Transcending Unhealthy Habits Support Thread

[Imzadi]

Thanks Linen for your advice! I have 16 days nicotine free now and while the cravings are gone, I still occasionally want to smoke. I hope this passes as each day goes by. I do deep breathing techniques as well as meditate and divert focus to my inner Silence and Awareness when this happens. That helps immensely and I get to hold space for the thoughts of smoking as long as it needs to until it goes away. :)

[linen53]

You are very fortunate. Some people can quit with very little difficulty. And then there are people like me

Keep up the good work.

[Imzadi]

It's easy when I don't have stress. The real challenge is when something stressful arise... I hope I can stay on the path if that happens! I'm good at quitting, it's staying the course that can be troublesome. >_<

[Timothy]

Originally Posted by Mused

I'm thinking that if I love myself ... I can make healthier choices for my wellbeing in the long run rather than just go for the instant gratification. The only thing im addicted to is coca cola and its such a hard habit to kick sigh

I have a tendency to drink too much coffee so after my second cup I'll substitute with 1/8th teaspoon of powdered ginger covered with boiling water. Dysfunctional gallbladders may want to avoid it a site suggested.

[O]

Originally Posted by Imzadi

It used to be like this...

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[Somnia]

Originally Posted by Imzadi

I've been trying to work on writing things that are concise and to the point. It's difficult because my natural tendency is to ramble on and on. And now that I've discovered how to post pictures...

Haha! Well, I too have a habit of rambling at times...I have good intentions of attempting to post in concise/to the point manner, but I often find myself failing at such and ramble on....sometimes I wonder if my posts make any sense at times, LOL...They certainly make sense to me soooo....

[Imzadi]

Here's an update:

On my 34th day no alkie, and 19th day no ciggies! Feeling slightly cranky and a bit voluptuous (been eating more to compensate for the oral fixation I got from ciggies), but otherwise good! I need to get those rock hard abs back before vacay! =D

[Uma]

A social justice reason to give up Coke http://www.pbs.org/now/transcript/transcript_shiva.html

[Mused]

^ haha thank ew
Been replacing coke with coconut water more recently
its probably the temperature too... Hate room temperature drinks lolie
Maybe anything ice cold would work

[Somnia]

I hardly drink sodas...It's very rare I consume them...I mostly drink water, unsweetened teas (hot/cold), and coffee with minimal cream/sugar...I think I've said this before but I also stay away from artificial sweeteners...I can't stand the taste and I think it's absolute poison...