John asks…What to do about my kind of obesity after quitting drinking?I quit drinking over four months ago and I've been gaining weight ever since. I went from 205 to like 230 and size 36 waist to size 39 all in four and a half short months. I find myself eating a whole box of cookies while watching movies or a whole bag of candy, and before I know it the high-calorie snack is already gone without me really enjoying it.
As a late-stage alcoholic, I was really struggling to eat one sandwich