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Sugar!

noaddedsugarx
noaddedsugarx Posts: 169 Member
edited March 4 in Food and Nutrition
Ever since I cut alcohol out of my diet completely (a couple of glasses of wine a night) I'm finding myself craving chocolate and other sweet foods I never have before. Has anyone else found this?

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  • FredDoyle
    FredDoyle Posts: 2,272 Member
    Yes. When I stopped drinking too much beer every night I totally had sugar cravings. It goes away after a while.
  • davert123
    davert123 Posts: 1,568 Member
    Do a search for a website called radiant recovery. It will explain everything to you in easy to digest science based on solid research :-)
  • noaddedsugarx
    noaddedsugarx Posts: 169 Member
    Yes. When I stopped drinking too much beer every night I totally had sugar cravings. It goes away after a while.

    I hope so! When I had my daily treat of wine I was a total savory person and wouldn't even give sweet foods a second thought but now I'd pick Dessert over a starter!
  • noaddedsugarx
    noaddedsugarx Posts: 169 Member
    Do a search for a website called radiant recovery. It will explain everything to you in easy to digest science based on solid research :-)

    Thanks for that link!
  • FredDoyle
    FredDoyle Posts: 2,272 Member
    Yes. When I stopped drinking too much beer every night I totally had sugar cravings. It goes away after a while.

    I hope so! When I had my daily treat of wine I was a total savory person and wouldn't even give sweet foods a second thought but now I'd pick Dessert over a starter!
    Bear in mind, I'll still eat sugary treats (and beer) in moderation. The huge cravings subsided though.
    I don't believe in sugar addiction. Your body is used to metabolizing alcohol in the liver and getting that energy so it wants it replaced in the short run, I believe and your metabolism is just adjusting to a diet change.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    That happened to me, but I got over it. I eat sweets still, but in moderation and I don't really have cravings at all.
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