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10. I quit cigarettes and alcohol 22 years ago.

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 06:43 PM

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I quit cigs and alcohol cold turkey.

Sugar and caffeine are way harder. Mostly slow weaned off sugar, down to less than 20 grams (or none sometimes) sugar daily. Slow cutdown on the caffeine, 50/50.

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

I quit smoking cigarettes in 1993. I used nicotine patches Glorfindel Saturday #1

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

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

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

Cigarettes KT2000 Saturday #4

Sugar and tobacco yobrault1 Saturday #5

Wow, thank you. milestogo Saturday #11

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

Thanks Sheltielover! milestogo Saturday #12

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

I had a sleep study, no apnea. milestogo Saturday #18

Aaaah SheltieLover Saturday #19

There is also Jerusalem Artichoke & Ceylon Cinnamon SheltieLover Saturday #20

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

Sounds great! SheltieLover Saturday #33

Why do you say that? Shermann Saturday #34

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I told her to never call me again Shellback Squid Saturday #8

I quit smoking decades ago malaise Saturday #9

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

Smoking JBTaurus83 Saturday #14

You cannot break a habit. It must be replaced. cachukis Saturday #16

heh Skittles Saturday #38

cigs in 86, booze in 21 RainCaster Saturday #17

Close call Squeaky41 Saturday #21

Good for you!! ailsagirl Sunday #60

Cigarettes and nail biting/chewing. Lunabell Saturday #22

Yes Cirsium Saturday #23

Good luck! Lulu KC Saturday #24

Thanks. milestogo Saturday #25

Sugar is a tough one to kick... ailsagirl Saturday #26

Salt. Smoking a couple times. underpants Saturday #27

I rarely use salt, except on eggs. milestogo Saturday #43

Potato chips by the swimming pool underpants Saturday #48

cigarettes, sugar, salt, bread. KarenS Saturday #28

Yes claudette Saturday #30

Biting my nails and cracking my knuckles. Aristus Saturday #31

I quit smoking almost 20 years ago and Luciferous Saturday #35

I knew someone with lung problems who smoked. milestogo Saturday #47

I quit cold turkey because I was pregnant Luciferous Saturday #51

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

I gave up smoking in 1989. I am off grains and rainy Saturday #37

Smoking and Soda KitFox Saturday #39

Splenda has been working for me for sweetened drinks Shermann Saturday #40

Nail Biting ProfessorGAC Saturday #41

I knew someone who chewed his nails. milestogo Saturday #44

I quit biting mine when I was in college TexasBushwhacker Saturday #46

Alcohol Mark.b2 Saturday #42

Good for you. milestogo Saturday #45

Cigs Woodwizard Saturday #49

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

The obvious one is smoking. Jeebo Saturday #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 Saturday #53

I gave up twitter after the election Blue_Tires Sunday #54

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

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

Yeah cigerettes Figarosmom Sunday #57

How long is 20 rears? milestogo Sunday #61

Dont know Figarosmom Sunday #63

I used to smoke cigars, high end cigars. Wolf Frankula Sunday #58

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

My cigarette cessation date was on February 1, 2020 Niagara Sunday #62

Excellent milestogo Sunday #64

quit smoking 40ish years ago... mike_c Sunday #65

Cigarettes and drinking. Kaleva Sunday #66

Mine are miniscule compared to some of yours yellowdogintexas Sunday #67

Aristotle believed that moderation is best. milestogo Sunday #68