Have you been successful in getting rid of a bad habit?

Question

I had a habit of cutting others off in a conversation & made myself stop. I hated when I did that.

Answer 1

The best way to eliminate a recognized habit which is not meeting your needs, is to replace it with another habit which does. Habits are a good thing when they are appropriate to the environment we are in and allow us to do things subconsciously. When they become inappropriate, causing us to act in a way which is disadvantageous to our immediate needs or long tern goals, they must be modified or replaced.

Answer 2

Didn't succeed yet and I am half way there. Cutting out foods that are bad for the body. There's many foods in the stores that are full with artificial ingredients, chemicals that are dangerous for human consumption. That artificial butter flavor they used made the workers that worked with that chemical have lung damage that cannot be corrected. They live with a oxygen tank and can barely walk without losing breath. They are trying to go on the waiting list for a lung transplant. Serious. Artificial sweetener's that do cause health problems. Too many trans fat foods. I really am doing the best I can to go organic and natural. To how I can afford it. Beef, pork, dairy products have to many hormones and other drugs in them because the farmers inject these in the animals. Gross isn't it. Shampoo's, skin care that we use everyday (also toothpaste) that have the ingredients propylene glycol in with SLS (Sodium Lauryl Sulfate) that is a cause of cancer. Deodorants and Anti Perspirants that contain Aluminum and the other two ingredients mentioned is extreme dangerous to the body. I learned all this by doing my own research on it by buying Natural Cures Books and going on-line reading what these Holistic Doctors are saying about the products we use everyday and the damage it does to our body over time. That's why America has the highest rate of cancer in the world. That is why it's important to take time out and learn these things too. You will be amaze how the "government" knows about all this dangerous ingredients (FDA, FTC) in our products and still O.K.'s it. You know what they say, "Follow the money." Another honest saying is "It's all about the money." So true in this corrupt world we live in. Money takes the important place of a human life. As that scripture says, "People will be lover's of money than lover's of God." How true! So, when going to the store remember the #1 rule I learned, read the ingredients, "if you can't pronounce it, don't buy it." Oh another point to make; if you see in the ingredients the word "spices" and there is no list of what spices; its a camouflage for hiding dangerous chemicals. May Jehovah God bless our body for we are innocent to the hidden truth of the government. In Jesus name, Amen and Amen.

Answer 3

I am always looking to improve myself. I quit smoking after nearly 20 years of it, have lost a huge amount of weight by modifying what I ate and going back to an active lifestyle. Self improvement is never easy for anyone, but the payoffs are so great for me that I think I am now addicted to it!

Answer 4

Quit drinking 2 -3 2 Litter of Pepsi/day.
Quit cursing.
Quit smoking 12/4/05.
Quit surgar substitutes 5/14/07
Quit enriched flour 5/14/07

I'm still clinging to my coffee.

Answer 5

I have a bad habit of playing with my hair. I will twirl it for hours and not even know I am doing it.

Answer 6

Only when I was able to replace it with a good habit. I'm very addictive.

Answer 7

My bad habit is Yahoo Answers, and I'm still here.

Answer 8

I used to do that too.
I just made myself more aware of it.

I stopped biting my nails so often but i still nibble every so often if there is a snag. (I need to keep clippers in my purse)

Answer 9

Nope; I started cussing when a little kid, and even having my mouth washed out with soap did not stop it. I'm worse now...

Answer 10

yes i cut back on fizzy juics and started weightlifting