Dieting during medical marijuana smoking

ghosthost6
ghosthost6 Posts: 3 Member
edited July 2015 in Health and Weight Loss
I live in California where smoking prescription pot is legal. Problem is...MUNCHIES!! Does anyone have tips on how to overcome munchies when dieting and actively smoking marijuana?
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  • karyabc
    karyabc Posts: 830 Member
    B) I don't know why I will be looking forward for the comments :D
  • BWBTrish
    BWBTrish Posts: 2,817 Member
    ghosthost6 wrote: »
    I live in California where smoking pot is legal. Problem is...MUNCHIES!! Does anyone have tips on how to overcome munchies when dieting and avidly smoking marijuana?

    maybe the problem is in the smoking, which make you lose control?

  • Annie_01
    Annie_01 Posts: 3,096 Member
    LOL Me too! I bookmarked it.

    OP...All I got is the most obvious...quit smoking.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    I don't know. Don't have a high volume of calorie dense snacks in the house? Load up on fruits/veg, have things portioned out, and try to snack on that instead? That's hard.
  • daniel_parrett
    daniel_parrett Posts: 30 Member
    edited July 2015
    smoke up before meal time and eat a normal meal... probably more satisfying than eating random junk food.

    "ever worked out... on weed??"
  • PaulaWallaDingDong
    PaulaWallaDingDong Posts: 4,641 Member
    Can you replace peanut butter cups with celery and peanut butter, and have it pre-portioned? Sorry. That's all I got.
  • Merkavar
    Merkavar Posts: 3,082 Member
    That's like a post saying you get drunk then eat 2 pizzas and make a fort out of the boxes.

    The food isn't the issue its the loss of control from self inflicted drug use.

    Or maybe plan a head and have healthy snacks layed out on a plate.

    I recommend carrot and celery sticks, soak then in water and different food colouring so when your high you think your eating music or colours. Job done.
  • tomatoey
    tomatoey Posts: 5,446 Member
    edited July 2015
    karyabc wrote: »
    B) I don't know why I will be looking forward for the comments :D

    Lol, me too. I have never occupied the space on the venn diagram where "smoker" and "dieter" overlap.

    Maybe 38 goldfish crackers (#72 on this list of snacks under 100 cals)

    http://greatist.com/health/88-unexpected-snacks-under-100-calories

    They have to be EXACTLY 38, though, have to count them right

  • eatgoodeat
    eatgoodeat Posts: 180 Member
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  • senecarr
    senecarr Posts: 5,377 Member
    Interestingly, population studies have shown marijuana users tend to have lower weight than non-users.
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  • slaite1
    slaite1 Posts: 1,307 Member
    senecarr wrote: »
    Interestingly, population studies have shown marijuana users tend to have lower weight than non-users.

    Any theories why?
  • kf_martin
    kf_martin Posts: 3 Member
    If you eat before you smoke you won't have the munchies as bad, and when you do have the munchies choose healthy snacks like fruits and veggies and of course counter act some of it with working out at least a little everyday
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    kf_martin wrote: »
    If you eat before you smoke you won't have the munchies as bad, and when you do have the munchies choose healthy snacks like fruits and veggies and of course counter act some of it with working out at least a little everyday

    I don't think it works that way. Nothing gets in the way of the munchies.
  • iron_jj
    iron_jj Posts: 446 Member
    All in your head. Maybe I've been smoking too long I no longer get the munchies >:)
  • Efemral
    Efemral Posts: 16 Member
    edited July 2015
    I heard, from... a friend... that vaping caused less of the munchies than using a bong. But that is just one person's experience. Another idea is to buy really healthy snacks so that when you do get the irresistible urge to eat, it's going to be carrots you're raiding the fridge for. (Also, if possible, go out and do something interesting when high, it'll take your mind off your hunger.)
  • eatgoodeat
    eatgoodeat Posts: 180 Member
    edited July 2015
    pretty sure geeking tightens abs doe
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  • tomatoey
    tomatoey Posts: 5,446 Member
    or, just thinking out loud, hypothetically, maybe a small chicken shawarma, w just a little garlic sauce and tahini might be suitable for some other person who did that
  • senecarr
    senecarr Posts: 5,377 Member
    slaite1 wrote: »
    senecarr wrote: »
    Interestingly, population studies have shown marijuana users tend to have lower weight than non-users.

    Any theories why?
    To date, only conjecture, no real tested hypotheses that explain the phenomena. Short term appetite increases (the munchies) are clinically true which is why it seems paradoxical, yet it remains - marijuana users tend to weight less.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4204468/
  • roselemonade
    roselemonade Posts: 53 Member
    slaite1 wrote: »
    senecarr wrote: »
    Interestingly, population studies have shown marijuana users tend to have lower weight than non-users.

    Any theories why?

    Since it's population studies and not controlled experiments, it could be a correlation (rather than causation.) Depending on what they control for in the analysis, it could be that pot users are more likely to be young, active, outdoorsy, affluent, etc. any and all of which would make them weigh less, on average, than the average of the broader population.
  • slaite1
    slaite1 Posts: 1,307 Member
    senecarr wrote: »
    slaite1 wrote: »
    senecarr wrote: »
    Interestingly, population studies have shown marijuana users tend to have lower weight than non-users.

