Hey everyone, I'm Terry G. Thanks a lot for stopping by and watching my video. If you take a second, can you please subscribe to my channel. I'd really appreciate it. Again, thanks a lot for stopping by. You're probably wondering why I'm dumping this sugar into my sink. And the reason I'm doing this is because that's what this video is about. This video is about sugar cravings in an early recovery. Why is it that some people have sugar cravings when they start their journey of recovery from alcoholism? Why is that? Well, just to back it up a little bit. For myself, I too experienced sugar cravings in an early recovery. My junk food choice was old Henry bars and Pepsi Cola. To make a long story short, I didn't really put it connection, but you know, you go to 12 step meetings, you go to support groups, and people talk about that. Sugar cravings in early recovery. Also, some Facebook groups that I belong to, people bring that up too. Why do I crave sugar when I stop alcoholism? The reason is very, very, very simple. When we drink alcohol, the body converts the alcohol into sugar. It goes up into our brain. We create serotonin and endorphins. The brain sends out a chemical that reacts to our nerve transmitters in our brain and gives us a feeling of well-being and a feeling that we feel good about life in ourselves. That's why a lot of people get addicted to junk food because not so much the sweetness of it, but what it does to our body, what it does. It gives us a feeling of well-being. So for myself, I drink a lot of booze and tons and tons of alcohol for a lot of years. So when I quit drinking, my body was depleted from the sugar. I didn't want to drink, but the body was saying to me, I want some sweets. I want some sweets. So if you're experiencing a craving of sweets and early recovery, that's what it is. It's the alcohol depleted from your body, but your body is lacking sugar. That's what's going on. Even in the 1930s, when this book was first written on page 34, they actually talked about giving alcoholics who were craving the drink, something sweet to eat to get rid of the cravings. That can happen to you too. If you crave alcohol, if you craving alcohol, have something sweet to eat, and usually that craving goes away because of the chemical reaction. We get the same chemical reaction that booze gave us in our brain. We don't get drunk, but we have that feeling of feel good, that everything's good because of the sugar. So that's what's going on. So sugar cravings are pretty normal for most of us in early recovery. Let me tell you, they do go away over time. If you're having a problem of eating too many sweets and you're worried about it, go to the drug store. I go to shoppers drug mart here in Ottawa, and you can buy diabetic candies that have a lot less sugar or no sugar at all, but they give you that feeling of sweetness and that can help. There's a lot of products out there that can help you with that. So not to worry about it, it should go away in a few months or a couple weeks. Just keep an eye on it. If you gain a few pounds, don't worry about it. And if you have to eat a chocolate bar, don't worry about it because eating a chocolate bar is a hell of a lot better and going out on a drink or having a relapse because you don't happen there, right? It's handcuffed time, fighting with the wife, divorce, dewyze, all that crazy shit that happened. I soon have just had an old hand rebar to get over it. I've been silver for many years and there's no life like it. My name is Terry G. This is an alcohol-free life channel. If you can do me a favor, can you please subscribe to my channel. And as usual, we'll go after yourself because it shows and I'll see you next time. Thanks for stopping by.