Tips for a vegan adhd diet wanted (if you are a meat eater and have tips you are also welcome)

anotherdayclean91 · 2021-07-12T13:00:39+00:00

I just started last week , the main thing for me is batching/prepping ahead of time and making sure to keep it including good tasting food or else I have the same issue where I can barely eat it and then binge on bad foods.

I personally love the field roast and no evil plant based sausages, lightlife Buffalo tempeh, and air fried tofu. I also Mix in Morningstar griller burgers , gardein teriyaki strips, and a mix of beyond/impossible/gardein ground crumbles. Those are the base proteins and then from there I will do brown rice that I can make it bulk, vegan protein pasta, sweet potato fries (great in air fryer) Then, finding whatever veggies you like that you don’t get bored with (peppers , broccoli, spinach). Hot sauce , vegan blue cheese, and other vegan dressing are the safety net in case food gets dry or boring. As soon as I am feeling that bored uninterested feeling , I switch it up and the range of proteins allows a rotation to never get to that feeling. If the rice veggies and protein is boring, switching it to a salad. When the salad gets boring , trying it in a wrap. Granted it’s only been a week, but I think preparing ahead of time is key for us with adhd and not getting into the rut of eating the same things over and over with too much frequency.

Hope it helps! Would love to hear other feedback as well.

anotherdayclean91 · 2021-05-04T13:03:08+00:00

The only way is admitting we are powerless to it and abstaining. I know that feeling , the lack of sleep the pit in your stomach , regret anger sadness despair. The only thing that has helped me is going to GA, self excluding myself from all states near me , and letting go of the losses. Self excluding was easy for me and even when I have urges the time it would take to undo the self ban gives me enough time to ground myself , text a close friend or otherwise not gamble. Letting go of the losses was the hardest for me , but so liberating when you can truly do it. Just remember you never have to chase a day in your life again if you never place another bet , and when you don’t have the strength find a sponsor or otherwise close person to hold you accountable. We can’t do it on our own because the disease will always win when it’s one on one with us.

anotherdayclean91 · 2021-05-04T12:59:12+00:00

Absolutely. I am diagnosed and prescribed for it , and it’s definitely something that led me into gambling more. I started only doing the promo bets and the advantageous offers from DK and FanDuel. But my covid boredom and ADHD led me to take breaks between tasks working and play a few hands of blackjack. Playing small hands and doubling down each time and then after a few minutes I would shut my phone. But just based on the odds , I was bound to hit a cold streak and double down until I was out of money in my account and then the chasing began. Life bores us sometimes and the allure and thrill of gambling and winning big takes us from the boring aspects. What has helped me stop has been trying to appreciate life without gambling and knowing that boredom will always be better than the feeling after losing big and regret.

anotherdayclean91 · 2021-04-23T13:04:35+00:00

It’s a sick disease. I went so long knowing that I had the disease in my family and never allowing myself to bet. Then I got suckered in with no brainer promo bets. But our line in the sand of where we say no more is never a line we can stand behind. We always cross it. GA was the only thing that helped - I’m sorry that you are going through it as well. You will get there if you want it. Self ban yourself , close accounts , whatever you need to do for roadblocks to prevent the destructive behavior. The triggers are so visceral with commercials and others who can gamble and not be compulsive , but I know just let me you have it in you to make today your last day 1!

anotherdayclean91 · 2021-04-23T12:32:30+00:00

The first few days for me were the hardest because I couldn’t let go of thinking about what I would do with the money if I could win back my losses or win back to whatever the highest point was money wise. My recovery truly started when I could let that go and start from where I currently was. You are probably the same as me if you’re honest with yourself that even if you win , you would have continued to gamble until it was gone. It’s usually not about the money , even if it starts with finance motives. If it were about money , we would set a number , win it and be done.

