Re: OT Addictions - come on now, 'fess up folks!

[Guest guest]

Thanks, Lea Ann! I appreciate that a lot. Texaco gas stations used to have large plastic mugs with a picture of the Texaco tanker logo on it. You could get one of those mugs and fill it up for a quarter (I kid you not). Then you could get refills, and for awhile, they were free!! I had a lot of tankers at home, and pretty much had one everywhere I went - my car, my office, my bedroom, etc. People used to think I had a tanker surgically attached to my hand!More kudos, please. Not long after I kicked the Diet Coke habit (and pretty much

all soda - don't remember the last time I had one), I quit a 40+ year smoking habit! Good for me, good for me, SO good for me!! (Had help with that one, but I don't smoke and I can't, for the life of me, figure out what attracted me to it in the first place. Nasty, nasty habit.) I'm much older than I used to be, but so much healthier and younger in spirit. I feel like I dodged a couple of bullets there. If anyone out there is struggling with an addiction, just know that YOU CAN KICK THE HABIT!! You can. Get help if you need it, and do yourself and those who love you a world of powerful good.Peggyps...Lea Ann, I wouldn't worry about what you call your morning java addiction. What good is a healthy lifestyle if

you can't enjoy a bit of self-indulgence now and again? I have my coffee every day - and I enjoy it. Do the same, and don't waste time feeling guilty about it. Not worth your valuable time and effort! We need you focused, bright-eyed, and bushy-tailed!

[Guest guest]

WOW - kicking the smoking habit is even harder (I've heard) because cigarets can be both calming and stimulating. I can assure you that if I had something that was calming to me I'd be addicted!Oh wait, surfing the net and answering emails is calming to me and I am most certainly addicted to that! ;-)I have pretty much made peace with my morning 1/2 decaff cup of java for exactly the reasons you stated - it's my guilty pleasure and I'm not giving it up...

Blessings,Lea Ann SavageSatellite Beach, FL(321) 773-7088 (home)(321-961-9219 (cell)))><'>www.VitamixLady.comwww..com<))><

On Mar 28, 2011, at 8:29 PM, Peggy Rodgers wrote:

Thanks, Lea Ann! I appreciate that a lot. Texaco gas stations used to have large plastic mugs with a picture of the Texaco tanker logo on it. You could get one of those mugs and fill it up for a quarter (I kid you not). Then you could get refills, and for awhile, they were free!! I had a lot of tankers at home, and pretty much had one everywhere I went - my car, my office, my bedroom, etc. People used to think I had a tanker surgically attached to my hand!More kudos, please. Not long after I kicked the Diet Coke habit (and pretty much

all soda - don't remember the last time I had one), I quit a 40+ year smoking habit! Good for me, good for me, SO good for me!! (Had help with that one, but I don't smoke and I can't, for the life of me, figure out what attracted me to it in the first place. Nasty, nasty habit.) I'm much older than I used to be, but so much healthier and younger in spirit. I feel like I dodged a couple of bullets there. If anyone out there is struggling with an addiction, just know that YOU CAN KICK THE HABIT!! You can. Get help if you need it, and do yourself and those who love you a world of powerful good.Peggyps...Lea Ann, I wouldn't worry about what you call your morning java addiction. What good is a healthy lifestyle if

you can't enjoy a bit of self-indulgence now and again? I have my coffee every day - and I enjoy it. Do the same, and don't waste time feeling guilty about it. Not worth your valuable time and effort! We need you focused, bright-eyed, and bushy-tailed!

[Guest guest]

I think virtually all substance addictions can be divided into two types--strictly physical and physical/psychological. My theory is that the former can be difficult to kick but once you do, that's it. The latter, on the other hand, is a real horror--if it weren't, people who overcome physical dependence wouldn't backslide. As much as I enjoyed smoking (and I smoked a pack/day for 16 - 17 years), once I beat the physical addiction, I never had the urge to smoke again because it was never an emotional jones. On the other hand, I know people who haven't smoked in years who STILL crave nicotine. Same with drugs--once you undergo withdrawal, your body body doesn't require it anymore and shouldn't crave it but this seems not to make much difference to many users.

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WOW - kicking the smoking habit is even harder (I've heard) because cigarets can be both calming and stimulating. I can assure you that if I had something that was calming to me I'd be addicted!

