David Attenborough voice: “Observe this 32 year old male, that has somehow convinced everyone he’s a functioning adult, not being able to get up from the sofa and put his damn phone away.”
Love the alt text, because without it I was sure the smiley was fucking high and on munchies mode lol
good luck with the diet! if you’re only trying to avoid specific foods like snacks or desserts, something that’s surprisingly worked for me is to eat more. if i am full after eating my meals, i’m less likely to snack constantly between meals. if i eat more fruit, i’m less likely to crave other desserts. if i plan an afternoon snack of cheese and crackers, i’m less likely to grab potato chips when i’m feeling peckish. keep in mind you still need to eat mindfully to not overeat so this approach might not be for everyone, but framing the process as “what can i add” has made me naturally reduce a lot of things i wanted to cut without feeling restricted.
holy shit thats real
“yes brain im only doing this to torture you my singular motivation for this is cruelty to myself and totally not trying to do this, allegedly very simple, task that eventually will result in a big dopamine hit if only you could hang in there for just a little bit”
do you have meds? because they do help somewhat
Yes fortunately I do have meds, and have opted to take some today despite it being the weekend. I just don’t want to waste another day in ADHD paralysis^^
Yesterday was pretty fucked though. Didn’t even manage to get up to go to work, let alone call in sick…buuut I guess that’s a problem for Monday
i know if exec function is non functioning I’m asking the impossible buut if you try going for a walk for a bit you will feel better, get that dopamine. you can even promise yourself a treat if you like, as the extra exercise means you can have a lil snack. i use treats to trick my “internal demon child” into action all the time, basically the only way i ever get anything done
this is why i don’t diet and I just instead smoke so much weed my brain breaks and I force myself to exercise way too much through the endocannabinoid haze
the only discipline necessary is the discipline to get riggety ripped
this is also why i don’t worry about being a functioning adult, nobody is a functioning adult, everybody is just fakin it
I’m really proud of you! I started a diet two years ago and it was really rough at first. Eventually it gets easier and becomes second nature.
I had a lot of self esteem issues at the time because I felt like I had no control over myself. I realized that every time I was tempted to eat and didn’t I was proving that I was actually in control. It made a sort of motivational spiral or feedback loop.
So stick with it and recognize every small victory as proof you are capable of doing this. If you’re lucky that moment of pride can give you a tiny dopamine hit to make up for not eating that snack.
