03/13/2026
Living with ADHD in a world obsessed with dieting can feel overwhelming and exhausting. And I say that as someone who has ADHD, is a dietitian, and struggled with an €ating disorder in my teens and early twenties.
It’s something I’ve lived and it’s something I see every single day with my clients.
Here are a few ways it often shows up ⬇️
🍕 All-or-nothing thinking: Getting stuck in the “good vs bad” or “healthy vs not healthy” mindset.
📊 Hyperfocus on numbers: Calories, macros, or the number on the scale can take over your brain. Instead of tuning into how your body feels, it’s easy to get stuck tracking every detail which feels like control at first but quickly becomes exhausting.
🍫 Impulsivity + restriction: Skipping meals, then swinging into an impulsive binge. Restricting food groups, then craving them even more.
📋 Perfection paralysis: Obsessing over logging every bite perfectly in MyFitnessPal can derail the rest of your day and keep you stuck in planning instead of eating.
😔 Guilt + shame: Diet culture teaches us that eating certain foods means we’re “bad” or that we’ve “failed.” ADHD brains already have a running tape of self-criticism and food guilt just piles on top.
⚡ Quick-fix traps: Juice cleanses, fad diets, 30-day challenges, detoxes…they sound exciting, they give that dopamine hit of a fresh start, but they never last. ADHD brains love novelty which makes these feel irresistible…until they backfire.
💡 None of this is your fault. Diet culture preys on all-or-nothing thinking, impulsivity, and perfectionism. ADHD just amplifies the noise.
✨ That’s why I created Food Freedom with ADHD: to help you break free from this cycle and learn to eat in a way that supports your brain and body.
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