Your trigger categories changed: preserve what the old notes actually said

Separate a label change from a new observation

You might replace a broad category called break with work break and home break. The old category was not necessarily wrong; it answered a less specific question. Relabeling it does not reveal where every past event happened. Start by preserving the original wording or a small retained copy you can actually consult.

Smokefree describes several kinds of vaping triggers. A personal classification helps organize context, but it is not a diagnosis of what caused an urge. This recoding exercise is our recordkeeping suggestion, not a validated taxonomy or a hidden feature of a particular app.

National Cancer Institute — Smokefree.gov: Know Your Vaping Triggers

Make a mapping before changing the display

Write three columns in a private note: old label, new label, and information required. Break can map to work break only when the old observation identifies a work setting. An unqualified break entry remains broad or uncertain. A genuinely equivalent rename, such as after lunch to after midday meal, needs less information but should still have a documented meaning.

Do not decide the mapping after seeing which categories produce the most appealing result. Keep the same rule across the selected records. If the categories overlap, state that separately; recoding is not permission to turn one observed event into several new events. The exercise can be limited to a handful of notes relevant to a current decision.

Work through a small mixed example

Consider this invented set: break at office, break at home, and break with no location. Under the new scheme, the first two support distinct location labels. The third does not. Your summary can say two location-specific notes and one unresolved old break note, instead of claiming that all three now fit neatly into two locations.

Keep the old count alongside the explanation when comparing periods. A fall in broad break entries and a rise in work break entries may simply reflect the new scheme. It does not establish fewer cravings, worse work conditions, or a medical change. If the original text is unavailable, retain the old category rather than reconstructing it from memory to complete the chart.

Keep future entries consistent without rewriting everything

For new observations, use the new meanings prospectively and note the date they began. A separate mapping note is useful when your tool cannot retain old labels. Check actual editing options before changing anything; neither this guide nor the public product description establishes bulk retagging or a category history in No Vape.

At review, ask the practical question the new categories were meant to answer. Perhaps work breaks need one arrangement and home breaks another. If that distinction does not inform an action, the extra classification may not be worth maintaining. Stop once the useful records are understandable, rather than treating a complete historical recoding project as a condition for continuing your quit plan.