Steve at 235 in 2012

Me
          in April 2014 at 175

Lose Pounds with Pot!

How I Lost 50+ LBS

by

Steve Williamson (c) 2014

Email: losepoundswithpot@gmail.com
 

*This page is not a substitute for medical care, but to inspire research

In April 2012 I was a physical mess. I was 60 years old and overweight at 240 pounds. I had smoked cigarettes for 42 years and was prescribed a CPAP machine for sleep apnea. I also needed a cane to walk. I was going downhill ...


Then, my doctor got me to quit smoking cigarettes. It is now Spring 2015 and I weight a healthy 175-180 pounds! I haven't had a cigarette in almost three years. I've lost over fifty pounds and have kept it off for over 2 years!


My balance is much better and I no longer need a cane to walk! Nor do I have sleep apnea anymore. All my medical tests have improved! My weight is tracked by my long-time (and much appreciated doctor) every two weeks. People who know me are amazed at how well I look today after losing 10 inches off my belly (from size 44 to 34). I can even dance again!





 



How I Lost Pounds with Pot


Steve June 2014 Blood Test Look Great!

I eat almost anything in the Daytime

But, I Don't snack

after dinner at all!

This is a 12-18 Hr fast

Scientists call it Intermittent Fasting


I Use Pot at Night &
Avoid the Munchies

With 2 mg. Nicotine Lozenges

 

I Do Not Drink Alcohol
After Using Marijuana!

Nicotine Lozenges & Gum

Are Good Appetite Suppressants

Lozenges can last up to an hour

Plus, With one In My Mouth,
I Don't think about Snacks


Not eating after dinner
gives THC more time to work
It’s 12-18 hours before I eat

Cannabis will chew away on
Sugar and Fat All Night Long!





This Method is ONLY for Adults

This diet method is only for adults. I do not recommend that non smokers, especially young people under 21 start using pot or nicotine. That is a big fear of mine as I see many young women smoking cigarettes or vaping in a misguided attempt to keep weight off. Lozenges would safer and more effective for weight control.


Please read WEB MD's page on Marijuana's safety and speak with your family doctor or other health care provider.  Also, I don't think anyone should use more than one type of intoxicant. I've smoked pot for many years but I almost never drink alcohol. The sugars in alcohol could work against using pot for weight loss. It's not likely that a drinker could lose weight with this method.

Research suggests that pot may negatively impact a younger, growing brain. It may also lower motivation, concentration and memory during school years.
I began smoking cigarettes when I was 18 and pot when I was 19 in college. (I wish I'd never smoked a cigarette and had waited a few extra years to smoke pot
)




Pot Helped Me Lose Weight

 Me at 240 lbs in 2011

A Google web search shows over 10 MILLION results about marijuana and weight loss! However, mine may be one of the few cases well-documented. Right now, it’s illegal to conduct research on marijuana. That scares off many scientists. Research has been off limits for decades. I probably could not have done it in a state without medical marijuana.

Obesity and smoking are viewed as two of the most serious health problems we face. I debated on writing anything at all about a method that uses nicotine or marijuana -- both are frowned upon by large segments of the population. But,
I decided to publish my story, because I want doctors and researchers to read it. We need a scientific approach to both marijuana and nicotine.


I am hopeful that my own medical "miracle" will spark new research into marijuana's effect on weight loss. Until our laws change and more scientific research is done, working with your doctor/health care practitioner is vital. I will always be grateful for their support through this and all my other aches and pains over the years. My doctors knew what I was doing but, there is so little research available that not even they realized the potential for pot to help you lose weight or that nicotine lozenges are the world's best unknown appetite suppressant and the only lozenge or gum that beats the munchies.


My dramatic weight loss is all documented by my long time (and much appreciated) family physician and neurologist. Every two weeks for years, I have gotten testosterone injections. Blood tests have also been done every few months. I've lost ten inches off my waist. My pants size shrunk from 44" down to 34" and my skin has shrunk along with my fat.




