Addicts in recovery trying to lose weight

Mitch7749

I am a drug addict. I have been trying to get clean for almost a year. I currently have 34 days clean off of heroin, meth, cocaine, alcohol, etc........ When I first got clean I gained a lot of weight, like 80 lbs and I'm struggling because I know this diet works, but I also know if I were to shoot Meth for like 2 weeks I would be at my goal... Any suggestions? Anyone gone through anything similar to this?

silvergurl518

hi hon!!

welcome. there are a couple of recovery groups on here. feel free to add me. i'm laura and i'm 4.5 years sober (alcohol was my drug of choice). i honestly don't know what it's like to gain a ton because of getting off a hard drug but i guarantee you that in the long run, you will get the weight off and will also be clean!

tboothgenthe

3 months sober (alcohol doc) I started gaining and then started this weight loss program. The only thing I can add is I think you kind of have to break everything (break it to fix it) then re-build yourself as the person you want to be. I'm a non-drinker who also eats healthy.

Hang in there - tough for us gals who are battling more than one demon.

rmwinters

Hear ya, but you know as well as I that as soon as you quit ALL the weight comes back plus some. Plus, I always felt guilty when people would say "oh, your looking so good since you lost weigt" If only they knew. Best wishes to you on your journey.

maryjay51

you can always be addicted to going to the gym or walking till the cows come home!!! welcome to my old world when i first changed my life 25 yrs ago...life only gets better.. keep moving forward! back then i got a bicycle and hiked my *kitten* everywhere i could possibly humanly physically make it ..many times i rode my bike to the gym which was five miles away.,id work out at the gym and then ride home.. it took the place of sitting on a bar stool and getting in trouble .

JacksMom12

Read by profile. I'm 17 months clean from pills and meth. I'd love to be in group with other people in recovery. I gained 100 lbs in a year from getting clean and getting pregnant. I lost everything in life because of drugs, am fighting to get 2 felonies off my record and staying clean one day at a time.

JacksMom12

I know how much of a temptation it is to relapse to lose the weight too. Plus having no energy for months is terrible. My adrenal system was so shot that I couldn't get out of bed for months and I gained about 5 lbs a week just from being off the speed. You can add me if you'd like.. I know all about what you're going through.