How long sober before you lost weight?
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Originally Posted by Babescake 
Weight is a huge trigger and I self sabotage a lot. If I see some progress with it, it is a big sober incentive for me as vain and superficial as it is. It really affects my self-esteem.
As the replies indicate, weight loss followed sobriety for some. Others didn't find losing weight a by-product of quitting. But it doesn't mean you can't.
For most of us, recovery meant more than just quitting. It took a plan. Weight loss can be done the same way, with a goal, clear objectives, and a plan to get there. If you put in the effort, you will reap the rewards. If you are just waiting for the weight to drop, with the self imposed pressure of relapse should that drop not happen fast enough...I wonder if the self-sabotage isn't your addiction hoping you don't lose weight.
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Sobriety by itself doesn't automatically equal weight loss. I drank wine, so when I first got sober I craved sugar like crazy.
March 15 I will have been sober for one year, and the sugar cravings have settled down. Now I need to make some changes to incorporate more exercise into my life
While I am a little bit heavier, my life has completely changed from the inside out and I wouldn't go back to that horror show which was active alcoholism for anything.
March 15 I will have been sober for one year, and the sugar cravings have settled down. Now I need to make some changes to incorporate more exercise into my life
While I am a little bit heavier, my life has completely changed from the inside out and I wouldn't go back to that horror show which was active alcoholism for anything.
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