Vape-Free in 2026

[Noreeen]

Hi - I am looking for others who are quitting vaping.

I have quit multiple times, for months at a time, but I always start again. My DH vapes and is not interested in quitting which is difficult as I always know there's a vape in the house. Although, on the bright side, I have learnt something new each time I have "quit" and now I hopefully know how to be successful.

I really want this time to be different and would love to find some people in a similar position for support and encouragement. Whether you have quit, are currently trying to quit, or just thinking about it. All welcome.

Today is my Day 1.

Just found this thread and popping in to say hello 👋

I am on Day 14 of no vaping today. I vaped for 12 years after using vapes to give up a 20-year, 10-a-day smoking habit, and feel like I was more addicted to vaping than I ever was to smoking!

I’ve gone completely cold turkey, as I need to kick nicotine once and for all and just cannot face having to wean myself off yet another addiction.

It’s absolutely brutal…still having intense cravings and eating too much, but I am determined to never vape again.

I know I can do this. It’s bloody hard, though!

I’m 12 days in now. As well as vaping I used to have the odd roll up - my partner smokes them. Not every day but usually with a drink in the evenings. I’m missing these more than vaping but I know I can’t just have the odd one without either starting full on smoking or vaping again.
Yesterday was a milestone, went out for drinks, sitting outside in the sun with a cold beer and didn’t cave, it wasn’t as hard as I thought it might be. Weird thing is I dreamt last night that I vaped and it took a while after I woke up to realise I didn’t.
I was really pleased when I realised it was just a dream so I’m trying to use that as an incentive to keep going.

Well done, people seem to be doing well

In terms of the mood thing I ate half a pint of ice cream yesterday. That was mad. I would never normally do that.

@Karmatime that’s huge well done!

@MidlifeConfusion1 yes i was over eating a lot at the beginning, it does go away. hope you enjoyed it at least?

2 weeks now, I’m noticing less physical cravings for sure but still struggle not to equate certain moments of the day with having a vape. Morning coffee, every time I need to concentrate on something and an evening drink are my biggest triggers.
On the plus side my breathing feels smoother and deeper if that makes any sense.

How’s everyone getting on?

17 days, the gaps between thinking about it are definitely getting longer.
I’ve got a tricky weekend next weekend as I’ve got friends coming to stay who vape.

Hello! Coming back again, sheepishly, as I haven't been doing very well.

I had been vaping on and off - so not vaping for days, or weeks, then having a day where I vaped a little bit, but stopping again the next day. I fooled myself into thinking this halfway house was working, but I have gradually started to vape more and now back at square one again.

I had some blood test results earlier this week which have reignited my desire to quit. I have made loads of other lifestyle changes this year; I have now lost 20lbs and this is the last thing that needs sorting out.

I am on Day 2 today and feeling very lackluster and flat.

I hope everyone else is having success!!

congrats on your weight loss @Noreeen that’s really amazing!! vaping some of the time is better than vaping all of the time so you should be proud of yourself! Good luck for the rest of day 2, you can do it!

I’ve had a couple of slip ups but have mostly been vape free since february. I don’t think about it all of the time anymore which is amazing, but i have been smoking when I’ve had a drink. DH is off to America for the world cup next week so I’ll be parenting alone for a while though my parents are around to help! I think if I can get through this without vaping I can get through the rest of my life!

Hey @blankcanvas3 - lovely to hear from you!

Well done on your success! All the best for your solo parenting mission. I am sure you have got this!! You really have done so well.

I have a big night out coming up at the end of the month and I was contemplating buying some cigarettes!! My DH says they are insanely expensive these days?!

Gosh I felt like shit yesterday. Absolutely awful. I went to bed before 9pm and woke up this morning still feeling shit.
But I dragged myself out to do Park Run and I feel a bit more human now.

My cholesterol is a bit high, not totally terrible, but borderline. Two years ago it was excellent. I know nicotine is not great for general heart health so it has helped me to get a grip on myself and get motivated to knock it on the head.

Funny you say that - I was saying to my friend when I smoked I would pay about £15 for 50g of tobacco, had a look to see how much it was now and it’s about £46!!! She said she pays about £13 for 20 B&H now which is madness!

I did park run this morning too, been consistently beating my PB since I gave up vaping. DH has high cholesterol and it seems soo hard to bring down through change of diet etc as he’s really tried but it’s not made much difference

Gosh, it is crazy how expensive tobacco and cigarettes are now, isn't it? Although I suppose it is probably a good thing on the whole. Although I have read that smoking is on the increase with younger generations?! So maybe those prices don't put people off!

