Hit a heavy dose of the munchies last night pizza and chocolate. My insides are feeling it today.
Definitely the biggest drawback with weed for me.
Also hydrate!Increase your fiber as you increase your consumption i.e. munchies. Obviously sugar is going to work against this but keep your head up, there are a lot of tasty things out there such as delicious succulent prime meats seared on onion battered skillets.
There are always dope options.
I get hit at 5-10 minutes in. It took me a year of dosing everyday to get it to hit me that quick. I used to be one of those people who complained about it taking hours to kick in. There's no magic ingredient, just experience.20min ago,

I go through 1kg of popcorn kernels in 8 days. I eat a lot of popcorn (a dialysis friendly food) that I can mindlessly eat) drenched in butter. Cholesterol ain't a problem yet.Increase your fiber as you increase your consumption i.e. munchies. Obviously sugar is going to work against this but keep your head up, there are a lot of tasty things out there such as delicious succulent prime meats seared on onion battered skillets.
There are always dope options.
I love being able to mindlessly eat fatty foods. I miss being able to do that with all foods. The older I get the more time I spend looking at the ingredients to see if they contradict any of my conditions.I go through 1kg of popcorn kernels in 8 days. I eat a lot of popcorn (a dialysis friendly food) that I can mindlessly eat) drenched in butter. Cholesterol ain't a problem yet.
Tom
But yeah, peanuts in shell, dry roasted or PB&J sandwiches. But the chocolate bars and sour patch kids magically disappear too.
I love being able to mindlessly eat fatty foods. I miss being able to do that with all foods. The older I get the more time I spend looking at the ingredients to see if they contradict any of my conditions.
My weaknesses are peanut M&Ms and reese's pieces.
My downfall was potato chips (the salt > high blood pressure). Now I’m not supposed to eat them b/c of the potassium. Tortilla/Taco chips are ok cause they’re made of corn (little potassium). But the dips, melted cheese or refried beans are fair game for me. Chocolate’s ok but I don’t really like it. Same thing with most sweets.
I basically have to watch out for potassium and phosphorus. So, no soda pops with Phosphoric Acid. Oddly enough, Citric Acid is okay so I guzzle Red Bull a lot. And a lot of unusual ethnic snacks like dried, flavored seaweed and Indian Bhujia (little fritters made of chickpea flour, deep fried and heavily spiced).
Sigh
Tom
Potassium is in a lot of things, that must be difficult to manage.My downfall was potato chips (the salt > high blood pressure). Now I’m not supposed to eat them b/c of the potassium. Tortilla/Taco chips are ok cause they’re made of corn (little potassium). But the dips, melted cheese or refried beans are fair game for me. Chocolate’s ok but I don’t really like it. Same thing with most sweets.
I basically have to watch out for potassium and phosphorus. So, no soda pops with Phosphoric Acid. Oddly enough, Citric Acid is okay so I guzzle Red Bull a lot. And a lot of unusual ethnic snacks like dried, flavored seaweed and Indian Bhujia (little fritters made of chickpea flour, deep fried and heavily spiced).
Sigh
Tom
Doritos are ‘sort of‘ ok. they are made of corn, so that’s good - but the salt is ~2000mg Sodium for a whole bag, which would be okay if that was the only thing I ate in a whole day. Add in dips, refried beans or cheese sauce and it starts to become questionable. I can compensate to an extent by eating very low sodium the day before and after I ‘sodium binge’. Also if I restrict fluid intake (think of salt as a water magnet) that helps. Since my fluid intake is geared towards caffeine (Red Bull, coffee or tea) I be okay with that.Alright, so....
so what's the verdict on Doritos?
And jesus christ those are a lot of considerations. I remember talking with you about medical shit in the past but hollllllllly shit, I never realized how much potential food was being stolen from you.![]()
I was given target limits of 2000mg per day for potassium, sodium and phosphorus. That’s only 3 components I have to balance/manage. Until I quit work and went on medical disanility I was involved in diet preparation in Animal Science; I didn’t formulate the diets but sorta learned along the way. Those were typically 10-20 ingredient diets. I just mentally add up those 3 ingredients as the day goes along and try to stick to 2000/day for all.Potassium is in a lot of things, that must be difficult to manage.
Both my partner and I have to watch our salt intake. It's a struggle for sure.
Doritos are ‘sort of‘ ok. they are made of corn, so that’s good - but the salt is ~2000mg Sodium for a whole bag, which would be okay if that was the only thing I ate in a whole day. Add in dips, refried beans or cheese sauce and it starts to become questionable. I can compensate to an extent by eating very low sodium the day before and after I ‘sodium binge’. Also if I restrict fluid intake (think of salt as a water magnet) that helps. Since my fluid intake is geared towards caffeine (Red Bull, coffee or tea) I be okay with that.
Potassium high foods (potato, banana and tomatoes) cause a problem; so tomatoe salsa gets replaced by tomatillo salsa. red pasta sauce gets replaced by whote sauces or pesto sauces. Pizza is a rarity, sadly.
Phosphorus has to be watched. I don’t understand the chemistry behind it but an overload of Phosphorus can cause Calcium to be leeched from my bones (think old lady type osteoporosis) and since I’m always stumbling about when on edibles I‘m careful with this as well. This one isn’t too much of a problem; ditching the Coke and switching to Red Bull and not eating 4 helpings of Chili when I cook that.
I’m supposed to watch the coffee, buttttttt…..just started dialysis about 30 minutes ago and one nurse brought me an extra large coffee. So I waited to start drinking it until after my blood was drawn.
Yeah it’s work, but I figure I was tailor made for this with a biochem degree. And I consume poundloads of candy b/c I’m not diabetic.
Tom
Any of y'all peep this shit online? Can't get it out of my head, man: