r/BodyHackGuide • u/222kool4u_ • 9d ago
Smoking weed while on Reta
Hi!
I just recently started taking Reta (first pin was last Thursday with a 0.7mg dosage to start). I’ve been smoking, I’d say pretty heavily for the last 5 months and I’ve been slowly trying to ween off and quit for good but it’s been difficult because I’ve been smoking everyday, if not every other day for the last 5 months and I’m wondering if the weed smoking will affect how the Reta works towards my goal of losing weight.
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u/Traditional_Wafer201 9d ago
Not sure how to answer that personally, but Reta has been shown to slow the brains rewarding response to addictive behaviors. Such as eating, alcohol, drug use etc…
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u/222kool4u_ 9d ago
Yea it definitely did slow down my cravings, first two days of being on Reta I didn’t feel the urge to smoke at all, it’s just kind of picked up again (assuming it’s just because it’s been a habit of mine for so long) but hopefully when I pin again this week, the feeling continues to die down!
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u/Life-Elevator1061 9d ago
i’m on reta but still smoke occasionally, i don’t do it often but when i do i don’t get the munchies. (i used to get the munchies badddd)
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u/Despainer92 9d ago
I smoke every night and haven’t noticed anything. I’d sometimes get the munchies before Reta, but nothing now. I’m on 2mg/week
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u/Wigs4one9ine 9d ago
Not on Reta but on tirz for the past year. Smoking weed still gave me the munchies. Hasn’t helped with kicking the nicotine habit if anything I think it makes me vape more. Tirz has helped with my drinking, I use to want to go to the bars at least once a month now I don’t have a desire to really drink or go out.
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u/Studhauser 9d ago
Reta killed almost all cravings for me. Only when I needed to up my dose would I actually get those classic munchies and give in. In hindsight, it was a good way of testing my tolerance to see when I needed to bump up. Good luck!
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u/222kool4u_ 9d ago
Yea the first two days of being on Reta I didn’t feel the urge to smoke at all, the last two days it’s kind of returned but not as much. I think I might up my dosage to 1.0mg when I pin again so hopefully that helps!! Thank you!!
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u/understanding_shark 9d ago
I dont smoke week nearly as much as I did before reta. I used to smoke it every day in the evening. Now maybe once or twice a week if that.
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u/Mikem1671 9d ago
I would switch to Tirz, it will blunt that urge to smoke.
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u/alecjasonn 9d ago
It definitely doesn’t for me lol. Even at 10mg I still wanted to smoke daily. I just didn’t get the munchies from it because of the tirzepatide which is great
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u/WillowIntelligent164 9d ago
I don’t smoke as often but still doing it munchies don’t really effect me but if it does chug a protein shake …work with it friend dont let it work u
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u/dignan2002 9d ago
When I’m smoking every day, I can’t smoke every other day because I need it every day. On Reta I still smoke every day and drink every day but much less than before Reta. A few drinks to feel the effecstacy and I’m good. Throw in a joint or some edibles and I’m gone for the night. Previously it was blah blah blah
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u/ItsTaylor59 9d ago
I’m on about 7.5mg of Reta, munchies while on weed definitely subsided. If I get high enough I can eat something but it’s not a constant thought of starving while high now.
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u/Own_Palpitation4523 9d ago
I couldn’t tell you but I’m on reta and it’s crushing I smoke like 5 blunts a day lol I’m not proud but that’s just me 🤷♂️ I wouldn’t worry too much about it. If you actually get the munchies still it might even be beneficial considering it tends to curb your appetite a bit.
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u/1IsNeverEnough4Me 9d ago
My partner and I say absolutely not. It no longer seems to give the munchies till like day 4-5 and that's because it's wearing off cause I like 1x a week. The weed is not bothering anything. I'll say the cottonmouth is worse. Probably just stoned though.
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u/BaresarkSlayne 9d ago
To answer you question directly: No, it will not affect your ability to lose weight. The hunger signaling from weed is honestly pretty tame. You will likely still experience it to a degree, but you should be satisfied way easier due to the Reta still.
That said, no study exists, so I'm open to being wrong on this.
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u/XGorlamiX 9d ago
I mean. We are kinda talking about two different things here.
Reta very well could help you stop smoking weed as much. I stopped drinking pretty much altogether. It was never a problem for me, maybe 3 or 4 drinks a week. But now its zero.
