Although awakening is a challenge for many people, it may be more difficult to stay awake. In fact, according to a study published in the Evaluation Review in 2007, only about a third of alcoholics and drug addicts who have been awake for less than a year remain in this state. 
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7. Sports research is limited, but a few studies have found that exercise can help treat alcohol use disorders. Dr. Hockmeier says exercise is essential for three reasons. & First, it provides routine and discipline for one's life. Second, it fills up time, because addiction eats up time like a hungry lion, and new sober people find that they have a lot of extra time on hand. Third, exercise can make you look and feel better, he said.
I started exercising regularly in the early days of abstinence, expecting it to bring me physical and psychological benefits, including that natural excitement. I also like its social aspect. Instead of going to the bar with our friends, we meet in sports class and sometimes go to breakfast afterwards. Find activities or ways of exercising that you like, and pay attention to how your exercise improves your life. You may find that you like it better than drinking!
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h3>8. Appropriate nutrition when I am full, I have no consistency with my diet. I don't eat anything for a day. Most of the calories are taken from alcohol, and then I overeat unhealthy food. When I was living in a drug rehabilitation center, they encouraged me to eat three meals a day, a concept I had never accepted since childhood.&Dr. Hockmeier said that when it comes to food, the rule of "garbage in, garbage out" is very useful. & People who have just quit drinking should start slowly to develop their diet in a healthy way. The key here is slowness. & Indeed, a 2004 study in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association found that nutrition education was positively correlated with the outcome of drug abuse programs and could help the rehabilitation process of addicts or alcoholics.
Dr. Hockmeier said that most people who have just quit drinking find that they crave sweets instead of sugar in alcohol, and he would not recommend cutting them off. & "My advice is to give yourself some sweet indulgence in the first six months of your recovery," he said. & Once you have six months, you can focus more on a healthier diet.
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