Oh wait, surfing the net and answering emails is calming to me and I am most certainly addicted to that! ;-)

I have pretty much made peace with my morning 1/2 decaff cup of java for exactly the reasons you stated - it's my guilty pleasure and I'm not giving it up...

Blessings,

Lea Ann Savage

Satellite Beach, FL

(321) 773-7088 (home)

(321-961-9219 (cell)

www.VitamixLady.com

www..com

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On Mar 28, 2011, at 8:29 PM, Peggy Rodgers wrote:

Thanks, Lea Ann! I appreciate that a lot. Texaco gas stations used to have large plastic mugs with a picture of the Texaco tanker logo on it. You could get one of those mugs and fill it up for a quarter (I kid you not). Then you could get refills, and for awhile, they were free!! I had a lot of tankers at home, and pretty much had one everywhere I went - my car, my office, my bedroom, etc. People used to think I had a tanker surgically attached to my hand!

More kudos, please. Not long after I kicked the Diet Coke habit (and pretty much all soda - don't remember the last time I had one), I quit a 40+ year smoking habit! Good for me, good for me, SO good for me!! (Had help with that one, but I don't smoke and I can't, for the life of me, figure out what attracted me to it in the first place. Nasty, nasty habit.)

I'm much older than I used to be, but so much healthier and younger in spirit. I feel like I dodged a couple of bullets there.

If anyone out there is struggling with an addiction, just know that YOU CAN KICK THE HABIT!! You can. Get help if you need it, and do yourself and those who love you a world of powerful good.

Peggy

ps...Lea Ann, I wouldn't worry about what you call your morning java addiction. What good is a healthy lifestyle if you can't enjoy a bit of self-indulgence now and again? I have my coffee every day - and I enjoy it. Do the same, and don't waste time feeling guilty about it. Not worth your valuable time and effort! We need you focused, bright-eyed, and bushy-tailed!

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[Guest guest]

Ok, will have to fess up here too, I was a smoker about 7 yrs ago. My daughter had twins born early, a boy and girl on oxygen. The little boy passed away but Serenity is still with us now 7 yrs old. They came to live with me and I stopped smoking before Serenity came home from the hospital.

They have now moved to Colorado for a better job.

Doctor just rechecked me a few weeks ago when I had the fall at work to make sure I was ready to go back and he said he could tell I wasn't a smoker because I had the clearest set of lungs he had heard in a long time, and that's only after 7 yrs.

I am also addicted to coffee. Did go off it for awhile but, almost fell asleep at work.lol I do a lot of overtime. Have three cups a day and after that I drink tea.

Definitely a chocoholic, rofling and insulin resistant too.lol Good thing I can get or make it sugar free.

Have read some experts say coffee is good for you and some say not , all say chocolate is good for us, thank goodness.lol

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[Guest guest]

I think whoever came up with the "chocolate is healthful" notion is a genius, particularly after years of the ubiquitous carob-containing products that tasted like dirt and peppered the shelves of health food stores. ~

So sorry about your grandson. That had to have been devastating.

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[Guest guest]

Yeah but it's only dark chocolate that is good for you and I love milk chocolate. So I'm bummed. Sent from my iPadOn Mar 28, 2011, at 10:26 PM, <kareningotham@...> wrote:

I think whoever came up with the "chocolate is healthful" notion is a genius, particularly after years of the ubiquitous carob-containing products that tasted like dirt and peppered the shelves of health food stores. ~

So sorry about your grandson. That had to have been devastating.

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[Guest guest]

I quit smoking for the last time 2 1/2 years ago. It was super hard. I've almost beat my diet mountain dew addiction. I still have a glass of it every week or two because I had stocked up and still have several bottles left. Mighty Leaf tea helped me stop craving my diet dewKim in OR

