Never been one to crave sugar & I can’t seem to cut the sugar out. Over 7 months sober, packing on lbs with sugar. Will it stop?! Anyone else experienced/experiencing?
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I’ll be 6 mos sober Jan 12th and had the same thing. BAD! I just downloaded the simple app and I’m doing intermittent fasting. It has been a game changer for me. I started Monday so almost a week and I don’t crave sweets at all. I feel for ya!
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Checking it out ASAP. TY!
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I’m almost 9 months and still have the sugar cravings. My keep for weight loss is just managing little to no sugar throughout the day and then once I am relaxing after dinner I have my sugar fix (Reese’s or Drumstick Icecream). Thought the day I maintain a recommended diet from my nutritionist. I still have to receive blood lab work every two weeks because of a transplant and this seems to work for me. Going cold blood on sugar is just as hard as alcohol lol. For me at least
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Yeah, sugars a killer. It replaces that high we use to have when using in the brain. Same receptors. It’s why they put candy out in meetings. Lol
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This post makes me laugh, simply because we addicts seem to always go to sugar in sobriety to stimulate that dopamine. I joke with people sometimes that I need to get help for my candy bar addiction. Sugar addicts anonymous?
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Have you lost weight doing the intermittent fasting??
I started last Monday and have lost 7 lbs. I really like the simple app. It helps me see the benefits and I don’t starve.
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I have a year and a half and my sweet tooth is still in overdrive. I used to not be crazy about sugar but I am obsessed with it now. Same boat!
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Thank you for your share! You are not alone in the sugar cravings…. I am almost 1 year and 9 months sober and still have them. They are not what they were in my first year but still get them and indulge. Much better than the alternative. Gotta run, I hear I’ve cream calling my name from freezer 
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Sugar is the worst
Two years and I am a sugar monster. It’s better than booze and I workout hard.
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Peanut M&Ms. Like a deep love for them out of nowhere!!!
Switched to frozen grapes 
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I try to get a dopamine hit from running or cardio and then I don’t feel so bad when I indulge my sweet tooth. Plus running is excellent therapy!
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In my first year I did not deny myself anything except alcohol. And slowly over time as my cravings for alcohol diminished and I gained clarity, my cravings for nicotine, caffeine and sugar decreased. I was able to quit smoking after about 5-6 months. Sugar and caffeine are in a range I feel comfortable with now. I have used intermittent fasting successfully a few times but it all comes back (for me) when I stop the diet.
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The simple app?
Yes, look in your App Store for Simple. I love it!
7+ months sober 40 lbs heavier. It used to be can't walk past the liquor store now it's the bakery lol
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