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So at the end of January I'm almost certainly going to start some kind of probation, probably for a year or a little less. I got caught with some weed and a couple of opiates; long story short, what could have been a couple felonies are probably going to be several misdemeanors.

I'm getting a pretty good deal for several reasons, but for the purpose of my question what this means is that there's a high probability I'll be randomly or regularly drug tested throughout my probation.

My drug history: Over the past few years I've been a fairly regular smoker. For 3 years and up until 6 months ago I smoked marijuana daily (probably 3-4 bowls a day), and since then I've smoked significantly less (2-3 bowls a week). I stopped smoking altogether about 6 weeks ago. I'm fairly confident that I'm going to pass my test at the end of the month (assuming I get one at the beginning of my probation), but will probably buy a home testing kit in a week or so to make sure. I'm planning on not smoking at all until my time's up.

What concerns me greatly right now, is the possibility of THC released from fat cells. I'm 6'4" and weigh about 280 pounds at present. I put on 100 pounds about 2 years ago following a car accident, and due to chronic back pain have not been able to lose it yet. However, starting at about the same time as my probation I'll be starting physical therapy, and would also like to join the gym to get back in shape.

I've searched and found some discussion about how exercising affects metabolism and drug tests, but most questions seem concerned with passing tests after having very recently stopped smoking.

My question is, how worried should I be over the next year? Will more or less constant exercise put me in any danger of failing a test sometime this year? Do I have "reserves" of THC stored in my fat that could put me over the testing threshold as I burn that fat off?

Any insight or advice about this would be greatly appreciated. I hate the thought of keeping this weight on any longer, but violating probation could land me in jail for a year or more.

Thanks so much!

-Josh