Eating like a pig! - SoberRecovery : Alcoholism Drug Addiction Help and Information

ViciousCycle · 11-08-2009, 07:24 PM

I am just finishing off day 3 here and I am a bottomless pit! I have been eating well all along when drinking, but now that I have stopped..............wow! Has this happened to anyone else?????

firestorm090 · 11-08-2009, 07:28 PM

How do I get mashed potatoes out of the keys of my keyboard?

Maybe a vacuum cleaner, lol.

barb dwyer · 11-08-2009, 07:28 PM

hi vicious -

yes.

I wouldn't worry about it this early into your recovery, though.

have you been to the doc yet?

I say that because,
many find after stopping drinking
they're anemic
or have some other kind of imbalance
that the drinking
pushed out of sight.

And now that you're not drinking
those other things
will come forward.

There *is* some specific anemia
that accompanies alcoholism
I had it when I got sober -
but can't remember the name of it now.

I noticed that food just ... HAD a taste.

LOL!

ViciousCycle · 11-08-2009, 07:39 PM

OMG FS..........I actually laughed out loud at that one!!!!!!! (she says after licking caramel off her fingers)

Barb, I have had a full blood series done recently, while drinking............I was ok on everything except for vit.D............kinda curious on that one. Thanks for the tip.

Going back into my Ghirardelli milk choc and caramel bar..........boy oh boy are these GOOD!!!!!!!!

Dime · 11-08-2009, 07:45 PM

When I first got sober I ate everything is sight and gained weight initially. My body was starving since I rarely ate when I was drinking. The good part is my appetite returned to normal and my weight returned to normal.

I did try to eat healthy foods though.

Congrats on your sobriety!!

txsar · 11-08-2009, 07:48 PM

I usually eat pretty healthy, but since I quit drinking I've been craving my comfort foods which are not all that healthy. I think mentally for me it's "well I can't drink so I'm going to eat something that's not good for me." Almost like trading one vice for another. I'm only on Day 13 so I'm hoping that I will get back to my normal eating habits soon. I have dropped about 3 lbs. in the 2 weeks that I haven't been drinking so that's a little motivation too

LiveLikeGold6 · 11-09-2009, 12:40 AM

Ya I have been craving tons of sugary foods, drinks, and comfort foods. I am staying hydrated and incorporating salads here and there. I'm on day 19

goodluck with your sobriety!

Tazman53 · 11-09-2009, 03:59 AM

VC how much time do you spend in sunlight? The reason I ask is because one needs sunlight to absorb vitamin D. My appetite was all about sweets, especially chocolates when I first got sober.

jahnilee59 · 11-09-2009, 05:00 AM

Vicious, I am on day 85 and have been up and down on the weight thing all along. Food preparation has always been a pleasurable avocation for me when I am sober. I actually practiced the south beach thing for about 6 wks this time and really dropped some excess while thoroughly enjoying the recipes provided. I believe that food and weight gain/loss is something that we all go through when we first remove ourselves from the poison that we chose. I think it is normal, but consider the source. Don't sweat the small stuff...and everything is small stuff except your recovery. John in Oklahoma

Valleyd · 11-09-2009, 05:48 AM

Sure has...buuurp! Hey, don't worry about it, go ahead and eat, its completely normal.

ViciousCycle · 11-09-2009, 07:47 AM

Hey Taz......

The crazy thing about the vitamin D is I work outside! So sunlight, you bet........strange.

The sweets make sense because of taking the alcohol away........

Maybe a little more time at the gym..........I typed gum first, see what I mean? Candy!

Bamboozle · 11-09-2009, 08:25 AM

...uh....I still eat a lot...food's always been a problem for me, though...working on it...

Tazman53 · 11-09-2009, 08:35 AM

VC did the doc put you on supplements?

ViciousCycle · 11-09-2009, 08:45 AM

Taz, no but I have some and I will recheck the blood in a couple months......when I was drinking hard, I was not taking anything, I did not really care...........so now I am starting them up and like I said, will recheck after awhile.

Funny, I have one thread rolling on eating like a pig and another on food! LOL.......

ANEWAUGUST · 11-09-2009, 10:18 AM

Hi VC.....

Yes., I too had a ravenous appetite once I quit.

I also looked at how many calories I consumed while drinking (gulp), and realized I really wasn't consuming much more when eating, they just weren't liquid calories.

I felt better eating like a pig...rather then drinking like a fish, hahaha.

11-08-2009, 07:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
ViciousCycle perpetual optimist Glop 2:Glops Revenge Champion! Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Montana Posts: 2,812	Eating like a pig! I am just finishing off day 3 here and I am a bottomless pit! I have been eating well all along when drinking, but now that I have stopped..............wow! Has this happened to anyone else????? __________________ The past is simply the future with the lights on...

11-08-2009, 07:28 PM	#2 (permalink)
firestorm090 Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: CA desert Posts: 1,529	How do I get mashed potatoes out of the keys of my keyboard? Maybe a vacuum cleaner, lol. __________________ Today is a clean slate. What happened yesterday is gone, what happens today depends on me. Reach for the stars, but keep a ladder handy just in case you've got to climb a bit.

