>>21784636
mediterranean diet is highly recommended for recovering alcoholics as it can be extremely beneficial to the liver

Day 5? who care's you're gonna relapse soon anyway. Go to reddit.

>>21784636
>for a recovering alcoholic
high sodium, high hydration.
your liver and kidneys needs to continue working hard for a little bit and weened off of the marathon.

>>21784644
oh man ive been downing tea like crazy. I can tell my body/cells craves hydration

>>21784636
acv mixed with water...or depending on what kinda tea your drinking

>>21784636
I love that sauce. Just put that on chicken and you'll never want to touch booze ever again.

>>21784656
I put that on chicken and I still wanna touch booze

burbon braised ribs
beer battered onion rings
bananas foster
rum cakes

>>21784636
So many mean comments jeeeeze
> roasted Brussels sprouts
> salmon baked with lemon and garlic
> pbj (nuts and berries)

>>21784636
lots of parsley, preferably raw. make a tabouli salad.

>>21784646
Caffeine dehydrates you if your tea has it.

>>21784734
You're retarded

>>21784636
>I'm trying to eat clean as possible
Don't worry about that. Just eat. You are certainly deficient in B vitamins and other shit.
You want red meat, tuna, cheese, spinach et cetera.
When I quit drinking, I thought I had to "compensate" by being super healthy, but that is a mistake.

>>21784636
Lay off the shitty ethnic hot sauce, That's worse than alcohol addiction.
>>21784638
Stop pushing your third world bullshit.

>>21784638
>>21784780
>>21784636
If you follow the Celtic or Slavic diet you don't have to stop drinking! Potatoes absorb alcohol.

>>21784734
ive been stearing clear of tea that has caffeine. Just been drinking a crap ton of chamomile tea.

>>21784785
do sweet potatoes count?

>>21784636
>sweet chili sauce
Try mixing it with greek yogurt, sriracha and a bit of honey to make something called bag bang sauce. It's pretty neat. Don't do it if you have problems with sugar though.

>>21784636
hey me too, five days off. never would have stopped but managed to give myself a hangover and that's always been my ticket out.
had no fuckin appetite besides craving sugar the first day, just slammin mineral water and drinkin milk or yogurt. i'd recommend greens, bro, find a way got get a bunch of leaves in you.

>>21784636
Beets, pickled - good for the liver
Buckwheat - has good protein, fiber, magnesium, keeps you full without overeating
I would also not be surprised if you get cravings for carbs (depending on what you drank) - this is not healthy appetite, in my experience, just a craving.
Godspeed, anon.

Greetings fellow drunk. Med diet is a good base. Supplementation is necessary. Hydration is crucial.

A gentle food, if your stomach is inflammed from the abuse, is German potato and dumpling soup: https://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/german-chicken-soup-dumplings

Easy to make and gently lines the stomach. I wish you better luck than me. I am financially succesful but have driven away everyone in my life over25 years. I have killed myself. Until that day I like eating and drinking. The cooking I don't mind.

>>21784636
Congrats anon. It's a long road but it's worth it.

>>21784780
>Lay off the shitty ethnic hot sauce, That's worse than alcohol addiction.
Shut your dumbass mouth, dipshit

>>21784636
>>21784884
Good luck bros! Maybe a cup of coffee, help with appetite and I think I’ve read before it’s supposed to be good for the liver

I microwave some washed broccoli (don't dry it off)and when its almost tender enough i drain the water, season with lemon juice and/or lemon pepper
just getting something in your stomach was tricky, dill gherkins were small enough i could eat one and it would make me crave more food after a while
when the motivation to finally "cook" again, bag of frozen bell peppers and onions, used kitchen shears to slice up a kielbasa, put all in a skillet

>>21784638
>highly
>extremely

>>21784734
caffeine is a diuretic that accelerates your digestion unlike alcohol that actually dehydrates you

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>>21784636
I've been there multiple times. Many times, even. Bear with me here. So, your body is going through some changes to say the least. Your only mission is to set a new steady state without planting the seeds for any real problems.

For example: you're hungry as fuck. I get it. But let's say you took reddit advice and just "YoUr SoBrIeTy Is MoRe ImPoRtAnT tHaN cAlOrIEs". So you just eat what you mistakenly crave, complete bullshit randomly. Entire pizzas, bacon, fried chicken by the bucket, Ben and Jerry's by the pint, etc. Well congratulations, you just put on 15lbs, have gout, and are prediabetic.

Honestly there's so much bad shit that can happen after quitting hardcore drinking that it would legit scare the shit out of people trying to quit. Weird knee, lower back, ankle swelling, pancreas shit, stomach/ulcer shit, gut flora shit/digestion, you name it. What I'm challenging you to do is think instead constructively. Don't just do shit, only do shit after you have a why and have then figured out a how. You construct your new reality, with the understanding it may not feel right for a month or two.