Amazing work on the park run. I always dread doing it but feel great afterwards. I am yet to beat my PB (which is slow anyway!) but I am getting closer.

Oh that's interesting about your DHs cholesterol. I have started to watch my saturated fat, since I got my results, but I do love all the things that are high in them (we had a BBQ last night and that blew them way over the recommended amount, despite the fact I tried to focus on the veg and salad! 🤣). I am eating lots of beans as apparently soluble fibre is good for helping with cholesterol. Who knew?

When is your DH off?

@Noreeen It’s much cheaper to vape which I suppose is the point. DS is 17 and he was saying a lot of his friends have started smoking even though they vaped first. I don’t really understand doing it that way round, but apparantly it’s much cooler to smoke now!

I’ve been trying to eat more fibre anyway since all of the news about cancer being on the rise because everybody is so deficient but it’s something I find weirdly hard to add to my diet. I ordered some powder today from holland and barrett to help!

DH went this morning and a mere two hours later DD threw up everywhere 😂 she has a stomach bug poor thing. My youngest is unfazed by his absence so far as she’s in a phase where she only wants me, but sicky DD is very much a daddy’s girl (eg. doesn’t care if I live or die) and has been moaning all day that he’s gone. Bed time is fast approaching and he always does her bed time routine so I think it’s going to be difficult. Only a month till he’s back kiddo!!! She’ll be counting down the seconds

Oh no! Poor DD and poor you @blankcanvas3 - did you survive bedtime? I really hope the tummy bug passes quickly and you and your youngest avoid catching anything too. How old are your kiddos?
Solidarity for the rest of your solo parenting stint. When is DH back?

Omg fibre is my nemesis. I have been tracking calories, protein and fibre since Feb (now added Saturated fat, yay! ) and fibre is soooo hard to get up to the 30g mark. All the things I thought were high in fibre - like a massive salad - really aren't. I now eat a lot of beans and also eat Aldi fibre brownies like an old lady. Fun times!

We survived bed time! She’s still feeling poorly but she’s not been sick in a couple of hours. We haven’t caught anything yet so I’m crossing my fingers! My youngest is one, middle is just 4 and my eldest is 17 so he’s self sufficient nowadays! DH will be back once England go out of the world cup. I’m Irish so fingers crossed it’s soon 😂

Oh I know, all of the stuff I thought had loads of fibre in just doesn’t! It’s a pain. How are you getting on? Still vape free?

I cracked and vaped today 😬 really, really disappointed in myself and so annoyed! hope everyone else is getting on okay?

Hey @blankcanvas3 - I have been meaning to come on and see how you are doing. How is the solo parenting going? You are an absolute trooper.

Please don't beat yourself up about vaping! How are you doing now? It can just be a blip and it doesn't undo all of your hard work so far.

I'm doing OK-ish. Generally day-to-day I am fine and not vaping at all. But the issue is drinking/socialising. We have had a small number of evening outings, where I have been drinking, in June and I have not been able to resist.

Luckily I don't drink / go out a lot. So if I am a social vaper for now then so be it I suppose. I just have to be super vigilant not to let it slip into other areas. I did have a couple of puffs in the garden with a beer once - but that felt too close to home, so I won't be doing that again. Out out only!!

I hope all is well with everyone else. @blankcanvas3 did you avoid the sickness bug in the end? xx

@Noreeen It’s not been as bad as I thought, but to be honest I was expecting DH to be on his way home today! He’s having the best time so I can’t really begrudge him but I’m sooo desperate to see him! We all ended up getting the stomach bug in the end but it was just a twenty four hour thing - thankfully my stepmum was brilliant and moved in for a couple of days to help out!

I’m still vaping, but I’ve decided that if my husband can fuck off to America for an unspecified period of time, then for that unspecificied period of time I’m also allowed to vape 😂 I’ll quit again when he gets back. I felt like a naughty school girl last night, vaping with DS’s friends when they all came over to watch the match!

I think being a social vaper is very common, and definitely not as bad as vaping all the time. Drinking is such a trigger for me too! It just doesn’t feel like a properly good drink if I’m not also vaping/smoking! It’s like I can’t enjoy it as much

Oh no, sorry to hear you all got poorly. But I am glad you had some support in DH's absence and that it didn't last long.

I think that's a fair deal to be honest. He is getting a loooooong old break from family life.

Who would have guessed England would stay in so long eh? I have never been a huge football fan but I have found myself really enjoying the matches I have watched (I slept through the most recent one though and from what I had read, altitude etc, I was fully expecting to wake up to England having been knocked out) it's just annoying all the matches are on so late UK time (I like sleep more than football).