cborgman said:

Oh dear... Cornel Sanders.

Muse2NOPharaoh said:

SUPRMAN said:

that's the first time i've seen that emoticon.

Definitely slot machine gambling,
Here in New Zealand we have these machines called pokies at evry bar and pub, they are like your one arm bandits, exceptthey are button operated have 5 or 6 reels and can have up 25 paying lines. They cost 2c or 5c a game, but you have to insert $2 pieces, and to get a reasonable chance of winning everything you have to play 25 lines and up to 6 credits a line, so a 2c game can cost $3 a spin, hence they have note acceptors too and become very addictive, they are a real plague here and most of the addicts are poor and/or coloured.
I had been addicted to them for 13 years, enough to ensure I was broke most of the time, I tried to give up majorly 3 times, the last in 2007 where I was clean from March 22 to November 15th nearly 8 months. I started playing again. Finally 3 weeks ago I had a dream with my dead mother visiting and talking to me she said "You are slowly murdering yourself", for that reason I have never gambled again, I know its only been 3 weeks, but that kind of warning I swear it will be the last and unlike all the previous attempts I have no desire to watch. Already I feel my life has improved immeasurably since I have. Yet I was addicted to it for 13 years and thats the bad thing.
Prince addiction, well I don't want to give that up.

Huggiebear said:

I love your mom! Now keep listening to her!

Ace said:

Benny Hill .

Biting my nails, smoking, drugs, alcohol, moaning and food.

Okay, quit biting my nails as I didn't like the fact they looked bad and I thought that having a habit was a sorry thing. That was a few years ago. Boy, do my nails grow quickly.

Smoking. Over three years ago now. Hated the fact that cigarettes were in control of me and not the other way around. I detested them like one would a person. Then found out my daughter had tried smoking so couldn't go back to them if I'd wanted. Hypocrisy you see.

Drugs. Easier to stay away from them when you no longer have a supply. Still crave the state of mind though.

Alcohol. Never an addict but a moderate to heavy user. I'm British you see.

Got told many years ago to stop moaning by a close friend. Best thing he could have said as it made me step back and take a look. Only true friends can be so honest. Or friends that are just pissed off with your moaning. Either way it worked.

Food. I'm truly fucked. Quitting ciggies, drugs, booze and the like are easier as you don't need to have them each day. Food you've got to have so it's harder to control.

iloveannie said:

Oww, THAT kind of moaning.

I just wanted to say; I grunt, but now I won't

LleeLlee said:

Knew it!

CarrieMpls said:

me nieither it is sooooo hard

I'm a voluptuary. I don't think it's "Vanessa Sara Lee" an unhealthy addiction. But I love women like I love my pork sword.

Ace said:

Did someone say sweets?
I feel very blessed to not have an addictive personality. I grew up with two parents that were heavy smokers. My mom smoked all during pregnancy with me then after wards both of them smoked in the house. So I have a serious allergy to smoke. I never had the urge to smoke cigarettes. I tried pot back in the day, did nothing for me. I do enjoy a little alcohol from time to time but only in moderation.
I am too cheap to have an addiction to anything that costs money. I have a hard time justifying spending money on some things that ppl call necessities.
Though I feel a bit boring for not having an addiction, I guess the closest thing is my love for all things sweet, oh and nail biting when I am stressed or nervous.

I am very proud of the ppl that I know that have quit smoking. My mom finally did it cold turkey when she was in her early 40's. My dad did about the same age when his adopted son was allergic to the smoke.
I am very proud of Carrie for coming close to her 6 month mark.
Awesome!
and Ace I think you are awesome to quiting as well.

Mysterioso said:

Very small, wrinkly and limp?

iloveannie said:

Um...what's woodshedding?

applekisses said:

From dictionary.com:

Every time I say I'm going to quit smoking again, I end up smoking more. It's got me, I can't kick it and it makes me sad.

CarrieLee said:

Carrie, if I could kick it, anyone can. Towards the end, I might as well have just kept them on a chain I could pull through my nose.

Ace said:

How much weight did you gain?

CarrieLee said:

None. I was very strict with myself (no replacing the cancer sticks with food). I climbed the fucking walls for a few weeks, but it was worth it.

Ace said:

You're lucky. I read that you don't just gain weight from substituting food for cigarettes. There's an actual change in your chemistry that makes you gain some weight. I was like "great!" it's not just psychological.

MIGUELGOMEZ said:

Never heard of that. Anyhoo, 'tis nothing that can't be shut down via eating right and/or exercise. Even if it meant gaining some weight, I'd be like, 'I can strip that off later; the important thing is getting off this shit before it does some damage to me that I can't undo.'

Ace said:

Your metabolism slows down. Even when I was exercising a lot I gained 8lbs last time I quit.

Ace said:

everything except adkins and I won't try that lol. I'm actually back doing weight watchers and swimming 3 times a week. I haven't lost much yet but I feel a lot better.

CarrieLee said:

And what? The only way of losing those 8 lbs. is by continuing to smoke?

eVeRsOlEsA said:

I know nothing about Weight Watchers, but swimming is excellent exercise! Good for you (and I don't mean that in a Christian Bale way )!

Ace said:

Discipline, Young Padawana!

Ace said:

thanks

Mysterioso said:

I have no fuckin' idea what a "Padawana" is, but: what he said.

8lbs was a lot for me! All my clothes were tight, I felt gross and couldn't drop the weight. So I went back to it, and yes...I lost the weight plus some.