someone in my recovery meeting last night was talking about how concerned they were about developing a sugar addiction to deal with not drinking anymore. and since I couldn’t say this to them at the time. here:
- sugar addiction is not real
- sugar is not evil
- the reason you might crave a lot of sugar when you quit alcohol is because alcohol contains sugar
- this doesn’t mean you’re addicted to sugar it means your body is still learning how to adjust to the removal of a previously major source of sugar
- you may need additional calories in your diet to make up for the calories you are no longer getting from alcohol
- it is fine and normal and natural to eat more food when you’re not drinking anymore, especially in the early stages of recovery
- be patient with yourself. be compassionate with yourself. things take time