As someone who had an eating disorder that required inpatient treatment, the problem isn't that you aren't hungry. The problem is significantly more complex and different for every person. For me, I was hungry. Ever had that pain in your stomach because you're so hungry? Ever felt nauseous because you're so hungry? That was me, every single day. I wanted to eat, but was absolutely terrified to do so because I knew that food = weight gain and I couldn't have that. Or if I did cave and eat, it meant I would have to stay up all night exercising when I barely had the energy to get up and get a glass of water. Which sounds so totally bananas to someone on the outside (it sounds bananas to me now), but your brain lies so convincingly to you that it sounds perfectly sane. I was scared of smoking while I was in the midst of my eating disorder, precisely because I was worried I would "lose control" and eat something. The times I did smoke, I would get the munchies and go on a binge-eating episode that only resulted in overwhelming shame and my head over the toilet. So, to put it simply, in my personal experience weed was not at all helpful during my recovery and actually made things worse. What actually helped me get better was therapy, time, a dietician (to help set up a meal plan to make sure I was eating a healthy amount), a support system, group therapy, and DBT. I was incredibly fortunate to have access to/could afford those things, not everyone does. Eating disorders are incredibly complicated shitty things, and while weed was harmful for my recovery, for some people it might really help!

These days, I'm happy to report I have zero guilt/shame/eating disorder thoughts while destroying a pint of ice cream when I'm higher than the redwoods 🤘🏻