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The things that get in the way for me are: getting instantly bored with any weight loss strategy, an inability to do things if I'm told I have to, forgetting that I need to lose weight, needing the sensory input of food, inability to recognise when I'm full, hyper-focusing on weight loss for a month and losing a ton of weight and then putting it all back on the next month because I celebrated the weight loss with cake...

I just wonder if there are any ADHD behaviour hacks where I could use my neurospicyness to actually help me lose weight consistently.

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[โ€“] glimse@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

My ADHD had me writing a cooking blog intro about how I discovered this but I'll spare you:

The catch-all answer is water. But for ADHDers with oral fixations (both of us, apparently), the real answer is powdered drink mixed.

You'll stop wanting a snack if your 0 calorie drink tastes good.

I didn't buy it for weight loss but my water bottle has electrolyte powder every day. I use half the recommended amount (don't wanna overdose) and it completely replaced food as my go-to when I'm not sure if I'm bored or hungry.

I'd like to try this strategy. Hey Lemmy, is there a "hydro homies" community yet?