...do you have addictions? I think that most of us do.

Could be cigarettes. Could be alcohol. Could be Coke (either the soft drink or the hard drug). Could be porn. Could be prince.org or Facebook.

If so, do you want to break your addiction? Have you tried before?

How long would you let it go before you sought help?

Me: I was addicted to Coca-Cola. The caffeine for sure, but the soda as well. I used to drink 2 to 3 servings (can/bottle/glass) a day, EVERY day. It was bad. After my kidney stone, I broke the habit. Not a "true" addiction I will admit, but still.

Right now I think that I'm addicted to this site. I log on every f*cking day. 2 or 3 times a day usually.

Sometimes I think I need to cancel my account and take a break, like Zombiekitten did.

What about YOU?

[It's OK if you generalize...some addictions are personal]

my major addiction was NOT ENOUGH

and it's an aquired taste (at first)

then it turns into a never endin challenge.

it's one of those 'ism's that one rarely hears of

because no-one seems to be aware that it's

an 'ism'

Sugar and flour are my big addictions. Never been able to kick those. I know someone who did. Lost TONS of weight! And he feels better than he has in years! He used to have a cocaine habit and he told me withdrawing from coke is nothing compared to withdrawing from sugar & flour.

kitbradley said:

Sugar and flour are my big addictions. Never been able to kick those. I know someone who did. Lost TONS of weight! And he feels better than he has in years! He used to have a cocaine habit and he told me withdrawing from coke is nothing compared to withdrawing from sugar & flour.

I feel like if I kicked flour I would lose a lot of weight too. It seems to just sit there like a brick in my gut.

I've broken mostly all of my bad addictions, Like Coca-Cola [Pop/soda in general. I haven't drank it in years & I refuse too ] , over eating candy [because I love chocolate & peanut butter together so much], laziness, meaningless sex (I'm still celibate over 6 months now & happier than the morning sun ), & dealing with people I don't really care to.

Making good addictions is awesome, though.

what addiction??? i can stop, and i do, 4 long periods of time

then shit happens and im there again

but right now, 2day no additctions here

ThisOne said:

what addiction??? i can stop, and i do, 4 long periods of time

then shit happens and im there again

but right now, 2day no additctions here

kitbradley said:

Sugar and flour are my big addictions. Never been able to kick those. I know someone who did. Lost TONS of weight! And he feels better than he has in years! He used to have a cocaine habit and he told me withdrawing from coke is nothing compared to withdrawing from sugar & flour.

I used to have a really bad sweet tooth. Over the years I've lost it for the most part. rarely ever eat candy and cut the soda out.

BUT when I drink coffee every morning, I usually put 2 tablespoons of sugar in my cup (about 5 or 6 packets).

alphastreet said:

Worrying

Yeah...I'm working on breaking that one too.

One of my addictions has been easy to break since pubic trimming became popular.

Soda,especially Mountain Dew

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PurpleJedi said:

kitbradley said:

Sugar and flour are my big addictions. Never been able to kick those. I know someone who did. Lost TONS of weight! And he feels better than he has in years! He used to have a cocaine habit and he told me withdrawing from coke is nothing compared to withdrawing from sugar & flour.

I used to have a really bad sweet tooth. Over the years I've lost it for the most part. rarely ever eat candy and cut the soda out.

BUT when I drink coffee every morning, I usually put 2 tablespoons of sugar in my cup (about 5 or 6 packets).

yes, yes, yes.

ah the days of 4tblsp of sugar

in my frosted flakes. then someone said

"people use a lot of sugar as a subsitute

for the love they don't feel they get"

and i found that i couldn't stand candy

so it balanced out for me

im adding more i like my addictions ..

my addiction now is my

pretty little birds, who are

just the funniest things.

i would call them funny lil people

but you wouldn't understand...

oh but i do love them

and find them facinatin.

KingBAD said:

my major addiction was NOT ENOUGH

and it's an aquired taste (at first)

then it turns into a never endin challenge.

it's one of those 'ism's that one rarely hears of

because no-one seems to be aware that it's

an 'ism'

the never endin challenge

comes in the form of NOT lettin go.

whutevr it may be.

i didn't like bein able to run people

as a kid, it made me uncomfterble,

so i found other things i thought i

wanted to do more, but if i wasn't

runnin people i felt out of sorts.

so it became nessisary to have

more people around so it wouldn't

feel so bad.

never enough

I gave up soda years ago. (although in the last 2 years I have been drinking about 8 sodas a year.) I did stop eating ice cream for 2 years. I eat ice cream from time to time.

I should give up sugar and corn syrup etc. That is a hard thing to do. I generally don't eat flour-except when eating out or a pastry.

vainandy said:

One of my addictions has been easy to break since pubic trimming became popular.

EmeraldSkies said:

Soda,especially Mountain Dew

I like Mountain Dew alot...but I never got "hooked" on it the way I did with Coca-Cola.

jon1967 said:

im adding more i like my addictions ..

