Originally Posted by
Meraviglioso 
That is a great idea soberjuly, but I don't have anything else to really get rid of except smoking. I want to quit that too, but I just don't have the mind space to tackle both right now. I eat healthy, don't drink sodas, don't eat much sugar....
Many years ago it was suggested for a person with difficulty getting sober to eat sugary items when the desire to drink is strong. The sugar is needed to replace that which the alcohol supplied. It doesn’t need be a practice for a long period, just until the body adjusts. Another suggestion is to drink a lot of fluids during the time of the day that we drank as we might just be thirsty.
These ideas naturally depend on individual needs.
I’ll add that I had to recognize my romanticizing drinking for several months after I stopped drinking and start remembering all the pain drinking brought instead. It’s called “REMEMBER WHEN.”
BE WELL