Quick Links For Pot Research

Google Weight Loss and Pot = Over 10 MILLION RESULTS!!

https://www.google.com/#q=marijuana+and+weight+loss

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WEB MD's site on Medical Marijuana - a great place about medical uses of pot

http://www.webmd.com/news/breaking-news/marijuana-on-main-street/default.htm

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Skeptical about Pot? WEB MD's "IS MARIJUANA SAFE?"
No drug or medicine is side effect free. But WEB MD is a good place to evaluate pot


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WATCH DR. CNN'S "WEED 2" DOCUMENTARY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAFu-Ihwyzg

Dr. Sanjay Gupta should be given an award for his 2014 CNN documentary
Dr. Gupta shows the US Govt has suppressed research for decades!





NEWS REPORTS ON POT AND WEIGHT LOSS RESEA
RCH


Marijuana Slims? Why Pot Smokers Are Less Obese


  (C) Maia Szalavitz 09-08-11

http://healthland.time.com/2011/09/08/marijuana-slims-pot-smoking-linked-to-lower-body-weight/

A new
study published in the  American Journal of Epidemiology finds an intriguing connection between marijuana use and body weight, showing that rates of obesity are lower by roughly a third in people who smoke pot at least three times a week, compared with those who don’t use marijuana at all.
Researchers analyzed data from two large national surveys of the American population, which together included some 52,000 participants. In the first survey, they found that 22% of those who did not smoke marijuana were obese, compared with just 14% of the regular marijuana smokers. The second survey found that 25% of nonsmokers were obese, compared with 17% of regular cannabis users.
The association between pot smoking and lower risk of obesity remained strong even after adjusting for other factors that could influence body fat and health, such as cigarette smoking, age and gender. But the correlation between weed and weight doesn’t mean that marijuana smoking actually causes weight loss.
Many other factors could account for the connection. For example, some research finds that highly religious people are less likely to take drugs, but more likely to be obese — perhaps because they’re substituting one compulsive behavior (overeating) for the other (smoking marijuana). So, some of the obese people in the national surveys may be religious folk, who might otherwise be heavy marijuana smokers, but are eating too much instead. That could make it look like marijuana is slimming.
Also consider that one of the most popular uses of medical marijuana is to stimulate appetite in people with cancer, AIDS or other diseases. Such patients are significantly less likely to be obese than the general population — so in this case, weight loss would precede or prompt the marijuana smoking.
Whatever the explanation for the link between marijuana and less obesity, it’s unlikely that cannabis could serve as an effective diet aid. For one, smoking pot has been shown to increase appetite in multiple studies, at least in the short-term, so it likely wouldn’t help dieters resist temptation.
Secondly, a drug that has the opposite effect of THC, marijuana’s main psychoactive ingredient, has itself been shown to aid dieting. Called rimonabant, at high doses the drug nearly tripled the weight loss achieved by people taking placebo. It also frequently caused severe depression and suicidal thoughts, however, so while it was briefly approved by European authorities, it was ultimately pulled from the market.
Of course, none of this explains why marijuana smokers in the national survey samples didn’t get fatter by taking a drug that can clearly stimulate appetite. One factor may be tolerance: many of marijuana’s effects are reduced in frequent users, as the body adjusts to it.
Another may be substitution — the smokers could be seeking comfort by smoking more marijuana, rather than eating more. Or, perhaps other ingredients in cannabis like cannabidiol (CBD) could reduce the appetite-increasing effects of THC in the same way that they reduce its paranoia-inducing properties. Whatever the case, marijuana research never lacks for surprises!




Marijuana: The Next Diabetes Drug?

http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/23/health/time-marijuana-diabetes/index.html?iref=allsearch

By Maia Szalavitz , TIME.com
May 23, 2013  CNN.com

Toking up may help marijuana users to stay slim and lower their risk of developing diabetes, according to the latest study, which suggests that cannabis compounds may help in controlling blood sugar. Although marijuana has a well-deserved reputation for increasing appetite via what stoners call "the munchies," the new  research, which was published in the American Journal of Medicine, is not the first to find that the drug has a two-faced relationship to weight.

