Shelpy

I was wondering if you could all share with me your experiences with your weight after you stopped drinking....Did you loose or gain? how much?
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doggonecarl

I lost. Thirty five pounds the first year. Actually, I got so thin I went to the doctors thinking I was ill. I wasn't. I've since gained back about half the weight.

karate

Im about the same -within 5-10 pounds .

Exercise is as addactive as drinking ,especally after you see results !

zjw

I was 275 dropped to 255 pretty quick. Then stablized. 7 months after quiting i decided to diet and exercise I'm now 140lbs 2 years later from my quit date.

For perspectives sake I dieted once before while i draink and was only able to loose 50lbs or so.

Like2Hike

I lost 24 lbs, ~13%. I'm trying to not lose anymore.

Olive1

I was 20 pounds underweight when I stopped drinking. I gained it back in the first few months. Then I gained a few more in the next few years.

Bluebird1927

Stopped my hardcore drinking and dropped five stone (70lbs). In the best shape of my life now and loving it

soberclover

I'm opposite. I gained weight after I stopped drinking....about 10 pounds. I turned to sweets especially ice cream when I had a craving. I'm working on changing my diet to be far less sugar and far more exercise. I have 8 months so the cravings are not as intense and pass quicker. I'm also almost 50 and a female so that makes the whole weight thing challenging dealing with middle-age.....but I am sober! I know I will lose the weight now that I'm in a better heart and head space.

GracieLou

4 months sober and 26 pounds gone.

BuddinK

Almost 5 months and down 35. Riding my bike alot

Ptcapote

Me too. I gained due to trying to eat my weight in ice cream and other sugary foods. Also about 10lbs but at barely 5'3", that was quite a lot.

I stabilized (i.e. stopped trying to win pie-eating contests) around my fourth month of sobriety and now have lost the gained weight plus an extra five or so pounds.

I'm happy now but was initially freaked out when I started gaining when everyone else was reporting that they were losing so much weight. Depends on your body, I guess.

PhaseTwo

I think I would have gained weight if I didn't replace my alcohol addiction with an addiction to long distance running. I've lost about 15 pounds.

karate

I did have to drop the sweets too though ,Or i would have been FAT .

I do them like snuff or alochol -dont keep them in the house .

After a year of not being a full time drunk ,160# 6 feet tall 31" waist BIG arms . and pretty damn ripped almost a real good 6 pack too

Im a bit proud of what i have accomplished .

15 minutes a day is all i spend ,easy to do -its a HABIT too .

fantail

My weight hasn't changed but my body composition has, drastically. Lots more muscle.. partially from biking and doing yoga, partially just because I actually enjoy moving around now so my days are way less sedentary. So the number on the scale hasn't changed but I do look a lot better. It makes me wish I'd taken my measurements at the beginning because my guess is that the shape of my body is very different.

Shelpy

You guys rock- thanks for the info!!!

MattM316

I put on weight, i've never understood how people lose it when they stop drinking.
I suppose it's what you drink. If you drink beer then that's got a load of calories in it, presumably if you drink straight vodka it has less calories.

When I drank really heavily I never felt hungry, but when I stopped I started eating loads.

gigi0310

Drinking made me gain weight.

I can't comment on other meds. Many people eat too much sugar when they quit.

Ask your do.,

gigi0310

sorry and then I lost when I stopped drinking

Bluebird1927

I was drinking about 3500 calories a day so that's a weight gain before I throw food in the mix.