Munchies
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I'm the worst. Pizzas, California Burritos, Ice Cream, Jalapeno Chips, Candy... Need to find a way to kill the munchies.
Enchantre
Oil Painter
My hubby just laughed over my shoulder, looking at that. "A single cinnamon roll would cover that hat"
Frankly, if you take "processed" food out of your diet, you will be "passing" on "the hat".
I find that Indicas don't really give me munchies. In fact, a good Indica concentrate will shut down all desire for food - good for me, as I am still carrying enough extra to keep me going for months.
I have also found that avoiding all starches until dinnertime keeps me from having cravings.
walrus
Well-Known Member
Gummy Bears. A la mode.
Try these (peep the reviews): http://www.amazon.com/Haribo-Gummy-Candy-Sugarless-5-Pound/dp/B000EVQWKC/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top
grokit
well-worn member
lwien
Well-Known Member
Soak those in Rum. Yummmm........
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Unconnected
Well-Known Member
Does anyone find that they must satisfy their munchies with the right food, say, you might be craving a pizza at 2am. For me, unless i get what im craving i will just keep eating more and more food, no amount of toast, ceral or biscuts will satisfy a craving for a pizza or candy or something like this, it has to be what i desired or satisfaction cannot be attained.
Lo
Combustion free since '09
*sigh* If it is chocolate I crave then YES... nothing else would do - thankfully I don't crave pizza lol.
I've been keeping unmedicated coconut freezer fudge in freezer - cut into very small squares. If I get a chocolate craving I can grab a square or 2. Satisfies the chocolate urge plus...it's got some healthy fat in the coconut oil.
Other than that I've found if I am feeling hungry and reach for just anything - I'll continue to feel hungry. If I grab something with a little protein - problem solved.
I've been keeping unmedicated coconut freezer fudge in freezer - cut into very small squares. If I get a chocolate craving I can grab a square or 2. Satisfies the chocolate urge plus...it's got some healthy fat in the coconut oil.
Other than that I've found if I am feeling hungry and reach for just anything - I'll continue to feel hungry. If I grab something with a little protein - problem solved.
Silver420Surfer
Downward spiral
Concentrates seem to have stolen my munchies. I rarely/if ever get munchies unless I vape flowers. Don't know why, but not complaining. My errl to flowers ratio is like 95-5. But boy could I inhale some double cheeseburgers back when it was only flowers.
grokit
well-worn member
Science Explains What Really Causes the Munchies
A study published in Nature Neuroscience this week lends new insight to the age-old marijuana-munchies connection. It's old news that tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) fits into the mix, but this study establishes a previously unknown link: pot gives us the munchies by tricking our bodies into thinking we're starving—regardless of whether we actually are.
Turns out that THC, the active ingredient in Mary Jane, activates cannabinoid receptors called CB1s that live in your brain's "olfactory bulb." This is the part of the brain that helps you smell.
Cannabinoid intoxication—i.e. getting high—boosts "odor detection," amplifying your sense of smell and taste, which causes you to eat more. The authors of the study showed this with mice: First, they exposed a group of sober mice to banana and almond oils. The critters sniffed the oils, but then lost interest. But when a group of mice under cannabinoid intoxication were exposed to the same scents, they got the munchies: They maintained interest for much longer and also ate more. A dose of THC "decreased the threshold of odor detection and this effect was clearly correlated with successive food intake," says the study. Natural cannabinoids released by your body during food deprivation do the same thing that THC does for pot smokers—"hunger arouses sensory perception, eventually leading to an increase in food intake."
The researchers also proved this another way: They genetically engineered mice to lack the type of cannabinoid receptor that THC binds to. Without these receptors, the appetite was unaffected by THC, as well as by food deprivation. This showed further that both THC and natural cannabinoids produced from hunger work to increase odor sensitivity.
These findings may hold true for people too, the study points out. Knowing how to tune the sense of smell or appetite could be a useful tool in treating illnesses where these are deficient or in excess. Medical marijuana, for example, is already being used to stimulate appetite and sense of taste in cancer patients, improving nutrition and quality of life. Yay science!
A study published in Nature Neuroscience this week lends new insight to the age-old marijuana-munchies connection. It's old news that tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) fits into the mix, but this study establishes a previously unknown link: pot gives us the munchies by tricking our bodies into thinking we're starving—regardless of whether we actually are.
Turns out that THC, the active ingredient in Mary Jane, activates cannabinoid receptors called CB1s that live in your brain's "olfactory bulb." This is the part of the brain that helps you smell.
Cannabinoid intoxication—i.e. getting high—boosts "odor detection," amplifying your sense of smell and taste, which causes you to eat more. The authors of the study showed this with mice: First, they exposed a group of sober mice to banana and almond oils. The critters sniffed the oils, but then lost interest. But when a group of mice under cannabinoid intoxication were exposed to the same scents, they got the munchies: They maintained interest for much longer and also ate more. A dose of THC "decreased the threshold of odor detection and this effect was clearly correlated with successive food intake," says the study. Natural cannabinoids released by your body during food deprivation do the same thing that THC does for pot smokers—"hunger arouses sensory perception, eventually leading to an increase in food intake."
The researchers also proved this another way: They genetically engineered mice to lack the type of cannabinoid receptor that THC binds to. Without these receptors, the appetite was unaffected by THC, as well as by food deprivation. This showed further that both THC and natural cannabinoids produced from hunger work to increase odor sensitivity.
