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milestogo

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Sat Jan 11, 2025, 09:07 PM

Saturday

I moved from sweetened colas to diet colas, then I gave up diet colas and switched to other soft drinks. But they are still sweet. Now am moving to unsweetened tea.

I have never smoked and haven't had a drink in decades. That's a "benefit" of having migraines. I can't stand smoke and alcohol triggers headaches.

There are a lot of bad things about sugar. I think its "comfort" food for a lot of us. But if I don't have it at home, I'm unlikely to go out and get it. So if I can conquer shopping that will help a lot.

Edit: I have purchased chromium picolinate in the past but I never really knew what to do with it. Maybe I will try it again.

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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

the hard part for diabetics is not the actual sugar rampartd Saturday #13

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

smoking Skittles Saturday #7

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

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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

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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