Hi Chris, welcome to our community! For me joining here was pivotal in making this quit my last! Congratulations on taking already many important steps, including the Allan Carr's s workshop, which I guess, much like his book, has taught you about the nicotine addiction!
Yes you are correct, the first week is the hardest, but I think when we call it that, we include the withdrawals from nicotine, which in your case are not playing (because you are still vaping).
I am not here to judge your choice, it was my go to at the beginning of my quit! But not once I joined here, and learned that if I don't learn to "unlearn" the hand to mouth habit, I will never really learn to live without a cigarette.
One of our elders told me "vaping, or using the e-cigarette is just smoking with a battery"; the next day I quit vaping. The intent was to use it as a quit aid, decreasing the level of nicotine, until one day. When I actually realized the truth in Dale's comment, I quit.
Here are some things you can do instead of smoking:
https://excommunity.becomeanex.org/blogs/Youngatheart.7.4.12-blog/2013/02/25/100-things-to-do-instea...
Please stay close to the site, read as much as you can, blog if you feel in danger to reach for cigarettes, the quitting is not easy, but with commitment and knowledge you can do it!
