76: Forgotten meals, binge eating, struggling to exercise & boredom eating - Is ADHD impacting your weight?

09/04/23 • 38 min

Recently, a lovely client called Elizabeth reached out to me inside my Keep it Real program - a program to help people recover from binge eating disorder and stop emotional eating.

She mentioned that she was struggling with binge eating and ADHD. She says she constantly forget that she is trying to ditch dieting, gets bored with exercise and struggles with impulse control.
Did you know people with ADHD are more likely to struggle with binge eating disorder?
But have you ever wondered why?
Forgotten meals, binge eating, struggling to exercise, and boredom eating – if these things sound familiar to you. Listen up!
I am so pumped to have Becca King join me for this episode.
Becca aka @adhd.nutritionist is an ADHDer helping fellow adult ADHDers.
Becca is a nutritionist and dietitian who will help break down the complexities of ADHD and its link with binge eating disorder. Basically, she's pretty great.
So, what are we chatting about?

the role of various foods and nutrition and eating patterns in managing ADHD.
experiments to determine how different foods affect us and satisfy our cravings.
the need for a balance between routine and novelty.
balancing intuitive eating with meal planning, especially for those times when ADHD medication may make your hunger cues difficult to hear.
various ways to honour all forms of hunger.

Want help with binge or emotional eating? I think you'll get a lot of value from my FREE 5-day course, in which I teach you strategies that helped me to skip the cravings and feel in control around food. The course will be delivered via email straight into your inbox.

Want to feel more in control around food? Check out my Stop Struggling With Food Guide, currently on sale for 40% off.
You’ll also find 50 of my favourite recipes to get you inspired!

Get my Free 5 Day Course to help you stop binge and emotional eating.

Looking for more support to feel in control around food? I'd love to support you in my Binge Free Academy.

Come follow me on the gram at @nude_nutritionist (no nude pics, sorry).
Want to share some feedback or have an idea for an episode, I'd LOVE to hear from you - hit me up at [email protected]

Recently, a lovely client called Elizabeth reached out to me inside my Keep it Real program - a program to help people recover from binge eating disorder and stop emotional eating.

the role of various foods and nutrition and eating patterns in managing ADHD.
experiments to determine how different foods affect us and satisfy our cravings.
the need for a balance between routine and novelty.
balancing intuitive eating with meal planning, especially for those times when ADHD medication may make your hunger cues difficult to hear.
various ways to honour all forms of hunger.

Want to feel more in control around food? Check out my Stop Struggling With Food Guide, currently on sale for 40% off.
You’ll also find 50 of my favourite recipes to get you inspired!

Get my Free 5 Day Course to help you stop binge and emotional eating.

Looking for more support to feel in control around food? I'd love to support you in my Binge Free Academy.

Come follow me on the gram at @nude_nutritionist (no nude pics, sorry).
Want to share some feedback or have an idea for an episode, I'd LOVE to hear from you - hit me up at [email protected]

Previous Episode

75: Jess' Real Story "I want to forgive my thighs for not meeting my mum's expectations"

Does your mum make you feel bad about your body? Does she comment on your weight or tell you how much to eat?
Your mum may never stop dieting. Or commenting on your weight.
This is a sad – but important thing to realise – your mother may never change.
Luckily, you can change how you respond to her comments – and see them for what they are, disordered eating and really crumby body image compounded over many years.
Unfortunately, this is a concept familiar to so many people – including today’s guest, Jess Robinson.
Jess is an award-winning British actor and celebrated voice artist. Yet behind the spotlight, she is battling with body image and diet culture.
I was so excited to chat with Jess because she doesn’t shy away from vulnerability. We rewind to her upbringing, where her mother's diet pursuits and comments lead to so many years pursuing an unattainable body.
I loved this chat, we chatted about shedding harmful narratives, embracing intuitive eating, and establishing strong boundaries to protect ourselves from other people’s comments.
But the best part of Jess’ Real Story – is how incredibly far she has already come. And I know her life will continue to be filled with those light-bulb moments.
Realising how GOOD life can actually be, without dieting.
Ps. If you adored Jess as much as I did - check her out on Instagram.
Want help with binge or emotional eating? I think you'll get a lot of value from my FREE 5-day course, in which I teach you strategies that helped me to skip the cravings and feel in control around food. The course will be delivered via email straight into your inbox.

Want to feel more in control around food? Check out my Stop Struggling With Food Guide, currently on sale for 40% off.
You’ll also find 50 of my favourite recipes to get you inspired!

Get my Free 5 Day Course to help you stop binge and emotional eating.

Looking for more support to feel in control around food? I'd love to support you in my Binge Free Academy.

Come follow me on the gram at @nude_nutritionist (no nude pics, sorry).
Want to share some feedback or have an idea for an episode, I'd LOVE to hear from you - hit me up at [email protected]

Next Episode

77: I stepped on the scales and hated what I saw...

Diet culture tells you that scales are a must. But there's actually no requirement for you to step on the scale. Not at all.

In reality, the act of weighing yourself might be stopping you from finding your healthiest weight.
Have you ever experienced how encountering an undesired number on the scale can send you spiraling, sapping your motivation?
Jenna was 8 years old when she was sent to her first dietitian to be put on a 'healthy eating' meal plan, aka a diet. She spent the next 20 years dieting and is now thankfully coming out the other side. Phew!
But are you ready for a reality check when recovering from dieting? Sometimes you do things that you know will help you, and sometimes there are things that you know will make you feel crap... and you do them anyway.
Last week, Jenna stepped on the scale—knowing she might not like what she saw. But she did it anyway.
Surprisingly, even though she hated the number and definitely shed some tears, something good came out of it.
We are so excited for you to listen to this story. A lightbulb moment in a life without dieting.
Let's redefine our relationship with diet culture, discover balance and joy in the process.
So, if you're ready to break up with diets, join us on this journey because change can really be as simple as a morning stroll, an extra glass of water, or a good night's sleep.
Need a little extra support to ditch the scales? In my FREE 30-day challenge I’ll teach you how to say goodbye to crappy old-school diet advice and create a healthier relationship with food.
Click here to sign up for F*CK DIETS Challenge.

Want to feel more in control around food? Check out my Stop Struggling With Food Guide, currently on sale for 40% off.
You’ll also find 50 of my favourite recipes to get you inspired!

Looking for more support to feel in control around food? I'd love to support you in my Binge Free Academy.

Come follow me on the gram at @nude_nutritionist (no nude pics, sorry).
Want to share some feedback or have an idea for an episode, I'd LOVE to hear from you - hit me up at [email protected]

No Wellness Wankery - 76: Forgotten meals, binge eating, struggling to exercise & boredom eating - Is ADHD impacting your weight?

Transcript

Lyndi00:00:34.414

Hello , lovely people , and welcome to this week's episode of no Wellness Wankery Podcast . Today we're talking about ADHD and I'm going to be joined by the ADHD nutritionist and dietitian .

Lyndi00:00:46.150

And in case you don't know what ADHD is , it stands for attention deficit , hyperactivity disorder , and it's a condition that affects how people pay attenti