El Bandito

Nice work. :D

Hey Tiff Whether you declare yourself an addict or not, the choice remains. Everyone of us can reach for a cigarette and light it. We choose not to. Are we addicts? Well, yes. but that is not limiting - it is simply an acknowledgement. Am I better or worse than someone who never smoked? Nope. There are plenty of better things to focus on - I'd work on those. You are doing great, however you are doing it.

Thanks everyone! Flying early tomorrow. (Gulp.) Day 1 is 27km straight up through the Pyrenees. www.sensibleshoescamino.com

Chill Evelyn. You got this. NOPE. B)

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Merino wool... ;-)

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Good work!

Heads down everyone.

Nice work Tiff. It gets better and better. Well done!

Nice work Ruby. Keep it up.

Three weeks. Good work. Keep on keeping on.

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What Ho! Quitting, I fought cravings by walking. Something about putting one foot in front of the other helped me calm down. I discovered that I actually quite like walking. So...I'm off for a long walk. Next week, I am going to do a hundred miles or so of the Camino de Santiago. This is a pilgrimage, in the footsteps of St James. I am going to walk the 500 miles over five years - a week each year. (The wife won't release me for longer! :D ) "The Way" was dramatised by Emilio Estevez in a movie starring his Dad, Martin Sheen. Look it out, it's not a bad watch. On Sunday morning, I, and some friends, will set out at dawn from St Jean Pied de Port in France to cross the Pyrenees. We will walk 17 miles or so a day, and hopefully on Friday night will have supper in Logrono, in the heart of Rioja. This year, we are walking to raise money for a hospice in Ireland, where an old friend spent his final months before cancer took him away. Next year, we'll walk for another cause. Follow along on www.sensibleshoescamino.com - it should be a laugh! Could I have considered this as a smoker? Nope. My life is richer as a non-smoker. Really.

Happy Birthday!

Hi Ruby. The withdrawals are a pain. But welcome them, they are signs that you are winning. Change the way you think. You don't want to smoke. You don't need willpower not to do something you don't want to do. When a crave comes, smile. You are quitting. You are winning. You can do this!

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Porky! You quit smoking? Hey - nice work. ;)

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Condolences Jimmy.

Nice work!

:) Bet the family are delighted to see you smoke-free.

I was never going to quit. I was a proper smoker. I loved it. It took me months to understand that after a hard day, I could still take five, exhale and relax. Even without a cigarette. It took months to understand that a meal had tasted good, and had been a great time. Even without a cigarette. Thinking you enjoy something is the same as enjoying something. It took me a long time to change what I think I enjoy. But I have. Keep on keeping on Tiff. Turns out I don't miss any of the things that I thought I missed...