Munchies

[radtek]

Man I love to eat when I get buzzed. I can stuff myself silly. This is no longer acceptable.

Unfortunately I get the munchies bad now when I smoke. Is there some way to ward off the cravings? Exercise? Will power? Distraction?

Plus, eating immediately kills the best part of my buzz...

rad

[SteenerTim]

I used to have the same problem mate, used to eat sooo much when i was high, your minds saying eat and your stomachs saying no more!! I also found it killed my buzz aswell. I started drinking coffee, I found this was pretty good at surpressing my appetite. I reckon will power would help aswell, but we all know how hard it is not to eat when your munchied, especially when theres a fridge within walking distance thats brimmed with amazing food:) I recommend trying the coffee thing, thats if you like coffee, if not the only thing i can suggest is just trying not to eat, however hard that may be:D Hope this helps man...

Peace
Tim:rasta:

[radtek]

Thanks bud... I love coffee! I love to eat too.

I know the goal for many here is to get an appetite going but my affliction is exacerbated by eating even the slightest bit too much (GERD). When it is really bad I nearly throw up and it is misery incorporated. Additionally, I run the risk of developing esophageal cancer.

I haven't had a single cup of coffee in over two weeks. It was making me sick too and keeping me up at night lately- which would increase my stress and guarantee day-long attacks.

I've cut back the herb to once a week- though I might have a little this evening- because I'm trying to get a better position at work (another source of stress) and no idea if a UA will be involved.

MJ helps calm down my esophagus but it's a double edge sword so I gotta be careful.

Dreaded bottomless munchies...

[Storm Crow]

It is more what you eat, than how much. You can fill yourself up on apples and not gain weight. I work as an aide at a school and every year I teach the kids a little about nutrition. I made up a chart for the kids and I think you may need it too!

Apple Caloric Equivalency Chart
(1 apple = 80 calories)

1 2.75 ounce bag of Potato chips.................................5 1/2 apples
1 2 ounce (tiny) Snickers Candy bar.............................3 1/2 apples
1 2.5 ounce bag of Oreos bite-sized cookies........................2 apples
1 Twinkie........................................... ..................about 2 apples
1 Apple Fritter........................................... ................3 3/4 apples
1 Pudding cup............................................... ..................2 apples
2 cups Pop Secret Popcorn........................................... ......1 apple
8 ounces (1 cup) Jello with sugar.......................................2 apples
40 ounces (5 cups) of Sugar-free Jello.................................1 apple
8 ounces (1 cup) Fruit Yogurt...................................about 3 apples
10 Wheat Thin Crackers.......................................... ...........1 apple

I used apples since most kids will eat them. And which do you think would fill you up longer? A 2.75 oz bag of chips, or 5 1/2 apples? The kindergarteners made a cute worksheet where they pasted apple cutouts to show how many equaled each junk food snack.

Sodas have 40 grams of sugar in them (a few even more) - 28.3 grams is one ounce. The calories add up fast! Diet sodas aren't any better for your health- they have aspartame in them- here, read up on it! Aspartame: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You (http://www.mercola.com/article/aspartame/dangers.htm)

Instead of sodas, I usually drink tea with stevia a plant extract with zero calories. It's way sweeter than sugar. 1/16 of a teaspoon sweetens a big mug of tea. (Best place to buy it is on line at "Owl's Nest Plantation"- about $37/lb delivered. One pound lasts me about a year.) A lot of folks replace 1/2 of the sugar in recipes with stevia. Many grocery stores sell stevia for $12-15 for 4 oz, but it's weaker than what I buy. Stevia is great for diabetics, too- won't mess with your blood sugar.

You need to stop shopping mindlessly. THINK while you shop! Make a shopping list. If you don't have junk food in your house, you can't eat it when you get the munchies. And a perfectly ripe peach or strawberry is heavenly when you have cottonmouth! :thumbsup:

Americans have brainwashed themselves into thinking that "pre-fab" processed foods are the only way to eat. Too much of our food is really "nonfood". :wtf: Learn to read the labels on your food!


Granny :hippy:

[Jummed]

I have the same issue man. I will eat myself sober and sick. So not only do I lose my buzz, I feel like shit!! :(

I like (and plan on doing) what Granny said, healthly is the way to be. Your bud is natural, why not your food? :thumbsup:

[JohnnyZ]

Smoothies dude.. smoothies. Go buy yourself a sweet blender first because no one likes to use a shitty blender. Then buy a melange of frozen fruit. Get some nice juice, I'm currently in love with the Oasis juice.. especially the antioxidant one with passion fruit and blueberries and some other amazing fruit. The possibilities and combinations are endless. Toss in the frozen fruit and the juice and maybe even a little whey powder if you want huge muscles.

[bigred5]

Heres the thing i do for munchies. usuallly i eat, but then sometimes, i just ignore it and smoke more. If it gets too bad i drink water, juice, or anything but alcohol and soda. it doesnt 100% go away but it does sooner or later. just let it ride out bro.

[ucanefan]

The apple thing seems good but what I've always done if I needed to was just eat while sober so that way I know I'm full and then it helps your will because you know there's no way you're actually 'hungry' it also works with just comparing what you've eatin while high to sober and judge the amount so you know when to stop