2Wheelterror

So i went food shopping earllier and ended up just buyinh cat food,bottled water, coffee, popcorn and smokes. Nothing seemed good, has anyone else just lost there appetite after getting sober? I mean i guess is not a bad thing i do need to loose some wieght. And yes i do have a cat the cat food isnt for me in case anyone was wondering.

SarahB60

My appetite was waaay down for the first two weeks. I hardly ate a thing and lost almost 10lbs in a month. At 33 days, my appetite is back in full force.

SoberLeigh

I couldn't get enough of sweets and chocolate. My desire for coffee went into overdrive.

Other than that, my appetite was somewhat suppressed as was my energy level.

Every thing eventually leveled out and returned to normal.

sugarbear1

yes, but you have to make yourself eat.

my entire stomach, etc was out of whack for a few weeks. treat yourself as if you have a stomach flu and eat something!

Soberwolf

My appetite took a while to come bk properly but it did come back and i gained weight as i was underweight

Dainty1982

Peaches, lots and lots of peaches is what I ate for the first week, for some reason

2Wheelterror

Thanks for insight, I was a binge eater after getting drunk so i never really eat normal . Guess I'm gonna have to learn to eat more often.

ElleDee

Yep. I forgot about eating yesterday until about 3 o'clock in the afternoon. Nothing tastes that great to me and I'll start a meal and be "full" after a few bites. Try to eat nourishing food. That's what everyone around here always says.

Della1968

I forget to eat all the time! Eat!!

MissOverIt

Yeppers, I'm with the treating it like the flu. I drank small amounts of apple juice to keep my sugar up and warm soups at the start. I'm still not at 100% appetite but it's nice feeling hungry again. You'll get there

ubntubnt

Check, check and check. Sugar, carbs and coffee. My wife asked me last night when i am going to stop replacing all the alcohol with all the coffee.

Briar

Yes, at first couldn't taste or smell much at all, and I was very flat emotionally as well. Then all I wanted was sugar. It evened out after a month or so.

2Wheelterror

Yeah my coffee intake is off the charts lol. I did manage to have some soup, so its a start.

Serenidad

Yes having no appetite for a while is normal. Just eat small meals. Be sure not to get too hungry because that is dangerous to our recovery. Keep it up! :-) It gets better!

soberclover

Don't forget to drink water as well as to increase your food intake. Drinking water doesn't come naturally to me for some reason so I have to train myself to do it. Really important as far as flushing the toxins out as well as keeping the body hydrated. Good for you for taking care of yourself!!

mrjustin

Yep, list my appetite for at leastva week, mainly coz I felt sick and stressed. I ate yoghurt which helped. Normal

2Wheelterror

I normally don't drink.much water, I'm thinking that's why i had such a bad headache the past 2 days. I upped my intake yesterday and I'm feeling better today.

PrettyAngelDove

Welcome to the club! I force myself to eat at least once a day, normally that's all I do is once day eating although I'm trying to eat more often for 2 reasons: #1 I heard it helps you stay sober and #2 to try to help my shirt term memory repair.

2Wheelterror

Interesting i never heard that before, my memory needs all the help it can get.

PrettyAngelDove

Vit B and eating helps short term memory problems.