stop biting my nails

Haven’t bitten them for a month or more now. But won’t tick this off the list until I can keep it up for a couple more months.

4 days and counting

The first few days are often the hardest. Doing well with the elastic band so far.

Am going to wear an elastic band on my wrist and flick myself every time I start to bite my nails.

I have beautiful nails right now. No chewing for a while. It helped that I had an interview a couple of weeks ago and needed to look sharp for that. And I could have other interviews at any other time so it’s keeping me from falling back into biting my nails again. Yay! Got to keep an eye on this, obviously, so that I don’t slip backwards, but I’m retiring this goal for now.

Actively working on this. I have nails back again. They’re short right now but largely un-nibbled. I’m trying hard to force myself to stop and think when my fingers go to my mouth. Making progress at the mo.

Right hand is great, left hand is not so great, but getting there. I’m a leftie and clearly prefer to nibble on my left hand.

Another problem is that my nails are weak and break easily, which makes it hard to get them to a reasonable length. After a few cycles of growing and cutting, they will get a lot stronger.

Good progress on this goal so far, especially given that I’m stressed about my job situation and have just undergone another move.

Haven’t bitten at all today. This is good.

I have promised myself a mani/pedi once I grow my fingernails. Can’t wait to have beautiful nails again!!!

Little nibbles today, but no big bites. Just have to keep catching myself and remind myself of this goal.

I’ve given up so many times so I know I can do it again. Just got to get past those first 21 days…