Spoiler alert- keep it hydrated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

when you know what you're doing. 🙃

 

 

So this week, let's start with the munchies. Because there are very few nutritionists talking about it. 

 

 

I have included resources for educators, like Mary Pryor of Tonic CBD, who are doing the absolute most to protect marijuana for medicinal AND recreational, while putting the fiscal benefits into the hands of the people who've invested in the political rights, care of, and education on weed long before it was profitable. 

 

 

Once discovering the medical properties of, and profitable benefits of, petroleum-based products, Western medicine was created with clear terms of his financial backing: teach my curriculum (now known as med-school), promote and sell petroleum-based products only (to his benefit), and declare all plant medicinals to be ‘alternatives' (to increase petroleum-based-product use to his benefit.) 

 

The power John Rockefeller had to do so stripped the integrity from centries-old herbal-practices in light of a new and more profitable alternative. Both petroleum-based products and herbal-remedies have proven benefits when used as advised. Accompanied with racist, stereotyped views of Black, brown, native, and indigenous folks' use of the plant, we have the convoluted pool of perceptions and stigmas of current-day marijuana use, rights, and legalization. 

 

 

 

 

 

Smoking, specifically, dries your skin out and is shown through research to be a light diuretic- so while it's not dehydrating, you will be best-served sipping on water to quench more than cotton-mouth alone. 

 

And while skin-care is important, because the HEALTH of your skin has an impact on your body given that it's your largest organ, we're here to talk about the munchies…. so 2 things: 

 

So check your reasons first, please and thank you, but drink a lot of water nonetheless. 

 

You do NOT need to drink 1 gallon of water a day. That number is not of research and is often used as a ‘losing weight’ tip by the poorly-regulated wellness industry. While 1 gallon isn't going to kill you, peeing that often is overkill for how little more it's doing for you. AND hydration is not just a water thing…

 

 

 

 

 

 

Smoking is one thing- but EDIBLES. You better get right with Jesus beforehand. And by get right with Jesus, I mean feed your damn body. 

 

If you struggle with munchies, I'm going to assume 1 of 3 things off the bat: 

 

 

Regardless of reason, our approach remains the same as usual: 

 

•Be aware of your food intake, making sure you're eating WHOLE ASS MEALS regularly- multiple a day. Not 1 or 2… more like 3 minimum, maybe more depending on your appetite and hunger, and meeting the requirements of macro-nutrients AND micro-nutrients: protein, veggie, carb, fat, and water each meal. 

 

•While I said eat BEFORE partaking, IF you struggle with the munchies, you can also eat during if you care to get chef-like while high. *But let me state the obvious- don't do anything dangerous or dumb while in the kitchen high- cook responsibly and keep it simple while under the influence. 

 

 

 

 

 

Don't roll your eyes at me. 

 

Again, I'm the party-people's nutritionist, so while that not be the advice you were LOOKING for, it's advice you NEED, and is based on a loooooot of experience working with clients who use. 

 

Just to give an idea, out of 1000s of clients, I've had a whopping three people who didn't partake. My advice has helped a lot of people- not including the people I give free advice to on the reg…

 

So LISTEN, LINDA. 

 

 

If you struggle with food in your day-to-day life, you'll struggle even more under the influence. Why? 

Because what you TEACH yourself to be comfortable with is what your brain will DEFAULT to. 

cracks knuckles 

 

👉You see food as good vs. bad in daily life, therefore you avoid high-sugar, heavily-processed foods in your day-to-day food routines. (ie. chips, candy, bread, sweet treats, pasta) 

 

👉You make rigurous and structured exceptions for eating these foods in designated environments- holidays, birthdays, weekends, general celebrations- and tell yourself that somehow helps you from overeating them… (and I hope most of you are starting to know better than this week after week…) 

 

👉But old habits die hard, so when these restricted-behaviors go unchecked, alas, you smoke, have an edible, or even a few shots at a party, and what happens? 

 

👉You overdo it. You eat the whole pizza, you smoke, eat, or drink WAY more than you would have liked to, or you're in the drive-thru stress-eating all 50-McNuggets worth of unresolved problems that weren't dealt with accordingly throughout the week.

 

👉Which, from my view, is whatever- not the end of the world every once in a while, but you not knowing better, are likely to have a hard time stopping the spiral you KNOW is coming. And you try to slow it down by saying “calories don't count during the holidays” “I'm going to indulge” ….“treating myself!” as a way to convince yourself ‘it’s fine.' 

 

👉But on the low, you know that inner-dialogue is winding up to pitch you a shame-filled, fast-ball THE MOMENT you wake up in the morning…. 

 

If you haven't noticed, I speak from personal experience TOO, my dudes!  

 

So if this is how you're experiencing nutrition on the REGULAR, or are used to experiencing nutrition- and haven't found new systems and routines for redirecting your inner dialogue or nutrition behaviors yet- then I'm going to make an even bigger assumption here: 

 

 

Food is NOT good or bad. 

Food is NOT just fuel. 

 

 It IS nutrient-dense and/or energy-dense. 

It IS fuel…AND it is social, emotional, and cultural. 

 

 BOTH serve NEEDED, significant roles in your WEEKLY nutrition practices, if not DAILY for most people. 

 

And when you restrict it regularly, you will go HAM on it when given the chance. So stop shaming yourself for snacking- snack MORE, even! 

 

 

But that's a lot to expect someone to learn, understand, adopt, then assimilate into daily life, successfully navigating obstacles, questions, and all. 

 

So I leave you with a couple of next steps: 

 

 

 

So as always- if you have any questions about learning more, how to implement, or are in need of additional resources, you're welcome to drop into my inbox!! Hit reply and let me know what YOU need so I can get EVERYONE the information they need- b/c you're NOT the only person experiencing or needing guidance on these things! 

 

 

 

•If coaching is a good fit, we'll get you started. 

•If not, we'll get you turned around in the RIGHT direction!

 

The Golden Ticket has been found!