For me, a real risk was going balls to the wall on exercise, getting too sore/hurt, then shit happens. Constructive solution: only walk for two months to begin. Another real risk: how far? Constructive solution: get a fucking step counter. Another risk: well walk in what? Constructive solution: buy 7 complete boomer faggot Nike walking "sport" outfits so I can lock in a week with one load of laundry. You get the idea.

For food, for me, I needed not-immediately digested carbs (cut up fruit, fresh vegetables), complex carbs (potatoes, yams, protein formula pastas, barley+purple rice, etc), protein (eggs, yogurt, lean meats, smoked salmon, etc), and fats (avocados, walnuts, nut mixes in general, best olive oil I can find, best butter I can find, little brie blocks, etc).

Then, I walk, eat, walk, eat, but just eating things I've bought (ex: picrel)
i can find

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>>21785302
2/
[I can find] that peaceful endurance I needed and you'll probably need. I can fill my stomach up with good shit, again like picrel (pear, chicken, egg, blackberry, onion, spring green salad, with some bullshit greek yogurt dressing.

And let everything run calorically lean for a month to not unduly stress your system. Good luck faggot.

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>>21785305
3/3
I guess my final point is picrel. Do we really need two flatbreads and their carbs? No. Do we really need olive oil jizzon top of the salmon? No. Do we really need cream fucking cheese on the flatbread? No. Do we really need the blueberry jam on the greek yogurt? No. Do we really need the crunchy wheat cereal flakes? No. Do we need the dried mango chunks? No.

But is pounding that after walking 8 miles better, in every single way, than sitting around on the internet, ordering bullshit, feeling like shit, being shit? Yes.

But since this cannot happen unless you buy food well and put in the work, you understand the required element is intentionality. For me to eat those two flatbreads, I had to envision that the point would come where I wanted 2 McChicken, two Fillet-o-fish, and a liter of vodka, and that it'd be better to have the not-even-really-that-bad flatbreads on standby along with some idea of what to do with them when the time comes. Hopefully this makes sense.

>>21785302
>Honestly there's so much bad shit that can happen after quitting hardcore drinking that it would legit scare the shit out of people trying to quit.
This what worries me, I've had decades of it and I want to stop. I live alone and the thought of seizures scares the daylights out of me. I've been watering my drinks down but I still drink the same amount, I'm not going to a rehab place.

All the food suggestions sound good but I can't get that much fresh items, as they don't seem to last and getting to shops is difficult for me.

Any suggestions on longer life food items?

>>21784910
Beets and buckwheat are very high in oxalates. Oxalates are heavy on kidneys, especially for kidney stones. I'm not an expert in alcoholics, but I can imagine the kidneys suffered as well from an alcoholism diet, so may want to steer clear of these.

>>21785385
Stock up on frozen veggies and fruits. Get a big freezer and just fill it up. Theyre just as nutreous as fresh.
Also canned foods, fruits, fish, veggies usually has some salt or a preservative, but still better than processed foods and other goyslop.
Fresh farm eggs that arent threated with sanitizer like americans do for slme reason, last for weeks in a cool dark place.
Get some tea, coffee, carob powder, cacao powder and milk. Having variety in your drinks can help with cravings

>>21785397
>Stock up on frozen veggies and fruits.
I don't eat much fruit and veg, so that's a good idea and the eggs too, I know they are good for you but I hardly buy them, I bought multi-vitamin tablets too!
Thanks anon.

>>21785401
If you eat balanced you dont need multivitamin stuff. Eat a handfull of nuts and seeds with a portion of fruit and glass of milk in the morning en youre halfway there.
Buy a load of wheat flour and start baking your own bread. Dont need to leave the house, keeps your mind occupied, no additives, can freeze it and super tasty. eat it with cheese and some fruit, canned fish, eggs or whatever.
Boil some potatoes and add canned or frozen veggies and frozen meat.
You can have a perfectly balanced healthy diet basically living out of your freezer desu. Freezer is the greatest invention of all time for food availability and preservance

>>21784636
drink, pussy

>>21785302
I'm not dogging your comment, I think everything you said was good. I do have a question about why you needed to buy special clothes to walk in every day? Are you a really sweaty boy or something?

>>21785462
>I do have a question about why you needed to buy special clothes to walk in every day? Are you a really sweaty boy or something?
I think his point was ready-to-go and no-excuses reason to walk daily despite your will and energy level. You look forward to putting on outfits that fit well, look good and serve the purpose. Go ahead and wear whatever you damn well please, however. For myself, it's all about the shoes. I only drink on random vacations and at good restaurants and parties. Thank god I don't have an addiction gene. My stomach lining would balk if I ever drank too much in one sitting for more than 1-2 days.

>>21784636
>I'm on day 5 of detoxing from years of extreme alcohol abuse. My appetite is through the roof!

so your pancreas was actually able to recover enough to switch back to processing food, I'd suggest you make sure the bottles put away for good

I have no meal recommendations, but as someone who is currently with an alcoholic please stay the path and im proud that you've decided to change. Do not give in to the temptations no matter what lie you may tell yourself to make it okay.

But remember to drink PLENTY of water your body desperately needs it.

>>21785201
my bad *kisses you*

>>21784636
I'm about 2 and a half years sober after 3 years of drinking whiskey literally everyday with 1 giant bottle of wine along side it and now I developed some disease or something.
When I first quit I had
>insane heart pounding so hard I was sitting laying down for days
>sweating
>confusion
>brain fog
>dizziness when standing
>extremely high blood pressure
>could barely communicate with people
>could only lay down the entire day

Today my symptoms are on and off. I have weeks where I'm normal, but there are times where it comes back maybe connected with anxiety, but with less symptoms but still hard to deal with
>high blood pressure
>standing up too fast causes me to be dizzy
>feeling like I'm on an elevator when standing still
>mouth feeling numb sometimes
>some vision issues where it feels like the edges of my vision are moving towards the center
>muscle twitching

I legit don't know if its truly caused by me quitting or it's something else

>>21785316
>But is pounding that after walking 8 miles better, in every single way, than sitting around on the internet, ordering bullshit, feeling like shit, being shit? Yes.
Why though, you're still going to feel like shit after eating all that slop

>>21786108
OP here. dang thats nuts...i haventr really noticed any major issues yet. I slowly tapered off though like super slow over two weeks. I used to buy a handle of rum and just pound it from the time i woke up to the time i blacked/passed out. only time i wasnt drinking was when i was at work. But i was basically drunk from the previous night for a few hours in the morning.
Anyway, i limited myself to just a pint for half a week. Then half a pint. then the next week I just took 2 airplain bottles and 3 beers. then 1 shot and 2 beers and so on. Then just stopped.
The first few nights towards the end though fuuuucking sucked. Tossing and turning, no sleep. the cold sweats. I literally could ring my shirt out with sweat. It was a fucking nightmare. Then the pressure in my head, like a vice grip on my head. but all that shit went away. I actually feel GREAT, waking up in the morning not hung over every day rules. My attitude/mood as been really great during the day too. Hopefully I can keep it up. I'm worried that I'm going to relapse when I have 10 days off for the upcoming holiday. BUT i'm also loooking forwartd to it because If i can make it through that i think i can do it. anyway, yeah./

>>21786108
kinda sounds like seratonin syndrome, you got some brain damage if that shit kept up two years sober though, jeez. or a growth in your brain, get your head checked out bro, that shits scary

>>21786280
>Tossing and turning, no sleep. the cold sweats. I literally could ring my shirt out with sweat. It was a fucking nightmare. Then the pressure in my head, like a vice grip on my head
Yup had all those as well. I wish i knew what the fuck is going on.
>>21786321
Serotonin Syndrome that lasts 2 and a half years though?

>>21786332
i mean its just your body detoxing. I'm really surprised it didnt really happen to me during the day...i guess its because my brain is so used to sleeping at night completely drunk.
but yeah. The reason i tapered off so hardcore is because i was scared of having seizures or even worse DT's. It happened to my little brother....who stopped cold turkey like a idiot and had to be put on a induced coma in the ICU. that shit was mad scary.

>>21786337
Yeah that's what I'm hoping. My research shows it's maybe PAWS or possibly alcohol induced dysautonomia. I hope it's not the second because that means I got this shit for life. I say this because I've had months of symptoms free. Body just randomly decides its time to experience these fucked symptoms again when stressed.
Yeah drinking was mad fun though, I wish I knew about what I'd good through or else I wouldn't do it though.

>>21786341
it was mad fun. But all the trouble it has caused in my life....just isnt worth it. Then again i lie to myself and think...well, its already fucked up, whats the worth in trying to get sober? Then I think about my friends and family members that have got sober and they are thriving out there. So that seems rad. plus all the money i have literally thrown away on booze. fuck, if i only had a time machine.
Maybe i should talk to someone pro about this but the main reason i would drink is this overwhelming feeling of loneliness. I had it since i was younger also but when I would drink, it would make that completely go away. which is sad and fucked up, but now here I am facing the cold hard truth of living life on earth.

>>21786108
Are you able to visit a doctor (if you haven’t already)? Almost sounds like low potassium but I’m not recommending you supplement potassium without getting your levels checked, because it could also be due to high potassium