I just hit two days sober and my appetite has already come back in FULL force. I was drinking for breakfast lunch and dinner and very rarely had an actual meal. Already today I’ve had breakfast, a snack, lunch, and another snack and I could happily have more. It feels like my body is healing and it’s wonderful.
I know times will be hard but today, they are just full of good food and lots of water (and productivity!). Making sure that I’m holding myself accountable and that I don’t fall back into bad habits because things are improving is my goal right now.
Love this! Your body will be literally screaming for nutrients! Give it what it needs so that you can fire on all cylinders thats so important, get yourself some B vitamins…a b vitamin complex…alcohol robs the body of those and they are super important…better still have yourself checked out by a doctor. Proud of you for fighting the good fight
And don’t be to harsh for yourself either. Your body will crave sugar and carbohydrates for a while too. It replaces the fast sugars that are inside the alcohol.
It’s better to eat chocolate then to drink alcohol When you have more sober days it’s easier to cut out the sugar “thing” too.
First year of my recovery I had a sweet tooth because of it. Now these days my eating is far more heathier. But if I have a craving one of my to go to’s is chocolate. I call it my “plan B”.
So eating healthy is a good thing, but don’t make it to difficult if you need some slack
Recovery first.
Same here day 12 and my appetite is off the chain. Trying to keep it healthy, nuts fruits and yogurt. Been back in the gym and started back yoga. My sleeping is crazy good. It will come in good time. Congrats and keep us posted.
This is something that has been concerning me a bit too.
I’ve been sober for a little under four months now. I was always a chronic snacker when I drank, but since kicking the booze it has gotten even worse—especially with sweet things like ice cream and chocolate, which I never used to touch when I drank.
After I have my evening meal, I will usually go straight onto a bag of chips, and then follow that up with something sweet like some chocolate or ice cream—or not infrequently both! I can easily plow through a whole large tub (about 500ml/1 pint) of ice cream in one go.
I am not in too bad shape, as I exercise regularly. I’m actually slightly leaner now than when I drank, but I could still be better.
One slightly disturbing thing I’ve noticed is that the way that I consume snacks is somewhat reminiscent of the way I used to drink. I’ll generally sit in front of a movie and just kind zone out and plow through them non-stop—it’s almost like I go into a trance or something.
It’s extremely pleasurable, and something I look forward to in the evening now instead of drinking, but I wonder if it isn’t just a different manifestation of the same addictive/escapist tendencies that made me an alcoholic.
I want (and plan) to cut down on my snacking, but I am cutting myself some slack for the time being. I’m worried, though, that when the time comes, I might not find cutting down so easy.-
Just as clarification for everyone, this is extremely good news for me as I’ve been pretty underweight nearing malnourished for months if not years. I’ve always been pretty thin but malnourishment and anemia were starting to reer their ugly head.
No worries at all! Just didn’t want people to think I am struggling with multiple things because I know weight gain can be a reason for some to relapse and I don’t want y’all to worry about me
When you have more sober days it’s easier to cut out the sugar “thing” too.
also for me is the same - day 
