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Any tips to avoid overeating? (self.adhd)

submitted 1 year ago by benwubbleyou to c/adhd

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I live a relatively active life but I struggle with eating too much. I feel like there is no diminishing returns when I eat something. Each chip tastes just as good as the last one. So I will be craving food but know it’s not healthy for me to eat more. I’m trying to find ways to ignore that feeling or dismiss it.

Are there any tips or methods you use to help with that? Impulse control is the hardest thing to work on sometimes.

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[–] candyman337 19 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

One thing I do to limit my intake of a single type of snack is to pour a serving or two into a bowl and allow myself to eat the whole bowl without thinking about the restraint. I may go back for a second serving but I usually find myself not eating a whole family bag of chips in one sitting that way.

Everything in moderation!

[–] cam_i_am 3 points 1 year ago

Same, if I have a family bag of chips in front of me, I'll eat the whole bag. If I serve an enormous bowl of pasta, I'll eat the whole bowl.

The only way I can not overeat is to not have it in arms reach. So yeah, pour a sensible serve of chips into a bowl and then eat that. Leave some pasta in the pot, or put it straight in the fridge for lunch tomorrow.

By the time I sit down to eat, the battle is already over, whether I've won or lost.