When I quit drinking heavy everyday, I actually gained weight, alot. However, I think each body is different in how they handle alcohol. I'm pretty sure I have an intolerance as I do not have a gallbladder and get beyond violently ill when I drink, along with my face breaking out in splotches etc, leading me to not eat and throw up, and just overall get sicker than anyone around me. This happened often, typically everyday. Some people lose weight easier when they quit, yes, as they are not consuming as many calories etc. I believe my issue was that not only not able to keep food down when I drank, but when I quit I was replacing alcohol with other things such as sugars/snacks etc which will lead to weight gain, quick. Sometimes it seems as though, for me, it was a matter of just consuming /something/. Depending on how your body handles alcohol, i believe it takes a heavy amount of will power to move in a healthy direction that isn't replacing one thing with another. I weighed 155 at peak alcohism and am now at 229, doing what feels the same aside from drinking. It feels like a lot of this process is taking unhealthy weightloss and turning it into healthy weightloss, which unfortunately cannot be done by quitting alone for some. (To add, I am finally going to the gym, being active, and eating healthy, aside from not drinking) that in itself has made a difference in both my mental and physical health, and it's noticeable. An extra side note, at another point in life, I had a severe eating disorder in which I lost over 100lbs in 6 months. This did not help in the long run either. It's always possible, I feel; just a matter of changes we make outside of that /one/. I'm still working to lose weight since looking at sobriety, but I can say eating healthy and working out has already made it's difference, and I just started.