Let’s Talk About Jaclyn Hills Dramatic Weight Loss After Giving Up Alcohol + Tips To Cut Back!
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I remember my mother cutting back on the alcohol and experiencing this too, thank you for an informative video!
of course❤
I’ve been sober for 3 years now. Best thing that have ever happened to me❤
so happy for you!
Congrats, that’s quite an accomplishment 👏🏽
It didn’t just happen to you! You did it for yourself! Be proud of that! 🎉
Congrats!!!
I agree with @AzariaSpace1 that it did not happen to you, you chose it and worked for it and will work every day for it and that deserves to be recognized and celebrated 💕
I’m 20 weeks pregnant. When we were trying I gave up alcohol and have obviously abstained since I got pregnant. And honestly, I’m strongly considering staying sober after I give birth. I feel great. And I just don’t miss it that much. The pros currently outweigh the only real con for me which is the social impact. But I will say before I told my family or friends I was expecting none of them pressured me when I went out with them. Loved this video. Thanks!
thanks for sharing!! glad the video resonated
I don’t drink for health reasons but also just really don’t like it and don’t miss it. I go out still and go to bars and such and just don’t drink. I’m usually the DD but don’t mind that either. The older I get the more comfortable I am with just owning that I don’t drink and don’t want to!
Your family sounds supportive. It would be weird if your drinking affected their ability to have a good time. They probably love having you around and couldn’t care less if you drank. Plus there is always a sober driver around!
I quit drinking about a month ago due to seeing more flares with my fibromyalgia. It’s just not worth it for me anymore. I’m looking forward to all the other great side effects beyond less fibro flares.
Congrats!
After being sober for about a year and a half now, there are some days where I crave alcohol, but the benefits outweigh the risk. Definitely do not regret quitting!
My dad was an alcoholic when my mom became pregnant with me. Coming from an extremely traditional family, when I was born as the first girl in the family linage for three generations, my mom gave my dad an ultimatum: Get sober or get lost.
He’s been sober for 30 years and 6 months today because that is my exact age. He was my primary caretaker and took paternal leave for 52 weeks, then became a homemaker for 3 years, until it was finally time to put me in kindergarden 🥰
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Where do you live that they allow a year of paternal leave?? That’s awesome.
incredible
Amazing ❤❤
I knew a guy who was a heavy drinker 20+ years ago. He lost 30 lbs. simply by quitting drinking. He didn’t change his diet at all. It’s interesting that most alcoholics who quit drinking crave sugar REALLY BAD. Supposedly, what makes people crave alcohol is actually craving sugar. Most AA meetings have cookies or candy with coffee for the members.
The sugar addiction is something that just doesn’t get talked about a lot! When my dad quit drinking alcohol he replaced it with soda and milk and within 2 years became diabetic! His body just craved the sugar and he never really got that under control.
I’m 10 days sober after binge drinking 3 times a week! These type of videos are really inspiring💖
Keep up the good work. Every minute when battling something like this is a huge victory sk 10 days is no small feat!
this is huge!!
So proud of you 🙂
You’re doing great!
8 years sober in August, I would be dead if I didn’t quit. So cool for Jaclyn. <3
Congrats!!
congratulations what an accomplishment ❤
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I don’t really know her outside of your videos and this made me so happy and so proud of her. I hope she is proud and continue to power through this incredible journey
I can’t believe how little i know about how alcohol affects the body. thank you for this video abbey!
Such an inspiring video! I’ll be 4 years sober in January and I have been in the best headspace since …my entire adulthood!! I like to get virgin drinks when I am out at a social event (like a holiday party). No one is likely to ask if my mocktail has booze in it.
Sobriety is wonderful, but can sound really daunting. Drinking less is an option for some folks, and as someone who successfully cut back from drinking almost a bottle of wine a night to a couple drinks a month, these are my tips.
