topetah

ok its been 6 days since my last drink. im pretty happy about that. but i was wondering. everytime i stop drinking i have this mad craving for sweets. is this normal or is it just me. i mean my god i wake up in the middle of the nite craving a twinkie or something sweet. i try and stay away from sweets but its tough for me when im not drinking. does this sound wierd?

teej

nope, it's not weird! I crave sweets too, it;s like you HAVE to have something. I loveeeeee M&M's!

best

Same happens for many when trying to stop smoking.
Even cigarettes deliver sugar to our system and it becomes an addiction of sorts hidden among the larger problem.

parentrecovers

my daughter got up in the middle of the night and ate chocolate for about the first month, maybe longer. she got so sick of getting up, she started just keeping it on her night stand. it's ok.

have you tried sucking on hard candy? she said that really helped too!

blessings, k

topetah

jolly ranchers is a life saver lol. i just hope these sweet cravings go away. if i keep this up there gonna have to butter up the door jams just so i can get outta my house.

Aysha

Your too funny. I have done that too after smoking.
They say sweets releases a chemical almost the same as drugs and alcohol do. Especially chocolate.
Only thing I can think of.

1_day@_a_time

it's the sugar loss from all the alcohol