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I am using food as a "crutch". Backstory...I am an alcoholic that went to rehab and quit drinking in May of 2014 and have been sober ever since. I was 160 pounds when I quit drinking. I went on to gain up to 300+ pounds in recent years. I have since lost 90 pounds with another 50 to go. I eat healthy during the day, then overeat at night. I was a daily drinker for 20 years. I feel like I have replaced my nightly beer with nightly snacking. I get anxious and bored at night and turn to food to feel better. I have went throgh years of therapy, but nothing seems to help. I am so proud ti have maintained my sobriety, but frustrated in the stall of weight loss caused by my nightly snacking. ugh
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has anyone ever told ya how strong you are.you have already defeated the alcohol dig deep use the same strength you used to kick alcohol and put ya foot in the food addiction
23 Jun 21 by member: mountainman2
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You are right mountainman. Thank you for the encouragement.
23 Jun 21 by member: shiny50
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Wow what a journey you’ve been on. The things you’ve overcome took strength and perseverance. Nightly snacking is a huge problem that many of us face. What I’ve done is plan a nightly snack into my day. That way I don’t feel guilty and go over calories. It’s there if I need it, and if I don’t eat it it’s calories saved.
23 Jun 21 by member: Rckc
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It’s been 37 years since I drank.
It started out just like you are.
I wish you strength and love
23 Jun 21 by member: chevgal1
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I have had the same struggle since I quit drinking and was so frustrated because I associated weight loss with quitting alcohol! But I went back to my oldest crutch instead, food, and gained weight instead. Nights are hardest for me for sure. I like the idea of building the night time snack into my plan. Just wanted to say you're not alone ❤️
23 Jun 21 by member: poethelena
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Nightly snacking was really hard for me to stop. My husband needs to gain weight, so I see him snacking all evening. Finally, I just decided to stop. Most of the time I’m fine. Building snacks into your WoE is a great idea 👍🏻
23 Jun 21 by member: LambiePi
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Thank you for your suppirt Lambi, Poethelena, Chevgal and rckc. It really means a lot to me.
24 Jun 21 by member: shiny50
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