Mdub

eat chocolate. I'm just about 5 months sober and I've developed a serious chocolate addiction. I know it is joked about and I think it is funny too. But I seriously crave chocolate as much, if not more than, I ever craved alcohol. I literally shut my office door or step into another room. And devour chocolate cookies. I close my eyes, drowing out all other senses than taste. It is freaking euphoria.

At least I'm not drinking. BUT, I will soon weigh 300 pounds. I HAVE TO have chocolate every day. After lunch and after dinner. I go to the gym somewhat regularly so I'm not a disgusting beast yet.

I always liked chocolate, but this is TOTALLY DIFFERENT. Anyone else cross that threshold of enjoying chocolate a little bit too much??

EndGameNYC

People who drink for a number of years or who drink large amounts over shorter periods typically experience cravings for sugar. Alcohol contains a lot of sugar, and our bodies metabolize sugar differently over time. When I drank, I never craved sugar, and it was virtually impossible for me to eat sweets.

There's even a paragraph in the AA Big Book that recommends eating chocolate as a way of managing alcohol cravings. If you're concerned enough about your sugar intake, a simple blood test will give you all the information you need. I think it's a good idea for anyone who's put down the drink to have their blood glucose levels measured.

Though eating a lot of sugar may pose health problems in the long run, I'd much rather eat chocolate every day than drink one-to-two liters of vodka instead.

JimdiGriz

Soooooooooo similar, however I am sinking alarming amounts of ice cream- not entirely without guilt, but its to a noble end.

Soberpotamus

It was ice-cream for me. For about a month I was heavy on the ice-cream

silentrun

I wanted sugar in any way. For me it got to the point that I couldn't control it (big surprise). I started to put on a lot of weight so I quit it over a week ago. Talk about "swinging the heavy bat first" after quitting alcohol my Av didn't even put up a fight over the diet change. I have heard there are some good things for you in chocolate.

fantail

No joke, I go to two different stores to buy my ice cream sometimes so they won't see me every day!!!

fantail

I'm also planning to cut out the sugar. This week it's cigarettes, ice cream soon. So far I haven't noticed too many ill effects, like you exercise seems to keep it from sticking. But there have been a couple of days where I've had a sugar headache and that just makes me feel foolish!

caboblanco

i love white chocolate, but to tell you the truth I didn't have mega sweet cravings when i quit drinking

Nevertheless

Yep,I quit drinking in 2009,and I think I am finally getting away from chocolate. There for a while I would stop at 3 convenience stores on the way home from work to buy candy bars. Buy chocolate cakes at the store,and eat the whole thing in one sitting. It was just like booze. I had to drink all the booze I could. In turn I had to eat chocolate until I ran out.
I didn't gain any weight to speak of though,but it does screw up your energy level.
But like I say in the last few months for some reason I have lost interest in it. Hopefully that will last. At any rate it beats the hell out of drinking.

Fred

whiskeyman

SoberJennie...Ice cream is my new booze.
And i never really ate it before.
Its like they just invented it

Soberpotamus

Soberpotamus

Haha!! I know what you mean.

DoubleBarrel

I actually ate so much ice cream that it really DID become a problem.

Give yourself a break, the sugar craving is normal. But it can and will cause weight gain, anxiety, and blood sugar issues because your body is having to process it all.

I weaned off of it, and now eat VERY LITTLE sugar.

I finally feel better than ever.
In my opinion, the sugar roller coaster and the resultant highs/lows may have contributed to relapse a long time ago.

It was certainly good to look at and deal with, albeit eventually...