These findings may hold true for people too, the study points out. Knowing how to tune the sense of smell or appetite could be a useful tool in treating illnesses where these are deficient or in excess. Medical marijuana, for example, is already being used to stimulate appetite and sense of taste in cancer patients, improving nutrition and quality of life. Yay science!
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max
Out to lunch
"Knowing how to tune the sense of smell or appetite could be a useful tool in treating illnesses where these are deficient or in excess. Medical marijuana, for example, is already being used to stimulate appetite and sense of taste in cancer patients, improving nutrition and quality of life. Yay science!"
I bet Big Pharma is busy at work trying to synthesize this 'appetite booster'. I also bet a couple of the 'side effects' will be cancer and heart disease.
I bet Big Pharma is busy at work trying to synthesize this 'appetite booster'. I also bet a couple of the 'side effects' will be cancer and heart disease.
ryan8
Nano / Hammer / LSV / O-Phos / D020
Having the munchies is probably the worst aspect of cannabis for me - I CAN will myself not to eat, but once I start vaping, I lose that inhibition, and it's like "why not eat? why shouldn't I do something that makes me happy?"
I read a tip about vaping on a full stomach so you wouldn't feel compelled to eat more, but it totally didn't work :<
I read a tip about vaping on a full stomach so you wouldn't feel compelled to eat more, but it totally didn't work :<
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063_XOBX
Ganjapreneur
Until you've got a combo of projectile vomiting and Haribo's revenge.
stressed
Well-Known Member
Since moving from combustion to vaping I have gained a few kilos which have been piling on slowly but surely. I do believe part of the culprit been ‘the munchies’.
I have always had it while combusting but since vaping the munchies effect has grown to some scary proportions…
I call it the popcorn effect or should it be the Pringles effect “ Once you pop you can’t stop!”
Is anyone in the same predicament?
I have tried to reduce it by munching on a bag of cornflakes, carrots, rice cakes, well anything slightly healthier than a bag a crisps or sweets but find it extremely tough.
Chewing gums kind of work but I need to eat lots in order to keep the flavor going and the downside is that your teeth and jaw hurt after a while.
So this is my question:
What do you do to combat that Munchies effect?
I was just saying how since I started vaping full time a couple months ago, my control of the munchies has gone to hell. I'm glad to see that it's not just me finding it harder to control.
I mitigate the situation by not keeping to much fun stuff around. just baby carrots, grape tomatoes, etc.
axakal
Well-Known Member
preparing something to eat while high, works fine for me. it keeps me occupied and when it's ready, it's even more rewarding. but it's a vicious circle, since it leads to the next load to be vaped. when choclate, it's only dark like 70% or 85%, with a nice cup of tea with a pinch of lemon juice.
when choclate, it's only dark like 70% or 85%, with a nice cup of tea with a pinch of lemon juice.
grokit
well-worn member
I have found that I have absolutely the worst control of the crap I eat when I come back to vaping after a t-break. It seems like I not only catch up on my sleep, but my junk food quota as well. The sleep thing is over after the first few days, but the munchie thing can take a week or two before I will settle for a bowl of raisen bran or some celery with peanut butter over a bowl of ice cream or some potato chips, for example.
goatgobaahh
Well-Known Member
Eat before you get high and drink water as you're getting high fixes the problem everytime!!!
Had the same problem too but I figured let me just eat first normal portions that way 20 minutes into my high I won't feel hungry because I'm already full!!!!
Good luck brother!
The struggle is real!
Had the same problem too but I figured let me just eat first normal portions that way 20 minutes into my high I won't feel hungry because I'm already full!!!!
Good luck brother!
The struggle is real!
JiggyJack
Well-Known Member
For me cannabis is an appetite suppressant. I can be all excited to make a nice breakfast of bacon and eggs but if I dose first I end up just having some yogurt or something lite. And that's not because I'm too wasted to cook; the heavier meal is just not appealing anymore.
I used to get the munchies years ago and I enjoyed them because I do like to eat. But I like that now I end up making healthier eating choices when medicating. I also am more inclined to exercise.
I'm curious if others have this opposite effect.
This reinforces for me some ideas I have about the nature of this miracle drug which I'll share once I figure out how to best put my thoughts into words and the appropriate topic to share them.
I used to get the munchies years ago and I enjoyed them because I do like to eat. But I like that now I end up making healthier eating choices when medicating. I also am more inclined to exercise.
I'm curious if others have this opposite effect.
This reinforces for me some ideas I have about the nature of this miracle drug which I'll share once I figure out how to best put my thoughts into words and the appropriate topic to share them.
olivianewtonjohn
Well-Known Member
Some science on munchies I think you guys would appreciate:
http://www.reddit.com/r/trees/comments/2xkh5t/science_sunday_16_the_munchies_declassified/
Actual paper:
http://www.nature.com/articles/natu...6lF0clTPNVs91Mtv21_s9phtTknazp3YJPlIxPzuPWglz
http://www.reddit.com/r/trees/comments/2xkh5t/science_sunday_16_the_munchies_declassified/
Actual paper:
http://www.nature.com/articles/natu...6lF0clTPNVs91Mtv21_s9phtTknazp3YJPlIxPzuPWglz
Nunavut Tripper
Well-Known Member
I used to get a strong munchie effect in the days when I smoked but I now that I vape it acts as an appetite suppressant at least for an hour or two then the cannabinoid hunger may occur but not as strong as the old days of smoking.
My wife however gets strong munchie effects almost immediately.
Also I find eating cannabis causes more munchie effect than vaping.
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