Three prior studies have shown that marijuana users are less likely to be obese, have a lower risk for diabetes and have lower body-mass-index measurements. And these trends occurred despite the fact that they seemed to take in more calories.

Why? "The most important finding is that current users of marijuana appeared to have better carbohydrate metabolism than nonusers," says Murray Mittleman, an associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and the lead author of the study. "Their fasting insulin levels were lower, and they appeared to be less resistant to the insulin produced by their body to maintain a normal blood-sugar level."

The research included over 4,600 men and women participating in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey between 2005 and 2010. Among them, 48% had smoked marijuana at least once in their lives, and 12% were current cannabis smokers. The authors controlled for other factors like age, sex, income, alcohol use, cigarette smoking and physical activity that could also affect diabetes risk.

Even after these adjustments, the current marijuana users showed fasting insulin levels that were 16% lower than those of former or never users, along with a 17% reduction in another measure of insulin resistance as well. Higher levels on both tests are associated with Type II diabetes, which is linked with obesity.
Marijuana users also had higher levels of high-density lipoprotein, the so-called good cholesterol, which can protect against heart disease. And the regular smokers also boasted smaller waistlines: on average, they were 1.5 inches (3.8 cm) slimmer than the former users and those who had never smoked cannabis.

Researchers don't yet know how to explain these correlations -- and since the study was not a controlled trial, it's not clear whether marijuana or some other factor in marijuana users' lifestyles actually accounted for the beneficial effects. Studies showed, however, that the cannabinoid brain receptors affected by marijuana are deeply involved in appetite and metabolism. But the exact details of how the compound alters the relationship between appetite, caloric intake and insulin response isn't obvious yet.

One clue, however, may lie in the effects of a diet drug that was developed to have the opposite effect that marijuana has on the brain. That drug, rimonabant, produced significant weight loss and a drop in fasting insulin levels by affecting certain cannabinoid receptors in the exact opposite way that THC, marijuana's main psychoactive ingredient, does. This action is complex: rimonabant doesn't simply block the receptor and keep the natural cannabinoids from activating it. Instead, while the natural cannabinoids elevate the normal level of activity already going on in the system, rimonabant lowers it so the result is precisely the reverse of activating the receptor naturally. However, because of psychiatric side effects like increasing suicide risk, rimonabant was pulled from the European market and the United States.

How could both marijuana and a compound that has the opposite effect of pot act on the same brain receptors and lead to weight loss?  Natural marijuana includes many different potentially active compounds, and one of them -- rather than THC -- could be responsible for this effect. One potential candidate is a substance called cannabidiol, which also affects cannabinoid receptors, but in a different way from the way THC or rimonabant does.

Another possibility involves tolerance: repeated use of a drug can make receptors less sensitive over time. "The most likely explanation is that prolonged cannabis use causes the (receptors) to lose sensitivity and become inactive," says Daniele Piomelli, a professor of pharmacology at the University of California, Irvine, who was not associated with the new research.

"This has been shown to happen in people who smoke marijuana. This weakening of (these receptors) translates into a lower risk for obesity and diabetes because the inactive receptor would be unable to respond to our own cannabis-like molecules, which we know are important in keeping us chubby."

While marijuana may initially promote appetite and overeating, in the long run it has the opposite effect because it desensitizes cannabinoid receptors and may even protect against obesity. So don't skip the gym and break out the bong just yet: there's still not enough data to tell whether marijuana, like alcohol, could have health benefits in moderation. Mittleman says the study relied on self-reported use of marijuana, which can be unreliable. However, since people are more likely to hide drug use than they are to falsely claim it, the findings could even underestimate marijuana's effects.

But whether that's true, and whether marijuana might be a window into understanding how to best control glucose and insulin to prevent diabetes, isn't known yet. "It is much too early to say," says Mittleman. "We need much more research to better understand the biologic responses to marijuana use. We really need more research to allow physicians and patients to make decisions based on solid evidence." An editorial that accompanied the study also urged government action to reduce barriers to research.

