CLEAN & FEELING FAT!

[losfeliz1970]

I was wondering if anybody else has experienced the sensation of feeling really fat after they got clean???  

It's like i am waking up after the years of being numb to everything...numb to paying attention to how my body feels.   I am 40 years old and I have a pretty normal body....a little extra but nothing i need to see a doctor about or anything.  I could stand to lose 7-10lbs but i feel like I am carrying and extra 40 lbs!!!  I am not feeling in touch with my body at all.  Is this normal??

I have been working out since I quit the pills.  I am on day 24 of being clean and feeling pretty good.  My energy is back.  It doesn't last quite as long as I want it to...or I should say what I was used to when I was on the vicodin!   I have to remember it's NOT NORMAL to stay up until 2am with no problem.  Anyway..... anybody else experience the fat thing???

[losfeliz1970]

ok...i'm not crazy!!!  i probably felt fat pre-quitting but just wasn't paying attention because i was so blissed out on vicidin!

i will continue to work out and wait for nature to takes it's course.  in the meantime i will try not to think about it knowing i am working out and not pigging out!

[googzy]

clothes that used to fit don't fit around the waist!

[googzy]

i do feel fatter now that i've quit

[desperatetostop]

ya know...i haven't related it to quitting the pills...but the smoking thing i've related it to. I've quit both...vicodin and cigs...and yes, food tastes freakin awesome! however, i have not gained any weight. I have noticed however that i'm more in tune with my body and what's going on...so when i did feel fat and puffy...i looked into it and realized it was just my cycle.

I do remember feeling more sexy when I was on the pills...but they fake everything.

I'm even sexier now without pills and smokes

congrats on 24 days!

[tooklastdose]

yes, I felt like I gained 12 pounds after quiting.   I felt fat and puffy.  my clothes were tight.  but before that i never ate much.    I think i'm retaining a lot of fluid