What are your vices?

[TheGrandMom]

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Fixed for maximum enjoyment.

I used to love Cocoa Puffs as a kid but that was when they were practically white from all the sugar crystals on them. LOL

[Balfree]

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I think Dak's vice is posting the answer "Swedish Fish" on the forums! LOL But it does crack me up! ^^


Vices....my absolute worst vice is not being able to say NO. It doesn't happen all the time but more often than I would like.

I don't smoke. (Quit about 15 years ago.)
I don't drink. (Never actually had to quit because I never did care for it much.)
I don't do drugs......anymore. Only ones prescribed by a doctor. (I grew up in the 70's so drugs were like air. LOL I haven't endulged in 25 years.)

Feba, on the subject of food, my eating habits have changed dramatically....and not because I wanted them to. Now I drink water 24/7 with a glass of 100% juice 2-3 times a week. I occasionally throw in a glass of skim milk once a week on occasion. I eat 2 meals a day with breakfast being a cup of fiberous cereal (Kashi Go Lean) with no milk and a piece of fruit. Then around suppertime I eat a meal of 3oz of protein and a small side of carbs. In between, I eat whatever raw protein or fruit/veges I want, within reason. I shy away from fats religiously so its rare for me to cook with butter/oils/etc. If I do I usually use a spray form like Pam. Since I've made these changes my energy, outlook, and health has changed dramatically. Nothing else in my life has changed (except my stress level has gone UP! lol) so its all about the diet. Try implementing one small change at a time and when you get that change integrated into your life seamlessly, try for another. I am truly amazed at how much difference it has made in my life. Good luck!

Go Mom! :D

I watch my foods too, its fun and trendy these days.

[TheGrandMom]

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I watch my foods too, its fun and trendy these days.

It's old age and bad health in my case. LOL

But seriously...I wish I had started younger watching what I eat at least to some degree. It's amazing what not caring can do to your body and how much it sucks when you get older! LOL

[DieselBoy09]

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Procrastination.

Don't avoid all fats. Fats are very vital for your cellular health. You need saturated, unsaturated, and omega fatty acids. The real key is just getting the right amount. Its kind of like cholesterol and sodium, everyone thinks they should be avoided like the plague, but the truth is, your body does need a certain amount to function properly.

[Telera]

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I try to not go over 50% DV of fat of any kind a day. Less, if I can manage it. Depends on what I have for lunch at work. Of course, I was on a binge at one point where I avoided anything with any fat in it whatsoever.

Vice

Laziness. When I'm not at work, I am utterly unmotivated to do anything. There are things I might need to do, but when I'm off, I don't even want to leave the house. I spend enough time dealing with the fucktards that are the unwashed masses at work. No way in hell I want to voluntarily expose myself to it when it isn't necessary.

[TheGrandMom]

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Don't avoid all fats. Fats are very vital for your cellular health.

There is no way I can avoid all fats. Even my morning cereal has fat in it. I do eat a good portion of raw nuts/seeds and they have a high content of fatty oils. I just don't think people are aware of just how much fat they eat a day. Processed food are loaded with fats, salt, sugar, and tons of other things that are equally as bad for you. Fresh/raw foods are the way to go and an easy way to eat a little healthier. Fruits/veges/nuts for snacks is a simple step to take. Personally I'm addicted to tangerines and raisins. LOL

[Murphie]

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Sugar is definitely my vice. I try to limit it, but I am not a fan of most natural sweeteners, and the chemical ones (splenda, equal, etc.) leave an unpleasant aftertaste for me. I'd rather not have something sweet than have to have something with splenda in it.

I'm getting better about it though. I have a little bit of (real) maple syrup in my steel-cut oatmeal in the morning, but I prefer to have some fresh fruit for that little bit of sweet if I can help it.

The biggest problem areas are coffee and tea. I can handle splenda in iced tea, but not hot. And absolutely not in my coffee. If the coffee is good enough, I don't need sweetener. But if it's not that great, I need the sugar to mask the bad. :/

Also, I need to stop living a block away from one of the best bakeries in town.

