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What bad habit are you currently trying to break?

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  • BedsideTableKangaroo
    BedsideTableKangaroo Posts: 736 Member
    Pamela_43 wrote: »
    amyteacake wrote: »
    Overthinking and being a people pleaser. Need to keep telling myself that I can't please everyone and need to stop worrying so much!

    Biting my nails is another one

    Oh over thinking and people pleasing. I need to cut this out too. People are always using me and taking advantage of my good nature. Ugh. If you figure out how to stop, let me know!!!!

    i know it's a fine line, but sometimes you have to be selfish.
  • wellthenwhat
    wellthenwhat Posts: 526 Member
    Pamela_43 wrote: »
    Cussing. My grandson is 18 months and starting to repeat things.
    To be fair, new research shows that swearing doesn't hurt kids, unless it's directed at them. I'd rather my kid have an interesting vocabulary when they split their forehead open than make fun of the odd kid in class
  • JustMissTracy
    JustMissTracy Posts: 6,338 Member
    I don't think I have many bad habits to worry about these days. Except maybe worrying. I worry about everyone and everything...all the time. Insomnia loves worry....So I guess that's a habit I would like to break!
  • Pamela_43
    Pamela_43 Posts: 315 Member
    wellthenwhat wrote: »
    Pamela_43 wrote: »
    Cussing. My grandson is 18 months and starting to repeat things.
    To be fair, new research shows that swearing doesn't hurt kids, unless it's directed at them. I'd rather my kid have an interesting vocabulary when they split their forehead open than make fun of the odd kid in class

    I only am watching what I say bc his parents get mad. I told them they better cut the TV off too. LOL.
  • Pamela_43
    Pamela_43 Posts: 315 Member
    BedsideTableKangaroo wrote: »
    Pamela_43 wrote: »
    amyteacake wrote: »
    Overthinking and being a people pleaser. Need to keep telling myself that I can't please everyone and need to stop worrying so much!

    Biting my nails is another one

    Oh over thinking and people pleasing. I need to cut this out too. People are always using me and taking advantage of my good nature. Ugh. If you figure out how to stop, let me know!!!!

    i know it's a fine line, but sometimes you have to be selfish.

    Yes. I believe that. I never thought I'd say this but, I'm going to try to be more selfish. LOL.
  • MarriedchunkyK
    MarriedchunkyK Posts: 138 Member
    Quitting putting cream & sugar in my coffee! Grrr lol it's tough.
  • TurnuptheACDC
    TurnuptheACDC Posts: 318 Member
    Thinking I can get away with 5 hours of sleep by relying on 16oz of black coffee to get me through the day
  • jenilla1
    jenilla1 Posts: 11,118 Member
    JerSchmare wrote: »
    I am trying to be more mentally positive. Im such a negative SOB.

    Stop it! There you go being negative again! The new you is a POSITIVE SOB! ;)
  • BedsideTableKangaroo
    BedsideTableKangaroo Posts: 736 Member
    edited April 2017
    i dedicate this video to all of us who are struggling with bad habits. apologies if it doesn't post correctly; i'm an idiot. peter cetera rocks, even if he did kill chicago. this makes me yearn for "night tracks" on tbs back in the day. enjoy!

    https://youtu.be/nTpoo4BLN7g
  • princess0lexi
    princess0lexi Posts: 3,938 Member
    worrying about if i am going to gain weight from what i eat and worrying over carbs and sugar
  • Pamela_43
    Pamela_43 Posts: 315 Member
    BedsideTableKangaroo wrote: »
    i dedicate this video to all of us who are struggling with bad habits. apologies if it doesn't post correctly; i'm an idiot. peter cetera rocks, even if he did kill chicago. this makes me yearn for "night tracks" on tbs back in the day. enjoy!

    https://youtu.be/nTpoo4BLN7g

    Awesome
    I'm going to listen to Chicago for the rest of the day. :)
  • GreenGoddess22
    GreenGoddess22 Posts: 3,818 Member
    Cussing....*kitten* comes out of my mouth way too often.
  • kaizaku
    kaizaku Posts: 1,039 Member
    Motorsheen wrote: »
    kaizaku wrote: »
    Swearing. Got a loose tongue

    Just last week I made a pledge to myself to quit swearing, I damn sure did.

