Day 16: Monster sugar cravings
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Day 16: Monster sugar cravings
I am sitting at home last night doing nothing special, watching TV or something. All of a sudden, I am hit with a massive urge for sugar. As I've stopped and started drinking before I recognize the sugar craving and try and wait it out to see if it will pass.
It does not and gets stronger and I plot my next move, McDonald's for a sundae or Dairy Queen for a blizzard. I settle on going to the grocery store and wander the candy and bakery aisle before I purchase some jelly beans and a pack of eclairs. I down two eclairs and have the jelly beans when I get home.
Now I have been dieting and exercising since I have been abstaining from alcohol and making some good progress in that area. I am a bit disappointed in my indulgence but realize it is part of this process.
It does not and gets stronger and I plot my next move, McDonald's for a sundae or Dairy Queen for a blizzard. I settle on going to the grocery store and wander the candy and bakery aisle before I purchase some jelly beans and a pack of eclairs. I down two eclairs and have the jelly beans when I get home.
Now I have been dieting and exercising since I have been abstaining from alcohol and making some good progress in that area. I am a bit disappointed in my indulgence but realize it is part of this process.
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Many alcoholics in early sobriety follow an eating plan.
Google for hypoglycemia
I used the one in "Under The Influence" and I consider
that was a big part of manageing my sobriety.
Well done on your sober time...
Google for hypoglycemia
I used the one in "Under The Influence" and I consider
that was a big part of manageing my sobriety.
Well done on your sober time...
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Don't beat yourself up for that.
There's plenty of time to work out the eating thing.
You are in very early sobriety. It's better that you did that rather than picking up a drink.
Keep moving forward!
It's great to see your progress!
There's plenty of time to work out the eating thing.
You are in very early sobriety. It's better that you did that rather than picking up a drink.
Keep moving forward!
It's great to see your progress!
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Keep up the diet and the exercise! I went nuts on sugar when I got sober and am now diabetic... probably would have happened anyway but Dairy Queen didn't help.... then again neither did the Jameson I sucked down like mother's milk for fifteen hard years. Congrats on the new sobriety, however. It (sobriety) is awesome.
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Hi Michael,
Since sober, have had the problem with sugar. The cravings have gotten better. Had a friend tell me she eats a pickle when the sugar slap happens. I’ve been eating a lot of pickles lately (no, I'm not trying to be funny).
The pickles and avoiding Dairy Queen Seem to help
What the he!!, couldn’t hurt
Ed
Since sober, have had the problem with sugar. The cravings have gotten better. Had a friend tell me she eats a pickle when the sugar slap happens. I’ve been eating a lot of pickles lately (no, I'm not trying to be funny).
The pickles and avoiding Dairy Queen Seem to help
What the he!!, couldn’t hurt
Ed
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