Vaping For Weight Loss

cwolfman13 wrote: »

laurenebargar wrote: »

cwolfman13 wrote: »

laurenebargar wrote: »

cwolfman13 wrote: »

I would recommend vaping as an alternative to smoking and to help you quit...but if you aren't a smoker I wouldn't recommend getting on that wagon. It is uncertain how safe they are...for a smoker trying to quit, it's a better alternative than the smoking as studies have shown vaping to be safer, but more long term studies need to be done.

I used vaping to quit smoking and ultimately quit vaping...unfortunately after a few year, I picked up the vaping again during a very stressful time...trying to get off it again.

How did you quit the first time, if you dont mind me asking?

When I quit smoking cigarettes, I started vaping and kept the nicotine pretty high because I just wanted to focus on getting over the cigs and urge to smoke a real cig...I dialed down the nicotine a bit after about 5 or 6 months...after that I just committed myself to going down the next level every month until I was finally at zero.

I still vaped at zero for a few months, but then my vape pen crapped out on me and I didn't really see any need for a new one as my vaping had significantly declined anyway with the zero.

Unfortunately, last summer through fall was really stressful for me with things at work and then injuries sidelined me from cycling and lifting which are two things that really help me with my anxiety and stress...I picked up a pack of cigs and had a couple and then chucked them and went out and bought a new battery and some juice...I was at a 9 and just switched to 6 mg a couple of weeks ago.

Yeah going down in the nicotine seems the best way, Ill get a lower dosage next time I need more and continue to do that, did you have any withdraw symptoms? Every time I dont vape for several hours I get this weird like sore throat thing going on lol

Every time I went down, the next couple of days felt a little off, but nothing major as it was pretty slow weening down process.

Thanks so much! Its really time I quit, so I appreciate the advice!

Chew gum. You won't be satisfied without the act of chewing.

Ok, clear up some common misconceptions here

A recent study University of Vancouver I believe went so far as to say vaping is 94% less harmful than smoking. How accurate is that I don't know, but pretty much every study concludes its MUCH less harmful than smoking. There are 4 ingredients in Vape juice. Vegetable Glycerin (used in cooking), Polyproplene Glycol (inhalers), Nicotine (or not!) and artificial flavoring, she same stuff used for all the various packaged foods we eat. That's it.

Vape juice can have a ton of Nicotine or none, your choice. Nicotine is not harmful in itself, and in fact some studies are showing it may have minor health benefits.....but it IS what you get addicted to whether you smoke or vape. If you're a non smoker, get 0 nic juice. It has more of a pure taste anyways.

Vaping is a good alternative to cigarettes but I would never ever recommend it to someone who doesn't smoke cigs. Most of them have nicotine- don't sign yourself up for a nicotine addiction. If you get the kind without nicotine, the effects are debatable- it's not as unhealthy as cigs but that doesn't mean there are zero negative effects- personally I ended up with a lung infection and I didn't even use it a whole lot, and even without the infection my breathing was only marginally improved compared to when I was smoking. The way I think of it is- my lungs are meant to breathe air. Not smoke, not water vapor, not chemicals, etc. So if I put those things into my lungs, my lungs are going to fight back. Hence the breathing issues until I stopped vaping. Others may have different experiences but that was mine.

Why not try something that you can do virtually anywhere and without worrying about side-effects? Chewing gum, mints, hard candies (sugar-free if you're worried about cals), drinking water through a straw, etc.

all this oral fixation talk has given me the vapors

I used vaping to curb my night time snacking habit, worked great. I can watch tv and not have chips and pop. I'm not a smoker so my juices were nicotine free. I got various flavours and tanks because the intensity of the flavours do need to be changed up or you stop enjoying them.

Rufftimes wrote: »

"...but it IS what you get addicted to whether you smoke or vape. If you're a non smoker, get 0 nic juice. It has more of a pure taste anyways."

It's not all that you are addicted to with cigarettes. Tobacco companies have added, over the years, additional chemicals that create a stronger and more intense addiction. Those chemicals are the ones that give you that immediate high/light headed feeling when smoking a cigarette after not having one for a few hours. Nicotine is more of a long term addiction, and many people find that switching to vaping from smoking is much harder because it takes a good week or more to ween yourself from those additional chemicals (MAOI's, Tar, 3998ish other chemicals.., etc.) and their effects. Sure, if you're using e-liquid with nicotine you're still feeding that addiction, but it can easily be lowered over time and eliminated. It's those other chemicals that reinforce the immediate need to grab another cigarette. E-liquid has none of those chemicals with the exception of nicotine. Food for thought.