Cutting down on weed, weight gain

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  • Myhaloslipped
    Myhaloslipped Posts: 4,317 Member
    Has to be said..

    One more failure in life, a druggie at 20 years old

    Has to be said, I seriously doubt that weed is the sole cause of his life failures or his only "drug" problem.
  • Oscarinmiami
    Oscarinmiami Posts: 326 Member
    that's crazy..it makes me eat like a horse
  • mumblemagic
    mumblemagic Posts: 1,090 Member
    I'm guessing it might depend on the balance of weed vs. tobacco: tobacco suppresses appetite but weed gives most people munchies. Try smoking leaf not rez - it might be something your rez is cut with rather than the weed itself. Leaf is harder to cut, and when they do, it's with like basil or chamomile :smile:
  • SchroederNJ
    SchroederNJ Posts: 189 Member
    Replace the time that you normally spent smoking weed with getting outside for a walk or jog
  • highervibes
    highervibes Posts: 2,219 Member
    lol at the people who think weed doesn't give you the munchies and make you eat more. WEED GIVES YOU THE MUNCHIES.

    Weed does not give me the munchies, AT ALL. I won't even eat if I've smoked. I'm lucky that way I guess lol
  • highervibes
    highervibes Posts: 2,219 Member
    Has to be said..

    One more failure in life, a druggie at 20 years old

    Ouch harsh words.
    I am so glad I am not a failure in life even though I have been smoking mj since I was 15.

    never a truer word spoken.
    you must be very proud to state you ve been a druggie since 15, I just hope you cant have kids.

    Druggie = drug addict or habitual user of drugs, so yes I am a habitual user, not an addict.
    I am not a failure in life, and neither are the smokers I know, who btw are having kids a plenty.

    Ah sad little man, go do some research and just crawl back in your hole :laugh:

    grow up ..

    I ve seen it first hand and they all say they are not addicts and thats when you re minds puddled and you think you are in control but not surprisingly you re not . If you beg to differ, pack it up right now and as to why you think any kid deserves a parent taking drugs and surounded by others doing so is beyond me especially if its your own.

    laughable if it wernt so selfish, you ll cut down for weight loss but not a single thought for kids.

    My kids are 5 and 3, they LOVE weed. They're way too young to smoke it, but I send them to school with weed cookies. They love it!
  • TheSlorax
    TheSlorax Posts: 2,401 Member
    this thread.... is awesome
  • keem88
    keem88 Posts: 1,689 Member
    lol i've been smoking weed for over 10 years. to each their own.
    idk about the weight gain or anything, but it does wonders for my health and i am gonna keep on smoking it
    :smokin:
  • KeViN_v2pt0
    KeViN_v2pt0 Posts: 375 Member
    I have never puffed on the magic dragon, but my bro did...ALOT...And he turned into a fat *kitten*, i'm guessing from the munchies and what not...So i'm not sure what affect this is having on you.

    Others have said its speeding up his metabolism. This is obviously whats happening here. This is why its illegal. The govt wants everyone to have a slow metabolism and to be fat. Its a healthcare conspiracy really.
  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member
    this thread.... is awesome

    Agreed :smokin: :smokin: :smokin:
  • firstsip
    firstsip Posts: 8,399 Member
    Has to be said..

    One more failure in life, a druggie at 20 years old

    Ouch harsh words.
    I am so glad I am not a failure in life even though I have been smoking mj since I was 15.

    never a truer word spoken.
    you must be very proud to state you ve been a druggie since 15, I just hope you cant have kids.

    Druggie = drug addict or habitual user of drugs, so yes I am a habitual user, not an addict.
    I am not a failure in life, and neither are the smokers I know, who btw are having kids a plenty.

    Ah sad little man, go do some research and just crawl back in your hole :laugh:

    grow up ..

    I ve seen it first hand and they all say they are not addicts and thats when you re minds puddled and you think you are in control but not surprisingly you re not . If you beg to differ, pack it up right now and as to why you think any kid deserves a parent taking drugs and surounded by others doing so is beyond me especially if its your own.

    laughable if it wernt so selfish, you ll cut down for weight loss but not a single thought for kids.

