13. Impulsivity and Losing Weight

Balanced Living with ADHD: Weight Loss That Works

This week I talk about impulsivity and how it relates to losing weight with ADHD. I've touched on this briefly in other episodes, but this episode is all about impulsivity specifically. In this episode, I discuss the six ways that impulsivity might show up for you and six ways that you can combat impulsivity.
Six ways that impulsivity might show up for you:

1. Disrupted eating patterns- waiting too long to eat and then being super ravenous
2. Disordered eating- binge eating
3. Boredom or procrastination or overwhelm - are you looking for food out of boredom, for example?
4. Seeing food and wanting it because it's available - see it and eat it
5. Thinking about food - and then wanting food just because you're thinking about it
6. Emotional dysregulation- does your emotional state contribute to your eating?

Six ways to combat impulsivity:

1. Find a way to become aware of what you do and when you do it (notice patterns).
2. Dont expect that impulsivity will just go away
3. Find other things to do that stimulate your brain
4. Portion out your food
5. Plan out what and when to eat
6. Exercise

I had several people reach out to me about this topic. If there's something you'd like for me to talk more about, please reach out to let me know!

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