Great post! Thanks
I went from 236 pounds to 183 pounds in a little over 5 months. I tapered my drinking (thanks to Baclofen) until July 2nd or so and just stopped drinking altogether. Before total abstinence, I was stuck at 210 pounds.
My point is that when we drink like that and snack, we need to learn how to eat healthy again. I accomplished this with the "17 day Diet". The book is on Amazon for 10 bucks or so. There are recipes in there to. It basically takes you through a few phases. The first is getting rid of the bloat/ water and detoxifying. As an alcoholic, I really needed that for the reasons stated in your original post.
It works and I am sober, more alert, skinny and more active.
By the way, I lost that weight without a lot of exercise. If the calories don't go in your mouth, they won't go around your middle!