Anyone else experience wanting all the sweet things!!! I knew I gave up alot of sugar when I stopped drinking wine, but had no idea how much! Making Martha’s chocolate chip cookies right now…salivating at the oven! May need to wrestle my teenage boys for them!
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Did you quit smoking cigarettes as well?
I know quitting smoking can cause sugary cravings, but it also may be you substituting wine sugar
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Nope… Just the wine! Granted it was sometimes 2 bottles a night… so there is that.
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Yeah, sweet tooth after quitting booze is super common if you search around.
I also just made cookies. Some have already mysteriously disappeared. 
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I absolutely did! I never ate anything sweet when I was a drinker. I noticed not long after I quit I began to eat more sweets. I wasn’t too concerned about it early on it was much better than all the booze I consumed prior to quitting. I still have usually one hot chocolate at night and right on cue, I am going to make one now!
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Yessss! Been eating ice cream, and I haven’t indulged in that in quite a while. Forgot how insanely yummy it is. 
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Those cookies look delicious!!! 
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I have had hot chocolate 2 days in a row…I never had it before. LOL… I am going to need to watch to watch this sweet tooth of mine!
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Hahaha… OMG you made me laugh…good luck!
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Yeah my snacking has been on overdrive the past couple weeks 
i feel so tubbby!
Gotta get that back under control now that family is gone, class is done and back to work…
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This week I’ve made brownies and cookies - and I never have a sweet tooth. Sitting here thinking I’m starving, although I had a super nice homemade lentil stew for dinner.
Plus I’m on Sertraline which also causes weight gain… but at least I’m not drinking!! So, win!
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Everyday is Halloween to me lately. Red Vines licorice is not safe anywhere near me. And don’t get me started on Dove chocolate! I can more easily pass by the wine aisle than the candy aisle these days! Not stressing about it though - could obviously be worse.
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Never really had thos but I know a TON of people do.
Whatever floats your boat. Glad youre here.
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Shortbread cookies are my favorite! And during the holidays I have been drinking a lot of hot chocolate. I’m almost 6 months sober but I think the holidays have triggered a bit of a sugar rush. Im starting my routine again and I’ll be baking some banana bread or healthier desert alternatives. Lots of exercise coming up too!
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Dark Chocolate Dove Bars here.
I also made a batch of chocolate covered macaroons for Christmas. They freeze well. I froze them in packs of 4.
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I like that - forced portion control!
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Yum! Breakfast??? kidding/not kidding.
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This seem like a week 2 activity, this portion control thing 
. I will allow my hot chocolate fixes my first week as an added incentive. I will look at healthier cacao drinks so I feel less gluttonous!
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Your cracking me up first thing in the morning. Because I know your being honest.
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Hey there! I never touched sugar while I was guzzling booze…for a whole year after sobriety though…ok two years…Ice cream and I were best buddies. I wouldn’t worry too much about it. I listened to the great people here and focused on getting and staying sober. One addiction at a time is enough! About 1.5 years in I tackled my smoking habit, and while ice cream is no longer an issue, I am looking, over three years into sobriety, at my relationship with food. For my particular self, I had to look at one thing at a time and let myself know I was doing good work along the way💛 everything in due time
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