    So will I be able to properly communicate via the written word if I don't smoke weed like you?
  • keem88
    keem88 Posts: 1,689 Member
    **BEST THREAD EVER**

    I can't imagine being skinny bcuz of weed. I had to stop many, many, many years ago because of the uncontrollable munchies. I'd love to start back up, for the cancer-prevention and anti-anxiety benefits, but there's no room for munchies in my meal plan.

    Thanks to all of you that made me giggle tonight. :)

    The man who lives upstairs from us smokes weed, he's always shouting at his kids and is horrible to his dogs. I've seen people get really psychotic from smoking. There's nothing cute about weed. Any form of smoking can give you cancer, especially weed.

    the man upstairs prolly already has an imbalance or a mental health disorder. in that case he should not be smoking weed, anyone with a mental health disorder shouldn't be smoking.
    a regular balanced brain, well go ahead. it doesn't make you violent, and doesn't make you psychotic unless, this is the really important part, you are already pre-disposition to have psychotic behavior.
    weed isn't a real drug.
    unless what you are smoking is laced with cocaine.
  • fbmandy55
    fbmandy55 Posts: 5,263 Member
    Well, there's this....

    "Smoking reefer can help you better metabolize fats and carbs."

    http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/smoke-pot-thin-article-1.1345812

    Because it's a miracle plant and can cure/ease just about anything. :wink: :happy:
  • fbmandy55
    fbmandy55 Posts: 5,263 Member
    Has to be said..

    One more failure in life, a druggie at 20 years old
    Really? Every person I know that smokes is a college graduate, has a career, contributes to society and most have happy spouses and children.

    Ignorance.
  • FerretBuellerr
    FerretBuellerr Posts: 468 Member
    Has to be said..

    One more failure in life, a druggie at 20 years old

    ...............:huh:

    I...I don't even know what to say to that...it's so untrue :noway: That's too bad that anyone you've met that smokes pot is a "failure" in your eyes, but at least 80% of the people I know my age or older that habitually smoke (including myself :smokin:) are in or have graduated from post-secondary education, can and always have been able to hold a job, and pay their bills on time, among other responsible adult things - what about that makes someone a failure?

    Also, I wish I had the problem OP has :laugh: Smoking and utter lack of self-control definetly aided in my weight gain. Now I just enjoy knowing I have better self-control than before, and substitute the majority of my old crappy munchie snacks with healthy ones instead :smile: I wish I could help you OP!
  • mitchiemo
    mitchiemo Posts: 61 Member
    Has to be said..

    One more failure in life, a druggie at 20 years old

    Isn't that the age to take drugs...late teens, early twenties? I'm guessing you didn't and have no personal experience on the matter. Therefore you're not really qualified to pass judgement on his abilities are you now?! Plus seems like you failed too, failed to experiment with that part of life, no wonder you're so bitter.

    Anyway...since when has a PLANT been a drug? No labs or test tubes in sight! If I put Aloe Vera on my skin am I a druggie too? Am I a druggie for drinking my green tea? If the OP takes a paracetamol is he an even bigger druggie? What's your view on alcohol - is it OK to have a glass of wine with your evening meal? Mate - with that attitude I'd steer clear of all Doctors - they're all pushers you know.
  • FerretBuellerr
    FerretBuellerr Posts: 468 Member
    The man who lives upstairs from us smokes weed, he's always shouting at his kids and is horrible to his dogs. I've seen people get really psychotic from smoking. There's nothing cute about weed. Any form of smoking can give you cancer, especially weed.

    the man upstairs prolly already has an imbalance or a mental health disorder. in that case he should not be smoking weed, anyone with a mental health disorder shouldn't be smoking.
    a regular balanced brain, well go ahead. it doesn't make you violent, and doesn't make you psychotic unless, this is the really important part, you are already pre-disposition to have psychotic behavior.
    weed isn't a real drug.
    unless what you are smoking is laced with cocaine.