Thanks, Lea Ann! I appreciate that a lot. Texaco gas stations used to have large plastic mugs with a picture of the Texaco tanker logo on it. You could get one of those mugs and fill it up for a quarter (I kid you not). Then you could get refills, and for awhile, they were free!! I had a lot of tankers at home, and pretty much had one everywhere I went - my car, my office, my bedroom, etc. People used to think I had a tanker surgically attached to my hand!More kudos, please. Not long after I kicked the Diet Coke habit (and pretty much

all soda - don't remember the last time I had one), I quit a 40+ year smoking habit! Good for me, good for me, SO good for me!! (Had help with that one, but I don't smoke and I can't, for the life of me, figure out what attracted me to it in the first place. Nasty, nasty habit.) I'm much older than I used to be, but so much healthier and younger in spirit. I feel like I dodged a couple of bullets there. If anyone out there is struggling with an addiction, just know that YOU CAN KICK THE HABIT!! You can. Get help if you need it, and do yourself and those who love you a world of powerful good.Peggyps...Lea Ann, I wouldn't worry about what you call your morning java addiction. What good is a healthy lifestyle if

you can't enjoy a bit of self-indulgence now and again? I have my coffee every day - and I enjoy it. Do the same, and don't waste time feeling guilty about it. Not worth your valuable time and effort! We need you focused, bright-eyed, and bushy-tailed!

[Guest guest]

Well, there are dark milks in the 38% - 40% range (my preference--I don't much like lighter milks now). That's marginally better, I guess.

Between you and me, I don't think chocolate is healthful, regardless of the claims (hence my "genius" comment). I eat and enjoy it anyway, though.

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[Guest guest]

I am SURE that my homemade milk chocolate is quite "healthy", and it sure does improve my mental health, so I am all over it. And it is usually all over me! And I am okay with either!

I think whoever came up with the "chocolate is healthful" notion is a genius, particularly after years of the ubiquitous carob-containing products that tasted like dirt and peppered the shelves of health food stores. ~

So sorry about your grandson. That had to have been devastating.

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[Guest guest]

Quitting smoking was beyond easy because I did it chemically and had no idea that I was quitting--I wanted to be an "occasional" smoker (like a pack every week or two). However, the method slammed me into a rather ghastly state of withdrawal from which I emerged a non-smoker, although I did miss the ritual for a while (not enough to actually want to do anything about it). Forever. I'm glad because health considerations aside, I sure couldn't afford a $13+ pack of cigarettes every day; it was bad enough that they'd topped $1/pack when I quit.

Re: Re: OT Addictions - come on now, 'fess up folks!

I quit smoking for the last time 2 1/2 years ago. It was super hard. I've almost beat my diet mountain dew addiction. I still have a glass of it every week or two because I had stocked up and still have several bottles left. Mighty Leaf tea helped me stop craving my diet dew

Kim in OR

Thanks, Lea Ann! I appreciate that a lot. Texaco gas stations used to have large plastic mugs with a picture of the Texaco tanker logo on it. You could get one of those mugs and fill it up for a quarter (I kid you not). Then you could get refills, and for awhile, they were free!! I had a lot of tankers at home, and pretty much had one everywhere I went - my car, my office, my bedroom, etc. People used to think I had a tanker surgically attached to my hand!

More kudos, please. Not long after I kicked the Diet Coke habit (and pretty much all soda - don't remember the last time I had one), I quit a 40+ year smoking habit! Good for me, good for me, SO good for me!! (Had help with that one, but I don't smoke and I can't, for the life of me, figure out what attracted me to it in the first place. Nasty, nasty habit.)

I'm much older than I used to be, but so much healthier and younger in spirit. I feel like I dodged a couple of bullets there.

If anyone out there is struggling with an addiction, just know that YOU CAN KICK THE HABIT!! You can. Get help if you need it, and do yourself and those who love you a world of powerful good.

Peggy

ps...Lea Ann, I wouldn't worry about what you call your morning java addiction. What good is a healthy lifestyle if you can't enjoy a bit of self-indulgence now and again? I have my coffee every day - and I enjoy it. Do the same, and don't waste time feeling guilty about it. Not worth your valuable time and effort! We need you focused, bright-eyed, and bushy-tailed!

[Guest guest]

I used the patches 3 or 4 times The longest I lasted after coming off the patches was 6 months. I tried Chantix oh my that made me sick.What finally worked for me was cold turkey. I had to go through the withdrawal symptoms. Once I had gone through it I knew that I never wanted to have to go through that again. Plenty strong incentive for me to not start again.Kim in ORFrom: <kareningotham@...>Subject: Re: Re: OT Addictions - come on now, 'fess up folks! Date: Monday, March 28, 2011, 9:55 PM

Quitting smoking was beyond easy because I did it chemically and had no idea that I was quitting--I wanted to be an "occasional" smoker (like a pack every week or two). However, the method slammed me into a rather ghastly state of withdrawal from which I emerged a non-smoker, although I did miss the ritual for a while (not enough to actually want to do anything about it). Forever. I'm glad because health considerations aside, I sure couldn't afford a $13+ pack of cigarettes every day; it was bad enough that they'd topped $1/pack when I quit.