11-08-2009, 07:28 PM	#3 (permalink)
barb dwyer same planet...different world Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: butte mt Posts: 10,933 Blog Entries: 7	hi vicious - yes. I wouldn't worry about it this early into your recovery, though. have you been to the doc yet? I say that because, many find after stopping drinking they're anemic or have some other kind of imbalance that the drinking pushed out of sight. And now that you're not drinking those other things will come forward. There is some specific anemia that accompanies alcoholism I had it when I got sober - but can't remember the name of it now. I noticed that food just ... HAD a taste. LOL! __________________ Knowledge is knowing that tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in fruit salad.

11-08-2009, 07:39 PM	#4 (permalink)
ViciousCycle perpetual optimist Glop 2:Glops Revenge Champion! Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Montana Posts: 2,812	OMG FS..........I actually laughed out loud at that one!!!!!!! (she says after licking caramel off her fingers) Barb, I have had a full blood series done recently, while drinking............I was ok on everything except for vit.D............kinda curious on that one. Thanks for the tip. Going back into my Ghirardelli milk choc and caramel bar..........boy oh boy are these GOOD!!!!!!!! __________________ The past is simply the future with the lights on...

11-09-2009, 03:59 AM	#8 (permalink)
Tazman53 Follow Directions! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Fredericksburg, Va. Posts: 9,745	VC how much time do you spend in sunlight? The reason I ask is because one needs sunlight to absorb vitamin D. My appetite was all about sweets, especially chocolates when I first got sober. __________________ All BB quotes are from the First Edition of the BB Follow directions! Sobriety date 18 Sept. 2006 Sober today thanks to AA

11-08-2009, 07:45 PM	#5 (permalink)
Dime Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,117	When I first got sober I ate everything is sight and gained weight initially. My body was starving since I rarely ate when I was drinking. The good part is my appetite returned to normal and my weight returned to normal. I did try to eat healthy foods though. Congrats on your sobriety!!

11-08-2009, 07:48 PM	#6 (permalink)
txsar Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 133	I usually eat pretty healthy, but since I quit drinking I've been craving my comfort foods which are not all that healthy. I think mentally for me it's "well I can't drink so I'm going to eat something that's not good for me." Almost like trading one vice for another. I'm only on Day 13 so I'm hoping that I will get back to my normal eating habits soon. I have dropped about 3 lbs. in the 2 weeks that I haven't been drinking so that's a little motivation too

11-09-2009, 12:40 AM	#7 (permalink)
LiveLikeGold6 SicknTired of bn SicknTired :) Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Northern California Posts: 198 Blog Entries: 3	Ya I have been craving tons of sugary foods, drinks, and comfort foods. I am staying hydrated and incorporating salads here and there. I'm on day 19 goodluck with your sobriety!

11-09-2009, 05:00 AM	#9 (permalink)
jahnilee59 Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Bethany, OK Posts: 47	Vicious, I am on day 85 and have been up and down on the weight thing all along. Food preparation has always been a pleasurable avocation for me when I am sober. I actually practiced the south beach thing for about 6 wks this time and really dropped some excess while thoroughly enjoying the recipes provided. I believe that food and weight gain/loss is something that we all go through when we first remove ourselves from the poison that we chose. I think it is normal, but consider the source. Don't sweat the small stuff...and everything is small stuff except your recovery. John in Oklahoma

11-09-2009, 05:48 AM	#10 (permalink)
Valleyd Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Delaware Posts: 38	Sure has...buuurp! Hey, don't worry about it, go ahead and eat, its completely normal.

11-09-2009, 07:47 AM	#11 (permalink)
ViciousCycle perpetual optimist Glop 2:Glops Revenge Champion! Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Montana Posts: 2,812	Hey Taz...... The crazy thing about the vitamin D is I work outside! So sunlight, you bet........strange. The sweets make sense because of taking the alcohol away........ Maybe a little more time at the gym..........I typed gum first, see what I mean? Candy! __________________ The past is simply the future with the lights on...

11-09-2009, 08:25 AM	#12 (permalink)
Bamboozle I got nothin' Duck Hunt 2 Champion! Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: My house. Posts: 4,776 Blog Entries: 14	...uh....I still eat a lot...food's always been a problem for me, though...working on it... __________________ A strange game. The only winning move is not to play.

11-09-2009, 08:35 AM	#13 (permalink)
Tazman53 Follow Directions! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Fredericksburg, Va. Posts: 9,745	VC did the doc put you on supplements? __________________ All BB quotes are from the First Edition of the BB Follow directions! Sobriety date 18 Sept. 2006 Sober today thanks to AA

11-09-2009, 08:45 AM	#14 (permalink)
ViciousCycle perpetual optimist Glop 2:Glops Revenge Champion! Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Montana Posts: 2,812	Taz, no but I have some and I will recheck the blood in a couple months......when I was drinking hard, I was not taking anything, I did not really care...........so now I am starting them up and like I said, will recheck after awhile. Funny, I have one thread rolling on eating like a pig and another on food! LOL....... __________________ The past is simply the future with the lights on...

11-09-2009, 10:18 AM	#15 (permalink)
ANEWAUGUST Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Sunny South Posts: 1,593	Hi VC..... Yes., I too had a ravenous appetite once I quit. I also looked at how many calories I consumed while drinking (gulp), and realized I really wasn't consuming much more when eating, they just weren't liquid calories. I felt better eating like a pig...rather then drinking like a fish, hahaha.

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