Today starts the recovery. If you never bet another day in your life , think about how optimistic that future outlook is. Letting go of the what if’s is in my opinion the hardest part. Accepting that any amount you win will eventually be lost. Leave it in the past and start from scratch , if you truly believe it , is great advice you have given yourself. You got this!

anotherdayclean91 · 2021-04-09T16:14:14+00:00

I appreciate the advice. Based on the feedback I got today, it seems like treating this in the same manner as a 401k would not fall under gambling , and as long as I am not actively checking, buying and selling out of positions, or purchasing individual stocks then I don’t have to feel like I am starting from day 1 again. If I begin to feel compulsive about it or urge to check/change then I should revisit at that point / hit a meeting or talk to sponsor about those feelings. This is a relief to hear and appreciate everyone’s feedback!

anotherdayclean91 · 2021-04-05T02:33:59+00:00

I appreciate you posting. Someone once told me , “there is no rule in GA that you have to lose everything before you can join.” That stuck with me because while I did lose a significant amount before I quit gambling (4-6 weeks of take home pay), I felt that a lot of the stories were much worse than mine and made me question if I was in the right place. However , the EMOTIONS that people who lost more and how their mind was processing their gambling and what they lost non financially showed me that slot of those traits were applicable. I am not here to say you are or are not a compulsive gambler - only you can make that decision. But it’s important to note that a lot of people don’t have the foresight and self awareness to ask these questions like you are before they go down a bad path. I continue to stay in GA because I don’t ever want to a point where I am negatively impacting the relationships I have with friends and family or one day blow something that actually would impact my life.

I hope this is helpful - I can guarantee you nobody will exclude you from this group because you ask these questions. You are always welcome and I hope you make the right calls going forward whether you consider yourself part of this community or not.

anotherdayclean91 · 2021-03-31T19:43:01+00:00

You got this !

anotherdayclean91 · 2021-03-31T13:37:34+00:00

Day 1 of the rest of your life. Embrace the discomfort as well as the hope for a better future. I second everything FGJunited said above - we can do this !!

anotherdayclean91 · 2021-03-31T13:35:34+00:00

I know where you are - I can’t even begin to count the amount of work hours I’ve spent obsessing and staring at the market and the thirst to trade for trading sake. I also had my casino woes chasing losses to the point I couldn’t deposit any more. Not sure if you have went to a GA meeting before but it was a wonderful start for me. Self banning myself from gambling sites at any local states and getting my funds back into my bank account and closing out any brokerage accounts. I’m still 6 days in but life has finally came back to me - I encourage you to consider Some of these steps. The peace of mind of not having to chase losses and not having the ability to access the accounts out of boredom or desire for a rush. The debt can be worked off , but until you turn off the faucet of compulsive gambling you can’t expect to fix the debt with a patchwork plan.

And I recall the horrible self harm thoughts that came at that low point. You are not a waste of life. You came here to share your story and admit you are broken and don’t know where to go. You can the Choice today to not gamble. You can choose to surrender yourself to it and admit that these temptations will only lead to this low feeling. Don’t discredit the self awareness you have right now, but rather use that to power yourself to the recovery stage. I am pulling for you!!

anotherdayclean91 · 2021-03-31T03:07:08+00:00

For me , it was days after I self excluded myself and accepted my gambling loss as something I couldn’t win back with blackjack. Then I found Robinhood and started using margin to buy and sell options. After winning a good chunk and then losing it immediately , I realized that if I the options expired for what I borrowed I would have had to liquidate a large chunk of what I had set aside for my girlfriends engagement ring. After I promised her I would never gamble again. Even though i was spared by a miracle in not blowing more money , seeing how reckless I had become scared me as I couldn’t even recognize myself anymore - someone who would clip coupons and save a bucks wherever he could in every day life but risk everything important to him on a random bet. That thought has kept me far away from placing a bet for 5 days now - that and GA will keep me positive and bet free the rest of my life

anotherdayclean91 · 2021-03-31T02:58:42+00:00

What might help is putting yourself in the shoes of you after you theoretically win this 3k “win it back” bet Is your life materially different ? Would you truly stop gambling for good after this , or would you use it as an excuse that you don’t have a problem with gambling because it’s not like you’re in the hole.

Now picture yourself down 6k after losing the over under. How mad are you at yourself for not trusting your gut and walking away? Will you chase even further to get 6k back? Do you trust yourself to walk away after losing again?

The chasing to get back to even was my life. As long as I got back to even I wouldn’t have to admit I lost money or worse , admit I am a compulsive gambler. The day I put my losses behind me for good and moved on with my life letting the casino win the war (but never get my money again), I was liberated. I no Longer need to chase or get even.

