Did you replace alcohol with something else in early recovery?
LOTS of sweets and ice cream. For several weeks, it was the biggest decision I allowed myself.......Rocky Road, butter nut pecan or cookie ice cream????
When we stop drinking, it's natural to crave sugar - now that we've removed a lot of it
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When we stop drinking, it's natural to crave sugar - now that we've removed a lot of it
Glad you're here,
Keep coming back!
As far as drinks go- to satisfy the oral thing, it's coffee or seltzer (w/ various mix-ins).
Like a lot of people who replied, I have craved sweets or the first time since I was a kid. I used to never even think of eating sweets. Now I'm buying candy, cheesecake, other sweets. Nothing crazy or overboard- just a treat I. The afternoons and evenings after dinner.
I fish after work I relieve stress, or sing/ play guitar. Exercise as well. They say you shouldn't change one addiction for another, but in my case if I have to choose between booze and sweets, I'll go with the sweets.
Like a lot of people who replied, I have craved sweets or the first time since I was a kid. I used to never even think of eating sweets. Now I'm buying candy, cheesecake, other sweets. Nothing crazy or overboard- just a treat I. The afternoons and evenings after dinner.
I fish after work I relieve stress, or sing/ play guitar. Exercise as well. They say you shouldn't change one addiction for another, but in my case if I have to choose between booze and sweets, I'll go with the sweets.
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Tootsie Pops, lots of them. I haven't had one in three years now and I still never want another. I also smoked lots of pot and I haven't had any of that for over nine months. Thank God I quit cigs twenty years ago. I stayed away from sodas. I still love my coffee and green tea. Good chocolate in moderation.
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Mine was shopping. To the point of near financial ruin. I am still not completely debt free even after many years. I have learned that it's exactly the same as booze: it changes the way I feel; it gives me the buzz, albeit short-lived. I've recognized my behavior/sickness in loads of things I do & love. It's actually quite selfish & I have to work on myself constantly.
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I have to admit that I took up smoking again (in Vapour form) after 20 years as a none smoker. I have such an addictive nature and just wanted something "naughty" something "not allowed". I went completely cold turkey stopping alcohol and one evening about a month into sobriety I was out socialising and came so close to picking up a drink. It was in that moment that I turned to a friend and used their vapour e cigarette and felt satisfied. So I swaped one bad habit for another but I reason with myself that my new bad habit does not affect or hurt other people just myself. I don't give myself a hard time over it I just except it.
I'm about to bite into my iced honey bun and take a shot of coffee with to much sugar in it. I feel as if I've hardly put a dent in my negative core behaviors, however, I'm enjoying working on it. The most positive thing I have done is stay here on SR, rootin for everyone.
Oh yes, lots of things. My sugar fix has come from doughnuts. I have been eating hot Krispy Kremes like crazy lately! Drinking a bit more coffee, seltzer and cranberry juice. And I've been doing a lot more cooking.
Also, walking a lot more, meditating and devoting more time to my spiritual life, and reading. These are things I did when I drank, but only sporadically.
Also, walking a lot more, meditating and devoting more time to my spiritual life, and reading. These are things I did when I drank, but only sporadically.
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I started to eat Chocolate and Drink Coke. But I deliberately did this to ward off any cravings and to silent the AV. 3 Months after I started to cut down and eventually stopped the sugar. I didn't find it to hard as I was never a sweet person in the beginning. I try to make a conscious decision in stopping myself from replacing my previous addiction with a new one (all be it Sugar etc etc)
When drinking I would eat very small amounts of food throughout the day just to keep from vomiting and when I was done drinking I would eat like a pig and pass out. Now that I'm not drinking I'm craving carbs and sugar. Drinking lots of sports dinks and water. My metabolism is all out of wack.
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