Re: GOOD DIET THE add DIET PLAN

[Chica]

Thank you munchkin – that was the advice I was hoping for. Hope the standard app can cope with so many alarms – I think I will be needing at least 10 a day – yikes.

You are right about the structured morning routine and I think that is a big reason why the diet worked so well for me psychologically before I had any idea that I might have ADD. I liked the feeling that all the detailed specific work of a diet was over by breakfast and after that all I had to do was eat meals on time and try listening to my real appetite. This meant I could drop the eat less, don’t do that, do-the-opposite-of-what-you-want stuff that I tried before. I totally surprised myself by wanting healthier food much more often than I thought I would, and I usually didn’t grab opportunities for junk food because there was an open promise that if that was what I really wanted next meal I was allowed to have it, guilt free. For some reason, that morning routine did have a big influence on cravings.

Mornings are a really vulnerable time for me, I tend to float aimlessly till I hit a deadline and start running late. Being given structure at this time of day didn’t infringe on my sense of personal freedom. Just lately, I have been in a phase of low mood and winter is so windy and cold just now it is too easy to avoid the morning routine – but actually, when I do get up and get going it hurts so much less than I think it does when I stay in the warm. Without the entertainment of my iPod though, I don’t think I could do it month after month.

But being consistent is so hard. Impossible really. I hope meds will support my good efforts long term, although I am a bit torn between hope and experience.

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