[TheGrandMom]

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Sugar is definitely my vice. I try to limit it, but I am not a fan of most natural sweeteners, and the chemical ones (splenda, equal, etc.) leave an unpleasant aftertaste for me. I'd rather not have something sweet than have to have something with splenda in it.

I'm getting better about it though. I have a little bit of (real) maple syrup in my steel-cut oatmeal in the morning, but I prefer to have some fresh fruit for that little bit of sweet if I can help it.

The biggest problem areas are coffee and tea. I can handle splenda in iced tea, but not hot. And absolutely not in my coffee. If the coffee is good enough, I don't need sweetener. But if it's not that great, I need the sugar to mask the bad. :/

Also, I need to stop living a block away from one of the best bakeries in town.

Oh lordie, I totally forgot about sugar. THAT is my biggest vice by far. Nowadays I supplement my diet with raisins and tangerines for sweetness but sometimes I go overboard with them too. LOL


Having a bakery down the road from you must suck but you know what sucks even more? Being a baker! LOL My extended family always comes to me for my cakes, pies, pasteries, cookies, and goodies, especially around Christmas time. Processed sugar actually makes me quite ill now (no I'm not diabetic) so even though I absolutely love baking, its just not a good thing for me to do since I tend to endulge. LOL

[dirtyclown]

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Hmm. I didn't think about it before, but energy drinks are a vice for me. I used to work at a convenience store in the cooler, and energy drinks were the top selling items we had. I used to go into the cooler after a vendor dropped off a shipment of Java Monsters or Amp and drink 2 or 3 while restocking everything. It got to the point where I boxed up about $150 worth of individual drinks and put it in my trunk. I don't buy them too much anymore though, because I started to get headaches and when I stopped drinking them I slept for like 3 days.

[DakAttack]

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Amp, yes, I agree. They don't sell Mountain Dew on campus here, so when I have the chance I spring for it. Amp is like an ancient papyrus drop in Marlyand too, so I grab it when I can.

[Malacite]

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As of late, watching CNN.

Now, Jack Cafferty and a few others are pretty good, but I just can't help myself but watch Blitzer and Dobbs now and then just to laugh my ass off at how utterly retarded these guys are.

Tonight's lary king was hysterical. Those crazy Clinton supports, always living in fantasy land, making shit up and telling half-truths. They piss me off, but I still listen in just to get a cheap laugh.

[dirtyclown]

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Amp, yes, I agree. They don't sell Mountain Dew on campus here, so when I have the chance I spring for it. Amp is like an ancient papyrus drop in Marlyand too, so I grab it when I can.

Purple Amp is the winrar.

[Balfree]

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It's old age and bad health in my case. LOL

But seriously...I wish I had started younger watching what I eat at least to some degree. It's amazing what not caring can do to your body and how much it sucks when you get older! LOL

I started doing that about 1 year ago, eventually learning more about cooking ( i now do all my cooking ) and about nutricional values and all that stuff. I keep giving my friends shit when they go to mcdonalds or whatever.

On a side note, dont be fat around me, im gonna lecture you till you feel insulted and get on that treadmill just to shut me up XD ( it has happened )

I think thats a vice of mine too, lecturing people about food and exercise like im a professional or something, well... not really a vice, more like an annoyance, but im trying not to derail the thread.

DROP THAT mcCALORIES!

[Yellow Mage]

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Wow, this really turned in to a health topic fast. I guess for me in that case my vice would be not getting enough exercise when I know I should.

[Heartily]

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I quit drugs when I was 30 used MJ for about 5 years
Quit smoking when I was 40 after 20 years- my daughter was 5 and she told
me I was stupid for smoking!
Quit drinking 20 cups of coffee a day at 50, got a less stressful job- got smarter.
Quit Alcohol at 60, part of weight loss plan that dropped 60 pounds.
Whats left? Uh- I plan on quitting porn when I'm 80