Bad Habits die hard

Well, I think I can say I have almost quit smoking; one cigarette in the last week.  I will officially say that quitting smoking is easier than dieting or changing eating habits.  This makes sense, of course, because when we quit something like smoking, we can rid ourselves of the tastes, the habits associated with it, and the triggers.  Well, when one of the main triggers for eating poorly is hunger, you have to make the decision every few hours, every day, every week and it gets tough sometimes.

Of course, the mental triggers are a big issue, too.  For me, stress is a mental trigger for smoking, but I do okay finding other ways to deal with it.  (Not necessarily better.  Sometimes it's talking, talking, talking - not a yell, but at a high enough volume and manic enough to be annoying.  Other times, it's crying.)  When I overeat, it's because I'm depressed, lonely, or need comfort.  Obviously I can go out and do things at those times to improve my mood, but too often, the outside activity also involves eating (esp in winter) because I despise shopping, don't enjoy the theater all that much, and what else can you do to stay warm?

Speaking of crying, I have heard this before, but three times this week I've heard guys say that crying is blackmail.  Well, I think I am weak if I cry, but that pisses me off.  Yeah, Scarlet O'Hara and her kind might use it to manipulate you, but if you're with a woman who doesn't cry on command, please, when she does cry, take it seriously!  I'm the first to admit that some women will manipulate in multiple ways, are demanding, the use and abuse.  It's not my fault if you hook up with one of them.  Try going for a woman who is intelligent and honest instead of focusing on long hair and big eyes and maybe you'll stop buying into those ideas like "crying is blackmail."  Sorry... had to rant.  That just came up a bunch altogether and after that last time I heard it, I couldn't let it go again, but I wasn't in a position to tell off the person who said it.  Bleh.