I’ve had a few….
Quit Smoking December 2006 after having smoked for 27 years from the age of 13 to 40.
Quit watching TV June 2007. As a side note, apart from the obvious couch potatoeness of it I found the biggest benefit of not watching tv was huge self control! Control your environment by removing all temptation. When trying to eat healthy watching tv is not helpful. Food commercials every few minutes. In fact some say just seeing, smelling or thinking of food can cause a response in the body. It certainly, in the past, started me craving the crap. So yah, I found not watching tv to be just as important to my success as not having crap food in the house.
Quit eating crap processed fake food (carb addiction) on daily basis July 2007. Started eating real whole food, lean protein, vegetables and fruit, 4 to 5 times per day.
Quit sitting on my ass (stillness addiction) pretty much non stop August 2007. Started walking and resitance training.
I have 2 last addictions to conquer which I have been trying to do since the beginning of the year. They are connected and have been an issue for as long as I can remember…… sugar and caffeine! In the beginning it was Coke. Then around 20 I started drinking coffee with sugar. I have had one or the other or both every day, all day long for more almost 3 decades! This is the last monkey on my back and I’m determined to get it off! For the last week I’ve been drinking one (large 16oz) black coffee in the morning and one with cream and sugar in the evening. This week it will be one black in the morning and that’s it for the day. Green tea after that. Yes there is caffeine in that but it is a tiny little fraction of the amound in drip coffee. I’m not saying that I will never ingest caffeine again. I just want to break the sugar/caffeine habit. Quit drinking sugar and greatly reduce caffeine. I will add an update to the post next week. Feel free to pray for me, send me strength, or say some affirmations for me. I can use the help! Please and thank you. : )
I’m giving this all my attention which is why I have not provided a weight and measurements update. Will do it next weekend (1 week late).
Update: September 17, 2008
FINALLY!!!!!! Sept. 1st was day one of not drinking my usual coffee with cream and sugar. For the first couple of weeks I drank 1 cup of black coffee in the morning to prevent caffeine withdrawal hell. Can’t believe I finally did it. Yay!