Even with 18 states now approving marijuana for medical uses, the politics of pot will always overshadow research efforts to understand how cannabinoids work in the brain -- or affect disease. But, Piomelli says, "the (new) study suggests that smoking marijuana (may) protect people against obesity and diabetes." And following up on that could yield new insights into how to tackle one of our biggest public-health issues."





Q&A:  How I Lost Weight with Pot

smoking makes it easier to control than
            eating

How much pot did I smoke each night?  It does not seem to take much pot (or, THC) to trigger weight loss in me. Perhaps it takes very little, or each person may be different. This is something that needs additional research, first by dieters themselves. The critical factor seems to be the time I last ate before bed and how much I ate.


When did you smoke the pot to lose weight?  Only at night for purposes of weight loss. Smoke after dinner when you won't be going out again. Avoid snacking until breakfast the next morning. Stopping the munchies is very hard without an appetite suppressant like nicotine lozenges or gum. The cannabis will eat at blood sugar and body fat all night long. When I get up in the morning my body wants sugar since so much of it has been used up in the night. I often eat a bowl of Kelloggs Sugar Frosted Flakes for breakfast.


Why did you smoke pot instead of eating a brownie or using a tincture?  Smoking has one big advantage over eating. You feel the effect almost immediately and can quit if you think you have had "enough". If I eat a brownie the effect does not happen for at least an hour. Plus, you can accidentally take a very powerful dose of cannabis eating it without knowing. Doses and amounts are not standardized and this is a problem that will be solved soon, with legalization and more testing. I have smoked pot since I was in my 20's and I am comfortable with smoking. I like to control the dose I take of pot and smoking is the only reliable way I know of right now. Plus, eating brownies would introduce MORE sugar into the system.


What about alcohol use?  I seldom drink alcohol. The sugars in alcohol (especially at night) could reduce the diet effects of pot. My hunch is that THC would go after the sugars in alcohol all night long. I discourage anyone from using alcohol and marijuana together for weight loss. One intoxicant is enough to control. This whole area needs more study.


What foods do you eat most days?  Believe it or not I eat whatever I want - in moderation - and I do not eat anything after dinner. During the day I sometimes like one vanilla ice cream cone. It is my guilty pleasure. I also drink at least one bottle of Gatorade a day. Otherwise, I eat hamburgers and french fries and fried chicken and fried eggs and biscuits with country gravy. I've never understood how calories work, nor really counted calories. I've made sensible changes in my diet - I used to keep a half gallon of vanilla ice cream in the freezer. I would eat it within three days. Now I get soft serve cones at drive ups and don't eat nearly so much ice cream. I used to eat entire meals late before bed and have sleep apnea too.


My method eats blood sugar, so I am often hungry for sugar - especially upon waking up in the morning. I crave a bowl of Wheaties or even Kelloggs Sugar Coated Corn Flakes for breakfast because the THC has been eating away at my blood sugar for hours.
Not snacking after dinner gives the THC more time to work in my body. It’s often 12-14 hours before I eat breakfast the next morning. MY RESULTS MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE IN A STATE WITHOUT MEDICAL MARIJUANA LAWS. My blood tests are posted online.


How safe are nicotine gum and lozenges? The FDA recently reported that "after 20 years of testing and more than 117 clinical trials involving over 50,000 smokers, the FDA has confirmed that stop smoking aids like Nicorette and NicoDerm CQ do not have significant potential for abuse or dependence." 
Read the New FDA Rules, Sept 2013!


Which is best, lozenges or gum?  Nicotine gum has been sold for many years and works well for people who are cigarette smokers. But because you chew the gum, it's nicotine will release much faster into your system than with lozenges. This is not good for non-smokers and it can cause headaches, dizziness and stomach upset. A lozenge works a bit slower and is easier on your body than the gum. Both are sold in 2 and 4 mg doses and can easily be cut into smaller pieces.

