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Almost a week with no cigarettes. And I think this new unit is only going to make it easier.

So far, I've only been able to try my new eGo with some Turkish Blend Tobacco flavor juice that I just happened to bring with me to work today. Compared with my M402, I'm getting a little bit less throat hit, maybe a little less flavor, but a LOT more vapor than I'm used to. It might be more difficult to be stealthy at work with this thing. And I might have to reduce my nicotine strength with this guy.

Once I get it home, I'll try it out with my usual menthol juice and go from there. I've got a low-resistance atomizer to try, and some blank cartomizers, and a 501-M402 adapter that might be interesting.

I haven't been getting fatigued, I don't get out of breath near as easily, and every day I seem to be able to smell more things.

I mowed the lawn yesterday, and despite the 90 degrees and high humidity, it was kinda fun. I wasn't huffing and puffing, and I wasn't completely wiped out afterwards.

I stopped by a convenience store yesterday for some soda, and the regular clerk I know asked, "Is that all for you? Need some smokes today?" It was nice (and easy) to say, "No, not today." :)

I haven't been getting fatigued, I don't get out of breath near as easily, and every day I seem to be able to smell more things.

I mowed the lawn yesterday, and despite the 90 degrees and high humidity, it was kinda fun. I wasn't huffing and puffing, and I wasn't completely wiped out afterwards.

I stopped by a convenience store yesterday for some soda, and the regular clerk I know asked, "Is that all for you? Need some smokes today?" It was nice (and easy) to say, "No, not today." :)

I've not had any problems not smoking cigarettes so far. Still haven't bought any. Every once in a while, a little bell goes on off in my head saying, "It's time to go outside for a cigarette!", especially at work. But a couple of puffs on the PV cures that.

Now I just can't wait until all the new stuff arrives. I've got M4 attys and blank carts coming, I've got an eGo on it's way, I've got empty 510 carts and cartomizers coming for the eGo, and a sampler pack of juice due next week.

So much for saving money on smokes this month. But I'll probably have enough supplies to last several months.

I've not had any problems not smoking cigarettes so far. Still haven't bought any. Every once in a while, a little bell goes on off in my head saying, "It's time to go outside for a cigarette!", especially at work. But a couple of puffs on the PV cures that.

Now I just can't wait until all the new stuff arrives. I've got M4 attys and blank carts coming, I've got an eGo on it's way, I've got empty 510 carts and cartomizers coming for the eGo, and a sampler pack of juice due next week.

So much for saving money on smokes this month. But I'll probably have enough supplies to last several months.

Finally after over a year I've stopped buying cigarettes.

In April, I started making an effort to vape more and smoke less, mostly to save money. I already had the supplies and equipment, so why spend money on cigarettes? And I got myself down to 7-10 cigarettes per day.

Then Friday, for some reason, I smoked an entire pack of cigarettes. And felt pretty crappy the next day. So on Saturday, I decided to see if I could smoke NO cigarettes all day.

It worked.

On Sunday I realized I had 3 cigarettes left in the pack, so I tried one. It really didn't taste very good.

Yesterday, I finished the pack. By the time I finished the 2nd cigarette at around 10:00 am, I couldn't stand the nasty taste in my mouth.

Now I'm excited. I've been smoking since age 16, 23 years now. And now I really don't want any.

Been using the trusty M-402 lately, but found a great deal on an eGo, so that should be coming soon. And I'm going to experiment with it - ordered blank carts, blank 510 cartomizers, and a 510-401 adapter to try out my 401 attys on it. Should be fun!

Finally after over a year I've stopped buying cigarettes.

In April, I started making an effort to vape more and smoke less, mostly to save money. I already had the supplies and equipment, so why spend money on cigarettes? And I got myself down to 7-10 cigarettes per day.

Then Friday, for some reason, I smoked an entire pack of cigarettes. And felt pretty crappy the next day. So on Saturday, I decided to see if I could smoke NO cigarettes all day.

