Oh, Cape Coral is a nice area. I have friends there.
I'm in central FL - Leesburg. It's cold here right now. It hasn't gone above 48 degrees all day!
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Oh, Cape Coral is a nice area. I have friends there.
I'm in central FL - Leesburg. It's cold here right now. It hasn't gone above 48 degrees all day!
Congratulations Rose! Enjoy watching your sig line click off the days. I had to put a dare into my sig line
Congratulations Rose! Enjoy watching your sig line click off the days. I had to put a dare into my sig line
LOL! Now that's brave! I like a good dare, but that one would send me screaming to the cigarettes.
One day, maybe I could be that brave. Right now I have to give myself permission to mess up, even if I fight against it.
Congrats to you! The best I've ever done is 6 months (before e-cigarettes), and I was in the depths of despair every moment. And I'm a super-happy type of person. I'm hoping it will be different this time.
When I first started vaping I quit for about a week to 10 days or so, but then I started sneaking cigs, and by the time I ended up back at a PAD or so I decided that the only way I could do this is to never have another cig again, ever. And it was much harder that second time around (as others have attested to).LOL! Now that's brave! I like a good dare, but that one would send me screaming to the cigarettes.
Right now I have to give myself permission to mess up, even if I fight against it.
Congrats to you! The best I've ever done is 6 months (before e-cigarettes), and I was in the depths of despair every moment. And I'm a super-happy type of person. I'm hoping it will be different this time.
We all have to do it our own way. I'm rooting for you!
I've already made a 1.2 mix (normal is .6), and it's ready to use if I need it. I read a few posts where people advised that, and it made sense to me.
Regarding WTA, I'm a bit conflicted. I do have some WTA e-liquid (.6) and some concentrate on the way. But it seems to be difficult to get, and I'm guessing that it will eventually be more prone to regulation than nicotine. So I'm reluctant to even start using it if I don't have to. I'm leaving the WTA on the back-burner for now. I'm probably just a bit paranoid.
For some, it takes some thought to make the switch. I fight occasionally against what I refer to as "situational smoking" urges. I was working on the vehicles last week and found myself craving a smoke - it was something that I always did when turning wrenches. It's a little less convenient to vape with dirty, greasy hands.. So I grabbed a clean towel, put that around my mod and took a few pulls and was good to go. Part of it is just re-training the brain to change gears with vaping in lieu of smoking. just like your morning cig and after-dinner cigs were. With a little time, thought and effort, you totally CAN do it.
And if you do "slip up", don't be hard on yourself. Just figure out what you can do differently the next time to reduce the chance of it happening again.
For some, it takes some thought to make the switch. I fight occasionally against what I refer to as "situational smoking" urges. I was working on the vehicles last week and found myself craving a smoke - it was something that I always did when turning wrenches. It's a little less convenient to vape with dirty, greasy hands.. So I grabbed a clean towel, put that around my mod and took a few pulls and was good to go. Part of it is just re-training the brain to change gears with vaping in lieu of smoking. just like your morning cig and after-dinner cigs were. With a little time, thought and effort, you totally CAN do it.
And if you do "slip up", don't be hard on yourself. Just figure out what you can do differently the next time to reduce the chance of it happening again.
Yes, it's the psychological stuff that will mess us up, especially with long-term habits.
Good luck! One of the neatest things I noticed when I successfully switched to vaping was only going to the gas station to get... gas. ;-)
Hey! I grew up on Ft Myers Beach and I lived in both Ft Myers and Cape Coral! My grandparents ran the Sun Caper Condominium on the island.
Totally. Such creatures of habit we humans are..Yes, it's the psychological stuff that will mess us up, especially with long-term habits.
That's precisely why I still have those tobaccocicles in my freezer, 18 months down the road from the last one I smoked -- without them, I panic; with them, I have free choice!
WTG, Rose, and I know just what you mean -- when I'd been smoke-free 48 hrs and didn't even miss it, I was over the moon! The entire first year I was smoke-free, every so often it would just hit me, I don't smoke anymore! And I'd do a little celebratory dance.
I still get that moment of pure amazement sometimes -- 39 yrs enslaved to those stupid things, and now I don't need them anymore! And I'm absolutely another who could never have done it, without ECF. Tech support, consumer support, hand-holding support... ECF has it all! Andria
Rose, I think you have the right idea. You are smart to keep an emergency stash of WTA on hand. Just be sure to store it in front of that emergency pack of smokes, so you grab the WTA firstI've already made a 1.2 mix (normal is .6), and it's ready to use if I need it. I read a few posts where people advised that, and it made sense to me.
Regarding WTA, I'm a bit conflicted. I do have some WTA e-liquid (.6) and some concentrate on the way. But it seems to be difficult to get, and I'm guessing that it will eventually be more prone to regulation than nicotine. So I'm reluctant to even start using it if I don't have to. I'm leaving the WTA on the back-burner for now. I'm probably just a bit paranoid.
Rose, I think you have the right idea. You are smart to keep an emergency stash of WTA on hand. Just be sure to store it in front of that emergency pack of smokes, so you grab the WTA first
Haha! My husband just said the exact same thing.
Smart, most important thing to remember is you can have one occasionally. It's the "I can't have one" that makes the subconscious rebel and trigger cravings.LOL! Now that's brave! I like a good dare, but that one would send me screaming to the cigarettes.
Right now I have to give myself permission to mess up, even if I fight against it.
Congrats to you! The best I've ever done is 6 months (before e-cigarettes), and I was in the depths of despair every moment. And I'm a super-happy type of person. I'm hoping it will be different this time.
I think everyone's heard my rant about the subconscious being a two year old. Tell it it can't have something and it will rebel.
Tell it it can, but you're choosing not to, it'll go along. The advice about about a good vape shot will do the trick quite nicely.
We're all behind you, Rose. You really can do this.
Thanks again for all the support. Like I said before, if I could do it on support alone, I'd have this.
My stupid banner isn't working, but I'm in my third day today. I can't believe it!
My stupid banner isn't working, but I'm in my third day today. I can't believe it!
Congratulations! How do you feel?Thanks again for all the support. Like I said before, if I could do it on support alone, I'd have this.
My stupid banner isn't working, but I'm in my third day today. I can't believe it!
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