I eat like a MOFO when I get drunk. ****ing love drunk eating.
Sobriety-ish
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It will be interesting to me too. I don’t really know what it’s like to go to bed sober-ish for any length of time. Post divorce, I was running about 50 miles a week, lifting daily, and biking as much as I could. It paired nicely with getting fvcked up every night and going 2,3,4 days and eating nothing. I did this for around 3 years. As I said earlier, there really is no logical explanation for me to be alive.
I lost 60 pounds by doing nothing but quitting drinking and emphasizing carb reduction. It was insane the amount of calories I was pumping in between mixers and the drunk eating.
I was doing like 12-13 count pours in those large souvenir glasses and filling the rest with pick your sugary drink of choice. Turns out that's not great for your weight.
Have you ever done a sleep study or been told your snore or periodically stop breathing while you sleep? I only ask because it turns out I have sleep apnea (even after losing weight it's still there) and it was a game changer for me to start using a CPAP. Drunk or sober I used to toss and turn like crazy. Now I move so little while I sleep my hip hurts in the morning.
Just wanted to bring that up, may not be the case, but if it is... definitely look into it, helps a ton.
Well I'll be damned. And all along I have been under the impression that my love of beer is what is making me fat. Guess I am going on a bender boys.
In all seriousness though. I got nothing on the eating disorder. Food has never been a problem for me. But do try to eat a decent meal every night jelly. Even if just a salad. After eating, take your night time edible and hit the couch. Just a thought as it has worked for me. Well, most of the time.
In all seriousness though. I got nothing on the eating disorder. Food has never been a problem for me. But do try to eat a decent meal every night jelly. Even if just a salad. After eating, take your night time edible and hit the couch. Just a thought as it has worked for me. Well, most of the time.
Back in 2020 during the covid shutdown I was drinking quite a bit, but if I wasn't drinking IPAs, I would just be taking shots of whiskey or vodka so the sugary mixer calories weren't a big deal for me. But then I'd be drunk and down an entire large pizza throughout a night. #HealthyLivin'
Man, after reading the last couple posts, maybe my advice for eating was a bad one. I dunno. But it certainly has curtailed my desire to drink at night.
I have not but sleep really hasn’t been a problem until the big slow down. My shoulders and hips might make me toss and turn occasionally, but usually I’m so impaired I don’t wake up until it wears off.
Unfortunately my routine has been the same for so long that it might take a minute for me to figure out sleep without being on another planet. Thankfully this is a slow time at work for me so there is time to figure it out.
Over the past couple of years I have fainted several times, most recently a couple of weeks ago. Always the same story. Alcohol, drugs, and no food. Then I would have to pretend like I didn’t know what happened, knowing damn well EXACTLY what happened.
Do you ever drink protein shakes? At least there’s some calories and nutrients in those and they don’t give you that full stomach feeling that you’re brain apparently doesn’t like.
Nope. Maybe a handful of times during the summer I will have a couple carrots or celery during the day. Most of the year I don’t eat anything until I’m full of all of the other substances.
That’s both impressive and scary. I can’t go more than a few hours in the morning without eating or I get shaky as hell. I also have a dad bod though (which I’m working on) so I can’t really relate.
Dang man. I don't want to lecture you but take better care of yourself. You are worth it and your kids need you. Doesn't your youngest still live with you?
I have grown very tired of my dad bod.
I’m trying brother. He does not but thank you for asking. He is in wind tech school. For a kid that hated hs and just barely skated by, he has definitely found his passion. Doing great in school, has a girlfriend, and starts a paid internship in May.
Has he not heard wind turbines cause cancer and scare whales? Assuming that’s what a wind tech works with.
That’s another component of this. I spent the majority of my life in great shape. Super active, very committed, all while being very sick. Now I would describe myself as skinny/fat. Figuring this aspect out is another part of my journey, but drinking is the most important step at this point.
Dumbass just skipped right over those facts.
Same, that’s why I’m working on it
ETA: I’d usually be sitting on my ass now reading HBOT, instead I’m walking around the building reading HBOT
I quit drinking about 6 years ago. I’m rooting for you jelly. Quitting won’t solve all of your problems but it will cut down on recruitment of new problems.
THC>EtOH
THC>EtOH
I know you are. That is why I didn't want to come off as though I was lecturing you. For not knowing you at all, I care about you. And the rest of your post... There is your reason. You might just have grandkids sooner rather than later.
Me too. I lost almost 12 pounds over the summer and up to the holidays. From thanksgiving through the new year I got lazy and enjoyed to much food and alcohol. Gained it all back. Now I am struggling to lose it again it seems but I am working out even harder. Annoying.
If my daughter and her husband are expecting and they told you first, your ass is mine. If son knocked up his gf, it’s his ass that will need kicked.