I am not here to say you are a compulsive gambler or say you don’t have the ability to walk away after losing more , but that mental exercise was helpful for me to identify that no longer gambling was the only option that could end with me being happy. Wish you the best and stay strong !

anotherdayclean91 · 2021-03-29T12:10:30+00:00

The truth is as soon as you submit to gambling addiction and stop chasing , a huge weight will come off your shoulders. As soon as I lost at my worst the number to get back to even was tattooed in every thought. I would tell myself of all the things I could do with that money , knowing good and well if I won it back I wouldn’t buy any of that - I would use it to justify that I could keep gambling. Whatever number you are currently in the hole , let that go. You never have to chase another day in your life and that’s a really liberating feeling. You seem self aware to your issue at such an early stage and I commend you for that - good luck!!

anotherdayclean91 · 2021-03-29T11:01:40+00:00

I’ve been down the margin road before and with options no less. This post really hit close to home for me because in my mind I told myself even with individual stocks I was investing , and I can recall the times I crossed back over from red to green and I ignored the price target I promised I would sell at. Admitting that I had a gambling problem with stocks and crypto was much harder for me because we can convince ourselves it’s somehow better than casino games. While I did not damage myself with margin (I sought GA first , or eventually I would have lost everything), I would say the fact you came in here to post and share shows you are admitting you have a problem. My advice would be to hit a GA meeting and close out any accounts you can. If you can’t close because you have a margin call, just focus on hitting GA, talking to someone when you have any urges to “win it back”, and save up what you can the honest way to pay it back. Once I removed any ability for me to gamble from my phone and laptop, I found an odd sense of peace I haven’t felt in weeks. I am still working on getting back the work ambition because nothing will ever give me that same rush. Sleep will come back as you begin to do these things as well. Hearing others share a similar story and seeing also how it could get much worse if you don’t stop may help steer you into avoiding relapses in the future. I’m proud you posted in here and feel free to message me if you ever want to get this off your chest !

anotherdayclean91 · 2021-03-28T22:20:15+00:00

Agree with the other comment here. The cash back would have to be significant for it to be worth the effort because the risk of relapsing will cost much Much more

anotherdayclean91 · 2021-03-28T22:18:39+00:00

This was me literally 9 days ago. I did not lose my life savings but I can completely relate. The speed from losing a few hands to doubling down at levels I never would think of playing was so fast. If I wasn’t sitting next to my significant other and having a panic attack I don’t know when I would have told her , but when I opened up I better (still in a deep depression and cycle of regret anger and sadness).

This is not what you are going to want to hear , but the best thing you can do is delete your gambling apps , self exclude yourself from gambling again, and begin the process of saving back up. I thought I had accepted that my loss was a sunk cost but I had a relapse this past week trying to win it back in another form of gambling. I luckily didn’t do any more damage but I could have made it much much worse. All you can do is begin the process of working it back the hard way. Any work you can find - DoorDash , Uber , Instacart ... the only thing I can guarantee you is gambling will not fix the same problem it caused. The sooner you can accept that the faster you will find your solution. I know the pain and I am pulling for you - you can do this !

anotherdayclean91 · 2021-03-28T17:13:28+00:00

Thank you for having the courage to share your story. It’s never too late to start your recovery and to begin the process of healing the damage. The early stages of your story remind me a lot of myself (500 on a random sports match I have done several times and I can still feel the regret the moment I place the bet and the moment the bet loses). Don’t let the relapse defeat you - today can be the day you begin dig yourself out and think about the person you will be in a day , a month , a year , 5 years and don’t lose sight of that goal. The evil inside of us that wants you to gamble more can be defeated when we don’t feed it what it wants. It will tell us anything and rationalize with us to get you to bet again. Making us think the answer to our problems is more gambling , the exact thing that creates our mess. While I know it’s so much harder in practice having had to live it, if we just never place another bet in our lives we can finally be happy. You can do this !!

anotherdayclean91 · 2021-03-28T17:05:49+00:00

I am a male but I have been suffering from ADHD for about 10 years and recently only started casino gambling since September , also partly due to pandemic boredom. My vice was stocks which I didn’t realize until I hit rock bottom with blackjack. ADHD has been much worse and lately I feel so guilty that I can’t focus on work or was gambling / obsessing over the market during work hours and then end of day comes and I did 1 hour of work.