What happens if you “overdose” on nicotine?  You should read the packaging for the nicotine lozenge or gum. Each package contains instructions if you use too much. Never drive a vehicle or operate machinery if you are not used to any substance!  If you get too much nicotine you will quickly feel it and spit out the lozenge or gum. It makes you feel lousy.  Nicotine can give non-smokers nausea, headaches and dizziness. It can taste very peppery. It's medicine, not candy. You do not want to drive or operate machinery if you are not used to nicotine. Read the warning information in the lozenge package first. Sales of nicotine gum and lozenges are restricted to adults age 18 and over.


What about E-Cigarettes or “vaping”?  These may help some people quit cigarette smoking. However, I have not used electronic cigarettes and I fear the smoke/vapor could keep me wanting to smoke cigarettes. Plus, vaping may not curb the munchies the way that lozenges and gum can. You probably won’t lose weight vaping and you could easily get hooked on smoking nicotine. A lozenge or gum may last much longer in your body and would help with weight loss better.

To Learn More about How I quit Cigarettes WITHOUT Gaining Weight see my page here. I used both patches and lozenges and could not have quit cigarettes without both aids. I smoked for over 40 years. The relapse rate for ex-smokers like me is over 80%. www.quitsmokingandloseweight.com

Could young people, under 18, use this method? Absolutely not! The brains and bodies of young people are still developing until their early 20s. Marijuana definitely effects short term memory. I began smoking pot when I was about 20 and I wish I had waited. It's likely that pot does impact motivation and impulse control. On the other hand, marijuana may actually be good for ADHD, which I have. My brain felt more "connected", the first time I got stoned. Alcohol often made me sad and aggressive, but pot made me feel better.


Where can I get more information about pot and weight loss?  THAT'S THE PROBLEM! There are few sources. I am thinking of opening a blog for people to share their experiences and ideas. Send me an email at losepoundswithpot@gmail.com and I will notify you if I start a blog.




How I Lost Pounds with Pot



Steve June 2014 Blood Test Look Great!

Eat almost anything in the Daytime

But, Don't snack

after dinner at all!

This is a 12-18 Hr fast

Scientists call it Intermittent Fasting


I Use Pot at Night &
Avoid the Munchies

With 2 mg. Nicotine Lozenges

 

I Do Not Drink Alcohol
After Using Marijuana

Nicotine Lozenges & Gum

Are Good Appetite Suppressants

Lozenges can last up to an hour

Plus, With one In My Mouth,
I Don't think about Snacks


Not eating after dinner
gives THC more time to work
It’s 12-18 hours before I eat

Cannabis will chew away on
Sugar and Fat All Night Long!





UPDATE! DEC 2014 NEW RESEARCH!!


I am very excited because I found more scientific backing for part of my diet method. Most dieters seem to know that IF you snack late at night you will gain weight, regardless of your caloric intake during the daytime. Starting in the summer of 2012 I cut out all nighttime snacks after dinner. I simply do not eat after dinner until the next morning's breakfast, often 12+ hours later. I used to eat a lot of ice cream late at night and I knew I had to quit this bad habit!

Scientists call this "Intermittent Fasting" - giving your body an 8-12 hr "fast" between dinner and breakfast. I've been doing this for almost 2 years and am now convinced that simply avoiding eating after dinner is a major factor in my weight loss. Here are several links about this simple, yet scientific way to lose weight and still eat the foods you love - in the daytime. You don't have to count calories, you simply don't snack after dinner.


This could make dieting MUCH easier! It is hard for many people to develop sufficient willpower to resist ALL between meal snacks. But, perhaps people could develop their willpower to resist the cravings for an regular 8-12 hour period only after dinner. We could teach people how to use their willpower for a short, defined period of time like twelve hours. This could be a major breakthrough in diet science that could help millions! When you eat is very important. Check out these links for the the latest research and also look for the book, the IF Diet published in Jan 2014 by Robert Skinner.


See News Release & Video from the Salk Institute
http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/videos/2014/12/time-restrictions-diet-helped-control-weight-mice

Intermittent Fasting Wikipedia Article
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_IF_Diet&oldid=636484142

Excellent Research Article on the Benefits of Fasting - Lots of Good Links Here
https://outwittrade.com/fasting-benefits



But What About WILLPOWER??

