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Evelyn. You did this. You won the victory. We all cheered you on, but you won the victory. Fantastic work. Well Done!

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Very nice Evelyn.

Fantastic work Jess! That's put put me in a good mood!

As Doreen will tell you... In these islands, the answer is always a cup of tea. You are doing great Evelyn. Some bad days will come, whether we smoke or don't smoke. Stay strong, stay NOPE. You are doing this. It's great.

Doing great Evelyn. Sip some tea. Breathe deep. Read, post chat But slow yourself down...slow yourself down. You are in control not the crave. A cigarette will do nothing for you A cigarette will fix nothing A cigarette will just make you feel bad Love the avatar by the way!

Great SOS post Evelyn. That's the right thing. We are all here to support you. You are not alone Evelyn. We are all quitters together.

A cigarette is not an escape. It is just a nasty burning tube of leaves. It does not make us feel better, it makes us feel worse. Keep the deep breaths going. Get some water and sip that

Evelyn Just breathe. Cigarettes are part of the past for me and you. We do Not smoke.

I'm here. Try to relax. Slow deep breat in Slow breath out And again And again

Deep breath Evelyn

Bakon 4 Me 5 Islands awake and golfing Porky. Sun up in 45 mins or so Fore!

The only thing that counts Tiff is how you view them. Any rational thought process leads to the conclusion that smoking does nothing but kill the user slowly. You are liberal enough to accept that someone may walk away from a party and smoke, but make no mistake, that person deserves your pity as they are killing themselves all the same.

Yes....and No. I don't worry about it, but sometimes it crosses my mind. "executive assistant" is a great post that I reposted all about the automatic triggers that stay with us. Last night I was at a party. At my table was a French lady, whom I had never met before. Comfortably in her 60s. After the meal, I watched her put on her coat and scarf, locate her smokes and brace herself to go out and smoke. Did I feel the urge? NOPE. I felt mildly amused, slightly incredulous but not deprived. I felt pretty smug actually. In the past, this type of incident would have triggered a conversation about my quit, last night, the evening just carried on. Last night wasn't about being at a party, not smoking. It was about being at a party. Great post Colleen.

Hey Jess. I hope that you got through this. Well done for posting SOS, that shows real commitment. For me, I can't quit forever. Forever is just way too big and too scary a word. I can however say "Not One Puff Ever, Just for Today". One day, I can do. Then to borrow from advertising, "rinse and repeat". A big crave defeated is a battle won. So give yourself a huge pat on the back.

"Jack - I have an idea!" "Brrrrrrr......what......brrrrrrr...." "Let's lash my life vest to the bottom of the raft - I've just done the calculations, and I'm 92.4% certain that the additional buoyancy provided by the vest will be sufficient for the raft to support both of our weights" "Brrrrrrrr......Rose. You need to get out more....I'm letting go now...Brrrrrrrrrr"

Good night, God bless Evelyn

Let the games commence....

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Oh Julie..........Julie... Its all gone quiet over there... No sport for me today, just a walk with the dog and a bit of shopping... 18,000 steps / 8.28 miles And I'm going dancing tonight....

Excellent work Becca. Well done you! I bit the bullet today and joined a gym.

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