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How do you handle overeating caused by boredom and innatentiveness?
I figured my overeating might be caused by my undiagnosed inattentive ADHD I have been suspecting to have it. Like with other habits I try to make any plan or strategy falls apart in max few weeks. But I need a long term solution. However I have never thought about it as caused by ADHD. But When I think about it, I overeat only when I am bored. During meals I eat normal portions. But when I am bored I will be eating small chunks of food every time I visit fridge. I do not stop that because of my inattentiveness I do not even know I ate a lot. While watching a movie I get bored - even if it is interesting and I am very invested in it. I get some snack and I will eat a whole bag not even knowing when that happened. This happens even if snack was some special offer that tasted bad. Few examples I get bored and overeating: - watching a movie - somehow movie is not enough stimuli for me - after I eat my meal and I wait for others to finish (I eat exactly as twice as fast as my wife) - when I am visiting someone and there is a food in front of me (conversation somehow is also not enough stimuli) - random parts of the day - usually if I have to wait. No standard recommender diet practices worked in the long run (portion control, mindful eating, intermittent fasting, healthy eating, building a healthy lifestyle/routine...) Especially those based on building routine failed the most. Do you have similar issues? Do you have a strategy that works in the long run? Have you successfully substituted eating for other stimuli?
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