Nice testament Gary, Very well done and welcome to the Forum.
By title If you are/were, A personal trainer no doubt you have tons of will power, in abundance I suspect, and the urge and drive to succeed, So I am sure you will stick with it Much like most of us here, with slight variation to our personal experiences, But we all are aiming for the same things now, Just a sad fact upon reflection that this was not around all them years ago.. Much like myself 20-25 a day around 34 years from very early age no less....
The nicotine content by contrast is small in e-cigs, It is not so harmful regardless of how much we/you consume, So long as diluted of course and not in raw form.
Unknown to a degree is the effects on the body over time, although there are some u-choob vids of a guy having had X-rays taken 5 years or so ago and recently again to show updates of b4 and after, The Result!!!! His lungs were the same...In fact, cleaner.
A Huge variety on e-liquids & it can be mind boggling to a noob, but liquid and a battery device is one thing we all have in common being the method & consumption and we all have to use as part of vaping, devices and equipment is personal choice and some obviously better than others as with anything. With 3-4 Ingredients rather than 2000+ in our e-liquid. What we can all say without doubt is that this method is 99.9% safer than smoking.
Good luck buddy and glad you stepped in here to take that next leap for a better life, As with anything it is much easier with like for likes, and sharing methods, preferences and experiences only makes that task ahead seemingly more easy...