Re: Re: OT Addictions - come on now, 'fess up folks!

I quit smoking for the last time 2 1/2 years ago. It was super hard. I've almost beat my diet mountain dew addiction. I still have a glass of it every week or two because I had stocked up and still have several bottles left. Mighty Leaf tea helped me stop craving my diet dew

Kim in OR

Thanks, Lea Ann! I appreciate that a lot. Texaco gas stations used to have large plastic mugs with a picture of the Texaco tanker logo on it. You could get one of those mugs and fill it up for a quarter (I kid you not). Then you could get refills, and for awhile, they were free!! I had a lot of tankers at home, and pretty much had one everywhere I went - my car, my office, my bedroom, etc. People used to think I had a tanker surgically attached to my hand!

More kudos, please. Not long after I kicked the Diet Coke habit (and pretty much all soda - don't remember the last time I had one), I quit a 40+ year smoking habit! Good for me, good for me, SO good for me!! (Had help with that one, but I don't smoke and I can't, for the life of me, figure out what attracted me to it in the first place. Nasty, nasty habit.)

I'm much older than I used to be, but so much healthier and younger in spirit. I feel like I dodged a couple of bullets there.

If anyone out there is struggling with an addiction, just know that YOU CAN KICK THE HABIT!! You can. Get help if you need it, and do yourself and those who love you a world of powerful good.

Peggy

ps...Lea Ann, I wouldn't worry about what you call your morning java addiction. What good is a healthy lifestyle if you can't enjoy a bit of self-indulgence now and again? I have my coffee every day - and I enjoy it. Do the same, and don't waste time feeling guilty about it. Not worth your valuable time and effort! We need you focused, bright-eyed, and bushy-tailed!

[Guest guest]

Yes, but do you still crave it? That's why I was lucky--once I broke the physical addiction, that was it. People can smoke in front of me, blow smoke in my face, etc., and it has no effect. I've never been tempted to start again. Now, quitting meat was TORTURE. THAT was "one day at a time."

Re: Re: OT Addictions - come on now, 'fess up folks!

I quit smoking for the last time 2 1/2 years ago. It was super hard. I've almost beat my diet mountain dew addiction. I still have a glass of it every week or two because I had stocked up and still have several bottles left. Mighty Leaf tea helped me stop craving my diet dew

Kim in OR

Thanks, Lea Ann! I appreciate that a lot. Texaco gas stations used to have large plastic mugs with a picture of the Texaco tanker logo on it. You could get one of those mugs and fill it up for a quarter (I kid you not). Then you could get refills, and for awhile, they were free!! I had a lot of tankers at home, and pretty much had one everywhere I went - my car, my office, my bedroom, etc. People used to think I had a tanker surgically attached to my hand!

More kudos, please. Not long after I kicked the Diet Coke habit (and pretty much all soda - don't remember the last time I had one), I quit a 40+ year smoking habit! Good for me, good for me, SO good for me!! (Had help with that one, but I don't smoke and I can't, for the life of me, figure out what attracted me to it in the first place. Nasty, nasty habit.)

I'm much older than I used to be, but so much healthier and younger in spirit. I feel like I dodged a couple of bullets there.

If anyone out there is struggling with an addiction, just know that YOU CAN KICK THE HABIT!! You can. Get help if you need it, and do yourself and those who love you a world of powerful good.

Peggy

ps...Lea Ann, I wouldn't worry about what you call your morning java addiction. What good is a healthy lifestyle if you can't enjoy a bit of self-indulgence now and again? I have my coffee every day - and I enjoy it. Do the same, and don't waste time feeling guilty about it. Not worth your valuable time and effort! We need you focused, bright-eyed, and bushy-tailed!

[Guest guest]

Yes I do still crave it. These days not very often and when I do it is short lived but yes I still have the cravingKim in OR

From: <kareningotham@...>

Subject: Re: Re: OT Addictions - come on now, 'fess up folks!

