20. Diets and ADHD

Is losing weight and dieting the key to having a happier life? To feeling better? Is dieting the answer? In today's episode, I talk about dieting and ADHD. Here are some key points that I discuss: 

• Feeling like you want to be done with something, especially losing the weight, is a totally normal way to feel and when you have ADHD, it can be really easy to fixate on losing the weight. 
• When trying to follow a plan, like a weight loss plan, it can be overwhelming and can lead to burn out so much that you just stop following the plan. See: The What the Hell Effect. 
• Dieting can become a part of your identity and sometimes when you get there, to the goal weight, you think you'll be happy. But what happens when you're not happy?
• It's very important to find out your why when it comes to weight loss. We have to choose which discomfort we're willing to be in because there is discomfort in looking inside yourself and there's discomfort in staying the same. 
• Take a few minutes to think back to a time in your life when you felt pretty good. What was going on in your life? What things were you doing? What was different than it is now? 
• Imagining your future self can be super helpful as well and how you want yourself to be in the future can be motivating. 
• We have to approach dieting (and many other things) in a different manner, but it is doable and looking inward is totally worth it. 
• You've totally got this! 

I'd love to hear from you! You can connect with me in the following ways:

Instagram: @jennwatts.adhd
Email: jennifer@jenniferwatts.ca

I'd love to know if there's something you want to hear more about or if you want to let me know about your own experiences with ADHD and weight loss.