compassionategirl Posted June 26, 2005 Share Posted June 26, 2005 Hi, What are some of y'all's vices and/or addictions. My vices include pepsi or coke (just cannot seem to give em up entirely), and SALT!! I am addicted to salt. I douse my food in salt before I even taste it - very bad habit that is very lethal, I know. I am not exaggerating either on the salt addiction. A bite of food that is just barely salty enough for me I am sure many of you would spit out do to over-saltiness. So my vices are pop and salt. maybe you guys can help me "quit". What about yours?? Nat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kollision Posted June 26, 2005 Share Posted June 26, 2005 I dont have any, I just eat whats there. As for Pop, just go Diet, thats what I do And that salt issue is a pretty bad one, you are right. Last time I heard, they were saying that if you were to grab a pinch of salt, that is all you need for the day. Perhaps there is artificial saly ? Just take things down gradually and then ull be fine! However, you got a point of salt when it comes to french fries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert Posted July 17, 2005 Share Posted July 17, 2005 I don't really have too many things that I crave. I like to think that I have pretty strong will power and don't give in easily. But sometimes I will crave tofu or potatoes and certain types of fruits. It can be really hard on a pre-contest bodybuilding diet when I restrict a lot of foods, but I don't really do that much anymore. Now I just eat what I want and get up on stage and hope it all works out. I eat clean year round so I don't need a special diet just to "get ready" for one day. I also usually end up buying soy ice cream when I see it is on sale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CollegeB Posted July 17, 2005 Share Posted July 17, 2005 The only time i let my diet go is when there is some vegan dessert, then i'm eating jsut because something tastes good. Normally I eat very plain food. Cookies from the alternative baking Co. are a real pleasure. I do have a computer game vice I am trying to break. I've been game free for atleast 2 days. I also spend too much time on the internet so I want to try to cut back on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V VII Hero Posted July 17, 2005 Share Posted July 17, 2005 I'm addiction free.I dont drink soda. I dont put salt on anything, its so unnecessary especially when all these soy products are loaded with sodium. I watched my grandfather die from a stroke. and some of his last words were for me to eat healthy and watch my diet. and to never put salt on anything like he did. it will lead to an early grave. I never knew how much he impacted me til right now. I really started eating healthy cause of him. so kick that soda and the salt. we can surely help you I guess chocolate soymilk would be my vice? (not quite sure what a vice is) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathan Posted July 17, 2005 Share Posted July 17, 2005 agreed - salt and soda are uber bad! jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CollegeB Posted July 17, 2005 Share Posted July 17, 2005 Is sea salt "bad"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathan Posted July 17, 2005 Share Posted July 17, 2005 it is just the same chemically. i assume it tastes different, though as i dont have any salt in the house im not sure! i used to be really hooked on coffee, but as of 3months ago im not. i went cold turkey for a month and now i limit it to 1 cup a day.i used to get horendous head aches in the mornings if i missed the caffiene hit! jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naturalblonde Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 I'm addicted to diet soda. I have to have 2-3 a day. BAD BAD BAD !!!! I'm also addicted to celebrity gossip magazines, haha. I can't help it I know it's stupid but hey it could be something worse I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compassionategirl Posted July 18, 2005 Author Share Posted July 18, 2005 I'm addicted to diet soda. I have to have 2-3 a day. BAD BAD BAD !!!! . ]I can relate naturalblonde, we BAD BAD BAD!!! Thanks Topher for sharing that very personal and difficult story with me. I am going to hold you to your offer to help me kick my salt and soda vices. I will think about what you said about your grandpa and it will make me strong. (A vice basically means a bad habit). nat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sknydpr Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 Hmmmm, what vices *don't* I have.... Well, I don't sleep around and I don't gamble, other than that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naturalblonde Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 Hmmmm, what vices *don't* I have.... Smile Well, I don't sleep around and I don't gamble, other than that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compassionategirl Posted July 19, 2005 Author Share Posted July 19, 2005 Hmmmm, what vices *don't* I have.... Well, I don't sleep around and I don't gamble, other than that... Dan, you HILARIOUS!!! Leave it to you to put a hilarious spin on just about any thread here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V VII Hero Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 DIET SODA could kill you. because of the sweeteners contained. http://www.sweetpoison.com/phenylalanine.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 Someone I know drinks about 80 12-ounce cans of diet soda a day! His record is 116 cans in one day. He wasn't even keeping track, but at the end of the day decided to count them up. We work together and during our 8-hour shift he normally goes through 2 or 3 3-liter bottles so 6 or 9 liters total and drinks a lot more at home. He is also on the Atkins diet. He won't listen to me or others and he's not worried about his life being cut short from those foods and drinks either. Strange eh? I couldn't even drink 116 12-ounce cans of water in a day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compassionategirl Posted July 19, 2005 Author Share Posted July 19, 2005 Strange eh? I ! Did I just hear an American say "eh"? Robert, you are showing the "Canadian" in you, whether you intended to or not! Where did you pick that up from, in vancouver or somethin?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 Yeah, I spoke with a guy in Vancouver today on the phone But I use eh? quite a bit. My dad's whole family is in B.C., except one of my uncles is in Eastern Canada (Quebec). My sister is headed to Vancouver tomorrow, and then over to Victoria. I carry a Canadian flag with me everywhere, it is on my wallet. I got it in Vancouver a few years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarz Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 Wow, that's a lot of soda to drink in a day Sugar and tea for me. Jonathan can vouch for my tea addiction when he very kindly put me up during the Vegan Fitness Week in Manchester in June. Smoothie addiction for you Jonathan? I know Topher had a serious chocolate soy milk addiction during his time on this side of the pond as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compassionategirl Posted August 19, 2005 Author Share Posted August 19, 2005 (edited) Oh ya, I forgot that "having tea" is very British indeed!! Ya, Topher said that he his "vice" was chocolate soymill. If only we vices were as healthy as that!! oops type - the "we vices" should read "my vices". Yup, nothing wronk with protien smoothie. Edited August 19, 2005 by compassionategirl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathan Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 im sure that there is nothing wrong with protien smoothie addiction! but yeah, its all true! might i add that tarz you are completely addicted to sunbathing! jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarz Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 Tis all true - can't believe I forgot to add that Jonathan. Some of you guys might see for yourself if the vacation next year comes off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 I wouldn't say I'm addicted to anything, because I could stop doing anything given a good enough reason to. I just don't know what I am doing and probably have a crappy diet, not due to lack of will-power, just lack of knowledge. I guess I eat a lot of the same foods, and also go long periods without eating, both of which I know to be bad. It is almost unheard of for me to drink soda, or eat candy or chips/crisps, or cake, they're pretty much not a part of my diet and I only eat them in an emergency. I don't have coffee or tea or drink alcohol. Sometimes I eat a lot of soy which I hear health warnings about, but they seem more like myths rather than actual information. I don't eat many vegetables or fruit, because I hate the taste of them. That's like a reverse addiction, addicted to not having vegetables. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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