I didn’t know this was an ADD thing
But this is so me
this post was submitted on 17 Jan 2025
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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.
And a pleasant The One Meal to you too.
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.
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)
OMAD is a common fasting method by more than just ADHD people.
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.
Right you have an eating disorder
Is fine
Many do
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.
Yeah more eating disorder than adhd
I feel called out...
News to me that we all do this.
Ouch. Do love that one meal tho
Phrasing!
Yum, snakemeal. Mine is pasta tonight
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
That sounds amazing. I wish I had that appetite in the morning.
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.
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.
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.
Same, never understood this side of ADHD. Meal time is the only time I don't deal with dysregulation lmao
Oh stop with the relatable memes, I can’t afford to get tested.
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.
I don't even have a diagnosis. I'm here just for these relateable memes.
I'm too food motivated for this
Being food motivated is exactly why I do this sometimes... Everything tastes better when you're hungry, and you can eat more of it
Many ADHD meds have a appetite suppression side effect, which sometimes tapers off. Sometimes not so much.
I would love to go back to that and be a healthy weight again, but being forced to eat at scheduled times due to pressure from family and social scheduling means I end up eating too much over the course of the day even if I'm not hungry.
My recommendation is to eat just a little at the "scheduled" times, and and eat your main meal when your hungry.
The biggest problem with obesity is when we override our hunger signals. Then things get real bad real quick.
Hope you'll eventually be able to stop caring about pressure from family and social scheduling. I wish you well.
We call it “The Big Eat” here in my household.
Yeah, that is not how I roll: All day graze with possible actual meals, possibly even at normal times that people eat!
One Meal to rule them all, One Meal to find them, One Meal to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them
For breakfast I can get a whole socially acceptable meal by pouring milk over cereal, and then I can wash up by running it under a tap. I’m not missing an opportunity like that.
Let me tell you about breakfast shakes...
Ok so not kidding I just started doing these since my doctor got concerned about the weight I was losing, and holy fucking shit they are AWESOME.
Cookies and Cream, Cookie Dough, Chocolate, Cinnamon Roll... I wish I knew about these decades ago
Dark Chocolate Atkins are my jam.
That's called OMAD! Just tell people you're doing Intermittent Fasting (of which OMAD is a specific way to do it).
Intermittent FEASTING
I'm in this photo and I don't like it.
I only do it because I grew up poor and was forced to eat everything put on my plate, because to waste it was basically a sin greater than murder. As you can imagine, that's a trait that doesn't work well as an adult, and it's incredibly hard to break.
My mother is like that. She's not fat but will compulsively eat because of it even if she's full. My grandparents beat that into her and you can see the trauma. :/
Over the last few weeks I switched from the one meal to all day grazing Edit: I like the one meal a lot better
What? But Oreo Megastuff cookies exist
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