soberintime

Hi :-)

Seven months sober except a few beers which I disliked. Hate to be intoxicated now.

Drank heavily seven years straight. My weight was 286 pounds, and now I'm down to 198 pounds which was my weight before starting to drink. I loved to run before something made me switch to alcohol. Have not cared so much about what I eat, but I started to walk more after I quit. Is a rapid weight loss like that normal?

I get tired fast, and my blood sugar drops too low often. Have to eat less sugar. I notice my liver only when I'm dehydrated.

doggonecarl

Alcohol has a lot of empty calories. Depending on how much you were drinking, cutting it out is bound to lead to some weight loss. But "normal" is a question for your doctor. I lost a lot of weight and concerned went to the doctors to eliminate the medical reasons for rapid weight loss.

Turned out it was nothing and a few months later I gained some of that weight back.

zjw

In feb of 2012 i was 260lbs by october of that year i was 150lbs. I had my blood work done and too my doctors suprise i was normal aside from high cholesterol go figure. So yes in my case weight loss like that was ok and totally normal.

I also have blood sugar issues myself. It'll drop fast and low and i'll be spacy and light headed etc.. I have to keep the food flowing and I try to eat a lot of carbohydrates to keep my sugar up.

I sometimes wonder if my sugar issues are becuase i screwed something up with all the years of drinking and smoking. its hard to manage as well and is terrifying when I'm out and the sugar tanks and I gotta find food fast!.

soberintime

Thanks a lot for replying. :-)

Soberwolf

Welcome its nice to meet you

dpg109

it is probably just your liver being able to process other nutrients now as opposed to just alcohol

Yazzylove

I'm new here! Only 4 days sober today! I have actually gained weight! About 3 pounds! But I am eating more carbs and stuff! Did your diets change at all, like eating more sugar? I was a 1 1/2 to 2 bottle a day wine drinker. Maybe it's the type of booze too? Beer vs wine?? I dunno!

zjw

in my case i lost the weight through diet and exercise. when i quit drinking I only lost about 15lbs then it just stopped.

jerri11

I just did the math. You've lost 70 pounds in 7 months. Average of 10 pounds per month, 2.5 pounds per week. Which is pretty impressive.

However, I would check with the doctor just to be sure, particularly since you're experiencing some fatigue and low blood sugar.

soberintime

Thanks I quit eating minced meat and pasta for four in one meal. I began eating more candy though. Have been in touch with my doc, and he didn't raise concern.

soberintime

After a meal of home made full corn bread with protein on top and mayonese, I manage to stay in activity for maybe an hour before my blood sugar drops so low that I become tired and weak, like now. I ate much too, so I do not understand.

Kllme

I've gained weight from alcohol. And my drink of choice was vodka which I don't think has any calories. My thing though is when you drink, you likely will order a huge pizza. Not many drunks are mixing a veggie plate when drunk. Also, think that has the liver becomes inflamed, it doesn't metabolize fat; it stores it.

frankh77

I gained weight back after I quit. For the last 3 months of my abusing, alcohol and pills was about 95% of what I was taking in so I was just withering away.