If you know you have to pass a drug test soon, don’t just sit there and worry about it.  Get up off of the couch and do something about it. Be proactive. Get up on the treadmill or exercise bike or go for a brisk walk or run.

When you smoke marijuana your body processes it and releases what is referred to as a metabolite into your blood.  These THC metabolites then attach themselves to your fat cells where they stay until your body burns the fat cell and then releases the metabolite into your urine.  When you submit your urine sample for a drug test they are checking for the THC metabolites in your urine, not for THC itself.  By exercising, you are speeding up your metabolism and therefore you are burning more fat cells.  The more fat cells you burn the quicker your body will be ridding itself of the THC metabolites enabling you to pass a drug test more easily.

By watching your diet and increasing your physical activity you can increase your metabolism and hasten the THC removal from your system.  You may remove many of the THC metabolites quickly but it still may take some time. Drinking lots of water will do little to hasten the removal of THC from your system without exercise.  Since the THC metabolites are stored in your fat cells and fat cells are not water soluble this will not help a great deal.

Detection time for the THC metabolites may vary depending upon your body weight, how long you have been smoking and even the quality of the marijuana.  You will want to abstain from exercise on the day you are to be tested because you don’t want to release too many metabolites into your urine sample right before you give your sample.  Also, you don’t want to provide the first urine of the day for your sample because this will contain a higher amount of metabolites than you will have after a few urinations.

You may want to purchase some home test strips to determine the length of time it takes your body to process out the THC.  If you haven’t cleaned out the metabolites in time for your test then you may want to explore the use of a detox drink or detox capsules or look to find a permanent cleanser to rid your system of the THC metabolites. So by eating fewer calories than your body burns you can enable your system to burn more fat cells and get rid of the THC metabolites more rapidly than by just sitting on the couch and doing nothing about it.