Date: Monday, March 28, 2011, 9:55 PM

Quitting smoking was beyond easy because I did it chemically and had no idea that I was quitting--I wanted to be an "occasional" smoker (like a pack every week or two). However, the method slammed me into a rather ghastly state of withdrawal from which I emerged a non-smoker, although I did miss the ritual for a while (not enough to actually want to do anything about it). Forever. I'm glad because health considerations aside, I sure couldn't afford a $13+ pack of cigarettes every day; it was bad enough that they'd topped $1/pack when I quit.

Re: Re: OT Addictions - come on now, 'fess up folks!

I quit smoking for the last time 2 1/2 years ago. It was super hard. I've almost beat my diet mountain dew addiction. I still have a glass of it every week or two because I had stocked up and still have several bottles left. Mighty Leaf tea helped me stop craving my diet dew

Kim in OR

Thanks, Lea Ann! I appreciate that a lot. Texaco gas stations used to have large plastic mugs with a picture of the Texaco tanker logo on it. You could get one of those mugs and fill it up for a quarter (I kid you not). Then you could get refills, and for awhile, they were free!! I had a lot of tankers at home, and pretty much had one everywhere I went - my car, my office, my bedroom, etc. People used to think I had a tanker surgically attached to my hand!

More kudos, please. Not long after I kicked the Diet Coke habit (and pretty much all soda - don't remember the last time I had one), I quit a 40+ year smoking habit! Good for me, good for me, SO good for me!! (Had help with that one, but I don't smoke and I can't, for the life of me, figure out what attracted me to it in the first place. Nasty, nasty habit.)

I'm much older than I used to be, but so much healthier and younger in spirit. I feel like I dodged a couple of bullets there.

If anyone out there is struggling with an addiction, just know that YOU CAN KICK THE HABIT!! You can. Get help if you need it, and do yourself and those who love you a world of powerful good.

Peggy

ps...Lea Ann, I wouldn't worry about what you call your morning java addiction. What good is a healthy lifestyle if you can't enjoy a bit of self-indulgence now and again? I have my coffee every day - and I enjoy it. Do the same, and don't waste time feeling guilty about it. Not worth your valuable time and effort! We need you focused, bright-eyed, and bushy-tailed!

[Guest guest]

It's just not fair… I dislike meat yet feel better when I eat it (I consume it like a supplement - dutifully) and you feel better when you don't eat it and yet you like (or liked) it. Not fair at all…

Blessings,Lea Ann SavageSatellite Beach, FL(321) 773-7088 (home)(321-961-9219 (cell)))><'>www.VitamixLady.comwww..com<))><

On Mar 28, 2011, at 11:22 PM, wrote:

Yes, but do you still crave it? That's why I was lucky--once I broke the physical addiction, that was it. People can smoke in front of me, blow smoke in my face, etc., and it has no effect. I've never been tempted to start again. Now, quitting meat was TORTURE. THAT was "one day at a time."

Re: Re: OT Addictions - come on now, 'fess up folks!

I quit smoking for the last time 2 1/2 years ago. It was super hard. I've almost beat my diet mountain dew addiction. I still have a glass of it every week or two because I had stocked up and still have several bottles left. Mighty Leaf tea helped me stop craving my diet dew

Kim in OR

Thanks, Lea Ann! I appreciate that a lot. Texaco gas stations used to have large plastic mugs with a picture of the Texaco tanker logo on it. You could get one of those mugs and fill it up for a quarter (I kid you not). Then you could get refills, and for awhile, they were free!! I had a lot of tankers at home, and pretty much had one everywhere I went - my car, my office, my bedroom, etc. People used to think I had a tanker surgically attached to my hand!

More kudos, please. Not long after I kicked the Diet Coke habit (and pretty much all soda - don't remember the last time I had one), I quit a 40+ year smoking habit! Good for me, good for me, SO good for me!! (Had help with that one, but I don't smoke and I can't, for the life of me, figure out what attracted me to it in the first place. Nasty, nasty habit.)

I'm much older than I used to be, but so much healthier and younger in spirit. I feel like I dodged a couple of bullets there.

If anyone out there is struggling with an addiction, just know that YOU CAN KICK THE HABIT!! You can. Get help if you need it, and do yourself and those who love you a world of powerful good.

Peggy

ps...Lea Ann, I wouldn't worry about what you call your morning java addiction. What good is a healthy lifestyle if you can't enjoy a bit of self-indulgence now and again? I have my coffee every day - and I enjoy it. Do the same, and don't waste time feeling guilty about it. Not worth your valuable time and effort! We need you focused, bright-eyed, and bushy-tailed!

