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Originally Posted by thickntired
Hi friends. If all goes well I'll have 1 yr sober, from mainly pot, on 1/20/14. I kind of gave myself a free pass and took to heart the AA suggestions about eating sweets. Anyway giving up ciggs and years of illegal drugs I've gained a boat load of weight. Has anyone else switched from drugs to a food addiction? I know my problem is probably white sugar and processed carbs. It's just hard to get off of them and learn I didn't "earn" a cupcake because I refused a beer or whatever.
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Perhaps, with work and time, you could become addicted to healthy behaviors (I know some people who have done this) like being an avid vegetarian, exercising,
first step would be to not have those treats in the house (I am thin but will scarf down anything chocolate, or salty if it is in front of me, so eons ago I stopped buying any of that) and to make it more difficult to get.
Don't know, but if AA has helped you, maybe Weight Watchers or Overeaters Anon.? You can do this, you have already done so much. Maybe focus first on just engaging in some set healthy activity on a regular basis. (I see you just dancing up the zumba, aerobics, running, addicted to the raised levels of natural neurotransmitters --- takes a while to get there...)
I suspect it is quite common to use food...so basic, so readily 'satisfying'...but, it is also amazing how our tastes (and what tastes Good) can be altered by what we choose to eat...
