Trying To Break a Bad Habit
By MARILYN
@Marilynda1225 (79974)
United States
April 13, 2017 12:03pm CST
Breaking a bad habit can be hard. Do you have any bad habits you're trying to break?
My bad habit is this....I love to read but when I'm reading I love to snack. It's just mindless eating and it can be anything from chips to baby carrots. I don't know what it is about that hand to mouth habit while I read. I'm determined to break this habit but it isn't as easy as I thought it would be.
I took my book outside earlier giving myself a change of scenery as well as some fresh air while reading for awhile. I thought maybe if I read in a different place the mindless eating wouldn't happen but I found myself drifting from my book to thinking about snacks.
This bad habit just sounds silly to me and you would think it wouldn't be something I'd even have to deal with. I don't know when or where it first started but I'm hoping to be able to break it sooner rather than later.
Can you even relate to this?
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22 responses
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
13 Apr 17
Smoking was my bad habit and it's lone gone...I would say right now my bad habit it spending too much time at myLot LOL!
But the good part is I don't eat while Im on the computer...no food or drink allowed in this room.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
13 Apr 17
@Marilynda1225 quit smoking 17 years ago.
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@Marilynda1225 (79974)
• United States
13 Apr 17
Good for you breaking the smoking habit. MyLot is addicting and I don't eat at the computer but I do have many a cup of coffee while myLotting
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@much2say (53944)
• Los Angeles, California
13 Apr 17
Ohhhhh, I am actually like this when I myLot 
. If I am home, it's just too easy to snack and have a lot of tea. But what I've done lately is make sure to stock up on leafy veggies so I can snack on that (not as fun, but at least healthier). I remember one of my son's teachers said she takes a bag of baby spinach and eat them like chips!
. If I am home, it's just too easy to snack and have a lot of tea. But what I've done lately is make sure to stock up on leafy veggies so I can snack on that (not as fun, but at least healthier). I remember one of my son's teachers said she takes a bag of baby spinach and eat them like chips!2 people like this
@much2say (53944)
• Los Angeles, California
19 Apr 17
@Marilynda1225 But as I get the spinach, I am also passing by the counter that so conveniently has Easter candies . . . I figure it wouldn't hurt to have one . . or two . . or three . . . and you know where this is going 
@Marilynda1225 (79974)
• United States
13 Apr 17
That's a great idea and saves a million calories
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@Marilynda1225 (79974)
• United States
13 Apr 17
You have a great sense of humor Fredo 
I'm not going to delve into what bad habits you might have
I'm not going to delve into what bad habits you might have
@Morleyhunt (21736)
• Canada
13 Apr 17
Yup, snacking, nibbling, tasting...and the pounds keep adding up. I said enough. Now to get fit...walking is about the only exercise I know I will stick with.....so....that's what I'm going to do.
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@Marilynda1225 (79974)
• United States
13 Apr 17
My winter snacking has caused my clothes to shrink!!
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@Morleyhunt (21736)
• Canada
13 Apr 17
@Marilynda1225 then there's those elves that hide in the closet and take things in at night when you're sleeping.
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@abhinalstrikr (4111)
• India
13 Apr 17
Procrastination,i have the bad habbit with
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@Happy2BeMe (99390)
• Canada
13 Apr 17
Definitely snacking. I snack a lot through the evenings when I am watching shows or mylotting.
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@Marilynda1225 (79974)
• United States
13 Apr 17
Seems like there's a lot of snackers here
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@xstitcher (30421)
• Petaluma, California
13 Apr 17
I would like to break my bad habit of over reactiing to things--if you would call that a habit.
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@Marilynda1225 (79974)
• United States
13 Apr 17
I don't know if you would call it a bad habit but its a good goal to have
@sabtraversa (13032)
• Italy
13 Apr 17
It sometimes happens to me, although I don't think I would crave snacks while I'm reading outdoors. 
So the book isn't exciting enough to just make you focused on it alone? 
I hope you'll be able to break that habit, I don't know what to suggest. Maybe you can brush your hair or do something else with your hands? But see, that wouldn't exactly break the habit. 
Oh well, just make sure to eat healthy snacks, and lollipops. They aren't healthy but they last long. 
So the book isn't exciting enough to just make you focused on it alone?
I hope you'll be able to break that habit, I don't know what to suggest. Maybe you can brush your hair or do something else with your hands? But see, that wouldn't exactly break the habit.
Oh well, just make sure to eat healthy snacks, and lollipops. They aren't healthy but they last long. 1 person likes this
@Mike197602 (15487)
• United Kingdom
13 Apr 17
Yes I have/had some bad habits.
Some would call one an addiction but I see it now as a habit.
I get into routines and find it hard to break them.
I tried a few things such as hypnotherapy, nlp and cbt and I guess the combination worked...now I find I can see I'm getting into a bad habit and stop it.
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@homebasedbobbie (1080)
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19 Apr 17
I've got worse than yours. I Lay down after eating. so bad actually. Things are making me lazy and I want to get rid of it while it's still early.
@silvermist (19702)
• India
14 Apr 17
@Marilynda1225 I like having potato chips or peanuts while reading.Some times I try not to do that.But well,you know how these things are.
@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
17 Apr 17
I've been there I done that and to tell you the truth it is mind over matter and a whole lot of determination. It is never easy but it works when you think of YOU first - NOT the beautiful YOU, but think of the Healthy YOU...That one is the one to work for. Good luck and good determination.
@JudyEv (326191)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Apr 17
My sister-in-law never seems to stop nibbling something so I can understand that it is a hard habit to break. Maybe you need some worry beads - something for your hands to do - and perhaps some gum - something to occupy your mouth.
@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
14 Apr 17
I used to eat and read online but now I make sure I am aware of what I eat because this short little lady was beginning to get as round as I am tall.
