Hi all!
I was diagnosed last year with inattentive ADHD, and currently awaiting medication. In the meantime, I’ve been adjusting my lifestyle, diet, and exercise to compensate.
One of the things that works super well for me is a large amount of protein in the morning (eggs, protein powder, etc…).
However, I also loved doing intermittent fasting before my diagnosis - the fasting periods really felt like it was bringing my body back down to baseline, rather than riding the rollercoaster of blood sugar.
To combine the two, my current fasting window would be between 7am to 3pm - smack in the middle of my 9-5 work hours. I feel like having to eat all my calories within that time frame is really restrictive, especially when I’m not working from home. I cook and use non-processed food, but 30 minutes during the day for lunch is tight.
Has anyone else figured out a system that works for them? Just get up super early and eat the majority of my calories before work?
If the protein in the morning helps your adhd, you should definitely get that protein in. Or perhaps take your protein to go and have it as a mid-morning/early lunch and then you’ve got more time of an evening.
My adhd doesn’t seem to be affected one way or another, so I just skip it unless I’m actually hungry.