    ^Agreed, 100%.

    Also, there is no scientific proof that marijuana alone causes cancer...at all. Why would they prescribe it to chemo patients if it was directly linked to causing it? It just makes me laugh when I hear people say things like this.
  • fbmandy55
    fbmandy55 Posts: 5,263 Member
    The man who lives upstairs from us smokes weed, he's always shouting at his kids and is horrible to his dogs. I've seen people get really psychotic from smoking. There's nothing cute about weed. Any form of smoking can give you cancer, especially weed.

    the man upstairs prolly already has an imbalance or a mental health disorder. in that case he should not be smoking weed, anyone with a mental health disorder shouldn't be smoking.
    a regular balanced brain, well go ahead. it doesn't make you violent, and doesn't make you psychotic unless, this is the really important part, you are already pre-disposition to have psychotic behavior.
    weed isn't a real drug.
    unless what you are smoking is laced with cocaine.

    ^Agreed, 100%.

    Also, there is no scientific proof that marijuana alone causes cancer...at all. Why would they prescribe it to chemo patients if it was directly linked to causing it? It just makes me laugh when I hear people say things like this.

    The opposite actually, it's helps the body get rid of dead cells and promotes the growth of healthy cells.

    I read a documentary of a young lady with cancer who was dependant on pain killers, deathly ill from prescription medications and treatment. She had no quality of life so she quit all of the treatment and started using medical marijuana. She went into remission and within a short amount of time was able to be active, where before she was confined to bed.
  • evans72002
    evans72002 Posts: 89 Member
    Good for you!
  • alyhuggan
    alyhuggan Posts: 717 Member
    Has to be said..

    One more failure in life, a druggie at 20 years old

    One more failure in life, living off litteraly protein shakes and olive oil
  • DSTMT
    DSTMT Posts: 417 Member
    Weed actually has a lot of well-documented and researched health benefits in a WIDE range of areas, and as far as I know (from the most recent studies I've read) not a single case of cancer can be linked directly and specifically to weed smoking. Obviously that's not to say that weed smokers never get cancer, but no case of cancer has been linked to having been caused by smoking weed specifically. In fact, now they think that it may actually help to prevent cancer!

    And just like a lot of other people have said, I and most everyone else I know that smokes it are educated and productive members of society with full time jobs. There's always going to be cases of people who take things to negative extremes, and that includes weed smokers, but that doesn't mean that the weed itself is the issue.

    For me, it does give me the munchies, but the up-side is that everything tastes so good when I smoke, it's just not as good when I don't...which makes it VERY easy to resist sweets and snacks during the day when I'm not smoking! I just think "I'll have something later and it'll be way more worth it"...especially helpful when people at work bring in cookies and cakes and that kind of crap, at most I might bring a cookie or two home for later, but I never snack at work.
  • mrdexter1
    mrdexter1 Posts: 356 Member
    Has to be said..

    One more failure in life, a druggie at 20 years old

    One more failure in life, living off litteraly protein shakes and olive oil

    My only failure in life has been putting 20lb in my 50s and from what you weedies say , not smoking weed !!!!

    Not one of you would put weedie on your CV as recreational habbit and there s a reason - you wouldnt get the job nor would you be allowed to addopt kids - all with with good reason I think you ll find when the fog clears !
  • FerretBuellerr
    FerretBuellerr Posts: 468 Member
    Has to be said..

    One more failure in life, a druggie at 20 years old

    One more failure in life, living off litteraly protein shakes and olive oil

    My only failure in life has been putting 20lb in my 50s and from what you weedies say , not smoking weed !!!!

    Not one of you would put weedie on your CV as recreational habbit and there s a reason - you wouldnt get the job nor would you be allowed to addopt kids - all with with good reason I think you ll find when the fog clears !

    Uh...there's a lot of things I wouldn't put on a resume or CV, because I'm smart enough to know to tailor it to the job description.

