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Stoptober 2015: Are you taking part and giving up smoking?

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  • sweetilemon
    sweetilemon Posts: 2,243 Forumite
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    Yes
    LilElvis wrote: »
    Stoptober is about giving up cigarettes, not alcohol :D

    Haha I thought it was alcohol too...oh well definately in then! I dont smoke. .
  • Anatidaephobia
    Anatidaephobia Posts: 841 Forumite
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    No
    I voted thinking it was alcohol as well... Wasn't there a very similar word for the same thing for alcohol? Can't think what it was now but I know I sponsored someone for it.
  • Tropez
    Tropez Posts: 3,696 Forumite
    Anatidaephobia wrote: »
    I voted thinking it was alcohol as well... Wasn't there a very similar word for the same thing for alcohol? Can't think what it was now but I know I sponsored someone for it.

    There's a bunch of them. There's Sober for October, and then there was Cancer Research's Dryathon for September, and in January there was the Dry January challenge.

    There's probably ones for the rest of the months in the year as well because reasons.
  • pogofish
    pogofish Posts: 10,853 Forumite
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    No
    Why on earth would anyone actually want to encourage people to spend a month blind drunk?
  • kindofagilr
    kindofagilr Posts: 6,825 Forumite
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    Yes
    pogofish wrote: »
    Why on earth would anyone actually want to encourage people to spend a month blind drunk?

    Where does it say that?

    Anyway, nearly 48 hours cigarette free xx
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  • Former_MSE_Andrea
    Former_MSE_Andrea Posts: 9,609 Forumite
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    How's Day 1 been so far everyone?

    It may be tough but you can do it!

    How are you keeping your mind focused?

    Remember if you have any side effects from your stop smoking medicines eg agitation check with your GP or pharmacist as soon as poss!
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  • McKneff
    McKneff Posts: 38,857 Forumite
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    Good luck to all, I stopped last April and have found it not too bad to be honest.
    The cravings have bit the dust, but since I have smoked in excess of 50 years, I still have to deal sometimes with the 'urge' habit, but it really does only last a couple of seconds.


    Keep busy x
    make the most of it, we are only here for the weekend.
    and we will never, ever return.
  • pogofish
    pogofish Posts: 10,853 Forumite
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    No
    kindofagilr wrote: »
    Where does it say that?

    Tober - Its a not uncommon corruption of sober.
  • kindofagilr
    kindofagilr Posts: 6,825 Forumite
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    Yes
    MSE_Andrea wrote: »
    How's Day 1 been so far everyone?

    It may be tough but you can do it!

    How are you keeping your mind focused?

    Remember if you have any side effects from your stop smoking medicines eg agitation check with your GP or pharmacist as soon as poss!

    I started a little bit early, my last cigarette was at 9pm on Tuesday, so I'm nearly 48 hours cigarette free :) I'm using a vape, and so far so good, I did have a big urge to go to shop this morning to buy cigarettes but I didn't :) xx
    Debt £30,823.48/£44,856.56 ~ 06/02/21 - 31.28% Paid Off
    Mortgage (01/04/09 - 01/07/39)
    £79,515.99/£104,409.00 (as of 05/02/21) ~ 23.84% Paid Off

    Lloyds (M) - £1196.93/£1296.93 ~ Next - £2653.79/£2700.46 ~ Mobile - £296.70/£323.78
    HSBC (H) -£5079.08/£5281.12 ~ HSBC (M) - £4512.19/£4714.23
    Barclays (H) - £4427.32/£4629.36 ~ Barclays (M) - £4013.78/£4215.82
    Halifax (H) - £4930.04/£5132.12 ~ Halifax (M) - £3708.65/£3911.20

    Asda Savings - £0

    POAMAYC 2021 #87 £1290.07 ~ 2020/£3669.48 ~ 2019/£10,615.18 ~ 2018/£13,912.57 ~ 2017/£10,380.18 ~ 2016/£7454.80

    ~ Emergency Savings: £0

     My Debt Free Diary (Link)
  • Former_MSE_Andrea
    Former_MSE_Andrea Posts: 9,609 Forumite
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    McKneff wrote: »
    Good luck to all, I stopped last April and have found it not too bad to be honest.
    The cravings have bit the dust, but since I have smoked in excess of 50 years, I still have to deal sometimes with the 'urge' habit, but it really does only last a couple of seconds.


    Keep busy x

    Well done McKneff, that's great news!

    What have you spent your savings on?

    Or did you save your savings? :beer:
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