I just thought that...

[vapourized]

...I'd let you all know how I'm getting on so far.

I haven't logged in for a while as things seem to have now settled down and I'm now into a good routine. I'm allowing myself a maximum 3 cigarettes a day which has really helped me, not because I can have 3 but because I know I can have them without feeling bad about it which makes a hell of a difference. Some days it may only be the one I have on other days it will be two but never more than 3 so in that context then that's brilliant to the 60 a day I was smoking.

Next up is that I'm still putting £50 a week away religiously into my 'Rewards' box and today I reached the magic £500 in cash, this gives me so much inspiration to carry on and I'm not missing the 60 a day one little bit, in fact I really don't know how I did smoke that much but I did. It's strange but even only smoking the max of 3 is enough for me now.

I still haven't spent any more money on shiny things and still using the same stuff that I bought originally with the occasional purchase of carts from Vape Escape so vaping for me is incredibly inexpensive.

Anyway, I'm not going to trundle on anymore, I just thought that I'd pop in and let you know how I'm doing.

Keep up the vaping people!

Graham

[andym]

Bloody well done Graham!

[Malibu]

That's really good news From 60 a day is amazing !

[azzie]

Great news Graham.

You may want to keep your rewards box away from your signifcant other. My wife decided to get a new dishwasher as I had saved so much >

[skyjay]

WOW fantastic Graham.....well done #icon_welldone#

[kickit]

You're an inspiration! Congratulations!

[beautycat]

Well done #icon_welldone# #icon_thumbsup#

[Chrissie]

Very well done Graham & thanks so much for letting us know

I used to average 50 ciggies a day & on some days hit the 60, so I've had similar savings to you - & not just financially

[Ewol]

Good stuff Graham and it's great to see you back and posting again.

Mind if I ask. When you did smoke 60 a day, were you pretty much always smoking? Some days I could smoke a lot, but I don't think I've ever managed 60 in one day. Just curious more than anything.

[Malibu]

I started worrying when I found I was starting to smoke more than 1 pack a day, mainly moneywise.

[Karma]

Thanks for updating Graham and well done #icon_bravo#

[vapourized]

Oh thank you people, that really helps me.

But you're all doing the same as me, you've all given up or almost given up like me so we've all done bloody well getting off the weed. Non smokers just do not know how hard giving up is, it's far beyond just the nicotine addiction, it's far more than that as you all know.

Nov 4, 2012 19:44:16 GMT Ewol said:

Good stuff Graham and it's great to see you back and posting again.

Mind if I ask. When you did smoke 60 a day, were you pretty much always smoking? Some days I could smoke a lot, but I don't think I've ever managed 60 in one day. Just curious more than anything.

I was actually smoking more than that a few years back but smoking 60 a day is not chain smoking but not far from it. The thing is, some people can make a cigarette last ages because they don't draw on it that hard and don't take many puffs, but I will pull on it hard and take a lot of puffs too so a cigarette doesn't take long for me to smoke so I would get through more - does that all make sense? Not sure that it does now that I've re-read it back but hopefully you will get what I mean. It seemed that I just needed to smoke another so soon after the other was because the one I had just smoked hadn't given me enough nicotine (even though I was on quite high strength cigarettes) and also, if I'm honest, it was just a great feeling.

But luckily I can get all that from the vaping, I have obviously had to have a change of mind set but once that is sorted then you're away.

Graham

[Paul]

well done keep it up ;-) #icon_welldone# #icon_thumbsup#

[padiho]

Great achievement Graham.

[Twinklet]

What a great achievement!