ADHD and weight loss

[Anonymous]

Can you talke semaglutide if you are not diabetic?

[Anonymous]

49 yo woman. Diagnosed at 46. Lost 80 lbs (the 80 I had gained over the previous decade) bw 47-48. Maintained over last year
Tried vyvanse for 2 weeks initially, but was so constipated with a hemorrhoid that I couldn’t focus and so stopped.

1. Mindset - I worked on my thoughts around my body, my brain, my needs and wants. Read / listen to books podcasts etc about adhd, somatics / neuroplasticity / food and weight etc

2. Shifting my inner critic to a voice of compassion - focusing on how my brain is working instead of how it should be working

3. Understanding what I need - breaks instead of “pushing through” overwhelm.

4. Giving myself more pleasure - not deprivation. Fun activities. Fresh air and sunshine!

5. Exercise - soooo necessary for natural feel good highs and hormones. I love weight lifting and outdoor hiking. These are my medications!

6. Meditation and journaling - again a neuroplasticity, exercising prefrontal , calming system

7. Food - tracking for calories. And HUGE emphasis on great quality foods with big flavor. Nutrition, lots of yummy veggies (I know how to cook well), protein, some treats.

Eating is a huge pleasure for me - I need the satisfaction of texture and colors in addition t flavor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:49 yo woman. Diagnosed at 46. Lost 80 lbs (the 80 I had gained over the previous decade) bw 47-48. Maintained over last year
Tried vyvanse for 2 weeks initially, but was so constipated with a hemorrhoid that I couldn’t focus and so stopped.

1. Mindset - I worked on my thoughts around my body, my brain, my needs and wants. Read / listen to books podcasts etc about adhd, somatics / neuroplasticity / food and weight etc

2. Shifting my inner critic to a voice of compassion - focusing on how my brain is working instead of how it should be working

3. Understanding what I need - breaks instead of “pushing through” overwhelm.

4. Giving myself more pleasure - not deprivation. Fun activities. Fresh air and sunshine!

5. Exercise - soooo necessary for natural feel good highs and hormones. I love weight lifting and outdoor hiking. These are my medications!

6. Meditation and journaling - again a neuroplasticity, exercising prefrontal , calming system

7. Food - tracking for calories. And HUGE emphasis on great quality foods with big flavor. Nutrition, lots of yummy veggies (I know how to cook well), protein, some treats.

Eating is a huge pleasure for me - I need the satisfaction of texture and colors in addition t flavor.

Me again - developing curiosity and compassion about my brain and habits and being my own watcher (esp through meditation, journaling) allows me to step back and consider what I need - I may need a break. Or a nap instead of the feel good hits of 12 cookies. Or a walk outside. I have a desk job that requires concentration but I work from home so have flexibility to do these things.

[Anonymous]

(Me again - after just finishing an orange theory class, where I do 2G and strength 45 / 50 classes for weight lifting. I realized that I like these classes because I’ve reached decision fatigue in life - work, kids, dog, household. So I can show up and someone else tells me what to do and there is VARIETY!!!)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can you talke semaglutide if you are not diabetic?

Yes. That is what Wegovy is and it is marketed for weight loss rather than for diabetes.

[Anonymous]

OP Here - I have a prescription for Wegovy, just can't find it instock anywhere. I've heard it should be more available in January... we shall see.

Thanks for your list 7:22! You definitely included some things I'd like to start doing, but again, they never last long. Yay ADHD lol.

[Anonymous]

Wegovy. I swear it has curbed my shopping as much as my eating.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wegovy. I swear it has curbed my shopping as much as my eating.

OP Here - can't find it anywhere. My Dr. just gave me a prescription for Zepbound (Mounjaro). I need my insurance to freak'n deny coverage already so I can use the savings card and grab it. Hopefully that happens today!

[Anonymous]

Hold up! There’s a connection between being overweight and ADHD? My therapist pre-pandemic suspected I have ADHD but I never did anything about it because I have a fib and figured I couldn’t take the drugs to treat it. But i do need to lose 60 lbs. Help!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Semaglutide is a miracle drug. Worth every penny.

Semaglutide helps with ADHD? I have so much weight to lose, am dragging my feet on any of the GLP-1 drugs. It was suggested to me in college by the psychiatrist that I was seeing that I probably had ADHD (but I didn’t hae the money for a full evaluation). The idea that I might finally be able to carve off the weight and perhaps focus better is surreal.

[Anonymous]

Just get yourself some semaglutide. The stuff is a miracle drug.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hold up! There’s a connection between being overweight and ADHD? My therapist pre-pandemic suspected I have ADHD but I never did anything about it because I have a fib and figured I couldn’t take the drugs to treat it. But i do need to lose 60 lbs. Help!

Dopamine hits from food. I seek mine from exercise / weight lifting now.