@Cjp ah yes , see that’s probably what caused my relapse at the beginning of the year now that you say that … cause I did a new years fast where I cut out so many things like all sugars, so many oils, grains, and a lot more, even stuff like coffee and pop and my cravings went off the loose… I feel like now put it that way that’s why my relapse happened so fast right after I broke my 2 week fast because then my body started craving everything it hadn’t had.
Maybe I should take it easier and slowly going into my first couple of weeks of sobriety again and try to make a slightly better game plan. Better to be sober then getting too into my head and causing another relapse down my journey. Like I’ve said before on this app , my last relapse was so bad I just said to myself “thats it I’ve had enough , I’m done with alcohol”
I know my mind can be a dark place and easy to relapse with since I live alone and spend majority of my days / times alone. So maybe stressing over stuff like this on day 4 is a bad thing already.
Walking and running are both good exercise and also minimal outlay. Also yoga classes online are often free/ very cheap. Routine is probably the most important thing to establish in early recovery.
Have you heard of HALT? Hungry…Angry…Lonely…Tired. all of these conditions bring up cravings. So if you find yourself craving ask yourself if youre experiencing any of these and try to provide healthy solutions
I weighed in at the doctors office the other day at 168 pounds. For me, I’ve always hated my body, weight, size, how I carry fat, etc. Even at 120 pounds (I’m 5’7) I felt obese. I most likely have an undiagnosed eating disorder of some sort, but it’s no excuse to keep up the way I have- I binge ate a ton while drinking. I’m now classified as overweight according to the BMI scale. It’s hard to find that balance of wanting to get healthier and lose some lbs and still loving myself and think I’m worthy of love and acceptance. I’ll admit, I fell into the body positivity movement and allowed myself to indulge into waaay too many sweets and not enough exercise.
My family has a lot of weight related health issues- diabetes, cancer, high blood pressure, etc. You name it. I know for my own sake I need to take my health more seriously. I just fall into the hole of counting calories, becoming obsessive, feeling like shit about myself way too quick. I’m hoping to change my ways. I would love to raise a family one day and lead by example to my future children. I don’t want them to fall into binge drinking, suffer from body dysmorphia, and all the fun stuff I used to/still do struggle with.
I need to join you all here. I’m 50-75 pounds overweight. I gained a lot of that weight over the past 4 years when I started drinking more heavily. I’m now 48 days sober. I’ve allowed myself to be lax with my eating but need to start being healthier again. Currently I don’t exercise at all so need to start with something easy like walking. I’m 48 years old so I know it’s going to be a challenge to lose the weight. I’m reminding myself to focus on baby steps. I could use some support, encouragement, and accountability.
I’m following an intermittent fasting regime so I don’t have any calories between 7pm and 11am. I stick to calorie free kombucha, tea and water in the evening and first thing. I have three meals a day and keep it lower carbohydrate and high protein. I eat as much fish as I can but as I have kids I often make something for all of us but I’ll put a smaller portion of the carbs on my plate. Plenty water and I don’t go out of my way to exercise but I do walk everywhere.
Despite being perimenopausal I’ve lost 28lb in the past 10 months.
Make a plan, man. Plan you meals (it will make your life easier, reduce waste and it can be more economical anyway), pack your lunch the night before if you don’t work from home. Plan your movement and block out the time for it if you need to on your calendar (like to workout over lunch and it makes me feel more like people can expect me to be gone and know when I’ll be back, I realize healthy boundaries regarding breaks at work is something I need to work on. Plus calendaring will provide a helpful reminder!), set a goal and build your plan around it with clear progress markers so you create a foundation of success for motivation. Take a look at the monthly fitness challenge posted on a thread here I should link in but I’m not because I don’t know how, those are fun and working through a goal with others provides accountability. I like the FitOn app, they have a user friendly interface, you can sort workouts by type, body uh part?, time, difficulty, etc and they frequently have a challenge or you can set a daily movement reminder that will send a push notification that links to a short workout. Making a plan takes extra time but it will set you up for success my friend
What do you guys eat instead of sweets? I like to have a small something after dinner/before bed like Oreos or mini ice cream sandwich, or a cake. What do I replace these things with and still feel like life is worth living?