Fainting is a sign to go to the doctor. I fainted several times, also due to alcohol and not eating, or so I thought. My friend witnessed my spells a couple times and took me to the ER. I unfortunately was a "functioning" drunk so I thought nobody could realize that I had been drinking. I told the ER nurse that I drank a couple beers that day. She smiled and read my BAC to me. I was embarrassed AF. They did several scans on me and found multiple blood clots in my legs, lungs and head. The clots caused my fainting. The alcohol and no food obviously contributed. They kept me in the hospital for 16 days to treat the clots, but also to detox me. I owe my life to those wonderful nurses (no pics 🙂). Get yourself checked out, Jelly. There may be health issues that you aren't aware of.
This is how we are all so different. I do all of the family things over the holidays. I love my family and am thankful for them. But I never eat, just drink, so I can escape from life until I feel comfortable interjecting myself with the dynamic.
It takes 17 times to break a habit. Wife and I were hitting the Tequila a little too hard since last summer. We did Dry January and just drank THC drinks. We slept well and felt great in the mornings. We've eased back into it and realize we don't need it like we did before.
We obviously weren't Leaving Las Vegas Alcoholics but I've had some friends like that who were able to climb out. I would say all of them had the same success story. First they hit rock bottom, losing family, losing jobs, going to jail, going into debt over Cocaine or Pill habits.
Then they were forced to do something and what worked for all of them was some sort of sober living, whether it was an actual facility where they couldn't leave or it was just an apartment with other addicts that kept them on track. Finally prison worked for two of them but I advise against that route.
Either way there are so many great programs out there now and since you have a great support group and you love to work out (riding bike and lifting are two of the best substitutes for getting high) I think you can do this.
Something I told myself last month was "You can have a drink tomorrow" and just said this whenever I felt like I needed a drink.
We obviously weren't Leaving Las Vegas Alcoholics but I've had some friends like that who were able to climb out. I would say all of them had the same success story. First they hit rock bottom, losing family, losing jobs, going to jail, going into debt over Cocaine or Pill habits.
Then they were forced to do something and what worked for all of them was some sort of sober living, whether it was an actual facility where they couldn't leave or it was just an apartment with other addicts that kept them on track. Finally prison worked for two of them but I advise against that route.
Either way there are so many great programs out there now and since you have a great support group and you love to work out (riding bike and lifting are two of the best substitutes for getting high) I think you can do this.
Something I told myself last month was "You can have a drink tomorrow" and just said this whenever I felt like I needed a drink.
Thank you my brother.
Update, if other posters or mods want to delete this or whatever you all do for me using this as an online journal, I will understand. Today, no beers, two drinks. Thanks everyone for your support to anyone going through struggles!
If they delete this thread and leave the other shit posts around, they'll cement what most already think of the moderation. With that said, who the F knows with this board anymore.
Sorry you're drinking too much. I think we all probably do at times. Some of us can function with high tolerances, some can't. Regardless if you roll the dice too many times, you're going to eventually pay. I'm thankful I've never taken it to the point of causing issues with professional or personal relationships.
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I'm really impressed with the way so many of you have been vulnerable in your replies here. I won't pretend to know what it is like to drink too much. I'm pretty much a prude when it comes to drugs and alcohol. Not that I won't drink on occasion, but now it gives me heartburn so it's really limited. I've never done drugs of any kind. However, we all have our addictions and food is what gives me the most trouble. I never had an issue at all but when we were going through infertility I really learned to eat my feelings. It's been 30 years of yo-yo'ing because I think once you make that connection in your brain it is so hard to break it. I really hope that scientists are able to continue researching the effects of glp-1s on addictions of all kinds. And that there may be an effective treatment for those of us who really want to get healthy with whatever addictions we face.
Sorry to hear that brother. This is an actually a very good outlet for those feelings. I have been one that has approached the edge on things like that but find my way back before anything got too out of hand. But I have chewed for nearly 25 years, quit here and there but I cant stand without it right now.
How could you run 50 miles a week, lift, bike and barely eat, all the while drinking that much? I feel like death the next day after drinking 4 drinks or half a 750ml and can barely muster a few mile walk and yoga workout. I dont want to see any alcohol for at least a week or 2 if I have one too many these days. Do you not get hangovers or do you just power through them and do hair of the dog or something?
Jellyfish, consider googling AA meetings near me and check out a couple different meetings. It’s really helped me out. I tried cutting back and self control for years but it never lasted. Good luck with your journey.
Barely topic adjacent but halfway through I noticed the crack Hawk pillows and now I want to know who this is. 😂
No hair of the dog during the week. Honestly not really on the weekends either.
But yeah I don’t have an answer for that. I was so sick but something pushed me. Probably shame. Fear. Guilt. They can be powerful motivators but to your point, I shouldn’t be alive. Think about people that do dumb shit that they never wake up from. Well I’ve done a lot of those things for a long time and just feel very fortunate.
Haha! It’s shorts. And I am not even in the space force. 😂😂
How’s the good fight going today HBOT?
I’m losing.
I’m losing.
Well shit man. I’m the last person you want advice from. Been sick since Monday but in the past I would have just drank + whatever else and forgotten that I don’t feel well. Planning on one vodka drink with strawberries and Fresca. Wine or Whiskey?
So bizarre that I feel motivated to besmirch (probs not the right word but I really enjoy it) the drink. Definitely didn’t feel like I needed one tonight which is a seismic shift for me.
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