Bad habits you finally gave up

[DozerDan82]

Smokes - damn near 20 years of smoking put them down one day 3.5 years ago, zero regrets. No idea how I smoked now.

Soda- I will still have one here or there, but I was drinking 6+ 20oz Mt. Dews a day. Now if I have one every few weeks when it is a lot, and if I do it is a 12oz can at best.

Beer- not yet but working on cutting down. I drink it to drink it half the time, no real desire just they go down. I make a mental note of how many or how fast I am drinking them. Game plan is to cut out drinking during the week, I have found grabbing an IPA or other more flavored beer over my normal Miller Lite seems to make me drink it slower. I want to drop some weight and start getting in shape, and the booze is not helping any both from the calories and the 'eh maybe tomorrow' mentality.

Giving a fuck- working on this one two, life is too short. Wife has told me I am being an asshole at times for not caring. I tell her I am tired of carrying everyone else problems on my shoulders. Esp family, I get shit for not calling keeping in touch- I tell ppl phones work both ways.

 

[Animalmother]

I still do.
I’m 63, and when I started it was .37 cents a can.

About 20 years ago I quit, but the started working around some young guys that dipped.

Stupid is as stupid does, I bummed a chew one day.
Been back on it ever since. Almost a can a day, a 5 can roll lasts me a week.

I’m more hooked now than ever.

Absolutely agree, it’s Phucking nasty but I guess I’m weak.
I should probably make a concerted effort, @ almost 8$ a can I certainly could use the money on something more important or frivolous.

Phuck Copenhagen and Phuck whatever is built into us that makes us addicts of shit that is bad for us.

Id be right back to if I took a pinch. I quit several times for up to a couple years before finally quitting for good. Skin graft on the lower gum made it easier.

 

[Motorcharge]

Soda- I will still have one here or there, but I was drinking 6+ 20oz Mt. Dews a day. Now if I have one every few weeks when it is a lot, and if I do it is a 12oz can at best.

Quit drinking soda regularly around 7th or 8th grade. I drank a retarded amount of Mountain Dew every day back then, up to a 12 pack because I had a step mom that just bought us whatever we wanted. Had a buddy in a similar situation, all of a sudden he's out of school for several days. He comes back and tells us about his kidney stone experience and how his doctor said that's what caused it. Haven't drank soda regularly since.

 

[Mikel]

Quit drinking soda regularly around 7th or 8th grade. I drank a retarded amount of Mountain Dew every day back then, up to a 12 pack because I had a step mom that just bought us whatever we wanted. Had a buddy in a similar situation, all of a sudden he's out of school for several days. He comes back and tells us about his kidney stone experience and how his doctor said that's what caused it. Haven't drank soda regularly since.

Supposedly 1/3 or 1/4 of children today are diabetic or prediabetic.

 

[Motorcharge]

Supposedly 1/3 or 1/4 of children today are diabetic or prediabetic.

That's insane, but it doesn't surprise me. Everything sold in grocery stores that's not in the meat or produce sections is just completely fucking loaded with sugar for no reason.

 

[yozsi]

He sounds like my grandfather that had the automotive business and dealership. All the family worked there because he wanted to keep them under his control. A very unhappy family.

That’s uncanny because his business is automotive repair and used dealership. And yes, we are a very unhappy family.

 

[Crash]

That’s uncanny because his business is automotive repair and used dealership. And yes, we are a very unhappy family.

You should know the name of the one I'm talking about. I will message you.

 

[DozerDan82]

Quit drinking soda regularly around 7th or 8th grade. I drank a retarded amount of Mountain Dew every day back then, up to a 12 pack because I had a step mom that just bought us whatever we wanted. Had a buddy in a similar situation, all of a sudden he's out of school for several days. He comes back and tells us about his kidney stone experience and how his doctor said that's what caused it. Haven't drank soda regularly since.

When I am in MX or Europe I drink soda (more)- natural sugars and tastes WAY better. I do love Mt. Dew, but holy hell is it rot in a can, same as the energy drinks- I do not know how people drink those.