It worked.

On Sunday I realized I had 3 cigarettes left in the pack, so I tried one. It really didn't taste very good.

Yesterday, I finished the pack. By the time I finished the 2nd cigarette at around 10:00 am, I couldn't stand the nasty taste in my mouth.

Now I'm excited. I've been smoking since age 16, 23 years now. And now I really don't want any.

Been using the trusty M-402 lately, but found a great deal on an eGo, so that should be coming soon. And I'm going to experiment with it - ordered blank carts, blank 510 cartomizers, and a 510-401 adapter to try out my 401 attys on it. Should be fun!

Aim for this week: Made the Grade/Over, but okay/Maintenance /Over Maintenance

 

June 14^th June 20^th

 

Day	Target	Actual	Summary	Burn	Deficit
Mon	1500	2180	Work 4 hours. Shopping. Ok eats.	3470	1290
Tue	2000	2280	Work. Drank a bit. Good eats.	3470	1190
Wed	1500	2300	Emo day. Heavy on eats, but not insane.	2600	300
Thu	2000	2270	Work. Okay eats.	3450	1180
Fri	1500	????	Swam, but ate and drank tons.	????	----
Sat	2000	1800	Light work. Ok eats.	2600	800
Sun	1500	????	Swam, but ate ridiculous.	????	----

 

Thoughts Really am hoping to knock this week out of the park. Self: Knock this week out of the park!! Edit to add: Had two shaky days. Want to work on doing really well for the rest of the month. Hope I do well. If I DO rock out the month, it’ll be a good one.

 

This week:

 

Did I get 30 + minutes of exercise 5 days this week? Yes.

Did I eat relatively healthy? Yes.

Did I keep my “free” day around maintenance calories? No. :(

Did I binge?  No.

June 7th to June 13th

Thoughts: Not posting snapshot. Don’t have a lot of actual numbers for the week. I’ve not been strictly counting for a few days. Not intentional. Just been busy. Fairly sure "colors" are fairly accurate for the month, even if I don’t have actual numbers. Been doing fairly okay, I think. Only one (known) bad day. And I’m calling two maintenance days but I was probably actually better then maintenance. Better to err on the side of caution, I suppose. :) Feeling pretty good. Hope to really KILL next week. This week’s been a little rough around the edges, but again… Think I’m “okay.”

This week:

Did I get 30 + minutes of exercise 5 days this week? Yes.
Did I eat relatively healthy? Yes.
Did I keep my “free” day around maintenance calories? No. Pizza Pig-Out.
Did I binge? No. 

Aim for this week: Made the Grade/Over, but okay/Maintenance /Over Maintenance

 

May 31, 2010 to June 6, 2010

 

Day	Target	Actual	Summary	Burn	Deficit
Mon	1500	2040	Yard Work/Swimming. Mediocre eats.	3600	1560
Tue	2000	1915	Work. Nice burn. Ok eats.	3490	1575
Wed	1500	1960	Cleaning. Shopping. Good burn. Ok eats.	3000	1040
Thu	2000	1750	Work. Decent burn. Okay eats.	3370	1620
Fri	1500	1955	Swam. Ate a bit heavy.	2800	845
Sat	2000	1650	Swam. Ok eats.	2700	1050
Sun	1500	1945	Work. Good eats.	3200	1255

Thoughts: May was a maintenance month. I've made peace with that, but would like to really knock June out of the park. First week has been the best week EVER. Really. Did great on exercise, deficits, etc. Feeling very proud. Would like to do something similar for the next 3 weeks, but can’t really imagine an entire month without a couple maintenance days. We’ll see. If I have to have one, I hope I can save them for Saturdays. Hit my 30 lbs down goal, finally. That’s awesome, too. Yay. :)

This week:

 

Did I get 30 + minutes of exercise 5 days this week? Yes.

Did I eat relatively healthy? Yes.

Did I keep my “free” day around maintenance calories? Yes.

Did I binge?  No.