Are tats a part of your addiction???

Just yesterday I read in a magazine, that studies showed people who love sugary foods tend 2 be more helpful 2 others than folks who arent sweet eaters... AND are more likely to volunteer after a natural disaster..

kewlschool said:

I gave up soda years ago. (although in the last 2 years I have been drinking about 8 sodas a year.) I did stop eating ice cream for 2 years. I eat ice cream from time to time.

I should give up sugar and corn syrup etc. That is a hard thing to do. I generally don't eat flour-except when eating out or a pastry.

By 'corn syrup' you mean "High Fructose Corn Syrup" right?

If so...did you know they've renamed it "corn sugar" or "natural sugar"???

PurpleJedi said:

kewlschool said:

I gave up soda years ago. (although in the last 2 years I have been drinking about 8 sodas a year.) I did stop eating ice cream for 2 years. I eat ice cream from time to time.

I should give up sugar and corn syrup etc. That is a hard thing to do. I generally don't eat flour-except when eating out or a pastry.

By 'corn syrup' you mean "High Fructose Corn Syrup" right?

If so...did you know they've renamed it "corn sugar" or "natural sugar"???

Ive also read the body doesnt know the diff between corn sugar and regular sugar... sugar is sugar... But then, I live in Nebraska... Home of the Cornhuskers... we grow LOTS of corn... it may just be all bullshit...

tinaz said:

PurpleJedi said:

By 'corn syrup' you mean "High Fructose Corn Syrup" right?

If so...did you know they've renamed it "corn sugar" or "natural sugar"???

Ive also read the body doesnt know the diff between corn sugar and regular sugar... sugar is sugar... But then, I live in Nebraska... Home of the Cornhuskers... we grow LOTS of corn... it may just be all bullshit...

There's discrepancies about that. I've HEARD that the studies claiming "no difference" were sponsored/funded by the corn growers' industry.

What I've heard is that sugar, regardless of where it comes from (cane, beet, corn, etc.) will make you fat just the same. I can see that. However, the big issue stems from the claim that HFCS is not PROCESSED by the body the same and affects other things in your system (too lazy to google right now).

Either way...I can definitely TASTE a difference between products sweetened with HFCS as opposed to raw sugar.

PurpleJedi said:

tinaz said:

Ive also read the body doesnt know the diff between corn sugar and regular sugar... sugar is sugar... But then, I live in Nebraska... Home of the Cornhuskers... we grow LOTS of corn... it may just be all bullshit...

There's discrepancies about that. I've HEARD that the studies claiming "no difference" were sponsored/funded by the corn growers' industry.

What I've heard is that sugar, regardless of where it comes from (cane, beet, corn, etc.) will make you fat just the same. I can see that. However, the big issue stems from the claim that HFCS is not PROCESSED by the body the same and affects other things in your system (too lazy to google right now).

Either way...I can definitely TASTE a difference between products sweetened with HFCS as opposed to raw sugar.

Either way... Sugar is one HELLUVA drug...

tinaz said:

PurpleJedi said:

There's discrepancies about that. I've HEARD that the studies claiming "no difference" were sponsored/funded by the corn growers' industry.

What I've heard is that sugar, regardless of where it comes from (cane, beet, corn, etc.) will make you fat just the same. I can see that. However, the big issue stems from the claim that HFCS is not PROCESSED by the body the same and affects other things in your system (too lazy to google right now).

Either way...I can definitely TASTE a difference between products sweetened with HFCS as opposed to raw sugar.

Either way... Sugar is one HELLUVA drug...

yup

I was smoker. Kicked 3.5 years ago.

I was addicted to junk food and too much food in general, though it took me a long time to realize it. Kicked that a long time ago too, but I still have food issues. I’m mostly able to keep myself in check these days, though. After I lost 50 pounds in 2009 I’ve been able to maintain since then. When I feel my pants getting tight I go back to tracking all of my food intake. I haven’t gained more than 10 pounds since I lost it and I get back to where I was. This year I’m trying for another 30-40 pound loss. I’m at 5 so far.

CarrieMpls said:

I was smoker. Kicked 3.5 years ago.

I was addicted to junk food and too much food in general, though it took me a long time to realize it. Kicked that a long time ago too, but I still have food issues. I’m mostly able to keep myself in check these days, though. After I lost 50 pounds in 2009 I’ve been able to maintain since then. When I feel my pants getting tight I go back to tracking all of my food intake. I haven’t gained more than 10 pounds since I lost it and I get back to where I was. This year I’m trying for another 30-40 pound loss. I’m at 5 so far.

Awesome Carrie.

PurpleJedi said:

alphastreet said:

Worrying

Yeah...I'm working on breaking that one too.

You know, they have pills for that.

kitbradley said:

PurpleJedi said:

Yeah...I'm working on breaking that one too.

You know, they have pills for that.