Royale with Cheese Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 Mostly stopped chewing my nails but still will catch myself doing it here and there. I stopped about 10 years ago after I chipped my tooth doing it. I used to dip but that was easy. I literally just started hating it and just quit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 The best habit I’ve ever broken is opening your threads. oh, dammit to hell 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill from NYC Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 Cigarette smoking 5 years 5 months and 21 days ago. I was a degenerate smoker. My now fiancee is allergic to smoke and I had a terrace apartment. I kept a snow shovel inside and shoveled a spot on the terrace so I could stand there and smoke in a full blown blizzard. If I can quit, anyone on Earth can. I am not going to lecture anybody, now or ever. I do however urge anyone who would like to stop to make an attempt to do so before it kills you. GO BILLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 4 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 I used to be a rabble rouser, but I have put those days behind me. I feel like a new person. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 Just now, Gugny said: I used to be a rabble rouser, but I have put those days behind me. I feel like a new person. But, you are still a richardhead. 14 minutes ago, Royale with Cheese said: Mostly stopped chewing my nails but still will catch myself doing it here and there. I stopped about 10 years ago after I chipped my tooth doing it. I used to dip but that was easy. I literally just started hating it and just quit. Serious answer is smoking. I don’t know why it finally worked, but like Bill it did. If we can, anyone can. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royale with Cheese Posted April 7, 2021 Author Share Posted April 7, 2021 8 minutes ago, Beerball said: The best habit I’ve ever broken is opening your threads. oh, dammit to hell Are you hitting on me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 41 minutes ago, Royale with Cheese said: Mostly stopped chewing my nails but still will catch myself doing it here and there. I stopped about 10 years ago after I chipped my tooth doing it. I used to dip but that was easy. I literally just started hating it and just quit. 33 minutes ago, Beerball said: The best habit I’ve ever broken is opening your threads. oh, dammit to hell 28 minutes ago, Gugny said: I used to be a rabble rouser, but I have put those days behind me. I feel like a new person. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 I quit masterbating. For like 45 minutes one time. That was pretty good for me 🤗 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 1 hour ago, Royale with Cheese said: Mostly stopped chewing my nails but still will catch myself doing it here and there. I stopped about 10 years ago after I chipped my tooth doing it. I used to dip but that was easy. I literally just started hating it and just quit. Every time I think I've successfully quit biting my nails, football season statrs up again and I'm right back at it with the Heart-Attack Bills. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royale with Cheese Posted April 7, 2021 Author Share Posted April 7, 2021 2 minutes ago, DrDawkinstein said: Every time I think I've successfully quit biting my nails, football season statrs up again and I'm right back at it with the Heart-Attack Bills. Especially the ones you bite too deep...those suck suck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UConn James Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 (edited) I developed a coke (big C) / soda habit during college. My teeth would really show it in cavities and my cousin, who was my dental hygienist was like... If you don’t stop I’m gonna kick you in the ass. Mostly cold-turkey for a couple of years, but losing the afternoon caffeine hit kinda hurt. It didn’t do anything to me at the time wrt weight gain (I’m 6’1” and was about 165 all the way through uni), but now it might. And it’s a rare treat or if someone in the fam is having an upset stomach / bloating; that’s actually what coke was first developed to treat. Also a former nail biter into my teen years. Really bad. Down to the quick and more. Don’t quite remember what prompted quitting, but it was probably girl-inspired. Not something you can easily hide. Also a hair-puller, trichotillomania as the official word. Long time. A depression / anxiety med has helped a great deal, but I still find myself with thinned eyebrows and such sometimes and didn’t really realize I’d been doing it. I still bite my lip a lot, especially this past season as things got really real. Edited April 7, 2021 by UConn James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jauronimo Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 I used to workout regularly and eat well and I quit that this past week. It took a lot of will power but I have managed to drink, eat garbage, and stay up late watching TV every night this week. One day at a time. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 14 minutes ago, Royale with Cheese said: Especially the ones you bite too deep...those suck suck. Or when you think youre just going to harmlessly bite that tiny piece of cuticle off, and it ends up ripping your entire finger apart. I really gotta put an end to this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royale with Cheese Posted April 7, 2021 Author Share Posted April 7, 2021 Just now, DrDawkinstein said: Or when you think youre just going to harmlessly bite that tiny piece of cuticle off, and it ends up ripping your entire finger apart. I really gotta put an end to this. Then you eat something with salt on it and stings like a B word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoTom Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 I quit biting my fingernails when I was in college. My wife and I both gave up cigarettes when we got married. As a friend said, "You found better ways to satisfy your oral fixations." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jauronimo Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 I have off and on smoked while drinking. This was hardest to avoid when single and going out a lot especially since all the bars in Texas have outdoor space where smoking is allowed. It was never too much of a struggle to quit if I had a good reason (i.e., started seeing a girl who despised smoking). Then I met a girl who vaped, mostly when drinking, and I got into that as it seemed harmless compared to cancer sticks. That was harder to give up. It doesn't stink up your clothes, car, or your home so you don't have to walk outside to do it or try to mask the scent on your clothes if you're going out. You can get away with it discretely even when you're in a building. You aren't faced with looking at overflowing ash trays to remind you that what you're doing is disgusting. There were a few stops and starts but when one of our pets had what the vet called an asthma attack, it was a no brainer to eliminate vaping from the equation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teef Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 is being married a habit? seems like the right thing to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 41 minutes ago, teef said: is being married a habit? seems like the right thing to do. I hear it’s the most expensive habit to break. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 2 hours ago, Bill from NYC said: Cigarette smoking 5 years 5 months and 21 days ago. I was a degenerate smoker. My now fiancee is allergic to smoke and I had a terrace apartment. I kept a snow shovel inside and shoveled a spot on the terrace so I could stand there and smoke in a full blown blizzard. If I can quit, anyone on Earth can. I am not going to lecture anybody, now or ever. I do however urge anyone who would like to stop to make an attempt to do so before it kills you. GO BILLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Growing up, my mother, my sister and most of my parent’s friends smoked. Now? Only one person we know personally smokes, and she tries to hide it. She thinks we don’t know, but you can smell it when she comes back from her smoke breaks and she sounds like a frog. It seems as a society we are doing a much better job with this than a few decades ago. Progress! Good for all those who quit!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 (edited) 59 minutes ago, Jauronimo said: I have off and on smoked while drinking. This was hardest to avoid when single and going out a lot especially since all the bars in Texas have outdoor space where smoking is allowed. It was never too much of a struggle to quit if I had a good reason (i.e., started seeing a girl who despised smoking). Then I met a girl who vaped, mostly when drinking, and I got into that as it seemed harmless compared to cancer sticks. That was harder to give up. It doesn't stink up your clothes, car, or your home so you don't have to walk outside to do it or try to mask the scent on your clothes if you're going out. You can get away with it discretely even when you're in a building. You aren't faced with looking at overflowing ash trays to remind you that what you're doing is disgusting. There were a few stops and starts but when one of our pets had what the vet called an asthma attack, it was a no brainer to eliminate vaping from the equation. One of my assistant coaches vapes. One day on the drive to practice I asked him if I could take a puff. It smelled good...I think it was like s’mores flavor or something. Anyway, I was so buzzed from one hit it felt like I chugged a quadruple espresso. Never again. Edited April 7, 2021 by Johnny Hammersticks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teef Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 5 minutes ago, Johnny Hammersticks said: I hear it’s the most expensive habit to break. i'm considering faking my own death. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 5 minutes ago, teef said: i'm considering faking my own death. Why not? She’s probably been faking it for years! (But not your own death...) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teef Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 2 minutes ago, Augie said: Why not? She’s probably been faking it for years! (But not your own death...) my pride! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 1 minute ago, Augie said: Why not? She’s probably been faking it for years! (But not your own death...) Nice use of the word: "die"... You got poet in you! 😃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsPride12 Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 Eating like crap during the work week...don't get me wrong I'll still eat like crap during the weekends but I have learned what a difference it makes if you can stay on track during the week even when you allow yourself to splurge during the weekend 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 2 hours ago, UConn James said: I developed a coke (big C) / soda habit during college. My teeth would really show it in cavities and my cousin, who was my dental hygienist was like... If you don’t stop I’m gonna kick you in the ass. Mostly cold-turkey for a couple of years, but losing the afternoon caffeine hit kinda hurt. It didn’t do anything to me at the time wrt weight gain (I’m 6’1” and was about 165 all the way through uni), but now it might. And it’s a rare treat or if someone in the fam is having an upset stomach / bloating; that’s actually what coke was first developed to treat. I had a bad Coke Zero addiction. I didn’t drink a lot, but if I didn’t have an ice cold 20-ounce bottle at 3 pm every day, it would be trouble. I quit too, and now am instead addicted to sparkling water! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 1 hour ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said: I had a bad Coke Zero addiction. I didn’t drink a lot, but if I didn’t have an ice cold 20-ounce bottle at 3 pm every day, it would be trouble. I quit too, and now am instead addicted to sparkling water! Careful. I hear sparkling water is a gate way beverage. Next thing you know you’ll be naked, covered in feces, and chugging a grape Fanta in an alley somewhere 😬 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 Pot/hash. Many, many, many moons ago. Stopped because I graduated college & it was time to go to work. Same with acid and 'shrooms, not really addictive but good times. No regrets, just a learning phase. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinceThe70s Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 2 hours ago, BillsPride12 said: Eating like crap during the work week...don't get me wrong I'll still eat like crap during the weekends but I have learned what a difference it makes if you can stay on track during the week even when you allow yourself to splurge during the weekend LOL...working from home with wifey oversight has removed my guilty fast food work week pleasures. The one time I had to wear a pair of work pants in the past year they were actually looser than last time I wore them. I can't think of a habit I've broken but by and large I'm able to regulate my bad habits. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostbitmic Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 Smoking tobacco 3 or 4 years ago, after many attempts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike in Horseheads Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 Cigarette smoking, got a real bad flu one winter and had to stop. Still did some but got married and stopped. Dumped her too! lol. I'd say at worst 1-2 packs of Marlboros and that was the 80's. When I see the price in stores today I don't know how peeps can afford it. I was paying 10$ a carton now its 10$ a pack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 3 hours ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said: I had a bad Coke Zero addiction. I didn’t drink a lot, but if I didn’t have an ice cold 20-ounce bottle at 3 pm every day, it would be trouble. I quit too, and now am instead addicted to sparkling water! My wife had a Diet Mountain Dew in the afternoon thing for a while. She got a WICKED headache when she tried to get off of it. We know plenty about addiction difficulties from family and friends. This is a legit issue that should not be scoffed at. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US Egg Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 "What habit have you ever broken?" .....a nuns, I couldn't take the rubber tip stick jabbing anymore. Public school for life afterwards and it was all downhill from there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 17 hours ago, Royale with Cheese said: Are you hitting on me? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Jokeman Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 11 hours ago, Augie said: My wife had a Diet Mountain Dew in the afternoon thing for a while. She got a WICKED headache when she tried to get off of it. We know plenty about addiction difficulties from family and friends. This is a legit issue that should not be scoffed at. I did the diet dew too, I moved to caffeinated tea and now on energy drinks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoTom Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 I used to dress like a nun, but I finally got out of the habit. Ba-dum... tsssss! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 12 hours ago, Augie said: My wife had a Diet Mountain Dew in the afternoon thing for a while. She got a WICKED headache when she tried to get off of it. We know plenty about addiction difficulties from family and friends. This is a legit issue that should not be scoffed at. Yep, I used to drink diet soda like a fiend. No more, the crazy thing is that diet sodas add weight to you. Don’t buy into the zero calerie b.s. as your body still acts like it is the full calorie sugar stuff. My newest habit breaking trend is I am trying to get rid of as much sugar in what I eat as I can. Trying to go more with whole fruits and veggies. I am an old fart so eating junk just makes my gut bigger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jauronimo Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 1 hour ago, BuffaloBill said: Yep, I used to drink diet soda like a fiend. No more, the crazy thing is that diet sodas add weight to you. Don’t buy into the zero calerie b.s. as your body still acts like it is the full calorie sugar stuff. My newest habit breaking trend is I am trying to get rid of as much sugar in what I eat as I can. Trying to go more with whole fruits and veggies. I am an old fart so eating junk just makes my gut bigger. Its not fair. In a perfect world, eating gut would make your junk bigger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasons1992 Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 20 hours ago, Jauronimo said: I used to workout regularly and eat well and I quit that this past week. It took a lot of will power but I have managed to drink, eat garbage, and stay up late watching TV every night this week. One day at a time. You're an inspiration and a patriot to the rest of us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 2 hours ago, BuffaloBill said: Yep, I used to drink diet soda like a fiend. No more, the crazy thing is that diet sodas add weight to you. Don’t buy into the zero calerie b.s. as your body still acts like it is the full calorie sugar stuff. My newest habit breaking trend is I am trying to get rid of as much sugar in what I eat as I can. Trying to go more with whole fruits and veggies. I am an old fart so eating junk just makes my gut bigger. when I used to be a Coke Zero addict, I would always be searching out some cookies to go with it. It sort of feeds your sugar rush. my wife went on a 40-day sugar fast, and really thought it was helpful. I have done “no desserts” for a week, and it really weans you off any cravings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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