Thomasthetank

I've never been that into sweet stuff, but for some reason whenever I crave alcohol, there seems to be nothing better than a big pack of haribo.

Haven't a clue why. Just seems to work. Hey, I'm not arguing, I'll take a few cavities over a failing liver and a ruined life any day.

Anyone else have any weird drink replacement/cravings suppressors?

Tom.

luvmygirls

Ice cream. OMG, in the first few days it totally saved me. Ben and Jerry's Phish Food, specifically. (Now these extra pounds...they are my next project!)

Anna

Alcohol is full of sugar, so you're replacing it.

soberclover

Ditto on the ice cream for me. I'm almost two years sober so I'm now finding more balance with less cravings. I'm now in to dealing with the weight loss issues but I am so agreeing that a bowl of ice cream may be a better choice if it helps to stop from taking a drink! Anna so right about alcohol being high in sugar. Your blood sugar levels will balance out over time.

JD4010

Cookies & brownies!

Hawks

Chocolate and high power caffeine drinks.

I have four kids under 11, if I get one of those sobering up"no energy zombie " days.... I gotta find a way to push on through.

The world doesn't stop cause Hawks is getting sober. Lol

Cecilia44

I like orange juice for the natural sugar in it. Also, I did make some chocolate chip cookies last night. Yum! Helps with the cravings too. A win, win.

I have also been dabbling in different sugar-sweetened sodas. Raspberry, black cherry and strawberry are all really good!

nmd

I have a giant bag of twizzlers at my work

Soberwolf

Ben n jerry's... phish food, all or nutting, satisfy my bowl, blondie brownie, karamel sutra, dough,ble impact, baked alaska

Häagen-Dazs....Pralines and cream and every other flavor

Anything by haribo except fizzy

Choclates...Mars, Topic, Snickers, Reeces pieces, Whole nut,

Chicken soup either homemade or heinz with crusty rustic bread

for me this was early sobriety my diet now is healthy balanced and tasty !!

off to do pull ups press ups and sit ups

its all balance but in the beginning i was a ice cream monster lol

SoberLeigh

Replacing alcohol with sweets - guilty.

In the beginning, frozen dark M&Ms were my go to and I went constantly. The sweet cravings leveled off with time.

DearPrudence

Chocolate, cookies, fully-sugared pop. Yep. I'm all about that these early days. Still, better than getting the sugar from chardonnay.

Nowsthetime

Cherry coke has replaced my wine, or vodka, of beer, or rum, or whiskey, or gin or everything I used to get my hands on. I only have 1 or 2. Still less calories...

Daretodream

All things dessert-oriented....yes, please! Once of the reasons I can be found at my gym for workouts five to six days a week.

ScooterBoo

CHOCOLATE ! ! Chocolate ice-cream, dark chocolate candy bars, chocolate ff/sf frozen yogurt, brownies, and dark chocolate-covered peanuts, raisins, almonds, and sunflower seeds all got me to Day 49!

It is starting to taper off a bit, but when my AV comes calling, I snuff it out with sweets. I keep the snack size bags of m&m's, small Mounds and peanut butter cups in my car trunk.

ScooterBoo

P.S. I have lost nine pounds since I stopped drinking alcohol, even with the sweets.

Raider

Love my sweets!!! Also diet 7-up with a touch of strawberry or raspberry syrup, found in the coffee isle. Love it.

MavisTheFairy13

Yes chocolate! And root beer!

MyTime86

Yes I'm the same way once I beat this alcohol problem, I'm going to have to find a forum for sweets recovery

PurpleKnight

It's the sugar that you've lost through not drinking alcohol anymore, the body is craving a substitute!!