tl;dr: Couldn't help myself, had trouble controlling my impulses. Diagnosed with ADHD, meds help control impulses.
I've been visiting this sub for a while now and I constantly kept reading posts from people saying "It's possible to do what I did, you just have to try hard enough", and I believed it.
I tried to motivate myself, to remind myself to eat healthier, eat less, but nothing worked. I read articles, tried to read books, read post after post, watched videos but it somehow never ended up working out.
I would about to eat out and tell myself that I am not going to get soda. I'd get to the counter, and ask for a soda, even though a millisecond ago I had just told myself that there was NO WAY I was going to get soda this time. I'd cook food and tell myself that I will only eat half and save the other half for later, but I'd end up eating it all.
The problem? Turns out I've got ADHD. I have a problem controlling my impulses. I got prescribed the lowest dose of adderall, and it's been much easier to say no to myself and not get that coke, and not get that extra food. Or if I have extra food, save it for later. I still do it, rarely, though it seems that now it's out of habit. Working on that.
I just wanted to share this in case some of you are struggling with the same issues that I am. Just to be clear, if you are having trouble losing weight, it doesn't necessarily mean you had adhd and need medication. It's hard to describe just how hard I tried to make it work, and people suggested that I see a doctor for ADHD about 2 years before I actually did, because I didn't want to believe I had it. It's also not impossible to lose weight without meds, but I think it makes it monumentally harder.
Before anyone says anything, I know for some adderall supresses your appetite, but I don't find that to be the case for me. I am on the lowest dose, 5mg, and I still get hungry, but I don't end up eating when I am bored and not hungry like I used to before.
Also, I still don't like taking medication, and I am trying to build good habits so habits override impulses so I can get off the meds. Besides my weight issue, I've been able to manage everything else alright without the meds. Adderall makes working easier too and with less distractions, and while I can be more productive while working, my work was satisfactory before, so I don't need to rely on adderall to function.
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