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Thanks, Sammy! I've been told I have a permanent smile on my face. Having been on the stinkies for 30 years I never thought that this little miracle could change my life so dramatically. I walked my dog 5 miles today with my friend and she said I didn't puff or pant once. Thank goodness I found this fab forum...i'm a new woman Blokey is pretty good too.

Sometimes my stupidity even surprises me...I fell off the vaping wagon spectacularly a while ago. I, of course, put it down to stress etc, but it just wasn't 'doing it' for me. Then I came back on here - thank goodness -  and saw the success and how peeps were loving their e-cigs and well, all the other wonderful stuff...and I wondered why vaping wasn't working for me? And then reading through some of the threads, the fog lifted and I suddenly realised I needed a stronger nicotine hit!  That's all. That was it! So I got myself some 24mg juice - the Hangsen Gold/Silver and YIPPEEEEEEEE! Sorted! I'm going to put my stupidity down to age - cos I can, but all I can say is how fabby I feel now.  I feel as though I am properly 'one of the gang' and I want to say a big thank you to all on here.  I am so chuffed with how I feel and better still, how other people say I am now.  More energy, no snoring (thank you husband) smell sweet, etc.  You all know, of course, but as usual I'm late to the party.

I knew this time, I would be ok as I decided to try my new 24mg hit whilst on a weekend away to Venice, which our son had bought us for Christmas. I knew I couldn't smoke anywhere in hotels or on the plane, so I figured vaping could only help, esepcially with my abject fear of flying! And help it jolly well did! I happily vaped my way around a flooded St Marks Square (yep, if it's going to happen, it's going to happen to us   ) and in the hotel bar and restaurant and had a sneaky on the plane. Bliss! Not had a stinky since and I don't intend to either...My husband and I have a deal; if I break and have a stinky then he'll break his diet, or if he breaks his diet, I can have a stinky!! (He doesn't realise that I don't want to touch another fag ever again, but I'm not letting on, cos he's doing so well losing weight..)



So there we are. A great big fat thank you to you all.  I've also just got into my lovely Mint/Choc flavour which I have after dinner and with my coffee and it's bloody lovely    

Yes, the general unwell feelings...that is something else. The lack of enthusiasm to do anything? The lack of energy? The feeling of being...finished? Thanks goodness for this forum. It's helped so much and so has everyone's honesty. Thank you.

Something that I have noticed since I've been dipping in and out of the vaping world, and that is; I don't need my inhalers anywhere near as much! Guess it's a win win situation

That's good to hear. I've heard some negatives about people becoming more ill with viruses etc when they have given up smoking.  Yep, and i could (notice past tense there ) smoke through anything too - in fact the craving got worse. It sounds gross now I come to think about it. Eww...

Well, I've had to start from scratch again after a shaky start. Being able to come back on here and read all of the positive comments about my wonky start has really helped and given me a huge dollop of renewed determination. (Last week was, well, not overly great - but we all get them, so no excuses really...)

Anyway, I have been wondering how many other health benefits you have noticed since giving up the stinkies, apart from the obvious ones?  I'm hoping that someone on here may have had a problem I've got and that it's vanished with the withdrawal from ciggies, like a big puff of unwanted smoke? The kit I bought from Mark has been fab and the indigestion has gone (thanks for help again, Mark - will be back to see you next week for more supplies) but there is something else I want to get rid of too...

So has anyone run a marathon yet? Climbed Everest? Swam the Channel? Become a food tasting expert? A new 'nose' for a perfume house?    I'd love to know of your achievements since being smoke free

Thank you again for your support and encouragement - made me feel that I can do this. It's lovely to be able to chat to peeps that have been here, done that, and well, don't need to wear the T-Shirt anymore. This is different for me; my husband gave up the 'stinkies' - love that - about 8 years ago with no help whatsoever. And as much as I love him dearly, I do sometimes get the "Well, I did, it. So can you!" But like Perpetua, I love smoking - I link it with happy, good, times and it wasn't like that for my husband. So having you guys n gals on here is fantastic. Thank you - and i apologise now if I bend your ears a bit, or get on your pip! (I' promise I'll try not to )