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"Oh no... I think I just developed one more habit I can&amp;#x27;t stop once I start... chewing gum! I started buying gum recently anytime I&amp;#x27;d want to eat excessively but knew I didn&amp;#x27;t want to go there--because I don&amp;#x27;t want to a.) gain the weight back or b.) use food as a solution for anything but physical hunger. And, well, it&amp;#x27;s very quickly turned into a problem! I had FOUR packs yesterday! I worked really late, which is always a trigger for me (I know it sounds crazy, but sometimes the act of chewing helps me to be able to write. I compare the urge to the way people who smoke say they need a cigarette to relax, or to write music, or whatever it is they do that calls for a little &amp;#x27;numbing out&amp;#x27;. Chewing does that for me.) The problem is, all that gum has made me bloated, my jaw hurts, and I just feel generally icky today. Can anyone relate to a gum addiction? Have you found a way to put down the habit without picking up food? I guess when you&amp;#x27;re hardwired with one addiction, it&amp;#x27;s easy to trade one for another. Um, scary!"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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