ScaredOfJack

But not the booze....I know at some point I eventually will, but not right now. No, my appetite is kicking in full swing right now....I want Taco Bell and Arbys....OHHH! And KFC, and Mac n cheese, and enchiladas.....and I have none of it here and its too late to go out I also want some dark cherry ice cream.....and a soft pretzel...

PhoenixJ

That happens. Just do not drink

RecklessEric

Eat it.
All of it.
Hell, have a NO MORE BOOZE food party.
Congrats on 24 hours.
It's a big achievement.

dwtbd

mangia mangia !!

MsCooterBrown

Ole!

Clean30

Not to rain on your parade but I am thinking you should give your body a rest and eat lightly for some days after quitting.

In the grand scheme the goal of not drinking is met, but you can feel better if you eat lightly and let your body heal. If you pile food into a damaged body you make a lot of work for it to digest and move it through.

Let it relax a bit!

entropy1964

Wow AND a soft pretzel. That's very specific

Be careful watch cha wish for....that's a pretty toxic menu. But I guess if its every now and then it's ok. Better than booze.

Done4today

Been there done that. I gained 30 pounds from my binge eating and letting my cravings for ice cream or other sweets control me. I said, "at least I am not boozing". I am grateful for every pound and now grateful I am healthy, happy, and in the gym two hours a day to get last years poor eating habits off my heavily laden behind. With that said, If I could do it over I would have one day a month or something like that to go bananas on my eating.

steve-in-kville

My cravings were odd. It was one extreme or the other: a big greasy burger, or a pile of fresh fruit. No in between.

The above poster has a point. Go easy, eat good food for a few days. Over taxing an already over burdened body won't help detoxing. Trust me.

BrendaChenowyth

It took me longer than 24 hours to start getting an appetite, but once I had one, I just ate whatever I wanted for a the first several weeks.

CLAS

I'm surprised there's any food left on earth after my first month sober.

ScaredOfJack

Now this makes sense....but this is not my first withdrawal/detox....ever since my medical detox (2 days in ICU, 3 in PCU) I have managed, so far, not to get to that point. I was doing about a litre a day of Jack...and when I went to the ER I was in a bad state. I only have a few memories of my hospital stay, and to this day don't remember how I got home. Scary sh*t....I remember driving there...yes driving'..and seeeing tracers the whole way...I remember the admitting desk taking my pulse and rushing me back without a second thought despite the full waiting room sick thru no fault of their own...(my pulse was 180) and this was my fault.....I remember hearing things noone else heard....I remember my BP was 180/135....and then they sedated me and I remember nothing....but after a couple months, I'd start drinking again, but never to that extent..it terrifies me.....so when I relapse, but then get back on the wagon.....little things like my appetite...is AMAZING.....I do remember the first thing I was aloud to eat at the hospital...after going 4 days on a clear diet......chicken alfredo.....hospital chicken alfredo...I swear the best I ever tasted, LOL

ScaredOfJack

And now, as I write this.....I'm eating Marie Calendars Chicken Alfredo......not as good as the hospitals from what I remember, but still comforting in my solber state....48 hrs!!! Does anyone else equate a certain food with sobriety??? I seem to...Olive Garden here comes your next best customer!!!!