Old 04-03-2013, 09:50 AM
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Yep. I thought I was going to magically shed the pounds after I stopped drinking but instead I started gaining. In a way it was a good thing because I certainly had deprived my body of proper nutrition for years in favor of a "liquid diet." At first it was mostly sugar, then almost anything, and now it has leveled off.

I followed the advice of a doctor to let my body eat when it wanted for the first month because it was probably trying to replace lost vitamins and minerals and thrilled that I was no longer starving it. I still exercised regularly and now, at almost two months, my appetite is pretty much normal.

Like others said, try the fruit and healthy foods to replace some of the junk food if that's what you're craving. But I returned to regular eating around week six or so and now I am working on losing that extra ten I packed on initially

Good luck and congrats on staying clean, awesome accomplishment!!
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