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So many addictions, so little time. What are you addicted to? Smoking? Coffee? Chocolate? Soda? Sugar? Food? Exercise? Blogging?
I haven't based this on any scientific study, but it's my observation that...
If you're alive, you're probably addicted to something.
What do you think? Is it just human nature to be addicted? Do you know of anyone who has no addictions in their life? Are some addictions acceptable and others not? Have you replaced one addiction with another? What is your addiction? Is there a 12 step program for it? Do you wish there was?
Here is a little addiction roundup...
The top ten modern addictions in the survey are:
1. Coffee
2. Chocolate
3. Facebook
4. Beauty Products
5. Checking bank statements
6. Junk food
7. Celebrity gossip and reality TV
8. Exercise
9. Retail therapy
10. The Blackberry/iPhone
My name is Leona, and I'm an addict...
Not all addictions are bad. I’m addicted to photography, horse back riding, buddyslim.com, and a slew of other things that are great. It’s the bad addictions that are the problem I was smart for the most part wisely stayed away from things that I knew would me harmful to me and those around me. With a one exception: I smoke. I know, stupid right? I started smoking when I was smart enough to know better. I was 23, and I started to help me lose weight. I have decided to quit smoking, even though to be honest with you I really enjoy it a lot. But I’m giving myself one month. My plan is to get my body on a healthy track and work out everyday and replace my smoking addiction with working out.
Many women are blogging about their addictions to soda, sugar, and caffeine...
That's Fit - Woman Goes To Rehab For Soda Addiction
One of the easiest ways to cut calories and sugar from your diet is to give up your soda habit. But for one Swedish woman, asking her to quit drinking Coke is like asking her to quit breathing. She took drinking soda to an entirely new level -- from bad habit to total addiction.
The en-LiGHT-nd Woman - I'm Addicted
Yes, over 90% of Americans are addicted to drugs. What drug you ask? It's the most common abused drug and although it's legal, it has the same effects as illegal drugs. It's something you've been ingesting since childhood. Have you ever consumed soda, chocolate, coffee, prescription drugs or over-the-counter meds? Ever been addicted to any of these substances? Drugs.com lists caffeine as a poisonous substance. The FDA says if caffeine came out on the market today, they would NOT release it to the public.
I realized today, when I left my house at 8am with a Diet Coke in hand, that my neighbor was looking at me funny. Is it wrong to drink a caffeinated beverage so early in the morning? Of course not - people drink coffee and tea at all hours of the day without receiving weird looks from the Joneses. Is it the coldness factor? People can’t handle a chilly caffeinated drink before 12 pm?
So I’ll be going from one or two 12 oz. cans a day to one or two per week. This is an experiment that I’ve done before and it usually makes me not want soda all together because I’m replacing what I’m drinking in sugar with actual, hydrating drinks like more water or 100% fruit juices. So we’ll see. I’ll keep you up to date. My hope is that cola will become something of a special occasion, like when I was a kid.
What I have noticed since I started avoiding sugar is that I feel a lot better inside. My body feels a bit more pure, and I do not get that heavy lethargy at around 11 am that I was getting before. Once I got through the caffeine-withdrawal headaches and cloudiness, I started to feel really good, if not great (or even fantastic!).
Imagine someone told you that you could no longer have something you love. Imagine it is something you look forward too everyday that gives you great pleasure.
Yes, its true, my name is Stephanie, and I am addicted to soda.
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The United States sells enough pop to quench
