Many people vow to lose weight as their new year's resolution. I need to do that, too, and to help achieve that goal I intend to smoke less pot.
 
I've been a pot smoker for literally half a century. I don't drink alcohol or take any other recreational drugs. But after my wife died I became dependent on marijuana to combat insomnia. Without it, it was impossible to sleep through the night.
 
If you don't think pot has negative side-effects, that's just wishful thinking. You don't just get the munchies immediately after smoking, you maintain an elevated appetite for a day or two afterward. I gained 40 pounds in 2 years. I don't blame that entirely on pot - depression was a major factor - but it sure didn't help. It also affects, er, what was that again...memory!
 
The past week's abstinence has thrown my sleep patterns off a little, but I'm hoping to stabilize that by practicing consistent meal and bed times. The other downside is when listening to music I am too critical, constantly hitting the Next button in search of something more satisfying. Listening to my own stuff is irritating. This too, will pass, I hope.
 

good luck to you, Dave!  quitting anything habitual is not easy.  hoping you have a successful resolution and are able to get the rest you need!

I like not have it in the house 100% of the time. So when it runs out, I haven't sought out fresh batch before hand. Sometimes a fail at this, maybe because I've been at the guys house for other reasons, or because I am particularly enjoying it, or there happens to be a break in work.  I don't like it when it's not available but I'd really like some. After Christmas the guy went away, so I've been without, and I'm not particularly bothered at the moment. I think he's been back a while now too.
 
I used to blame me procrastinating too much on pot, but these breaks just prove to myself it's not the pot, it's me. I procrastinate too much. I do find after a break I really enjoy practicing instruments, but after a while it just becomes the same as a before. And a where I was getting in the 'zone' it then sometimes hinders.
 
I didn't have a Christmas in 2015, I was stuck on a Visa run in Phnom Penh. This year I made up for it and drank too much. I wasn't sick or anything, but Boxing day it didn't appeal at all. Beer is cheap here, and I don't have a sweet tooth. beer drinking has steadily become way to common, too daily at times. But since Christmas I've gad nothing, not even for NYE. 
 
So no pot, no alcohol for 2 weeks, and still I haven't written the second half semester test that were due before Christmas. Still I procrastinate. Nothing to blame but myself.
 
  

It's hard to shake off a psychological dependence on pot because it's almost like your whole emotional currency is invested in it. Eating, sleeping, listening to music, reading, just being interested in anything - when you smoke pot regularly it's easy to feel like none of these things would be as good without it. 
 
I quit being a daily pot smoker some years ago and what got me through it was the same thing that got me through giving up cigarettes 20 years ago - focusing on the novelty aspect. When you concentrate on the fact that you've made a major life change and that your existence is going to be different from now on, it's a huge motivator. You have to keep your brain interested. As soon as the novelty of not doing it wears off, that's when you're tempted to think screw it, what's the big deal anyway. You're selling your mind the concept that life is better without the drug, and you'll lose that sale unless you keep on top of your marketing campaign. 
 
Maybe twice a year I will acquire a little pot for one reason or another and I'll go through this same thing in miniature. Just having a wee toke every night for a week is enough to start bringing that psychological dependence back - when the pot's almost gone there is that depressing feeling that the good times are almost over, that it's back to the potless grind, and wondering how I managed to be happy without it. Even after a week. Yet when it's gone, it's amazing how quickly your mind just adapts to the "other" state of not needing it to be happy. Which after all, is your natural state. 
 
Cutting down is a lot less drastic than giving up entirely however. Back when I was a daily smoker (wake 'n' bake) I decided to cut down and started denying myself a smoke until after 6pm. I found this quite easy to do, appreciated how much better my mind worked during the day and enjoyed my evening toke way more than when I would smoke all day. You need that contrast to really enjoy stuff. Being stoned all the time, you're never really "stoned." Having the occasional toke is far more enjoyable - you appreciate it more and it has a much stronger effect. 
 
I find that learning to sleep without it is probably the hardest part. You have to take steps to relax at night - avoiding bright screens is important (install f.lux), replace any "full spectrum" light bulbs with soft yellow light, drink some kind of sleep inducing tea (lavender, chamomile etc) and take a melatonin pill.  

My New years Resolution is to eat more and do my physical exercise. I had to have a medical for the work permit, and they weighed me, which was disappointing. I've lost about a kilo a year since moving to Vietnam. It's hard to work out in the summer heat, and it kills your appetite too. Also working with kids leaves me physically tired at the end of the day, so it takes more dedication to be in the routine of exercising.

Kamikaze
........I've lost about a kilo a year since moving to Vietnam.

You're talking about (body) weight roooooight? 

My New years Resolution is to find a way to get to Colorado for "The Brownie". Where I'm at the people I would get it from is just as likely to shoot you in the head as sell you pot not to mention the other stuff they push. The only alternative is Colorado if I want to revisit my youth. 
I don't smoke or drink cept the occasional beer with pizza 
 
 
 

bayoubill
My New years Resolution is to find a way to get to Colorado for "The Brownie". Where I'm at the people I would get it from is just as likely to shoot you in the head as sell you pot not to mention the other stuff they push. The only alternative is Colorado if I want to revisit my youth. 
I don't smoke or drink cept the occasional beer incessant becan with pizza 
 
 
 

fixed.

I heard taking up crochet helps.  good luck!

I DON'T HAVE A BECAN PROBLEM!!!! I can quit anytime I want
 
It relaxes me. I can skip a day if I want. I don't spend that much money on it . I just like having it around when if I might want some. I just like it that's all. Is that so wrong? STOP LOOKING AT ME!!!!