    Any theories why?
    To date, only conjecture, no real tested hypotheses that explain the phenomena. Short term appetite increases (the munchies) are clinically true which is why it seems paradoxical, yet it remains - marijuana users tend to weight less.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4204468/

    That is interesting. Also, I always thought "the munchies" was psychological.
  • shoofly435
    shoofly435 Posts: 74 Member
    Ah ha! Weed isn't the gateway to heroin, it's the gateway to the REFRIGERATOR!

    Have you considered ingesting it, in the form of pot brownies, cookies etc? Last time I had 1/3 of a cookie it lasted for hours and I didn't get the munches at all. =D
  • senecarr
    senecarr Posts: 5,377 Member
    slaite1 wrote: »
    senecarr wrote: »
    slaite1 wrote: »
    senecarr wrote: »
    Interestingly, population studies have shown marijuana users tend to have lower weight than non-users.

    Any theories why?
    To date, only conjecture, no real tested hypotheses that explain the phenomena. Short term appetite increases (the munchies) are clinically true which is why it seems paradoxical, yet it remains - marijuana users tend to weight less.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4204468/

    That is interesting. Also, I always thought "the munchies" was psychological.
    It tends to be a very real effect - it is one of the legitimate reasons for medical marijuana (the other being pain relief). One of the people acting as witness for the CA medical marijuana law was a woman with brain cancer who could only stand to eat while using THC.
  • lpadancer
    lpadancer Posts: 20 Member
    edited July 2015
    I've found that having a plan for the day helps immensely! It's the days that I don't think ahead before picking up snacks that I cave and grab something that blows my calories out of the water in one shot (a pint of Ben and Jerry's, splitting a whole pizza with my boyfriend, etc.). An awesome ice cream alternative that I've found btw are these packs of Yasso frozen Greek yogurt bars. Super tasty, 100 calories, and convenient to have on hand.

    My boyfriend is also on MFP losing weight but sometimes (especially on the weekends) will go ahead and eat/snack quite a bit on calorie dense foods. Recently I've gotten into buying variations on beef jerky on these days. It takes a while to eat (he usually goes through 2-3 snacks in that time) and I can eat a whole pack for maybe 320 calories. So I don't feel like I'm missing out.

    Because these days tend to be weekend days and I sleep in a few hours later than normal, I'm not as tied to mealtimes or number of meals which helps as well.

    When smoking on weekdays, I generally keep my intake the same as other weekdays. That always feels like a good exercise in restraint--not too difficult and I can practice having non-food focused fun :).

    It's funny--I feel like being able to navigate weight loss while also smoking marijuana helps me to see that this is a lifestyle change that I'm actually enjoying. And that I don't feel deprived.

    Hope that helps! I'm also looking forward to reading this thread.

    Edited: fixed a few typos
  • roselemonade
    roselemonade Posts: 53 Member
    Also: pickles, Pop Chips, bowl of nonfat no sugar whipped cream, a big bowl of air-popped popcorn with salt, a cut up banana or apple with cinnamon, some Laughing Cow (or equivalent) reduced cal cheese on crackers (or spread straight on slices of ham and rolled up around pickle wedges, my favorite,) bowl of peanut butter mousse made with PB2 (or similar peanut flour,) giant bowl of no-sugar Jell-o, decent size bowl of sugar/fat-free Jell-o pudding, rice cakes.
  • myheartsabattleground
    myheartsabattleground Posts: 2,040 Member
    for the laugh fest.
  • dakotababy
    dakotababy Posts: 2,407 Member
    Gross. Quit smoking drugs would be the obvious answer.
  • ghosthost6
    ghosthost6 Posts: 3 Member
    senecarr wrote: »
    slaite1 wrote: »
    senecarr wrote: »
    slaite1 wrote: »
    senecarr wrote: »
    Interestingly, population studies have shown marijuana users tend to have lower weight than non-users.

    Any theories why?
    To date, only conjecture, no real tested hypotheses that explain the phenomena. Short term appetite increases (the munchies) are clinically true which is why it seems paradoxical, yet it remains - marijuana users tend to weight less.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4204468/

    That is interesting. Also, I always thought "the munchies" was psychological.
    It tends to be a very real effect - it is one of the legitimate reasons for medical marijuana (the other being pain relief). One of the people acting as witness for the CA medical marijuana law was a woman with brain cancer who could only stand to eat while using THC.

    I am licensed and use it for back pain. A side effect is getting hungry. I diet but when I use medical marijuana, I immediately start to crave food which creates stress on my eating since I don't always have fruit or veggies. I understand this is also psychological. So, I'd like to know tips, both mental and physical. Are there any supplemental vitamins or teas that can fight THC cravings?
  • edwardetr
    edwardetr Posts: 140 Member
    ghosthost6 wrote: »
    I live in California where smoking pot is legal. Problem is...MUNCHIES!! Does anyone have tips on how to overcome munchies when dieting and actively smoking marijuana?
    I live in California and don't think marijuana is legal. Not yet, anyway. Unless you have a prescription.

  • KateSimpson17
    KateSimpson17 Posts: 282 Member
    Just because it's legal doesn't make it good for you! I realize there aren't as many bad effects as most other drugs, but the fact stands that it IS a drug. Like someone else said, it's like getting drunk. Doing anything to yourself that causes you to lose willpower is probably not good in any respect.
    The way I see it: smoking is a want, being a healthy weight is a need... ultimately you have to choose what's actually important to you. Unless you have a medical issue that requires you to need pot I really don't see why you would chose to use something that impairs your faculty or judgments.

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