    Well done ☺
  • BedsideTableKangaroo
    BedsideTableKangaroo Posts: 736 Member
    GreenGoddess22 wrote: »
    Cussing....*asparagus* comes out of my mouth way too often.

    that's gross
  • hunnah0922
    hunnah0922 Posts: 54 Member
    I procrastinate way too often..
  • BedsideTableKangaroo
    BedsideTableKangaroo Posts: 736 Member
    hunnah0922 wrote: »
    I procrastinate way too often..

    i do too. good news is i do it so much, i'm sure it's burning some calories.
  • reshelle1986
    reshelle1986 Posts: 3 Member
    Sweets...I know that I would do so much better on this journey if I could say no more often lol
  • DasItMan91
    DasItMan91 Posts: 5,753 Member
    Being selfish at times and overthinking.
  • loernahc
    loernahc Posts: 14 Member
    edited April 2017
    Working on my procastination... Tomorrow... :D
  • Mike_take2
    Mike_take2 Posts: 2,150 Member
    MFP community page scrolling
  • healthypelican
    healthypelican Posts: 215 Member
    Eating too much high calorie food, not exercising and getting fast food multiple times a week. I have nearly gone a whole week without fast food! The trick was spending the money on something else (my niece had a birthday, so I brought her a Disney princess costume and some shoes).
  • TheSma11Print
    TheSma11Print Posts: 165 Member
    I'm trying to quit smoking -I'm finding that drinking a peppermint tea everytime I have a craving is replacing it with a healthier habit (apart from needing to pee all of the time!)
  • Thehardmakesitworthit
    Thehardmakesitworthit Posts: 838 Member
    Procrastination and avoidance of hard stufff.... I keep making my hard stuff harder because eventually I'm putting out fires instead of just using my talents and knowledge to do the hard stuff. Gawd I need a nap
  • shortygirl1987
    shortygirl1987 Posts: 229 Member
    Eating junk food
  • KosmosKitten
    KosmosKitten Posts: 10,476 Member
    jenilla1 wrote: »
    Wasting time (procrastinating) instead of just getting things done. It's not even a matter of laziness. I think it's an anxiety thing. Perfectionism - fear of screwing up a project keeps you from moving forward with it. But I just need to tell myself that good enough is good enough. Just get it done, even if it's not perfect! :s

    ^^ Five million times this.

    And yes, for me, it's directly tied to anxiety and a sense of perfectionism that I can never live up to. Mine was bad enough that I had to seek outside help, though.

    My other bad habits mostly revolve around social anxiety and not being in control of everything.
  • zdyb23456
    zdyb23456 Posts: 1,706 Member
    Mindless snacking in front of the tv. I'd be super skinny if it weren't for that.
  • MichellePatte92
    MichellePatte92 Posts: 134 Member
    zdyb23456 wrote: »
    Mindless snacking in front of the tv. I'd be super skinny if it weren't for that.

    I think that goes for a lot of us!
  • dpack347b
    dpack347b Posts: 41 Member
    I've stopped binge eating, I've stopped biting my nails, next challenge, quitting cigarettes.
  • _John_
    _John_ Posts: 8,646 Member
    I like to "troll" politics boards on the web by interjecting an opposing viewpoint for whatever is the majority theme...you don't even really have to be a troll, just providing one side or the other with an opposing view is usually enough to set people off on a tirade.
  • MeadowRae
    MeadowRae Posts: 46 Member
    J_Surita3 wrote: »
    Excessive drinking

    Same here...especially on the weekends. I have no issues during the week.
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