Posted by alohashirt on February 6, 2006, at 22:44:11
In reply to Trading in one addiction for another?, posted by ClearSkies on January 23, 2006, at 7:22:53
When I stopped drinking I quickly put on 30lbs. I still recall my AA sponsor asking "So aloha, when was the last time you hear dof someone going to jail for fat driving?" He was right, and when it was time, I started working out and lost the weight.
> I can't seem to stop eating. I have started taking the time I used to spend drinking in isolation and stuffing my mouth instead. It's not just sugars, it's everything that is going into my mouth. I don't feel like drinking anymore. Instead, I can't seem to stop thinking about the next meal, the next snack that is coming my way. It's EXACTLY how I used to plan my drinking, the same behaviour, the same thinking.
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> How can I turn around the obsessive thoughts that I've traded in? I am going to talk to my pdoc about it and move up my appointment, as I am so worried about my size and continued weight gain.
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> Any thoughts? I'm taking Cymbalta, Lamictal, Campral, Ambien, for bipolarII and GAD. I hardly take xanax now, and when I do .25mg is enough to greatly help me. Oh, and I exercise, although I am so upset about my body that I can't see the point in pushing myself to get fit right now.
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