Lively

How long can I expect to have this horrible craving for sweets?

I have never in my life been a big fan of chocolate, or cake, or ice cream, or pie, etc, etc. But since I quit drinking I've had some of the above mentioned items every single evening. It's like my replacement for alcohol. It's not making me gain weight, in fact I've lost a little weight in my 37 days sober. I guess not drinking 8 or more beers every evening has a little something to do with that.

Anyway, if anyone can tell me this will go away that would be very encouraging. lol

jmhs002

Hi Lively

I also had HUGE cravings for sugar when I stopped drinking - mine took a few months to settle down, but it does get better. Congrats on the 37 days! Keep it up!
JMHS

CarolD

I posted here Food and Sobriety just today.

You need to get your mind and body in a healthy valance.

Say 3 months or so. How long did you drink?

Lively

Off and on for 10 years. My youngest son was born 25 months ago and I did stay sober through my pregnancy and until he was about 2 months old, but have been drinking daily again up until 38 days ago.

It seems that this last time around my body and mostly my brain was just not able to handle the huge amounts of alcohol I was consuming. I felt like **** to be blunt. I felt like my brain was shutting down. So being sober is most definately something of a shock to my poor self. lol

CarolD

I do relate ....my mental state is what drove me into AA recovery.

Ny reading comprehension was gone...I could not shop w/o a list..had to stop doing crosswords...decisions were difficult.. Dpressiom was a daily fact. My brain was saturated.

These symptoms of alcoholism fled about my 3rd sober month.
And I was following the diet planam/vitamin use recommended in 'Under The Influence'.

Years ago am addiction doctor tolf me...
'for every month you drank alcoholically it takes 2 months sober to repair the damage'.

From my personal observation and experience I agree.

fraankie

well, i got 10 years in AA
and
i can't wait to get at that
big Hershey's Almond
in the freezer
so
enjoy
it's better than drinking
i remember the ol' 40 oz. colt 45
and some reese's butter cups for dinner
way back when
it's a lot better now without the colt
LOL

j'ade d'arcy

The first few months of soberness, I could not put down the sweets!! Chocolate especially. Never in my life have I craved chocolate, but once there was no more booze, those cravings kicked in. I allowed it for the first month to go crazy, but after that I weaned myself off it. I was just eating TOO much of the stuff.

I still eat chocolate, just not in the compulsive way I was during month one of being sober.

So many changes in your body when you get sober, for me, everything went haywire for awhile...eating, feelings, sleeping...it all felt confused and crazy. It gets better once your body realizes that the alcohol punishment is really over and starts getting itself "rewired".

It's an amazing thing to feel and watch your body get sober.

fraankie

boy, that hershey bar was good
anyway, enjoy it
it's something a lot of us grow out of
now, i eat a lot of fruit
broccoli, etc

best
fraankie

Lively

lol...I'm 3 months sober now and doing much better. The sugar cravings aren't as intense anymore although still there. I kinda feel a little bit like a normal person.

jmhs002

Congrats Lively!

Lively

Thanks