    ETA: I get the feeling that this guy is a lost cause..you're logic is extremely flawed and seems to be based purly on those outdated Reefer Madness-types of propaganda.
  • alyhuggan
    alyhuggan Posts: 717 Member
    Has to be said..

    One more failure in life, a druggie at 20 years old

    One more failure in life, living off litteraly protein shakes and olive oil

    My only failure in life has been putting 20lb in my 50s and from what you weedies say , not smoking weed !!!!

    Not one of you would put weedie on your CV as recreational habbit and there s a reason - you wouldnt get the job nor would you be allowed to addopt kids - all with with good reason I think you ll find when the fog clears !

    You also wouldn't say that you live off protein shakes and olive oil on a CV.
  • Myhaloslipped
    Myhaloslipped Posts: 4,317 Member
    Has to be said..

    One more failure in life, a druggie at 20 years old

    Ouch harsh words.
    I am so glad I am not a failure in life even though I have been smoking mj since I was 15.

    never a truer word spoken.
    you must be very proud to state you ve been a druggie since 15, I just hope you cant have kids.

    Wow. Not too educated on the facts about this particular substance I see?
  • mynewlife10
    mynewlife10 Posts: 52
    Hi,
    I've smoked weed for three years now near enough everyday. I have decided to cut down on my weed intake as it contributes to an unhealthy lifestyle. Weed has caused me to be extremely skinny, and I hate it! I was wondering, if I cut down my smoking to once or twice a week, would I still gain the weight that is expected after quitting weed? Hope someone can help answer this for me, otherwise I'll have to just quit for good!
    Many thanks,
    Jmkhoy

    First, I think your honesty is great. Tobacco is known as an appetite suppressant. Marijuana is a little different in that it has two main strains. One is the sativa which affects your brain and "ups" your energy which is why one would be thinner if smoking that. The Indica works on your sympathetic nervous system and slows everything down (you are more likely to feel a "relax" and move less). Having said that - whether you are smoking marijuana for medical purposes or as a lifestyle choice, you should look at your nutrition and go from there. Evaluate your true goal in all of this - is to not to smoke it anymore? If it is for medical purposes, how will you deal with the condition for which you are taking it. If it is from a pure lifestyle perspective, then are you looking to simply reduce it because of certain effects? Either way, you may find that ingesting it versus smoking it is better for you, overall.

    Nutrition, I believe, is the first step, and then bringing some oxygen to your body through moderate exercising to start.
  • mynewlife10
    mynewlife10 Posts: 52
    I think that when a person comes to these boards, looking for help and they are honest - who here really has room to pass judgment?

    Eating unhealthy and carrying around large amounts of excess of weight is bad too, right? It increases the change of heart disease, cancers, arthritis and the list goes on. We would never yell at each other on these boards about these things; instead there is support and cheering going on. It should be no different when a person comes here and is asking for help about something else. Resorting to derogatory comments is just not kind, in my opinion.

    Be to people what you want them to be to you.
  • NewspaperMomma
    NewspaperMomma Posts: 16 Member
    I tottaly agree, my husbands a skinny fence post, and if he doesn't smoke, he just doesn't feel the hungry nerve to eat....
  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member
    Has to be said..

    One more failure in life, a druggie at 20 years old

    One more failure in life, living off litteraly protein shakes and olive oil

    My only failure in life has been putting 20lb in my 50s and from what you weedies say , not smoking weed !!!!

    Not one of you would put weedie on your CV as recreational habbit and there s a reason - you wouldnt get the job nor would you be allowed to addopt kids - all with with good reason I think you ll find when the fog clears !

    Lol weedies :laugh:
  • DSTMT
    DSTMT Posts: 417 Member
    Regarding the "not be allowed to adopt" comment...I can't believe I'm even dignifying it with a response, but in case anyone was actually worried, I have a degree in social work and that's not accurate, lol. That's like saying if they found out you had a beer after work every night you wouldn't be allowed to adopt. If one is a good and suitable person and otherwise meets the criteria, they'd likely never even ask whether or not you smoke weed occasionally. It sounds like buddy has been watching too much Fox news lol
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