Penny, I've been sober for 141 days and I have trained for a marathon during this time. Despite all my training mileage, I've barely lost any weight in part because I've replaced alcohol with Coca-Cola, root beer, and too much chocolate. Like you, I thought eliminating those alcohol calories would mean weight loss, not the opposite. Post-marathon, my next challenge is watching my intake of sweets and trying to get my waistline to an acceptable level!