Bad habit I haven't broken yet: Chinese and Pizza once a week. I got to get that down to one or the other or neither, rather than both. I keep catching myself during the week, telling myself, "No, I can't go out for lunch today or order a pizza after work, because I'm going to do that this weekend." I need to be telling myself, "No, because I DON'T DO THAT ANYMORE."
Bad habits I HAVE broken:
Drinking two or three beers a night right before bed
Smoking
Not eating veggies at all or eating only canned veggies (much lower in nutrition and flavor and higher in sodium)
Eating my biggest meal at night after work and then going to bed with an overfull stomach
Most important habit kicked:
Boohooing about my weight as though it were beyond my control and operating on the assumption that my weight dictated my personality and ability to attract a man who would respect me. Being fat doesn't mean I have to be a passive, shrinking violet. It means I must get active and get the old vivacious, confident me back. *sticks out tongue at judgemental world*
Wow, Rosie, you should be SO proud of what you've accomplished!!! Most people gain weight when quitting smoking and here you've not only quit smoking but lost weight while doing it!
I've given up a lot of bad habits, but I'm not so sure they are "lost" I think they are just sitting there ready to be picked up again at any time. I have found that even after a year of very serious and strict weight loss that on the few occasions I have lost control, the bad habits resurfaced like a bad case of acne!...lol. The only thing different has been I fessed up, told someone, and forgave myself. I have never been able to do that before now. In the past, a single binge meant the end.
I recognize a lot of these habits as ones I have problems with too. Box of mac & cheese is not a single serving of comfort food, as much as I used to think so.
I've had to break myself of the habit of going through drive-thrus, then parking and eating in the car while reading a book. Not only was it horrible for me ("Sure, super size it. And add on a Frosty too."), but I was also feeding crap to my kids.
Soda has been a battle for me too. I still have one in the mornings, but that's down from 4-5 a day.
My bad habit that I have broken was feeling like I always, and I mean always, had to have some kind of candy in the house. As soon as i had eaten a meal of any kind, I immediately felt like I had to have candy. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, it didn't matter it had to be followed up with candy. I had to buy a bag of candy almost everyday, because I would go through a big bag almost every day. That gets kind of expensive after awhile. I can remember at times when I didn't have any, I would be really restless, and keep going out into the kitchen,looking for anything I could eat that resembled candy. And yes, chocolate chips count as candy.
Thankfully, I have broken that habit. I no longer feel I need candy in the house, in fact, I haven't bought it in months and will probably never buy it again, I'm smart enough to know now what a trigger it is for me. I just shudder when I think of the 100's of 1000's of calories I consumed,just in candy.
Finishing whatever was on my plate even if I wasn't hungry or didn't like it very much. (Except of course the veggies.)
Saving the best for last...I wouldn't have thought of that one but it is so true.
Eating as I cook...and not considering that as part of my calories. (I could sometimes consume a whole meals worth of BLTs and then sit down to dinner.)
Eating while watching tv or in the car. (For me mostly mindless eating.)
Lets see: its not too hard to come up with examples, is it?
Oddly, I have stopped biting my nails!
I don't think of eating at a buffet as an opportunity to binge in front of people
I no longer take double servings, I know what a single serving is, and stick to it.
habits I would like to break, my not exercising habit, I would like exercise to be a good habit I have, but am not there yet.
I also have stopped a 17 year habit of biting my nails!!!! never thought it would happen, but it did!!! I also dont drink soda anymore and i dont crave it at all!
Goodness, those timeline posts hit me like a ton of potatoes! Who/What am I losing for? I will ponder this one all day.
Here are my old habits - lets see what hits a nerve...
Thinking I must respond to hunger like a slave, hunger can wait 10 minutes until I finish this project, conversation etc.
Believing I have to "diet" and deprive myself. I don't count calories, use a food plan. I just eat what I know is best for me in any given situation. I always knew a salad was a better than a burger with tons of mayo, I just act on it better than before.
Believing being thin will solve all my problems. Lost 70 pounds and my life still has problems. I am just dealing with it without the added guilt and pain of stuffing 50 Chips Ahoy down before I tried to tackle the problem.
Believing once I reach my goal, I can return to my old habits. This is my life today and hence forward!
I just realized all my habits were about my thoughts and beliefs! More pondering ahead...
My worst was being "good" all day and bingeing at night.
I also no longer eat food I don't like.
I say "no" to food pushers and free food. If they won't take no for an answer, I'll take it and throw it later.
My worst habit was eating while standing, moving, or sitting on the couch in front of the TV. My whole family now only eats in the kitchen while sitting at the table.
That all or nothing thinking is a hard one to break- it is always in the back of my mind, but I try not to think of anything in black and white anymore. I try to think in colors!
*I always took the biggest piece for myself and now I happily give it away!
*I order small everything nowadays
*I don't stay up until Ungodly hours, I go to sleep early and therefore, am not making myself a plate when everyone else goes to sleep
*I don't do drive-thrus anymore and only eat in the car if I have to--and always something from home
*I quit looking for the "lazy way out" ..now, I look for the most adventuresome--I mean when going for a hike, shopping at an outdoor mall, going for a walk, etc.
*I quit avoiding mirrors and the scale. These have both been HUGE for me.
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I think they are just sitting there ready to be picked up again at any time. I have found that even after a year of very serious and strict weight loss that on the few occasions I have lost control, the bad habits resurfaced like a bad case of acne!...lol. The only thing different has been I fessed up, told someone, and forgave myself. I have never been able to do that before now. In the past, a single binge meant the end.
