Day 5, 6 and 7 - I have stopped smoking!

So, it has been a few days since I posted here, but things have been busy and I have been battling the smoking demon. 

Day 5

On day 5 I officially ran out of tobacco at 10am.

Had my last cigarette and then threw away all the associated stuff - lighters, papers, ashtray, etc.

From smoking to vaping.
Today is the day!

I must say it felt good to do it, but also a little scary. Without my vaping I don't know how it would have gone but that has been my saviour so far.

I also received some e - juice to mix with the nicotine base I ordered from the U.S. Looking forward to doing that as it will make things cheaper by far. Of course, it is all experimental so far but the nicotine I got was relatively cheap so I can do that.

Day 6

Oh, the morning is the worst I am thinking....

I got up (was made to get up by the dog) at 6am and let her out to do her morning business. Once I wake up I am usually unable to get back to bed, so I made myself a cuppa and went outside for a cig.

Then I remembered..... I don't smoke any more!

That was difficult. Vaping is similar to smoking, but not quite the same so I still have that mental shift to make. However, I decided to try and mimic what I would normally do in the morning just to see if vaping could be as satisfying as that first cigarette of the morning.

It seemed to work, although at one stage I had to really talk myself out of going to the shops to get some tobacco. I did manage to rationalise my way out of it though as I know I have the nicotine addiction covered by the vape juice so the craving for a cigarette is mainly in my head.

The rest of the day went well, vaping a fair bit but apparently that is common for smokers making the change over to vaping.

My wife (Paula) and I also went and joined the local gym. We both figured it was something that would help get me fitter and be another incentive to stay off the cigs.

I also got my nicotine that I ordered from the U.S. today so have mixed up around 8 different flavours at 18mg which was suggested when previously a heavy smoker. They have to sit for a few days so will let you know how they are doing down the track a bit.

Day 7

Easier today now I have my head around it. Still not a walk in the park but did not have the desire to go buy any tobacco so that is a win I reckon.

Kept busy doing household and business stuff all day and though I vaped quite heavily at times it was not like day 6.

I have been using a premix 18mg "latte" flavoured e-juice since day 5 which is helping to control the nicotine cravings, but the taste is not as good as I thought it would be. For something that is supposed to taste like a latte, it has no coffee taste at all for me, but rather a very sweet caramel type flavour. Will not be my all day vape once I find something better but for the moment it is working.

The flavour is called "Catch You Latte" by Vaporfi in the U.S. I ordered it early last week in a 60ml bottle and it turned up on day 4 in the morning. I did not use it until I ran out of tobacco though as I did not want to double up on the nicotine I was getting.

The total cost including delivery was just over AU$50.00 which is still around $15.00 less than a pouch of tobacco but will last a LOT longer.

I also ordered some e-juice from an Adelaide vape shop which was a brilliant deal. It does not have any nicotine in it, the strength is a "doubler" though which means I can mix it 1:1 with my nicotine to get the right amount for me. It comes in half full 30ml bottles so all you have to do is add the nicotine.

That's all for the moment. I will write up an update for day 8 later today and let you know why I have so many vape machines.

Ian 😊