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Where do I start? Morbidly obese ADHD Help?!

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HydrangeaBush · 11/11/2024 06:12

Hello,

I'm 21 stone. I think. I'm truly floundering at approaches to lose the weight and feel stuck. I'm also struggling a bit in my work and trying to change direction to something less overwhelming and failing.

I'm also due an ADHD and autism assessment in the new year.

I feel for so many years my life has been truly floundering and each year I try to address it it gets worse.

The mobrid obesity is affecting my mobility now.

We are low income but I was wondering whether it was worth stretching to get
weight loss injections as it would potentially be life changing.

But if they want to prescribe with adhd meds that's going to overlap isn't it.

And my GP just told me to eat less and if I just ate 2, chocolate bars a day I'd lose weight as it was calories in/calories out.

I feel like I want help to gain muscle too and obviously I'll have lots of excess skin.

My whole life is a mess and I don't know who to go to for help. It feels like the adhd dr in Jan can talk to me about adhd. I could go to Asda for mountjuuro and they can talk about that.

But I don't trust my own decision making skills and I have no idea.

I'm scared of spending money we don't have (at a time the kids will need driving lessons etc) just to pile it all back on again too.

I did tier 2 with the local NHS but it wasn't great. Just a chat about trying to eat more veg.

But I feel it's an overall thing I'm struggling with (time/energy to cook and eat well. Executive function to plan meals etc)

Honestly I'm struggling and don't quite know who to go to for help.

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PrancerandDancer · 14/11/2024 20:39

eatyeateat · 11/11/2024 07:59

Are you seeing an actual ADHD Dr in Jan with the chance of getting medication? If so I would wait for that and see its impact. I'm quite sure I have ADHD and have struggled with meal planning all my life, it doesn't matter what advise I'm given (and I'm very bright) I just can't practically implement it (I'm with gusto now as it's all in a box for me- but that's also a costly option)

If you're just seeing a GP in Jan with the hope for a referral then I would get mounjaro (not at Asda though, that's where I go and it's one of the more expensive ones. My local pharmacy do it £35 cheaper, I just don't have the executive functioning skills to change it) For me it's the only thing that could have worked for weight loss, I've been trying for 30 years. I think unless you're obese you cannot understand what it's like. I've spent my whole life looking at people on the street and not understanding HOW they can be slim, i genuinely believed everyone must be miserable because they were constantly denying themselves that urge to eat. Well, turns out that's not true. Non-obese people don't have that urge like we do. And mounjaro switched it off for me.

Ps. I say this as a sweeping generalisation and it may be that your kids can't, but if they're old enough to drive, they're old enough for a part time job to fund that. Not every kid has to drive as soon as they're old enough. Think of the money as in investment in them having you around for longer. Morbid obesity (I was just under with a BMI of 39) has so many health risks.

I second the Gousto box.

I am also due my ADHDassessment in Jan and am overweight.

This prepped in 5 minute meals and 10 minute meals have been so helpful when I'm feeling too overwhelmed to cook.

WeGoSlow · 14/11/2024 20:40

@HydrangeaBush I'd recommend weight loss jabs to you. I was over 22 stone and started taking Wegovy 20 months ago, now I'm 12 stone with only a stone more to lose.

It's been a wonder drug for me and switched off all the food noise in my head that I didn't even realise was there until it stopped. I now have peace & quiet from the constant buzz in my head telling me to eat. It's made healthy eating and exercise so easy and a joy.

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HydrangeaBush · 14/11/2024 21:29

Wow that's amazing! Will you carry on when you reach your goal?

Do you think there's a lot of difference between wegovy and mounjaro.

Does it feel good?

I so want to be you!!

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Catwoman1985 · 17/11/2024 03:09

Sorry @HydrangeaBush just got discharged last night. It was my first shot! I'd only taken one and it just had a drastic effect I think

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