Drugs & Alcohol

[taybaybay]

Obviously assuming you don't give into the munchies, can weed help you lose weight? Scientific proof or stories of personal experiences would be much appreciated!

I wouldn't know because I eat everything in sight regardless of wether or not I'm stoned. -.-

[kylahrenee_]

weed can most def make you loose weight because even though when you get stoned you have the "munchies", you are also very tired andready to chill or go to sleep. and if you really smoke like i do, then you'll be too busy laughing at your friends to think about eating.

[taybaybay]

I've smoked everyday the past year, I'm kind of past the giggle phase haha.

[flamingoccm]

There are no studies that have found a direct link between marijuana and weight loss. There are dozens that will indicate that there is a correlation, but that isn't the same thing as causation.

[Wuffiewuffie]

If anything, smoking weed will more likely cause you to gain weight because of the munchies. But in all actuality, you probably won't unless you smoke on a regular basis.

The muchies are caused because your body contains specialized proteins called cannabinoid receptorshe best-known cannabinoid is delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol or THC, the principal psychoactive ingredient of weed. Far more important from the body's standpoint, however, are the endogenous cannabinoids, endocannabinoids for short, which work like neurotransmitters and are produced as part of the built-in apparatus by which peripheral parts of the body inform the brain that it's lunchtime. Endocannabinoids and cannabinoid receptors are abundant in the hypothalamus, the region of the brain that plays a pivotal role in appetite regulation. In other words, when you smoke dope, you're replicating (albeit with much greater intensity) an effect the body produces naturally for itself.

[BKS_xOxO]

Well sure. I've seen it myself.

My friend who was on the chubby side started smoking weed daily and she controlled her munchies, she lost a good 25 pounds and looks great!

[gingers42em]

It 100% can.

Didn't you ever watch Scooby-Doo as a kid and notice how skinny Shaggy was, even after eating so much?

I used to be slightly chubbier and then when i started smoking weed every single day weight just began falling off. (although i have always worked out even when i was bigger)

Marijuana increases metabolism.

Think of it like this: you eat a full meal, then you smoke a bowl... you will be hungry within 20 minutes more often than not. The reason for this is that marijuana is great for stomach function and helps your body process the food you've already eaten more efficiently making you hungry again! and most diets say to eat when hungry, it doesn't even matter how much you eat as long as you smoke weed. I eat tons n tons of junk food and sweets and all i need is a little excercise to not put on any weight as long as i'm smoking

Once i had to quit getting high for 2 months and i gained weight back on!

[crystalxoxo]

wouldnt you think the combination of munchies and laziness cause you to gain weight? lol

[lucero]

Weed actually raises your heart rate and blood pressure, which in turn causes you to burn more calories. In fact, the reason you get "the munchies" is because your body is burning through calories so fast, thus making you crave more food than usual. 

[ayeayeaye]

No. There's isn't an actual link between the two. Even if you don't get the munchies and it distracts you from eating, it's ridiculous to want to rely on weed to do it. If you want to lose weight eat healthy and eat the gym. Weed won't help you more than any of those things (that's like saying that chatting with your crush makes you lose weight, well yeah obviously it gets you distracted and the increased heart rate helps you burn calories, but it's not something that helps signficantly). Unless you're addicted to the point of buying weed over food, which is something I'd advise against.