The best book I have read for understanding and developing your inner strength is WILLPOWER by Roy F. Baumeister and John Tierney published by Penguin.  They have done pioneering research on willpower and where it comes from (glucose!). They have developed new ways to help people resist temptation. I highly recommend this book.


As everyone knows, the "munchies" are powerful - strong urges to eat that are almost impossible to resist. That is because the pot is eating away at the sugar and fat in the blood. Our body demands to be fed - but IF we can resist that powerful temptation we can lose weight with marijuana. Research shows that long term pot smokers tend to be LESS obese than non pot smokers (see below) However, I admit that my willpower has it's limits and a quick lozenge works for me when I am too tired and frazzled to fight the munchies or crave a cigarette.

Willpower is vital - but I I could not have quit cigarette smoking and lost weight without the aid of Nicotine Lozenges. I lost over 50 pounds in under a year. I've kept it off for over a year and a half (April 2012 to Nov-2014). Nicotine lozenges not only keep me off cigarettes, they have also curbed my appetite while boosting my metabolism. Today, I can always grab a cherry or mint flavored lozenge if the cravings for food get too strong. One of my goals is to promote research on an appetite suppressing lozenge without nicotine.




I Beat the Munchies & Lost Weight
!
Steve at 240 in 2011  Steve in Feb 2014 - 175 lbs 
The key to my weight loss is in beating the after-effects of using pot, humorously known as “the munchies." Science needs to study “the munchies.” It’s not a laughing matter. That feeling of ravenous food cravings after getting "stoned" points to the action of marijuana eating the sugar and fat in the body.

New research studies find
that people who smoke marijuana tend to be less obese than those who don't. It seems like a contradiction, but if the munchies can be tamed, then weight loss can happen!  Using both nicotine patches and lozenges has prevented the metabolic crash that happens when cigarette smokers quit.

So how did I beat "the munchies"?  I was quitting cigarette smoking using 2 mg. nicotine lozenges!  Nicotine is known to be an appetite suppressant. Simply having a tasty lozenge in my mouth simply made me not want to eat anything!


Once inside my body, the THC and other ingredients in marijuana metabolize sugar and fat in my body. It's as simple as that – plus, I quit cigarettes after 42 years!!  But, we need an appetite suppressant other than nicotine. But, I have looked around and not found as anything reliable in a lozenge or gum form. What I've tried melts in the mouth too quickly, like cough drops. Nicotine lozenges last for an hour or more. Having a long lasting lozenge has been vital to beating the munchies and losing weight.

Nicotine Lozenges are made in 2mg and 4mg tablets. They dissolve slowly in your mouth and are great after meals and for quick cravings. They also make your breath smell nice and fresh with cool flavors like mint, cherry and orange. They taste much, better than the old gum. We need to develop lozenges without nicotine that will also suppress the appetite. The FDA loosened it's rules on NRTs in Sept 2013. You can read about it at this link: www.nicotineandweightloss.com 


I would be very interested in anything you might use to beat the munchies using pot causes. Marijuana eats blood sugar and body fat - IF given a chance. I simply quit eating after dinner, but did smoke pot in the evening. It's often 12 or more hours before breakfast and the THC is eating away at fat in my body the entire night. Cannabis is like a shark going after sugar and fat. It eats it away - that's what causes the "munchies".
Mint
                      and Cherry Flavored Lozenges


I did make several easy changes that had big results, like no snacking after dinner (the lozenges cured me of late night eating) and no longer eating ice cream at home. I used to keep a gallon of ice cream at home and eat it all in three days!  Now, I go to a drive through when I want an ice cream cone and I eat much less ice cream but still enjoy it. I still eat hamburgers, hot dogs, fried chicken and potato salad. But, I eat it earlier in the day, and I don't snack between meals thanks to the lozenges.


 I also weigh myself every morning and every two weeks at my doctor’s office. My weight can go up or down several pounds rapidly, so I will always have to watch the scales.  I seldom drink or use alcohol. I simply prefer pot. Plus, alcohol has sugar and that may interfere with pot's THC from eating blood sugar and fat.


