I eat enough to not feel hungry long enough to fall asleep
this post was submitted on 17 Jan 2025
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Or the old deciding I need to eat, getting up and going to the kitchen, seeing a chore that needs done to unlock the ability to eat certain foods, like I want ramen but my pots are on the drying rack, then realizing after I had been sitting down again for an hour that I just put away everything on the drying rack and forgot to cook and eat the ramen.
Then get up, go to the kitchen, and notice that the plants need to be watered...
DAE rotate between The One Meal and I Am a Grazing Gazelle? Some days I just have the one big meal and nothing else; other days I just eat crackers and fruit and cheese all day.
That's it... I sent my general practitioner a message to get tested for adhd and autism. It's gonna be fun to find out where on the spectrum I land
I like to say we're part of indigo - it's a color that's underrated, overshadowed by more "standard" colors, and often misunderstood or misidentified.
Also, once you get an eye for identifying indigo, you start to spot it more easily. Just as learning more about one's own autism can lead to one recognizing traits in their family or friends.
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'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
I didn’t know this was an ADD thing
But this is so me
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 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.
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Thanks for reminding me, I should eat something today before I crash for the night.
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.
Food feels great when shared communally. Pretty sure it's hard for a lot of people to eat because we've sort of lost that as a society.
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We call it “The Big Eat” here in my household.
I showed my sister and she said "SNAKE MEAL‼️"
I don't even have a diagnosis. I'm here just for these relateable memes.
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.
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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)
Yo what the fuck, stop telling on me
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.
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.
Happy the One Meal to you too, although mine is picked at all through the night
Same. No breakfast, no lunch, no appetite. But when I get back home from work, it's basically one long grazing period until it's time to go to bed. A few baby carrots here, a few chips there, maybe a sandwich or a salad. The only times I have an actual, full "meal" are when I'm having a sit-down meal with others, like going out to dinner.
I am also somewhat surprised - I didn't realize this was an AuDHD trait. I love discovering new things from this community.
I want to eat more, but always forget to!
Yeah, that is not how I roll: All day graze with possible actual meals, possibly even at normal times that people eat!
That's called OMAD! Just tell people you're doing Intermittent Fasting (of which OMAD is a specific way to do it).
Intermittent FEASTING
Yum, snakemeal. Mine is pasta tonight
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.
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I'm in this photo and I don't like it.
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