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milestogo

(18,505 posts) Sat Jan 11, 2025, 06:23 PM 22 hrs ago

Have you ever given up a bad habit? [View all]

What was it and how did you do it?

(I'm trying to kick sugar.)

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Have you ever given up a bad habit? [View all] milestogo 22 hrs ago OP

I quit smoking cigarettes in 1993. I used nicotine patches Glorfindel 22 hrs ago #1

I quit cigarettes...cold turkey. I just knew I had to. Haven't quit sugar, I guess it's harder. surfered 22 hrs ago #2

Actually, I think quitting sugar would not be difficult for me. Glorfindel 22 hrs ago #3

the hard part for diabetics is not the actual sugar rampartd 22 hrs ago #13

I used to smoke-- long time ago (but only socially) ailsagirl 19 hrs ago #32

Cigarettes KT2000 22 hrs ago #4

Sugar and tobacco yobrault1 22 hrs ago #5

Wow, thank you. milestogo 22 hrs ago #11

I had to kick suger after blood test came back in pre-diabetes range SheltieLover 22 hrs ago #6

Thanks Sheltielover! milestogo 22 hrs ago #12

Yw! Also, if you had a high sugar reading, pls consider a home sleep study. SheltieLover 22 hrs ago #15

I had a sleep study, no apnea. milestogo 21 hrs ago #18

Aaaah SheltieLover 21 hrs ago #19

There is also Jerusalem Artichoke & Ceylon Cinnamon SheltieLover 21 hrs ago #20

Trying to find a sugar substitute has been hard. Most are really bad for you. multigraincracker 19 hrs ago #29

Sounds great! SheltieLover 19 hrs ago #33

Why do you say that? Shermann 19 hrs ago #34

smoking Skittles 22 hrs ago #7

I told her to never call me again Shellback Squid 22 hrs ago #8

I quit smoking decades ago malaise 22 hrs ago #9

I quit cigarettes and alcohol 22 years ago. Clouds Passing 22 hrs ago #10

Smoking JBTaurus83 22 hrs ago #14

You cannot break a habit. It must be replaced. cachukis 21 hrs ago #16

heh Skittles 19 hrs ago #38

cigs in 86, booze in 21 RainCaster 21 hrs ago #17

Close call Squeaky41 21 hrs ago #21

Good for you!! ailsagirl 12 hrs ago #60

Cigarettes and nail biting/chewing. Lunabell 21 hrs ago #22

Yes Cirsium 20 hrs ago #23

Good luck! Lulu KC 20 hrs ago #24

Thanks. milestogo 19 hrs ago #25

Sugar is a tough one to kick... ailsagirl 19 hrs ago #26

Salt. Smoking a couple times. underpants 19 hrs ago #27

I rarely use salt, except on eggs. milestogo 18 hrs ago #43

Potato chips by the swimming pool underpants 18 hrs ago #48

cigarettes, sugar, salt, bread. KarenS 19 hrs ago #28

Yes claudette 19 hrs ago #30

Biting my nails and cracking my knuckles. Aristus 19 hrs ago #31

I quit smoking almost 20 years ago and Luciferous 19 hrs ago #35

I knew someone with lung problems who smoked. milestogo 18 hrs ago #47

I quit cold turkey because I was pregnant Luciferous 18 hrs ago #51

Many years ago, maybe 10 or 12, I stopped going to work. Ptah 19 hrs ago #36

I gave up smoking in 1989. I am off grains and rainy 19 hrs ago #37

Smoking and Soda KitFox 19 hrs ago #39

Splenda has been working for me for sweetened drinks Shermann 19 hrs ago #40

Nail Biting ProfessorGAC 19 hrs ago #41

I knew someone who chewed his nails. milestogo 18 hrs ago #44

I quit biting mine when I was in college TexasBushwhacker 18 hrs ago #46

Alcohol Mark.b2 19 hrs ago #42

Good for you. milestogo 18 hrs ago #45

Cigs Woodwizard 18 hrs ago #49

A minor one. One of those people who said "you know " a lot.... electric_blue68 18 hrs ago #50

The obvious one is smoking. Jeebo 17 hrs ago #52

I gave up sugar by using 1/2 tsp in my cups of tea instead of 3 tsp per cup. That was done by cutting back dai13sy 17 hrs ago #53

I gave up twitter after the election Blue_Tires 16 hrs ago #54

Bad (for me) men. It cost me three years of psychotherapy in Italian (I was living in Venezia at the time.) fierywoman 16 hrs ago #55

Congrats to all who quit smoking, alcohal, sugar, lots of carbs, or salt! electric_blue68 16 hrs ago #56

Yeah cigerettes Figarosmom 16 hrs ago #57

How long is 20 rears? milestogo 6 hrs ago #61

Dont know Figarosmom 4 hrs ago #63

I used to smoke cigars, high end cigars. Wolf Frankula 15 hrs ago #58

Yes, I used to eat just half of a gummy but now I eat the whole thing. LastDemocratInSC 15 hrs ago #59

My cigarette cessation date was on February 1, 2020 Niagara 6 hrs ago #62

Excellent milestogo 3 hrs ago #64

quit smoking 40ish years ago... mike_c 2 hrs ago #65

Cigarettes and drinking. Kaleva 2 hrs ago #66