Dope(amine) Snax
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just_cydEating habits of the WFH ADHDer with a 6am start and 30 minutes for lunch!
Grab and go, no prep needed
- fruit or fruit & cream cups (OK, these require a spoon)
- applesauce pouches
- individual bags of chips/pretzels
- mini candy bars (mostly peppermint patties)
oh, you need real food? fine.
- protein shakes (with caffeine!)
- greek yogurt cups
- peanut butter
cronchy snacks that take a second to assemble
- baby carrots
- pretzels
- apple slices
big winners
- any of the three above with a glob of peanut butter
- any form of pretzels with pb and a sprinkle of chocolate chips
- yogurt cup (usually vanilla) with a fruit cup (peaches), and/or granola.
lunch break
- Knorr noodle side dish pouch, microwaved.
- the buy-1, get-1-for-$0.29 double cheeseburgers from McDonalds via the app
- leftovers
As I have learned from ADHD Nutritionist and ADHD Dietitian, a LOT of my food issues are connected to ADHD and other brain-stimulation type stuff. If I'm bored or not mentally engaged, i want to eat ALL the things. Eating even just a few pretzel crisps can turn that around, as can doing a brisk-for-me lap around my downstairs. being super-into something is a good way to forget to eat (or pee or sleep, but these two are harder to ignore). The "being "good" all day" only to be starving and binge at night that regularly occurred while working in office was fueled by then-undiagnosed ADHD a toxic work environment. Working from home, where I can snack as I need to, and I don't have dozens of eyes watching and commenting, is so much better.
I'm off work today, and can't figure out why I have a piercing headache and am hangry. Well, for starters, I didn't take my meds last night OR this morning. second, it's been at least 8 hours since I've had anything to eat, and I've had minimal to drink since I went back to sleep from 9-1. oops. time to put this into practice.
Grab and go, no prep needed
- fruit or fruit & cream cups (OK, these require a spoon)
- applesauce pouches
- individual bags of chips/pretzels
- mini candy bars (mostly peppermint patties)
oh, you need real food? fine.
- protein shakes (with caffeine!)
- greek yogurt cups
- peanut butter
cronchy snacks that take a second to assemble
- baby carrots
- pretzels
- apple slices
big winners
- any of the three above with a glob of peanut butter
- any form of pretzels with pb and a sprinkle of chocolate chips
- yogurt cup (usually vanilla) with a fruit cup (peaches), and/or granola.
lunch break
- Knorr noodle side dish pouch, microwaved.
- the buy-1, get-1-for-$0.29 double cheeseburgers from McDonalds via the app
- leftovers
As I have learned from ADHD Nutritionist and ADHD Dietitian, a LOT of my food issues are connected to ADHD and other brain-stimulation type stuff. If I'm bored or not mentally engaged, i want to eat ALL the things. Eating even just a few pretzel crisps can turn that around, as can doing a brisk-for-me lap around my downstairs. being super-into something is a good way to forget to eat (or pee or sleep, but these two are harder to ignore). The "being "good" all day" only to be starving and binge at night that regularly occurred while working in office was fueled by then-undiagnosed ADHD a toxic work environment. Working from home, where I can snack as I need to, and I don't have dozens of eyes watching and commenting, is so much better.
I'm off work today, and can't figure out why I have a piercing headache and am hangry. Well, for starters, I didn't take my meds last night OR this morning. second, it's been at least 8 hours since I've had anything to eat, and I've had minimal to drink since I went back to sleep from 9-1. oops. time to put this into practice.