One more thing, nicotine is a mild stimulant and while none of my medical tests show any increased levels it's possible that I have been able to speed up my metabolism in subtle and apparently safer ways than cigarette smoking. Pharmacological nicotine is far safer than tobacco nicotine (see FDA report, Sept '93).


 

We Need to Talk about Which is Worse for Us
Medical Nicotine OR Obesity & Diabetes?

Despite all the weight loss shows, diet gurus and gyms people are still gaining weight.
People lose weight and and then regain it back in a depressing cycle of dieting.

Medical nicotine seems little worse than approved methods
such as surgery - drugs - extreme diets & exercise & even corsets

One of my goals is to promote research on lozenges without nicotine.
Nicotine lozenges are not the ideal appetite suppressant - but they work.

Important NPR Report: How Nicotine Curbs Food Cravings

Learn about Nicorette & Weight Control When Quitting Smoking (or vaping)
 http://www.nicorette.co.uk/help-and-support/weight-control



Nicorette Lozenges, helped me so muchIF YOU DON'T SMOKE CIGARETTES BUT WANT TO TRY NICOTINE - Caution

If you are not a cigarette smoker, here are some ideas if you want to try nicotine for appetite control. First, speak to your own doctor - show her or him this webpage before starting medical nicotine. If you are already vaping, as many people are, be sure to tell your medical professionals. Nicotine replacement therapies may also help with addiction caused by vaping. Speak to your health care professionals before starting this plan.

Today's nicotine gum and lozenges are MUCH better tasting than a few years ago! I like the cherry, mint and cinnamon flavors. A full piec
e of gum or a lozenge can last up to an hour in your mouth. However, if the spicy taste of the gum/lozenge is distasteful to you try cutting a 2mg piece of the gum in half. A lozenge will crumble, if you cut it but a piece of gum cuts easily into two rough 1mg pieces. Simply lick it slowly until you get used to the tingle. Today's gum and lozenge taste MUCH better than those just a few years ago. Send me an email and let me know how this works for you.

While both gum and lozenges are made in 4 mg and 2 mg sizes a non-smoker should only try a 2 mg dose.
It may take a few tries before it starts to taste "good" to you. If you already use breath fresheners the taste may not be so strong. If it is too strong, the gum is easy to cut into half, which will be even less than 1 mg because of loss in breaking the gum into two. Simply use a knife or scissors to cut the gum into half. The lozenges break too much when you try to cut them.

Be sure to read the list of side effects before trying an NRT. Common side effects (which can go away with use) are nausea, headaches and dizziness. Always consult with your health care provider. According to the 2013 FDA report nicotine therapies "do not have significant potential for abuse or dependence".  Pharmacological nicotine is a much different chemical than what is in cigarettes from tobacco companies. But, it's still nicotine and can still make you dizzy! Do not try this while driving or operating machinery - and be sure to consult with your doctor!



How I Quit Cigarettes WITHOUT Gaining Weight
If you know someone who smokes please send them this link!

Many smokers don't quit because they fear they will weight - they no longer have to worry!!
This method is newly approved in Europe and now in the United States!

www.quitsmokingandloseweight.com

NOTE: smoking pot does NOT help you quit cigarettes! They are very different leaves and chemicals.
Most tobacco users smoke 20-30 cigarettes a day. Very few people can smoke 20-30 joints a day!
THC is great medicine, but it cannot cure tobacco addiction. Most smokers have tried it, including me.




I am unsure if others could get these same results without living in a state with medical marijuana laws.
I am fortunate to live in a medical marijuana state and my pot is of good quality.

I'm writing this page to hopefully hear from other people who have lost pounds with pot.
Please show this page to your health care providers.



Pot may have many health
              benefits

Pot may have many health
              benefits

Thank You for Reading this Site. Feel Free to email me with your comments.

I cannot give any sort of medical advice, but I enjoy reading other people's stories.

Email: losepoundswithpot@gmail.com         www.losepoundswithpot.com


* This webpage is not a substitute for appropriate medical care. My hope is to inspire research in cannabis for weight loss.