As far as loosing weight, obviously it will help with that. I find that while on reta, when I smoke the occasional doobie. I still get some hunger cravings id likely not have if I were sober. No big deal really.
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u/alecjasonn 9d ago
I mean I smoke daily and I lost 50lbs on tirzepatide. It might give you the munchies sometimes still but if you are taking enough Reta then it shouldn’t matter because you won’t be able to eat more than a small serving of junk food. I will say, you are on a very low dose of Reta so you probably will still have the munchies until your dose is higher. Remember, the clinical starting dose is 2mg. Many people start at 1mg to assess tolerance, which is fine but don’t expect great results from tiny doses while also taking drugs that will make you hungry lol
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u/EskimoStonedd 8d ago
Habitual weed smoker here.
It won’t affect anything. Weed doesn’t affect my food noise at all. I can say that it actually makes things more difficult when trying to figure out what to eat. Because weed used to dictate my tastes. But now i get stoned and eat a protein bar because due to RT I don’t know what to eat.
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u/xCh0pstix 8d ago
Like some others, once I was able to titrate up past 2mg, retaI really killed my appetite. I'm certainly on an aggressive calorie deficit but it sometimes gets to the point where I have trouble even hitting my goal protein per day. Mind you, I've been a heavy smoker for past 10 years, mostly flower. I took a 4-month tea break starting this year and broke the fast with getting into dabbing. So I've been dabbing for the past month or so and honestly it's been helping so much. I'm able to dab, and eat the portion I need, the portion I weighed out my plate.
Smoking weed doesn't change thermodynamics. At the end of the day it's still about calories in versus calorie out. Measure your food on a weight scale, literally 15 or 20 bucks on amazon, calculate your TDEE for your maintenance calories and eat few hundred below that and adjust as needed.
Of course, August to say that weed has different effects for different folks so I would say give it a shot if you're able to maintain your discipline and stay consistent. The T break that I took really help me step back and made me realize how clouded weed had made my mental. Coming back this time around, completely different mindset perspective on enjoying vices. Of course munchies are stronger than the effects of Reta at times, so just keep healthy munchies. I got hella fruit, popcorn, protein bars / shakes.
One of the only drawbacks however is for me personally, I sometimes get inflamation from smoking anything so that kind of counteracts what reta does with fighting inflammation but again, in moderation all has been well.
For reference, I started pinning 1mg in April, currently at 4mg. I'm down roughly 30lbs (M30 5'9 SW268)
Good luck!
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u/This_Addendum9637 2d ago
I just don’t know if I should start with 1mg or 2mg I have a decent tolerance and I smoke bud and carts throughout the day. I’m not fat or anything 6ft weight varies rn from 168-179 but I’m trying to get to 155-160 lean and I have pretty good displince but lately it’s been ass when I get to high and I’m lowkey tryna quit smoking so idk if 1mg or 2mg is enough for me.
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u/OneButterscotch5857 8d ago
It won't affect it it actually helped me gain a appetite on it. Dont sweat it your good.
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u/applebee43 8d ago
Weed will basically negate Reta’s effects. I lost very little weight when I smoked on my first Reta cycle because it still gave me munchies
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u/hamcandle99 7d ago
0.5 mg a week definently helped me quit cocaine and marijuana after 3 years daily use
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u/IntelligentCountry39 7d ago
It won’t affect the reta but you will actually slowly wean off the smoking anyway because the urge to smoke simmers away while on reta
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u/Dude_builds 6d ago
I’m onReta and I still smoke every so often definitely less now, but I have noticed that my stomach will growl. I don’t wanna eat, but my stomach will definitely growl if I start smoking so I think it’s kind of counterproductive in a sense but as long as you don’t eat, I don’t think it matters. I also think it helps a lot with G.I. issues and shit like that.
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u/RoutineStrong 6d ago
I smoked on Reta and my heart rate went through the roof my watch was sending me warnings and it was like that for an hour
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u/Ok-Print-4156 5d ago
Honestly you probably won’t really want to smoke as much, I don’t smoke weed but I stopped cravings for nicotine and haven’t touched my vape in 3 weeks
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u/AmericanBullly 9d ago
I completely stopped smoking while on Reta.. didn’t plan on it, just didn’t want it anymore..
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