What Abby’s tips don’t really reflect is the emotional component that comes with drinking. When I realized I didn’t want to keep drinking the way I did, I started data collecting, and became curious about myself, almost like a series of experiments. I asked myself this when the desire came up: What do I need right now? Like, really, what does my heart need? What am I hoping drinking will replace? At the time I was in a toxic relationship, and I used alcohol as a way to feel like I had “at least something” for myself. I would journal (mostly video journals so I could talk it out and watch later) about what I needed. I would ask myself if I could have a wizard in front of me that could grant anything in exchange for alcohol, what would that be? It really made me realize how I was taking on too much and not asserting what I needed. I would also journal just as much what I felt the next day, whether I decided to drink or not. If I felt like crap, I would say everything that came up, and it helped me remember those feelings later. If I decided not to drink, I would talk about how VERY proud of myself I was. I mean really, I vividly remember the first day I really challenged myself to ask for what I needed instead of drinking, and the elation I felt the next day was something I continued to crave. I never committed to the whole “from now on to eternity, I vow to never have another drop” because that felt too daunting. I just focused on how I felt that day. Since I really paid attention to and documented all these feelings, I would be able to instantaneously play out what an evening of a bottle of wine and the morning hangover would be like, and it was easier to decide nah I don’t want to go through all that. I want to make sure I get what I need, what I truly need. Whether it’s help with family stuff, getting some alone time to rest, or connecting with someone I care about.
Another massive aspect to alcohol is that for some people, it is the only way they feel like they can connect with someone, and feel a genuine closeness. Alcohol can be really bonding and that isn’t talked about a whole lot. If you’re with a group of people you’ve experienced this with, it can feel like a rejection to them if you deny alcohol, because you’re saying no to the bonding aspect of drinking. This is why, for me, I decide to avoid events where this is a big part of it. That’s what gets me to drink even more, when I feel like I’m bonding with a person that I have been wanting to have that with. The reason you don’t want this is because a lot of the time, it isn’t really bonding, especially if someone doesn’t remember, but it also comes at too big of an expense to your physical and mental health to make that method of bonding happen. I decided I’m going to work on my true vulnerability to create real bonding without alcohol, and this has helped so much. I do second Abby’s suggestion of coming up with activities that do not involve drinking. I’m still working on socializing without alcohol myself since being mostly alcohol-free can be a bit lonely at first, but it’s a process.
I didn’t drink for about five or six months until I felt ready to slowly reintroduced it back into my life, this time in an intentional way. I do still have alcohol on occasion, but it’s in pretty specific circumstances, and it isn’t a thing I most look forward to anymore. I don’t have it at home as one of my ways of keeping consumption low. Overall I feel much more in control and just so much…. better. Oh and let me tell you about alcohol and anxiety!! I swear, booze gives you this initial impression it will make it go away but in reality it makes it SO much worse. That was one of the first things I noticed after the improved sleep, was diminished anxiety.
For anyone reading this who is struggling, you are worthy, you are deserving, and you are capable. Just start by being curious about gathering data about yourself and I believe you will be inspired by your own findings. Good luck! <3
Thanks Abby. As I would much rather have a shot of tequila than 2 Oreos, I don’t plan on stopping drinking; however, I will definitely be more strategic about when and how much so that it fits in with my fitness goals. Would you consider doing a video on nonalcoholic fatty liver disease as well?
5 years sober. So proud of myself and everyone one who makes that step. It’s hard but so worth it.
To everyone who has been sober – for whatever amount of time – congratulations and be proud of yourself!
I still struggle massively. I don’t understand why I can’t just stop. Its mind blowing. Well done Jaclyn
To those who don’t experience euphoria after they quit drinking: quitting is hard. For me, quitting sucked. It was like going through a bad breakup with the love of my life. I didn’t feel great and the first year sober sucked. I thought about drinking every day and had drinking dreams. Fortunately, I had a wonderful support system of people who were tough, loving, and could relate. Hang in there. Some days are better than others.
I have started to realise lately that I don’t enjoy the feeling of being drunk – and even less of being hungover! I am not ready to give up alcohol completely, because I have a problem of either going all in if I attempt to do nothing. But I will definitely consciously lower the amount of alcohol I consume, so I very much enjoy the tips you gave in the video!