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Cravings

WhooHoo
WhooHoo
I lean towards the healthier side of eating. I have been that way all of my life. It's how I was raised.
And it is proven that the healthier you eat the more your body craves healthy foods and your cravings will actually tell you what you are lacking.
Well...two weeks sober now and I am fricking craving cantelope like crazy! I eat it about three times a day. Sometimes more. There must be something it has that my body has been lacking.
Can't be Vit. C. I get plenty of that.
deleted_user
deleted_user
It's probably the natural sugar that's in it. When we quit drinking, we lose all that sugar we've been getting from the booze, whether it's beer or liquor. When our body doesn't get it anymore, it starts craving it.

That's why it helps so much to eat candy & sweets (chocolate) when you're detoxing. So go ahead and eat your canteloupe and enjoy! It surely can't hurt you! Take care!
jamesross
jamesross
I found that after I got sober I craved sugar and sweet stuff a lot. While drinking I had no desire for sweets. All alcohol is made with very high amounts of sugar. My system was always saturated with sugar so I had no desire whatsoever for anything sweet. after quitting drinking you sugar level drops drastically, so it's normal to have these cravings Fruits too have natural sugars that we can find ourselves craving, and the fact that we are doing something healthy by quiting leads us to want to take better care of ourselves. One of my many gifts that I love now is indulging in eating ice cream. I always loved ice cream but couldn't eat it because of my addictions. I treasure my indulgements now. I don't worry about carbs, fats or other things as so many people do that I see. Sometimes I will eat a half liter in one shot, and I enjoy every bit of it being sober has many freedoms and blessings. All the best. James
deleted_user
deleted_user
LOL!!!!! MMMM that sounds delicious!!!

My Cravings are usually FIZZY DRINKS!!! Mmmmm. Those flavored fizzy waters like Propel or Safeway brand... mmmmm
deleted_user
deleted_user
I went on an ice cream binge. the old timers tell me to load up on the grapefruit juice and honey. I HATE honey. The the b-12 complex vitamins does wonders as well. Thiamin!