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The Giving Up Smoking Thread!!

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  • jo1972
    jo1972 Posts: 8,901 Forumite
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    Well done Waspy! :D
    DFW Nerd no. 496 - Proud to be dealing with my debts!!
  • Waspeze
    Waspeze Posts: 2,479 Forumite
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    Thanks Sue and YM :beer:

    Really chuffed I achieved this but won't relax with it for a while yet .. will not make the same mistakes again :cool:

    And thankyou Jo .. a "well done" from the thread originator 3dmondieu2.gif:D:D
    Did y9ou have any idea how popular/supportive etc this thread would become????

    To everyone still lurking and thinking about it .. you can see the response and support that's provided here just by the responses I received after a month... the warm fuzzy feeling that brings is reason enough to quit ;)

    :A
    :hello:
    Save a little money each month and at the end of the year you’ll be surprised at how little you have.
    An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind
  • TNG
    TNG Posts: 6,930 Forumite
    Waspeze wrote: »
    Thanks Sue and YM :beer:

    Really chuffed I achieved this but won't relax with it for a while yet .. will not make the same mistakes again :cool:

    And thankyou Jo .. a "well done" from the thread originator 3dmondieu2.gif:D:D
    Did y9ou have any idea how popular/supportive etc this thread would become????

    To everyone still lurking and thinking about it .. you can see the response and support that's provided here just by the responses I received after a month... the warm fuzzy feeling that brings is reason enough to quit ;)

    :A

    Very well done Waspeze! :T :T :j :j :T :T

    I hope you're pleased with your achievements. You should be!

    Brilliant
    :dance:There's a real buzz about the neighbourhood :dance:
  • Hi folks,

    Its my monthiversary today, I have saved £186.03 and I am feeling great about it. Quite tired at the mo' though I will post a proper update tomorrow hopefully.

    Well done to you Waspeze and thanks ev1
    Debt @ proper :idea: (Nov 2008) £13600 :eek: > Debt now £12307
    CLEAR £9K IN 12 MONTHS * 01 DEC 08 - 30 NOV 09 * £1,084/ £9,000
    MONEY SAVED FROM NOT SMOKING (QD>18/11/08) £376.83:T
  • joop
    joop Posts: 144 Forumite
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    Good for you Dreamer :j . That's one month you've got tucked under your belt. Here's to the next!
  • Waspeze
    Waspeze Posts: 2,479 Forumite
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    YAY .. Well done AD :beer:
    :j :j :T :j :j

    Happy monthiversary to you!
    TNG
    Very well done Waspeze! :T :T :j :j :T :T

    I hope you're pleased with your achievements. You should be!

    Brilliant

    Cheers TNG .. I'm very pleased :D ..

    Although had to have an emergency dentist appointment today so have just been injected, drilled and filled already this morning and haven't started the xmas shopping yet :eek: :eek:
    joop
    Hi all, silkquit tells me I've so far not spent £76.37 on cigarettes! That is pretty amazing - don't know where it's gone but at least it's not up in smoke!:rotfl:

    I think I can say that I have not had a craving today. Had a bit of a hangover from the dept do last night and a very busy day and it just didin't cross my mind! I actually feel as though I gave up ages ago and not just two weeks and two days!
    Well done waspeze! :T

    Keep it up everyone x

    Cheers Joop .. missed your post before :o

    You're half way to a month yourself so very well done to you too :T :T
    :hello:
    Save a little money each month and at the end of the year you’ll be surprised at how little you have.
    An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind
  • Ice_2
    Ice_2 Posts: 3,486 Forumite
    mammamia2 wrote: »
    Did not quite get round to being smoke free today. i feel like a bit of a faliure !! My reasons are not even worth going into as basically they are exscuses tired ,friends smoking,fed up,feeling down blah blah blah and after reading your lovely kind words of encouragement i realised theese exscuses will be there wether i smoke or not .

    So i have broke all the ciggarettes into tiny pieces and thrown them in the bin and i have saved myself two before i go to bed and tomorrow is a brand new day .

