Question re. increased appetite w/out taking meds.

[Abdiel]

Hi: newbie here. One quick question.

I've stopped drinking after quite a long time, and knew that my decreased appetite (and weight loss) were the result of the alcohol. NOW, I my goo'ness, I cannot stop eating! Part of me understands that my body is making up for lost time, but I'm craving things I haven't had in decades. My husband was astonished as he watched me drink 2 glasses of whole milk in on go. I NEVER drink milk - haven't in 30 years. Has anyone else felt such appetite like this? I'm not taking any medications, just thinking positive and enjoying eating, but this is also weird!:new:

[Foamfollower]

Question re. increased appetite w/out taking meds.

:welcome: Abdiel.

"Has anyone else felt such appetite like this? I'm not taking any medications, just thinking positive and enjoying eating, but this is also weird!"

My craving was ,and still is, CHOCOLATE can't get enough , couple of large Cadbury Dairy Milk a day Yummmmm.
My take on this is iF IT KEEPS ME AF don't really care at this time, will deal with it later.

[allswell]

Question re. increased appetite w/out taking meds.

Hi Abdiel,

I had an increased appetite as well. I figured it was probably a blood sugar thing since the massive amounts of alcohol I was drinking daily replaced meals often times. It did seem to taper off and get more reasonable for me after about 2 weeks but, like Foamfollower, chocolate was a weakness. The most important hurdle is getting over the alcohol and the rest can be dealt with later. Good luck!

[pingu1997]

Question re. increased appetite w/out taking meds.

I'm nearly 4 months AF and I have never eaten so much. I have put on half a stone. Still I can deal with the weight another time, the focus for me at the moment is not drinking.
Fudge and Jordans raisin crisp cereal are my weaknesses!!!

[Abdiel]

Question re. increased appetite w/out taking meds.

Thanks for replying

Hi All:

Thanks - yes the cravings have been weird. I do understand the sugar cravings - my alcoholism really killed my appetite and I became actually too thin (well, except for the puffy face and the beer belly!). So I'm not worried about weight gain, just the weird stuff I'm imbibing that I never did before. But, as you say, as long as I'm AF, it's all good - just trying not to think about all the icky stuff I know about mass milk production!:thanks: