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[breaking_the_cycle]

Does giving up booze make you lose weight? Despite my boozing I was not overweight to start with. I read an article somewhere where a woman said she lost 15lbs just from giving up booze. I'm gonna look skeletal if I lose 15 lbs:alf:

[Brigitte Bardot]

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I really think that a lot of different factors plays into that. Some people lose weight, some people gain and others don't really notice a difference. It all depends on how much you consume, what your normal diet is to begin with, medical and your general health and if your replacing the calories that you would have normally consumed per day from alcohol..and much more. Someone else here I'm sure can provide more on this, but this is my Readers Digest version.

[one2many]

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I put on weight because I was actually eating better! I was delighted because I was too thin before....and when I stopped smoking I put on a little more......I look a lot better.

[Lavande]

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I didn't lose a single pound!
Turned out I was replacing AL with sweets & that's not good. Once I got away from the sweets I began to lose a little & am back to my former size
Takes a while.......be patient.

Lav

[breaking_the_cycle]

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Lavande;1003637 wrote:
Takes a while.......be patient.

Lav

Hi Lav, what takes a while?

[papmom3]

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I gained weight over the past 20 years or so because along with the calories of AL, there were also the calories of junk food which I ate to compensate for the fatigue and probably high cortisol levels due to the sleep I was NOT getting. Plus I was too tired to exercise. So, when I stopped in March/May, I eagarly stepped on the scale each week expecting Biggest Loser type weight loss. I was even doing Weight Watchers again figuring that I would now be successful because it was AL holding me back all these years. Imagine my surprise and dismay as I saw the scale creep up and up! I did manage to lose 6 of the ten I gained when I became AF but I've since gained at least 3 of those back. Really really hate it when I hear people say they stopped drinking and lost 20 lbs or so without trying. Sigh. My problem? Sugar. I replaced the AL with sugar plain and simple. Unfortunately due to my highly addictive personality I'm finding it harder to give up the sugar then I did the AL. It's in just about everything we eat and I'm constantly playing the "I don't have time to cook so I'll grab BK or Mickey D's or DDs" victim and I'm using ice cream and sweets to make up for not using AL when I want to celebrate, after a hard week/day at work, feeling blue you name it. I was never a huge sweet eater when I was drinking although every few months or so I'd have a night of binge eating Ben and Jerry's but that was it. Obviously the AL was fulfilling my desire for sugar.
So, long story short-every one is different. If you don't want to lose a lot of weight and weight comes off easliy for you, then replace the AL calories with lots and lots of fruits and veggies and high fiber, whole grain carbs and I guess whole dairy products wouldn't hurt, esp. fortified with calcium. I should take my own advice!!
Good luck!

[Doggygirl]

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I'll offer this. If you DO lose some weight and want to gain it back, I'll give you mine.

DG

[Sunbeam]

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I worked hard to lose 10 pounds last fall, then slowly gained it all back. I think I'm about the same as when I joined here. I know I eat more sweets to replace the alcohol. I'm not really overweight, but I would just feel better if I lost those 10# again.

[Doggygirl]

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Hey Sunbeam. I was here first offering up my 10. You will need to find someone else to take yours!!
(:H:H:H)

DG