Binge Eating
I was looking up binge eating (especially while working on a laptop) and came across a post about how binge eating can sometimes be connected to ADHD.
Does anyone here have experience with this?
I’ve struggled with binge eating on and off since college. I noticed I binge the most while working on a laptop, especially when doing tedious, stressful, or mentally complicated tasks. It almost feels like I can’t focus or get through the work without constantly eating something crunchy.
At one point I started tracking calories and lost about 75 pounds by replacing binge foods with lower calorie foods like carrots, frozen fruit, etc. People around me actually became concerned because the weight loss was pretty extreme. Eventually I switched back to binging on things like nuts, dried fruit, granola, dates, etc. and gained a lot of the weight back.
My weight has fluctuated a lot over the years. I’ve also lost several jobs because I struggled to concentrate and get work done.
At a previous job, I was allowed to go to the gym during work hours, and weirdly I felt much healthier overall. Even when I binged, it was more on frozen fruit or healthier foods, and I looked/felt pretty healthy. But I later switched into a stressful consulting job and the binge eating ramped up again.
I’ve also noticed I do a lot better working from cafes than at home. Getting out of the house seems to help. But whenever I’m alone on my laptop at home, I end up constantly eating nuts, dates, or something crunchy just to get through work.
Curious if anyone else experiences this or has found strategies that help. Trying to figure out how this could be related to ADHD or if it's something else.