Howdy all! I'm a 24 year old male who recently quit the trees after smoking for almost eight years. I was a daily smoker for the last 6 of those eight years, and four years ago started consuming LSD and Psilocybin mushrooms several times a month.
As of right now I haven't smoked in a week, and being normally ultra skinny combined with the appetite loss I'm down to 103 lbs. right now......and I'm 5'10". Needless to say this is now my only problem in life, as I don't really think it's even possible for me to gain weight. I haven't gone under 100 or over 110 since I was in 8th grade.
This is pretty f'cked up, no? Saw a doctor last month and he didn't say anything about it, since he knows my history. However, the only thing I really want now that I am done smoking is a girlfriend, which I haven't had in over three years. I'm really lonely and I know that weighing as little as I do I'm completely SOL on the dept. Oh well..........
Anyone else have this happen to them? I'm pretty sure it was all the smoking/LSD, combined with not eating too much, not eating the right things, and not enough exercise.
As of right now I haven't smoked in a week, and being normally ultra skinny combined with the appetite loss I'm down to 103 lbs. right now......and I'm 5'10". Needless to say this is now my only problem in life, as I don't really think it's even possible for me to gain weight. I haven't gone under 100 or over 110 since I was in 8th grade.
This is pretty f'cked up, no? Saw a doctor last month and he didn't say anything about it, since he knows my history. However, the only thing I really want now that I am done smoking is a girlfriend, which I haven't had in over three years. I'm really lonely and I know that weighing as little as I do I'm completely SOL on the dept. Oh well..........
Anyone else have this happen to them? I'm pretty sure it was all the smoking/LSD, combined with not eating too much, not eating the right things, and not enough exercise.
I don't have the same problem that you do, but it might not be the weed/psychedelics. If you've been underweight all your life, genetics probably has a bigger factor. The factors you can control are your diet, exercise, sleep level, any other medications, and lifestyle.
Make sure you eat good foods, mostly plant based foods with lots of nutrients. There are tons of diet foods/fads out there, and typically anything that sounds crazy, probably is. The cookie diet! The peanut diet! Probably nuts. Eat a balanced diet, you most likely know what is healthy and what is not. Make sure you drink plenty of water, I know that it's difficult but you have to train yourself. Start by drinking a liter of water a day at least, and then graduate to two liters and more when you start exercising.
Which brings me to exercise. Your body type is most definitely ectomorphic, meaning that along with being skinny, your muscle fibers are innately wired for long-term endurance workouts like running, cycling, cross country skiing, rowing, etc. Weight and power training will help you, but you're definitely not going to add slabs of muscle to a body that small in any short amount of time. Join a gym or workout on your own, but get into the habit of being very physically active.
Sleep 7-10 hours a day if you can. Try to quit any stimulant use such as caffeine first before resorting to sleep aids, because they can quickly become addicting. The best way to get on schedule is to wake up at the same time every morning, and go to bed when you're tired. There's no use going to bed if you can't sleep, but if you wake up at the exact same time every day, you'll get your body's circadian rhythms working much more efficiently, balancing your hormones and reducing stress.
All this requires time, some money, and effort. Perfect for getting off weed! Quitting something in a vacuum, like trying to stop smoking while maintaining every other habit you have, is very hard. Lifestyles can have inertia just as easily as an object can. To free yourself from weed and other harmful substances, replace their use with a different activity. Whenever I'd watch the sunrise, I'd have a cigarette. Now whenever I do it, I run up a hill to get a better view and a little exercise. Substitutions like that can work wonders for changing your life, especially if you substitute weed use with something different, but still pleasurable (if you substitute pot for working overtime, you aren't going to last very long, but if you substitute it with shopping/cooking good food, that's great if you're a good cook, or mountain biking if you like that too).
These changes will not only help you stay off weed, but also gain some of your weight back. You don't want to put unnecessary fat back, do you? You can put some muscle on that frame in no time! Keep fighting the good fight, and always love yourself and those around you.
-Luke
Make sure you eat good foods, mostly plant based foods with lots of nutrients. There are tons of diet foods/fads out there, and typically anything that sounds crazy, probably is. The cookie diet! The peanut diet! Probably nuts. Eat a balanced diet, you most likely know what is healthy and what is not. Make sure you drink plenty of water, I know that it's difficult but you have to train yourself. Start by drinking a liter of water a day at least, and then graduate to two liters and more when you start exercising.
Which brings me to exercise. Your body type is most definitely ectomorphic, meaning that along with being skinny, your muscle fibers are innately wired for long-term endurance workouts like running, cycling, cross country skiing, rowing, etc. Weight and power training will help you, but you're definitely not going to add slabs of muscle to a body that small in any short amount of time. Join a gym or workout on your own, but get into the habit of being very physically active.
Sleep 7-10 hours a day if you can. Try to quit any stimulant use such as caffeine first before resorting to sleep aids, because they can quickly become addicting. The best way to get on schedule is to wake up at the same time every morning, and go to bed when you're tired. There's no use going to bed if you can't sleep, but if you wake up at the exact same time every day, you'll get your body's circadian rhythms working much more efficiently, balancing your hormones and reducing stress.
All this requires time, some money, and effort. Perfect for getting off weed! Quitting something in a vacuum, like trying to stop smoking while maintaining every other habit you have, is very hard. Lifestyles can have inertia just as easily as an object can. To free yourself from weed and other harmful substances, replace their use with a different activity. Whenever I'd watch the sunrise, I'd have a cigarette. Now whenever I do it, I run up a hill to get a better view and a little exercise. Substitutions like that can work wonders for changing your life, especially if you substitute weed use with something different, but still pleasurable (if you substitute pot for working overtime, you aren't going to last very long, but if you substitute it with shopping/cooking good food, that's great if you're a good cook, or mountain biking if you like that too).
These changes will not only help you stay off weed, but also gain some of your weight back. You don't want to put unnecessary fat back, do you? You can put some muscle on that frame in no time! Keep fighting the good fight, and always love yourself and those around you.
-Luke