I have two unhealthy habits. Really I have more than two, but we will stick with two since that is what the challenge calls for. The two habits are the use of smokeless tobacco and snacking.
For over three decades now I have used smokeless tobacco regularly. It started right after entering the military service. It does cost money, at times it has become expensive, and doesn;t make much financial sense to continue. Then there is the potential impacts to dental and oral health, but I have doing it for years now, and my teeth are still good, and mouth hasn't rotted yet. Probably just a matter of time.
But honestly, right now I have other health issues to worry about. So having false teeth are the least of my worries. No, I have zero plans of quitting or breaking the habit at this time.
Snacking is another bad habit and I truly want to break it. This started becoming an issue soon after I left the military service, and went off the rails when I medically retired a little over a year ago. We are not talking healthy snacks either. This is the nasty good All-American sugar laden shit.
The snacking too can be expensive, as these sugary treats do not come cheap, and I can put them away, especially when I have too much Jameson Irish Brew. The health imact is abd as I am a Type II diabetic, and really have to watch myself. It is a fine balancing act and I fall a great deal of the tight rope with my blood sugars.
I do want to get better with this and have started to. Have replaced some of the more sugary crap stuff with granola bars, veggies, yogurt, and fruit. Occasionally I still grab a reward of a Moon pie or something like.
This last one is more important for me to break as it it something that is currently impacting some of my current and future health and seeing the impacts now. Hopefully during my next doctor visit and blood labs we will see the fruits of the effort and my A1C will have dropped.
Well, that is all I have. lIke I opened with, there are more bad habits, but that is my two big ones for now. One I don;t wish to quit and the other I must. I leave you with a Dennis Leary video on quitting his smoking habit.
Thanks for reading,
Joe
Note: Images are mine taken with iPhone 6S
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