pretty sure if we push to hard, to fast....we'll tumble back into it.

Thanks for the great advice! I really do appreciate all the support from you guys. It really does help!

LiquidChaos66

Take a peek at the thread i posted for you.... some pics. lol

jd50ae

Think about this....Flavors and aromas will come back with a bang.

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Update: I'm still at 0 smokes on the year! Ok, 22 days. My vape usage is dwindling slowly. The wife broke and had 1 cig in a drunken moment, and said it was absolutely horrible!

twistedstem

Good going brother.just think of all the money you'll save not buying cigarettes,money you could put towards another more enjoyable hobby ....

Jetmech_63

Congratulations bro and much respect for you. Quitting smoking was the hardest thing ive done and it took me a bout a year of off and on to finally kick it. It's good you and your wife can support eachother though!

Bob Luken

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Update: I'm still at 0 smokes on the year! Ok, 22 days. My vape usage is dwindling slowly. The wife broke and had 1 cig in a drunken moment, and said it was absolutely horrible!

That's great to hear. Very great.

Bigshizza

Your gift is in the mail

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Bigshizza:
Your gift is in the mail

Damnit Jim!

Rain

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Bigshizza:
Your gift is in the mail
Damnit Jim!

I'm a doctor, not a photon torpedo technician!

twistedstem

Rain:
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Bigshizza:
Your gift is in the mail
Damnit Jim!
I'm a doctor, not a photon torpedo technician!

So you quit smoking?Heeeeres your cigar......brilliant get him Jim!!!!

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twistedstem:
Rain:
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Bigshizza:
Your gift is in the mail
Damnit Jim!
I'm a doctor, not a photon torpedo technician!
So you quit smoking?Heeeeres your cigar......brilliant get him Jim!!!!

Stop it!

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Bump for Randy

Rain

Thinking about doing this as well.Thinking and doing are two different things, though! I can go any 4 day with out smoking, first day at work....light up. Might need to lay off cigars for a bit, I think having the nicotine in my system from gars makes the return to cigarettes not as a painful as it should be.

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Get. The. Vape!

(for me)

The Vape gives you the sensation and NIC you are looking for. 4.5 months in, and I'm off cig's and vape. Cigars only now.

Amos Umwhat

Rain:
Thinking about doing this as well.Thinking and doing are two different things, though! I can go any 4 day with out smoking, first day at work....light up. Might need to lay off cigars for a bit, I think having the nicotine in my system from gars makes the return to cigarettes not as a painful as it should be.

I think you're right. I had to quit all tobacco for a few months, then go back to cigars. One thing that helped, when I broke down and had a cigarette I'd smoke it like a cigar. No inhaling. Search for the tobacco flavors, such as they are.

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Today makes 9 months! Sorry, but I'm pretty happy about this! I honestly didnt think I'd make it this far.

CharlieHeis

Awesome. Keep it up. If you made it this long, you should be able to go forever. After I quit chewing I had heavy cravings for the first two months. After about six months I had no desire whatsoever to start again. Coming up on 11 years, if I remember the year correctly.

Bob Luken

Congratulations. You should feel proud you've made it a reality. In fact I think you should change the title of your thread now to something big like "Now Nine Months Cigarette Free!"

mmccartneydc

Bob Luken:
Congratulations. You should feel proud you've made it a reality. In fact I think you should change the title of your thread now to something big like "Now Nine Months Cigarette Free!"

+1 what a great accomplishment. I was one of those, "I only smoke when I drink" kinda guys that full time smokers hate bc we're always bumming smokes. When I decided I was done it was easy for me to stop. Cant imagine what you've went through! Congrats again and someone shoot me his addy!!!

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mmccartneydc:
Bob Luken:
Congratulations. You should feel proud you've made it a reality. In fact I think you should change the title of your thread now to something big like "Now Nine Months Cigarette Free!"
+1 what a great accomplishment. I was one of those, "I only smoke when I drink" kinda guys that full time smokers hate bc we're always bumming smokes. When I decided I was done it was easy for me to stop. Cant imagine what you've went through! Congrats again and someone shoot me his addy!!!

...ah crap

mmccartneydc

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mmccartneydc:
Bob Luken:
Congratulations. You should feel proud you've made it a reality. In fact I think you should change the title of your thread now to something big like "Now Nine Months Cigarette Free!"
+1 what a great accomplishment. I was one of those, "I only smoke when I drink" kinda guys that full time smokers hate bc we're always bumming smokes. When I decided I was done it was easy for me to stop. Cant imagine what you've went through! Congrats again and someone shoot me his addy!!!
...ah crap

Still waiting on this......anyone, anyone?

Rhamlin

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Today makes 9 months! Sorry, but I'm pretty happy about this! I honestly didnt think I'd make it this far.

thats freakin awesome Jay! I'm almost 4 months without snuff. And hating every minute of it. How have you been doing on the the eating thing. I'm eating all the time mostly fruit and veggies but I've had to kick my walks up a notch from 1 hour to 2 hours every day so I'm just able to keep my weight steady. Don't want to gain back all I lost.