[Guest guest]

I agree and while I don't think I could make myself eat meat at this point (going on 24 years), I still love meat analogs and adore Quorn "turkey" breast and such. I'm a big fan of the Buddhist cooking that forms the basis of the Chinese vegetarian restaurants here--lots of vegan fake meat.

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I quit smoking for the last time 2 1/2 years ago. It was super hard. I've almost beat my diet mountain dew addiction. I still have a glass of it every week or two because I had stocked up and still have several bottles left. Mighty Leaf tea helped me stop craving my diet dew

Kim in OR

Thanks, Lea Ann! I appreciate that a lot. Texaco gas stations used to have large plastic mugs with a picture of the Texaco tanker logo on it. You could get one of those mugs and fill it up for a quarter (I kid you not). Then you could get refills, and for awhile, they were free!! I had a lot of tankers at home, and pretty much had one everywhere I went - my car, my office, my bedroom, etc. People used to think I had a tanker surgically attached to my hand!

More kudos, please. Not long after I kicked the Diet Coke habit (and pretty much all soda - don't remember the last time I had one), I quit a 40+ year smoking habit! Good for me, good for me, SO good for me!! (Had help with that one, but I don't smoke and I can't, for the life of me, figure out what attracted me to it in the first place. Nasty, nasty habit.)

I'm much older than I used to be, but so much healthier and younger in spirit. I feel like I dodged a couple of bullets there.

If anyone out there is struggling with an addiction, just know that YOU CAN KICK THE HABIT!! You can. Get help if you need it, and do yourself and those who love you a world of powerful good.

Peggy

ps...Lea Ann, I wouldn't worry about what you call your morning java addiction. What good is a healthy lifestyle if you can't enjoy a bit of self-indulgence now and again? I have my coffee every day - and I enjoy it. Do the same, and don't waste time feeling guilty about it. Not worth your valuable time and effort! We need you focused, bright-eyed, and bushy-tailed!

[Guest guest]

$13.00/pack???? Are you kidding?? I had no idea. Whew!Peggy

[Guest guest]

Wow! I am really impressed with all the posts in this new topic! My hat is off to all of you who have managed to quit smoking. That is so good - I am just smiling and smiling right now. And for any of you who are still lighting up and would like to become an "ex" or a "former", don't be discouraged. You see that some people have to try quitting more than once before it "takes". We love ya all anyway. Such a great group of people! And because we quit some bad habits, we are so much more able to enjoy the wonderful stuff that pours (or spoons!) out of our Vitamixes! Ain't life grand?Peggy

[Guest guest]

I am going to be at Wolfe's Longevity Conference this coming weekend. In case you aren't aware, he's the raw foodist who wrote "Naked Chocolate", which I think really started this whole "chocolate is good for you" thing. Being 100% raw, he's not in favor of any milk except raw milk, and sugar is a definite no-no. So the chocolate he recommends is raw chocolate nibs. They are bitter, but you can crush them up with your other sweetener of choice and make a pretty tasty hot chocolate drink (or cold chocolate milk). This works well with nut milk, and I would think any milk made from seeds or grain as well.I love milk chocolate, too, as someone already said. But I am trying

to do the dark, unsweetened chocolate thing now. I'll bring back to the group any news about chocolate if he shares anything new. BTW, he is a huge fan of the Vitamix!! At each conference, they give away $10,000 worth of stuff, and one is a spiffy new VM. Neat, huh? I haven't seen them with a red one yet, though. The first year I went to this event, I won a Saladmaster titanium tea kettle. Completely non-reactive. But I prefer stainless steel. It'll be going on eBay soon. So enjoy your chocolate, friends! I'll try not to rain too heavily on your parade.Peggy

[Guest guest]

It was hard, my youngest daughter has trouble carrying and I'm too old to carry for her also being insulin resistant. She has two daughters but lost several children, they were all born about 5 months old and very wisely they have decided to have no more. Don't think my ole heart could deal with the loss of any more grandchildren.

