The Daily Grind: My Battle With ADHD and the Quest for Healthy Eating
This doesn’t relate to my ADHD coaching training but to my ongoing frustration with myself over my diet. I have lost about two stone in the last year, so I have definitely made improvements. However, I fluctuate so much between being healthy and almost binge eating. I’m also pre diabetic and have high cholesterol, both further evidence of my unhealthy diet, and the importance of a consistently healthy diet. We’ve been on holiday for the last week, and my diet has been shocking. All inclusive and all the cakes and treats I could possibly eat! Too hard to resist!
I’ve started reading Jaylen Fleming’s book, ADHD Diet for Women: How to become healthy and stay healthy (ADHD and women). He advises that eating healthily helps to decrease symptoms of hyperactivity and impulsivity. This strikes me as a bit of a vicious circle. If I impulsively eat a bar of chocolate, that will potentially increase my levels of impulsivity.
I actually feel better when I eat healthily-it’s the one thing I wish I could master and control. But the habits slip after a few days or weeks, and then it’s so hard to get back into eating healthily again. We’re on holiday until Wednesday, and I’m just telling myself I will start afresh on Thursday, once we’re home and getting back into our normal routine. Until then, I will read and try to gain some insight into my struggles!
If anyone has any suggestions or advice, I’d love to hear them!!
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