Drinking Made Me FAT

[bimble01]

Drinking Made Me FAT

can so agree with ths,ive gained so much weight,that leads to me being down,getting pissed and not careing,then i wake up and the rollercoaster starts again! x

[nicelife]

Drinking Made Me FAT

Yep, went from a size 22 to size 8.....

I couldn't even fit in my shower properly! The driver's seat of my car was flat on one side where I'd slide in and out. I had to add extra air in the driver's side wheels....just a joke here! AND, I woke up one morning thinking I'd squashed my little chihuahua, but it was one of her toys wedged firmly in my thigh...... My mattress went flat on the side I liked to sleep the most - no joke here. :upset::H:H:H

[K9Lover]

Drinking Made Me FAT

Nicey,

I know that's not really funny, but...oh hell, yes it is! Thank goodness your Chihuahua survived!

[LibraryGirl]

Drinking Made Me FAT

Nelz;1411169 wrote: When I stopped drinking I also stopped my "sleep eating" Used to come downstairs in the am to a whole mess in the kitchen, I couldnt even remember going there

I did that too!! What a nightmare, literally!

[Alcoholic]

Drinking Made Me FAT

nicelife;1411231 wrote: Yep, went from a size 22 to size 8.....

I couldn't even fit in my shower properly! The driver's seat of my car was flat on one side where I'd slide in and out. I had to add extra air in the driver's side wheels....just a joke here! AND, I woke up one morning thinking I'd squashed my little chihuahua, but it was one of her toys wedged firmly in my thigh...... My mattress when flat on the side I liked to sleep the most - no joke here. :upset::H:H:H

Haha!!! Lol!

[byebyebridgetjones]

Drinking Made Me FAT

nicelife;1411231 wrote: Yep, went from a size 22 to size 8.....

I couldn't even fit in my shower properly! The driver's seat of my car was flat on one side where I'd slide in and out. I had to add extra air in the driver's side wheels....just a joke here! AND, I woke up one morning thinking I'd squashed my little chihuahua, but it was one of her toys wedged firmly in my thigh...... My mattress when flat on the side I liked to sleep the most - no joke here. :upset::H:H:H

What a bloody amazing effort.
I know I've asked you before, but you did it by going to the gym didn't you?

[byebyebridgetjones]

Drinking Made Me FAT

By the way Briseus, I lost 14 kilos when I gave up the booze, then went on a sugar binge and put it all back on with interest.
Guess what my next job is?

[nicelife]

Drinking Made Me FAT

K9 - yep she survived but we no longer sleep together. She bites when I get too close.....:H

Yep Bridge, I literally worked my arse off at the gym, swimming, running - anything that I could manage and then some!!!

[paulywogg]

Drinking Made Me FAT

hey guys,drinking actually kept me thinner,its this trying to get sober stuff making me fatter,i eat almost constantly or else my blood sugar seems too low,i get dizzy,shaky.oh well rather be chubby than drunk anyday!

[Alcoholic]

Drinking Made Me FAT

paulywogg;1411502 wrote: hey guys,drinking actually kept me thinner,its this trying to get sober stuff making me fatter,i eat almost constantly or else my blood sugar seems too low,i get dizzy,shaky.oh well rather be chubby than drunk anyday!

Paulywogg:

I gained so much weight since I quit. No one in my family has alcoholism but my mom craved sweets and is overweight. I never liked sweets until I quit alcohol. Now I'm wondering if all the theories about blood sugar and alcohol are correct.

[Ishybit]

Drinking Made Me FAT

Hi everyone,
Catching on late here. I know some say when you quit, stay away from sugar because that'll exacerbate the alcohol sugar cravings but for me, I had to allow myself my nightly dark chocolate PB cups. I figured it was my treat and waaaay better than a bottle of wine. After a while the cravings subsided and I was able to change my diet without feeling like I was totally depriving myself. I've come to believe that the weight doesn't just melt away until your body and metabolism adjusts over a month or two....or at least I believe this for the women. We have so many hormonal fluctuations etc..
Work on healing first, then work on diet and exercise I know easier said than done!!
Ishy

[paulywogg]

Drinking Made Me FAT

hi ishy,i totally agree! before i was an acoholic,i was a chocoholic! now that addiction is creeping back in,im totally loving ice cream again,oh well cant get a dui from too much of that!

[Raven2012]

Drinking Made Me FAT

For me, it was not just the alcohol, its the late night snacking that goes with the alcohol. I seemed to have the "what the heck" attitude about 10PM and my inner chef would come out, much to my dismay the next morning.

All of that contributed to a higher than desirable weight on my small frame. There is something to the topimax and kuduz. I've dropped 15lbs since Aug/Sept and I'm 5'2". While I wasn't really overweight to begin with, I can see that if this continues I will be pretty lean by next year (under 100 lbs) and can start cutting back on some of the meds.

As for those that are gaining, I'd suggest taking some of the supplements Roberta's book described. Getting healthy shouldn't come with the drawback of gaining weight.

[Raven2012]

Drinking Made Me FAT

I've lost 15lbs. I don't think it was just the drinking. It was my "inner chef" that came out about 10pm. Now that she's retired and I'm safely in bed, the weight is coming off. But I'm small, 5'2" so I don't want to lose too much more. I'd definitely recommend the topimax to anyone who is struggling because that helps.

[gmc38609]

Drinking Made Me FAT

1000 calories week nights and double weekends resulted in blotchy skin and overweight, I have replaced the booze with a bowl of ice-cream per day and not lost no weight and skin still blotchy after 4 weeks sober :O(