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Sober Powered: The Neuroscience of Being Sober

E263: Sugar Cravings After Quitting Drinking

Sober Powered: The Neuroscience of Being Sober

Gillian Tietz, MS, CPRC

Science, Self-improvement, Education, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.91.2K Ratings

🗓️ 10 January 2025

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Did you go from never wanting dessert to now never skipping it? Are you craving sugar constantly now that you’ve quit drinking? Sugar cravings in sobriety are very normal and in this episode I’ll explain a few reasons why we crave sugar after getting sober and how you can start managing your sugar cravings moving forward. What to listen to next: E188: Wellness Over Weight Loss E249: Alcohol and Cortisol: Extra Stress and Extra Cravings E165: My 30 Day No Sugar Challenge Sober Support: Community & Meetings: Living a Sober Powered Life https://www.soberpowered.com/membership Weekly emails on Fridays https://www.soberpowered.com/email  Work with me: Sober coaching https://www.soberpowered.com/sober-coaching Anger Management Coaching https://www.soberpowered.com/anger Courses: The non-negotiable mindset https://www.soberpowered.com/mindset-course Sober milestones: what to expect when you quit drinking https://sobermilestones.supercast.com/ Thank you for supporting this show by supporting my sponsors. Learn more: https://www.soberpowered.com/sponsors If you enjoyed this episode please consider buying me a coffee to support all the research and effort that goes into this podcast. This is a one woman show! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/soberpowered Sources are posted on my website Disclaimer: all of the information described in this podcast is my interpretation of the research combined with my opinion. This is not medical advice.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Did you go from never wanting dessert to now never skipping it? Are you craving sugar constantly

0:06.7

now that you've quit drinking? Sugar cravings in sobriety are very normal, and in this episode

0:12.6

I'll explain a few reasons why we crave sugar after getting sober and how you can start managing

0:18.5

your sugar cravings moving forward. And before we dig in, I'd like to

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