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I smoked as a teenager when cigarettes were 35 cents a pack and then went up to 50 cents. I haven't smoked in 37 years and can't believe I was stupid enough to do it when I was so young. I have no desire to smoke whatsoever. However, I truly believe that cigarettes are so physically and emotionally addicting, that if I were to actually smoke a cigarette now, it would cause me to want to go buy a pack! Cigarettes are the devil!!!! lol

Fran

In a message dated 3/28/2011 11:25:53 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, lil_joy69@... writes:

Yes I do still crave it. These days not very often and when I do it is short lived but yes I still have the cravingKim in OR

From: <kareningotham@...>Subject: Re: Re: OT Addictions - come on now, 'fess up folks! Date: Monday, March 28, 2011, 9:55 PM

Quitting smoking was beyond easy because I did it chemically and had no idea that I was quitting--I wanted to be an "occasional" smoker (like a pack every week or two). However, the method slammed me into a rather ghastly state of withdrawal from which I emerged a non-smoker, although I did miss the ritual for a while (not enough to actually want to do anything about it). Forever. I'm glad because health considerations aside, I sure couldn't afford a $13+ pack of cigarettes every day; it was bad enough that they'd topped $1/pack when I quit.

Re: Re: OT Addictions - come on now, 'fess up folks!

I quit smoking for the last time 2 1/2 years ago. It was super hard. I've almost beat my diet mountain dew addiction. I still have a glass of it every week or two because I had stocked up and still have several bottles left. Mighty Leaf tea helped me stop craving my diet dewKim in OR

Thanks, Lea Ann! I appreciate that a lot. Texaco gas stations used to have large plastic mugs with a picture of the Texaco tanker logo on it. You could get one of those mugs and fill it up for a quarter (I kid you not). Then you could get refills, and for awhile, they were free!! I had a lot of tankers at home, and pretty much had one everywhere I went - my car, my office, my bedroom, etc. People used to think I had a tanker surgically attached to my hand!

More kudos, please. Not long after I kicked the Diet Coke habit (and pretty much all soda - don't remember the last time I had one), I quit a 40+ year smoking habit! Good for me, good for me, SO good for me!! (Had help with that one, but I don't smoke and I can't, for the life of me, figure out what attracted me to it in the first place. Nasty, nasty habit.)

I'm much older than I used to be, but so much healthier and younger in spirit. I feel like I dodged a couple of bullets there.

If anyone out there is struggling with an addiction, just know that YOU CAN KICK THE HABIT!! You can. Get help if you need it, and do yourself and those who love you a world of powerful good.

Peggy

ps...Lea Ann, I wouldn't worry about what you call your morning java addiction. What good is a healthy lifestyle if you can't enjoy a bit of self-indulgence now and again? I have my coffee every day - and I enjoy it. Do the same, and don't waste time feeling guilty about it. Not worth your valuable time and effort! We need you focused, bright-eyed, and bushy-tailed!

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In a message dated 3/29/2011 1:48:39 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, hotdogbun2001@... writes:

$13.00/pack???? Are you kidding?? I had no idea. Whew!

Peggy

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And I thought $7.50 in New Jersey was crazy!!!

Fran

In a message dated 3/29/2011 1:48:39 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, hotdogbun2001@... writes:

$13.00/pack???? Are you kidding?? I had no idea. Whew!

Peggy

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I don't think they are 13.00 here by any means. We live near Seattle, WA, and I am thinking closer to 8.00 a pack. I haven't noticed for a few months though. Maybe I will look today. WA has high taxes on all this stuff.

I can't imagine spending 5.00 on a pack.

k

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In a message dated 3/29/2011 1:48:39 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, hotdogbun2001@... writes:

$13.00/pack???? Are you kidding?? I had no idea. Whew!

Peggy

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Geez, that's a steal compared to here.

Actually, I have no problem with people doing what they want, nor am I terribly bothered by second-hand smoke--I live in Midtown Manhattan...I'm breathing noxious fumes every time I walk out my door. I don't want to pay for anyone else's health problems, though (nor do I expect anyone to pick up the tab for mine).

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And I thought $7.50 in New Jersey was crazy!!!

Fran

In a message dated 3/29/2011 1:48:39 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, hotdogbun2001@... writes:

$13.00/pack???? Are you kidding?? I had no idea. Whew!

Peggy

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My daughter works in a grocery store here in the Vancouver area and says that cigs are an average of $10 a pack, depending on the brand.  I quit 9 years ago after 30 years of the nasty habit.  I sure do like red wine though :-)

Leanne