• stinerman
    link
    fedilink
    English
    313 minutes ago

    Happened today for the first time in a while. I was too busy with other stuff and then realized around 6pm that I was really hungry and oh I hadn’t ate yet today.

  • @[email protected]
    link
    fedilink
    English
    93 hours ago

    Yeah so my kid does this.

    He ate a full ass portion of sweet and sour chicken rice and vegetables. And a brownie. And a cheesey roll up. And drank all the chocolate milk we had.

    The kid is as thin as I was at his age, the biggest difference is that he has two parents that also both have ADHD so they get it, and also get that getting that food eaten is what’s most important.

  • @ikidd
    link
    English
    63 hours ago

    OMAD is a common fasting method by more than just ADHD people.

    • Selyle
      link
      fedilink
      English
      93 hours ago

      True… but it’s not really intentional or desired for some of us. Like, I WANT to put on weight (especially fat), but unless I set timers or am incredibly conscious that I need to eat, time just zips by, and I end up eating as described in the post. When I super focus on it (meal prep, shakes, etc), it starts to become a major point of anxiety in my life, and my relationship with food starts to get kind of toxic. I’m alive, healthy, and all that, but this kind of thing is very different than intentional fasting or dieting.

        • Selyle
          link
          fedilink
          English
          213 minutes ago

          You’re entirely wrong about that, and I think that’s the entire point of this post. Eating does not repulse or disgust me. I have zero anxiety that xyz food is going to make me gain/lose weight. The idea here is that our brains absolutely do not easily create a routine around food. Let’s say it’s 10am and I’m starting to get hungry- I’ll tell myself “okay, lunch in the next hour or two!” I briefly go back to whatever I was doing, look at the clock again, and it’s 6pm.

  • @[email protected]
    link
    fedilink
    English
    73 hours ago

    I’ll have you know I had some cereal for lunch, so its two meals today.

    (Fuck me I really need to get my official diagnosis - I’m waiting for an appt)

  • ℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠
    link
    fedilink
    English
    96 hours ago

    I can’t be the only one who eats an entire loaf of cinnamon raisin bread the moment I wake up, then isn’t hungry the rest of the day

  • @[email protected]
    link
    fedilink
    English
    126 hours ago

    See, for me hunger is an all consuming distraction. There have been very few times I get so hyper focused I forget to eat.

    Medication helps, but I still get hungry and crave chocolate.

    • @Psythik
      link
      English
      76 hours ago

      Try smoking/vaping weed every day. Eventually you get your tolerance to the point where the anti-munchies kick in, i.e. you won’t be able to eat if you don’t smoke. Great for weight loss.

      Unfortunately you won’t be able to sleep, either, but that’s why you simply partake shortly before bed and then fall asleep before you get hungry.

      • @BitchPeas
        link
        English
        105 hours ago

        Lol every day. Not the best plan. Also munchies always hit when I was a daily use addict for over 15 years. Be careful with mind altering substances.

    • Kat
      link
      fedilink
      English
      36 hours ago

      Same, never understood this side of ADHD. Meal time is the only time I don’t deal with dysregulation lmao

    • 𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘
      link
      fedilink
      English
      245 minutes ago

      If all you need is to see if you likely have it (without an official diagnosis), you can search for ASRSv1.1. Answer the questions brutally truthfully. Again, it’s not a diagnosis, but it’ll tell you if you likely have it.

  • @Tikiporch
    link
    English
    56 hours ago

    Many ADHD meds have a appetite suppression side effect, which sometimes tapers off. Sometimes not so much.