Sheri,

Initially yes. But don't let it get you over time. We swap a lot of things out for alcohol. Ultimately though, if we continue this, we are passing on what is hurting us inside from alcohol to the next things.

I turned to sweets. Many days I wanted that beer or two after dinner, and found that it was morphing into desserts. My sweet tooth grew. I was already an emotional and binge eater.

AA taught me to handle my emotions. And let stresses go. I no longer drink and even when I did, there were times when I got in a fight with my wife or had a rough day, where I equally hit the drive thru instead of the bottle.

Going through AA, learning to avoid resentments and leading a life with more accountability and integrity has been huge for me. I've lost weight by adjusting my mind.

I no longer drink nor eat through my problems anymore.


Chances are this is a passing thing for you, but beware of transferring your problems, fears, hang ups from one thing to the next.

I wouldn't worry about it so much in the initial stages of sobriety. It's likely just a mechanism to help distract you from wanting to drink.

If it were to continue I would strongly advice you to seek counselling. I had cross-addiction for many years and it was all just a symptom of the same inner issues that I was trying to heal from. Counselling is helping to enable me to deal with my emotional pain and find ways to alternatively cope without having to use addictive behaviour.

Good luck to you:))
Jen

It's common to replace one addiction with another, and it's usually a sign that there are some things going on emotionally that are forcing you to look for comfort foods. I experienced something similar but I found my cure in the 12 steps.

God Bless

When I was drinking. If I was awake, I would be drinking, until I went to bed. (Or passed out) But now I have all this free time. I've gone to the gym, played games on line, cleaned the house a little. But now I'm just bored. And eating or drinking pop, to substitute the constant drinking I was doing. Other than clean out my car I'm not sure what to do next.

(((Sheri)))~~

Here's your chance to pursue an interest that you've forgotten or never got around to pursuing before. For me, it was dance classes and photography. You can learn something new, volunteer for those in need or tackle anything else you'd like.

Alcohol is made of sugar. It's very normal for the new sober person to use sweets to scratch that itch. It involves hitting the same dopamine producers in our brain that says ... Ahhhh.. The thing is over time it will diminish. Keep going but know that it's very normal

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I too find much more time on my hands. Hobbies that i lost interest in are starting to be more enjoyable again. Reading, gardening, and i love crafts, and thrift stores. When i am bored i will go walk around the craft store or thrift stores to kill time. I am trying my best to not turn to food.

Nope I lost weight and general "puffiness." I'm slim and was before too but when i cut out all the booze, I was able to eat more and actually lost a few pounds. they've stayed off for my 5 sober years so far.....

It's been a few days.......How are you doing now, SheriPrince?

I'm tapering off the sugar foods. :)
And I've lost the 3lbs I gained. Gonna try taking a exercise class. Should help with the boredom, and keep me staying away from the sweets.
Thanks for asking. People on this site have shocked me with kindness. It helps a lot, knowing that someone cares.