I have ADHD & ASD, I know there is common overlap between the two with some things so I thought I’d post this here. I am an extremely fussy eater. I know the importance of a healthy balanced diet to help regulate your mood/ raise energy levels etc, but, I just hate healthy foods! I really struggle to stomach vegetables, chicken, fish, salad... anything remotely healthy is just urgh. I live off plain and mostly unhealthy things, cereal, breakfast milkshakes, pizza, burgers, a lot of takeaways. I’m an emotional eater too, and a bored eater. I’ve piled on a lot of weight because of it ( 5 stone in 3 years ).
I’m thinking of reaching out for therapy for it. I fear that the sensory processing side of things maybe is the problem (I hate weird textures), coupled with negative childhood dinner time experiences (eg Dad always forced me to finish my plate before getting down even though I hated everything). I fear I probably have a bunch of vitamin deficiencies because of my poor diet and my weight is bothering me now too, it’s getting out of hand and I just feel so unhealthy. I really want to incorporate a healthy diet into my life. But the not liking healthy food thing really gets in the way of me having any kind of sustainable healthy diet. (+ the eating to stimulate myself thing, and emotional eating thing.. it all doesn’t help)
Has anyone experienced anything similar and/or can recommend any help for me?
Thanks!