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Inspired by the age you want to be turned do you like beer topic, I thought this would be a bit more fun and safe topic of discussion than a vices topic.  Which of the 7 Deadly Sins are you most guilty of? I've listed them below, based on Wikipedia definitions.

Lust - intense or unbridled sexual desire
Gluttony - overindulgence or overconsumption to the point of waste
Greed - intense desire for material possessions
Sloth - disinterest or aversion to work/contribution
Wrath - uncontrolled feelings of anger, rage, or hatred
Envy - resentment toward others for who they are or what they've got
Pride - selfishness; putting yourself ahead of others; believing you're better, superior, or more important than others

This is a tough one that would also depend on which stage of my life we are referring to.  Currently, I would likely be most guilty of pride, envy, sloth, and gluttony.  Sloth because I am lazy and procrastinate on my job hunt efforts among other things while also stressing over the same things and not being interested in the job hunt.  Gluttony in the sense that I am usually using a phone or a computer most hours of the day and every now and then eat and drink a lot.  I do envy people's positions and some of what they have though that is not always my main source of resentment towards people.  I am a very selfish person but I do not generally believe I am superior to others (though I do act that way, aside from my misanthropy that is), if anything I often believe I am inferior to others.

At other stages of my life, sloth and wrath would be my main sins.  I have always had serious anger issues but I am good at stopping myself from exploding even though it is often extremely difficult.

@Imaginative Kane: I read a few months back that procrastination isn't usually out of laziness, but an avoidance mechanism to avoid stressful or negative emotions that are tied with doing something. That personally makes sense to me, and when you mentioned that you were stressing it reminded me of that. 

Anyways...oh boy, lol. The Deadly Sin that I'm guilty of most by far is lust. Enough said on that one, lol.

A little further down the scale is gluttony...I've always loved food. I remember when I was a kid and we'd go to one of those all you can eat buffet restaurants, and sometimes I'd literally eat until I was sick. I don't remember, but I'm told I'd complain that I was hungry and starving even if I'd just ate. It's not surprising that that's when I first became overweight. I'm nowhere that bad anymore of course, but I think my biggest remaining problem with losing weight is probably portion size...it's just hard to make a small amount of food last until you're satisfied.

A little further down is sloth...I think part of it is being overweight. There's been times in my life that I felt so lethargic that I didn't want to move or even think, and that's been when I was at my heaviest. But part of it is...life can be stressful, and there's times I want to avoid adulting because it just seems to involve so much hassle, stress, and bullshit. There are times I think it'd be awesome to live in a country cottage with a little grocery store within walking distance and just live a simple, uncomplicated life. So I don't think my problem is that I'm lazy, my problem is that I want to avoid stress.

I don't think I have an issue with the others...if anything, I've felt the desire to have fewer material possessions over the years, I'm not envious of what others do have, I like to think that I'm a fairly giving person, and I rarely feel rage or hatred. I guess the silver lining is that my sins are the ones associated with pleasure and overindulgence rather than the ones associated with negative feelings...there's worse things out there than being indulgent.