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Old 04-03-2014, 06:20 PM
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A change in diet I dare you!

When I challenged myself to quit drinking a few months ago I also added a new diet. More greens no fries no red meat etc. For me it seemed logical to add eating better to the equation.
If I had to choose which would be easier it would be eating right. What happened was that I dropped 20 pounds so fast that the desire to ruin it by drinking helped deter the drinking.
Also even in the beginning stages when I did attempt a drink I found I couldn't tolerate anywhere near as much as I used to making me feel sick.
Just wanted to share that and thank everyone for being here.
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Old 04-03-2014, 06:43 PM
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That's interesting. So you cut out red meat and fried foods. Anything else?
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Old 04-03-2014, 06:48 PM
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So you challenged yourself a few months ago to cut out the drinking. How long did sobriety last?
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Old 04-03-2014, 07:09 PM
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I've done well. There was a hiccup a couple weeks ago regarding coming home from work with a drinker. I just thought I'd share how changing eating habits added to my motivation to stay sober. Its worked for me so far.
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Basically this is what I did.
1 tsp. sugar instead of 2 in coffee and powdered creamer instead of milk.
A fiber 1 bar instead of donut.
Turkey or chicken on whole wheat instead of white. No cheese. Mustard instead of mayo.
Baked lays or pretzels and carrots instead of fries.
Fish or chicken for dinner with brown rice instead of white or pasta.
Water or tea instead of pop.
If I need sweet I go for peanut butter.
Why would anyone ruin that for a few thousand empty calories.
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Old 04-03-2014, 08:01 PM
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I think both my husband and I sleep better if we don't eat too much sugar. For the most part, I only make desserts that don't have a lot of sugar in them. I used a new recipe recently that called for much more sugar than I usually use. Both my husband and I had trouble sleeping that night.
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Old 04-03-2014, 08:36 PM
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Thanks for sharing Keere. It's awesome to hear that you dropped 20 pounds! Congrats

I am going to continue to try that as well. It's weird, because it seems like my alcoholism transfers over to food. I get a mental obsession about calories and if I "relapse" on eating fast food or something unhealthy, I continue to eat like that pretty bad and it takes me a day or so to try and get on track. I'm struggling with that at the moment and I'm sure I need to approach it differently, but it's motivating to hear its working for you
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