    I have not told anyone about my thoughts to stop smoking and today at work there was a discussion about another team members personal hygene nothing nasty or spitefull but it was noted that the girl smelled of cigarettes and i became paronoid that the same was being said about me !!! probably is seeing as i am now almost a 20 a day smoker .

    not a good thing :o
    I got some tablets off the doctors to help me at first (champix) they didn't, but then I realised that if I took one in the morning when I was absolutely gagging for a cig, and later in the evening when I was going out of my head for a cig, this worked, but what I also did is had a shower before bed, brushed my teeth, washed out my mouth with mouth wash, and gave my nose a good clean with a flannel and some Q-tips/cotton buds, this then stopped me from wanting anymore, and put everything that would make me think about having a cig, in the bin, then told myself this is it tomorrow is the new smoke free me, then I went to bed, and I haven't smoked since that day I got up was Thursday 29th May 2008.
    if I can do it so can you, you just have to want it.
    Christmas is a time of Miracles, you never know, if you tell yourself that you want it and you want to do it, then you will it'll happen, but you need to want it to happen.
    Merry Christmas.
    Ice.
    :D

    Plans for 2009
    1/ Get fit. 2/ Get my figure back. 3/ Get the MAN BACK! :kisses2::happylove
    contrary to popular belief, I am all Woman.
  • Ice_2
    Ice_2 Posts: 3,486 Forumite
    may I just say well done, waspee, isn't it a great feeling. :A
    and to those of you who are thinking of taking the leap, have abit more faith in yourselves.
    :A

    Plans for 2009
    1/ Get fit. 2/ Get my figure back. 3/ Get the MAN BACK! :kisses2::happylove
    contrary to popular belief, I am all Woman.
  • Sue-UU
    Sue-UU Posts: 9,668 Forumite
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    Its my monthiversary today, I have saved £186.03 and I am feeling great about it. Quite tired at the mo' though I will post a proper update tomorrow hopefully.

    CONGRATULATIONS American Dreamer!!!!! Fantastic news and a very great success!!!! :T:T:T

    You set out to quit and you're doing SO very well, be very, very proud of all you've achieved and keep right on going!!!! What a brilliant saving!!!:j

    Sue
    Sealed Pot Challenge 001 My Totals = 08 = £163.95 09 = £315.78 10 = £518.80 11 = £481.87 12 = £694.53 13 = £1200.20! 14 = £881 15 = £839.21 16 = £870.48 17 = £871.52 18 = £800.00 19 = £851.022021=£820.26[/SizeGrand Totals of all members (2008 uncounted) 2009 = £32.154.32! 2010 = £37.581.47! 2011 = £42.474.34! 2012 = £49.759.46! 2013 = £50.642.78! 2014 = £61.367.88!! 2015 = £52.852.06! 2016 = £52, 002.40!! 2017 = £50,456.23!! 2018 = £47, 815.88! 2019 = £38.538.37!!!! :j
  • Sue-UU
    Sue-UU Posts: 9,668 Forumite
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    Ice wrote: »
    I got some tablets off the doctors to help me at first (champix) they didn't, but then I realised that if I took one in the morning when I was absolutely gagging for a cig, and later in the evening when I was going out of my head for a cig, this worked, but what I also did is had a shower before bed, brushed my teeth, washed out my mouth with mouth wash, and gave my nose a good clean with a flannel and some Q-tips/cotton buds, this then stopped me from wanting anymore, and put everything that would make me think about having a cig, in the bin, then told myself this is it tomorrow is the new smoke free me, then I went to bed, and I haven't smoked since that day I got up was Thursday 29th May 2008.
    if I can do it so can you, you just have to want it.
    Christmas is a time of Miracles, you never know, if you tell yourself that you want it and you want to do it, then you will it'll happen, but you need to want it to happen.
    Merry Christmas.
    Ice.
    :D
    A wonderful and very inspirational post Ice!!! :T I so hope that mammamia2 reads it and acts on it as it makes such great sense!! Congratulations on your success!! :T

    Have a wonderful, fresh and smoke-free weekend everyone!

    Sue
    Sealed Pot Challenge 001 My Totals = 08 = £163.95 09 = £315.78 10 = £518.80 11 = £481.87 12 = £694.53 13 = £1200.20! 14 = £881 15 = £839.21 16 = £870.48 17 = £871.52 18 = £800.00 19 = £851.022021=£820.26[/SizeGrand Totals of all members (2008 uncounted) 2009 = £32.154.32! 2010 = £37.581.47! 2011 = £42.474.34! 2012 = £49.759.46! 2013 = £50.642.78! 2014 = £61.367.88!! 2015 = £52.852.06! 2016 = £52, 002.40!! 2017 = £50,456.23!! 2018 = £47, 815.88! 2019 = £38.538.37!!!! :j
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