your going vegan/sober story sounds so much like mine. don't give up! i've been vegan and 95% sober (wasn't addicted but used to drink often without care. just realized my body really doesn't like alcohol and that it greatly contributed to my inflammation but i have a glass of wine now and then. anyways...) for about 8 months and progress comes in waves still. i've been sick of it so many times. the bloating would come back all the time and my skin would flare up for weeks even though i was eating well and not drinking/smoking. it took a full 6 months before i felt like i had reached a good physical state and actually lowered inflammation and it feels great now. so good i don't even miss cheese which i thought would never happen. but the look of it now instantly makes me think of how bloated and gross it would make me feel and the cheese seems weird and unappetizing. the same thing is starting to happen with alcohol. it sounds weird but it actually smells unhealthy to me now, kind of repulsive like my body knows it doesn't want it. and i used to love it. what i'm trying to say is, it'll start to make sense at some point once your body has had some time to adjust. it'll feel natural and normal and easy and you will feel great.
new to steemit, happy to find a fellow woman who cares about blockchain, gender issues, health and veganism :)
Thanks so much! Great to hear from you.
Nice comment. I agree, it is nice to find other ladies who care about their health. (oh, and blockchain of course)