Hardest Habit to Drop

1.  Starbucks - I am such a LOSER for their "Grande Non-Fat Caramel Macchiato with 4 (FOUR!) raw sugars!" 

That's my weakness... I get in my car in the morning and I HAVE to have a Starbucks coffee otherwise, I can't work right.  I will confess that we tried changing it to "sugar-free vanilla syrup" and "Splenda" but not only it was NASTY, I had a blazing headache ALL day and couldn't function.
2.  Grazing - I didn't know what this was, but I WAS doing it.  Not anymore!  
Die Habit, Die!!! 

Anyone out there with bad habits?

Oh yes.  I can relate!  Slipping into bad habits?  Where shall I begin??!!

I regressed back into the sugar cycle.  The more you eat, the more you want, round and round I go.  It is funny because a few days before the New Year, it was as though my body was screaming at me because I actually craved steamed vegetables.  I guess my body had enough and was letting me know by the craving for vegetables.  That's a good thing but it was interesting.

I've got a sugary, snacky foods type of eating that I can revert into.  So my habit that I'm busting is to make a conscious effort to ditch the sugar.  I've been consciously avoiding sugar for awhile and I feel so, so much better. 

I'm with you on the grazing.  I've found, for me, being off of sugar has helped me a lot with grazing.  I bought some Kay's Naturals White Cheddar Kruncheez and those are healthy yet fulfill that snacky thing so that's also helped.

Bye-bye sugar and doing better on grazing.

Cathy

Coffee has become a HUGE issue for me... my partner and i own a coffeehouse and i drink 2-3 16oz non-fat pumpkin pie latte's a day.

today i am only going to have one and try to not hurt anyone...lol and tomorrow i am going to try and find a SF syrup that doesen't make me want to puke.

I am also a super grazer, most of the time i do fine during the day but the head hunger hits me HARD at night and i swear i lose my mind...

Head hunger... that sounds familiar, so I definitely understand what you're talking about.  I have a sad addiction to SB and if I dont control myself, just like you, I'd do 2-3 Caramel Macchiatos a day!  Stay strong, and if you do find that SF syrup, please let me know!

Thanks!

Ana

Drinking during meals and mindless eating...  I will be putting a chip in my mouth and not even realize it     Duh.......

No more,

I am right there with you! I don't drink with my meals at home but I do now or I should say DID when I go out. No More!

I TRY as much as I can to order water most of the time because whenever I order soda, I never drink any more than 1 cup (8oz) and the rest goes to waste either because I fill up with food/liquids or the sugar/syrup is too much to handle.  So, from now on, I am done with the soda (again!)

Ana in CT

I am fighting wanting a soda so bad. I have only had a few since surgery and that was all in the same day because there was nothing else to drink. I was a t a Christmas party at a party place and that was the only thing that they were serving.

I do the mindless eating when I am studying... aghhhh!  Start with 2-3 wheat crackers and next thing you know, I've gone through a full sleeve an hour later!  Now I am just taking however many I need/want and leaving the sleeve in the cabinet.  Just like you, No More, Ana!  

I am so with you here, Kathy, I have drank with my meals for 3 yrs now, and snacking in the day, well NO more drinking with tha meals , but I will admit, I do have healthy things in the house now, if I feel the need to snack.