When I reached the fifty day mark two days ago, I knew I definitely had something to write about!  I’m excited about being tobacco free this long, for the first time in my life.

During the past month, I realized a few differences in my view of smoking.  First of all, I’m surprised at the number of people I see smoking, standing outside of businesses on their break, outside of stores, even outside of the gym!  I know that the majority of people who smoke really want to quit but just don’t know how (one statistic I read said this number was as high as 70%!).  When I first started the process to quit smoking, I was scared.  Scared of failure, scared that the product I was using would fail me, afraid that I wouldn’t have enough determination to follow through.  I think I eventually came to a place, that made me willing to try to quit, when I was MORE SCARED OF DYING as a result of using tobacco products and getting cancer.  Now, I’m shocked at the number of people that are still smoking when there are safer, healthier alternatives.

When I started using The Safe Cig electronic cigarette, I wondered if I would be able to stick with it and not be tempted by my old Marlboros.  It only took about three to four days for me to adjust to The Safe Cig.  It only took those few days for me to start seeing a difference physically.  At that point, I realized that using an electronic cigarette really didn’t involve a huge amount of dedication.  I became MORE comfortable using The Safe Cig than I had been while using tobacco products.  My chest isn’t tight anymore, I can breathe freely, I’m no longer congested and coughing all the time, I have more energy, and my body definitely processes oxygen better.  I’M HEALTHIER AND I’VE SAVED $400 IN 52 DAYS (vs. continuing to buy tobacco cigarettes)!!

I was visiting a friend the other day who still smokes and realized that I really can’t stand the smell of cigarettes anymore, and when I left her house, I stunk like an ashtray.  That nasty smell is another thing I really don’t miss at all.  I’ve shared my experience, using The Safe Cig, with a few of my friends who still smoke.  It amazes me that they all want to quit smoking, but when it comes right down to it, they think it’s an impossible goal to reach.  There was no self sacrifice when I started using The Safe Cig.  I didn’t sit and crave cigarettes every ten minutes.  The first couple days were days I had to adjust to using this little electronic gadget, but I didn’t ever reach the panic that I’d thought would happen- I didn’t have to make that mad dash to the store for cigarettes like I’d pictured.  It’s not as hard as I made it out to be, and with The Safe Cig, it wasn’t difficult at all.  I’d like to see more people try these products, so that they too can see that The Safe Cig makes it comfortable and possible to quit, no matter how long you’ve smoked. It’s made a huge difference in my life, and it can in yours too!