Re: Weight Control

[Anonymous]

Hi

In my opinion, ADD and weight control are definately linked. I weighed 356lbs and I was despirate. I had lost hunderds of pounds over the years and I knew every diet by heart. I always failed. How can a smart women fail at such a ‘simple’ task? I had undiagnosed ADD which made following a diet for any length of time impossible. I went to see a wonderful Dr who recognized the link between some people’s inability to lose weight and ADD. I was diagnosed, treated with medication and coached. I lost 60 lbs but recognized that having to lose another 150 lbs would take too long for my ADD brain to handle! I decided to have surgery and with the support of my drs I have lost the remaining 150lbs. I am struggling with 30 lbs that I have put back on and I need to take a look at my bad habits I have slipped back into. I am still struggling daily with ADD challenges but doing it with a lot less pain (knees, back etc)

The dr has done a study linking ADHD and weight control and is waiting for publication. He found that in the morbidly obese population there is a higher rate of ADHD than in the normal weight population. It does not mean that every person with ADHD will be overweight nor does it mean that every morbidly obese person has ADHD. It does mean that for some people, ADHD is a factor in thier inability to effectively lose and maintain weight loss.

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