Hello Everybody. I have 42 days today and I am happy about that, but now I have another problem...I am fat !!! My even periodic addiction kept me kindof at this one certain weight that was manageable and comfortable, but now I am like a snowman !! Has anyone else gone through this ?? That post that said God is the baddest dude ever was so awesome...is that my answer ?? Yes, I know it is. I have prayed about this, but I just dont know where to start...Sorry if this sounds trivial...i am just so uncomfortable like this
OH YEAH i can relate , it was one of my excuses not to stay clean .
9 years ago I got clean and the first year I gained 70 pounds. I was eating Marie Calender pies , me and a buddy would split 2 a week.
I got up to almost 300 pounds i'm 6' tall , I was working out like a crazy man taking steroids and pounding food down, my diet sucked.
Now with a little over 4 years clean I am balancing my wieght at around 265, its still way to much and i'm not working out like I ought too.
So its all about balance, the diet, working out and getting excercise. I've been thinking a lot about it and just need to improve what I eat, less fast food, less sugar and white breads, more veggies and fruits, cut some fats out and get and excercise regimen going. All you need to do is look at what your doing and change everything LOL...
Hey Carolyn! Yes ,in all our endeavors ,we have to apply "the work" it takes.Right now ,I suggest you keep your main focus on your recovery,that is make meetings as soon as you can,get a sponsor,share where your at and get in the "solution" our spiritual principles of the steps.Drugs will definitely keep you in a restricted body frame and when we stop using all kinds of things happen.Remember we are obsessive ,compulsive people and we tend to substitute one thing for another ,,any "mind altering mood changing substance,,,could be money ,food,sex etc..Just like surrendering to our admission of powerlessness and unmanageability to our drug use ,it is the same in other areas of our lives.Exercise,weight management programs and the real will to set a goal and work toward it can help you make progress in your "snowman scenario"Im sure many of us can identify here..:)...Remember also we didn't become addicted overnight so "easy does it"!! Remove any "reservation" in your program that "well drugs helped me keep the weight off so i'll.........you know,anyway Keep coming back and Just don't use no matter what!!
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Hi Carolyn,, welcome... Im basically a fatty too.... Ive had paunch, tits and all...
Then I began walking and things have gotten quite flat... My putting on weight began after quitting nicotine. My tatse buds opened and I was eating well..
My next practice to be a non-fatty will be drinking warm water before going to sleep... Yoga deems paunches as nothing bt unexpelled food. Drinking warm wter before sleeping is supposed to clear things up so I will be doing that from tonite......
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I can relate. When I quit using drugs and alcohol, I looked for substitutes. Food was a good one. I got into eating bigtime and gained a bunch of weight during my first six months in the program. I didn't worry about it so much at first, since I was trying to focus on just staying clean, but eventually I had to address my food addictions/compulsions through working the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th steps. Today, I still have issues with food, but I am learning to eat a balanced, healthy diet. I also exercise regularly. I not fat and feel good about my weight and body appearance.
OH YEAH i can relate , it was one of my excuses not to stay clean
Your disease is telling you that using was a good thing. It kept you lean, and thin is healthy right? so you really should pick up...just a little...just enough to take the edge off of the appetite. What harm can it do? It's good for you"
And then it starts all over again.
Our disease is cunning, baffling and insidious. Give it an inch of an opening and it will drive a truck through. It speaks to us in our language and will never give up. NEVER.
That;s why we surrender to it. It is stronger than we are. We need the fellowship of other recovering addicts to stay clean. We need the 12 steps and meetings meetings meetings.
Thanks for your post. It was just what I needed to hear today.
Please come back and let us know how you are doing
I had that issue when I got into recovery. My issue came about because I had spent so long with not eating my metabolism was never sure if when I would have food again. I had chosen buying drugs opposed to food , and I was grossly thin when I arrived. So when I was eating regularly everything I ate was turned into fat. It took some time and some alterations of my diet and exercise routine, and eventually I was balancing out. In the beginning I wasn't worried about my weight, I worried more about staying clean, and staying alive. I also have done a lot of work to love myself at any size. Just my take
Andrea
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I CAN RELATE - ONCE I CLEANED UP - I KEPT GETTING BIGGER AND BIGGER - AT FIRST IT WAS OK - BECAUSE IT WAS BETTER THAN LOOKING LIKE A CRACK PIPE AT 98LBS. BUT AS TIME WENT ON - AND I HAD TO JUST FOCUS ON STAYING CLEAN - THEN I STARTED TO WORK ON RECOVERY - THE PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL SELF - THEN I STARTED TO GET INTO BALANCE - I AM STILL PRACTICING EATING HEALTHIER, I WOULD LOVE TO SAY I EXERCISE BUT I DON'T - BUT WORKING ON OUR WHOLE SELF. AS LONG AS YOU STAY CLEAN - HP WILL REVEAL WHATS NEXT FOR YOU
I've lost 50 pounds doing basically as Vini wrote ("So its all about balance, the diet, working out and getting excercise. ...less fast food (NO fast food for me), less sugar (way less-I'm diabetic) and white breads (NO bread except Ezekiel 4:9 flourless bread for me & only whole grain pasta, in moderation) , more (MUCH more) veggies and fruits, cut some fats out(only olive oil and canola oil for me) and get an excercise regimen going. All you need to do is look at what your doing and change everything LOL..." Also added a lot of water, but none after 7PM or I'll wet the bed ha ha..no seriously...
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Thanks for all your suggestions about my fatso status. I am going to begin walking again. I used to love to do it a while back. My head tells me "You are so fat, it will take so long to get the weight off, why even try" but screw that. Thanks guys...
i so feel u on this. i feel fat as hell. ill wake up in the middle of the night eatin. i need some advice too. when i ws in rehab i exercised & since ive been out i totaly slack.
First of all congratulations on being clean keep up the good work. and second theres always a better way to lose the weight, no need to turn to another resource.
