Binging on sweet things in early recovery

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11-01-2020, 04:03 PM

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sortofhomecomin

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Binging on sweet things in early recovery

I think this is an issue for a lot of us. I've cut back significantly in the last few days, happy to say.

11-01-2020, 05:35 PM

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tomls

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Cut back on food?

11-01-2020, 05:43 PM

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Hevyn

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I had a real craving for sweets - and I was never particularly interested in them before. It was odd. It lasted about a month & then tapered off.

11-01-2020, 05:52 PM

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BornSurvivor

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That's normal. Your body is craving the sugar it got from the beer or liquor. It will go away w time. Just stay sober and let your body and mind normalize.

11-01-2020, 06:02 PM

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My biggest craving, which I indulged, was for dark chocolate.

I still like it a lot, but don't go to extremes anymore. It's just your body craving the sugar it got from alcohol. It will pass.

11-01-2020, 07:32 PM

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BeABetterMan

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I eat a lot of chocolates every day. Oh well. Too much chocolate never landed me in jail.

11-01-2020, 08:09 PM

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anxiousrock

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Yup! I never even used to like sweets but now I'm sober 6 weeks and all I can think about is chocolate, granola bars and pound cake. I hate it.

11-02-2020, 06:43 PM

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lessgravity

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Forget early recovery, I have developed the most intense sweet tooth now that I no longer drink (been about 2.5 years). Luckily I really workout a lot and put some other protocols like intermittent fasting in place but man I could just eat ice cream like it's my job. Beats wasting my life away as a drunk though!