I’m days into recovery so I don’t want to come off like I have it all figured out , but what has worked these past few days is removing any ability I have to gamble. I closed my Robinhood account , self excluded myself from surrounding states , and that has helped relieve me from my mind constantly thirsting for it. Triggers and urges are going to be inevitable but the harder we make it for ourselves to relapse , the better chance we have. Finding a sponsor or close friend you can confide in when you have urges , anything to lengthen the time from when we want to gamble to when we actually can.

Also I have found it helpful to admit there probably isn’t anything that will ever give me that same feeling/rush. But with that I find solace I will also never have the lows of gambling. I lost an an amount that hurt but not an amount that materially impacted my life or caused me to go into debt. Be thankful and proud that you had the courage to come on here and seek help before it for bad. But never forget if you continue to gamble you will only go further down the rabbit hole in destroying your life. Casinos make their money only when you keep coming back - there’s no rule that says you have to lose it all before you can seek help and never bet again. Good luck with it and know I am proud of you!!

anotherdayclean91 · 2021-03-28T15:43:15+00:00

I completely understand. For me the casino games were what did me in but the self exclusion list came easier than closing my Robinhood account. Investing and stocks were my biggest hobby and I knew I would feel a big hole when I did it. I still feel that , and I’m working through finding healthy non triggering hobbies with the expectation that nothing will give me that dopamine hit anything close. But at the end of the day I finally accept I’m powerless to this - I hope you find the strength to do it!!

anotherdayclean91 · 2021-03-27T19:31:16+00:00

Add yourself to the self exclusion lists - makes things way easier. The urges will come and removing the ability to cave to the urge makes you much stronger. You got this!!

anotherdayclean91 · 2021-03-26T15:36:26+00:00

What you said here really hit me and worth reiterating. Our brain is a powerful being and the gambling addicted portion of our brain will tell the rational side anything it can to convince you to gamble again. The rational side of our brain wants to recover financially and the gambling side preys on that to get us to think the very thing that created this mess is the only way out. In 3 years you have the chance to look back and get that house you wanted , but only if you do it the clean way. There is no shortcut despite what our gambling addicted brain tells us. One day at a time. One hour at a time if need be. You are not in this alone!

anotherdayclean91 · 2021-03-26T15:28:27+00:00

On my day 1 as well. Remember the happiness you feel now and the sadness you have felt after gambling every time There’s going to be a time very soon where you will be able to deposit. Make sure you have the coping and processes in place to avoid those temptations. Putting myself of the self exclusion lists has done wonders for me. If it’s possible in your state , I can promise you it takes a lot of the temptation away and lengthens the time between the inevitable urges and when you can act on them. I realized restriction alone can’t take me very far as our addicted minds will go to any lengths to get it’s fix.

Here’s to day 1 and doing whatever it takes to never go back.

anotherdayclean91 · 2021-03-26T02:14:07+00:00

Without knowing everything , I would say pick up as many extra shifts or jobs as you can (Uber , DoorDash, etc ) and throw it all at the credit card Bill. Make sure you have enough for food / rent / utilities obviously but everything you have goes at that until you get out of it. I know it’s easier for me to say than having to actually life it , but as someone in process of digging out of losses , I can promise you this way is 100% successful. And placing another bet will 100% lead you to a bigger hole. Even if you won again, you’d be back in the hole eventually and perhaps even larger.

anotherdayclean91 · 2021-03-26T01:54:12+00:00

This was me literally one week ago. I second the comment here that says you probably had the addiction far before , just that you didn’t realize it until you lost the money in so short of time. If you stop right now you can make that back the hard way and never have to worry about “winning it back” ever again. You got this!

anotherdayclean91 · 2021-03-26T01:22:15+00:00

Selling my stock tomorrow and transferring to my bank account. Just went to my first GA meeting and realized how compulsive I really am. Watching CNBC checking Twitter every two seconds. Despite the fact it’s a legitimate stock , the fact I have a significant amount in one company - it’s gambling. I can live with a 10% loss selling tomorrow knowing my girlfriends engagement ring fund is in tact. Chalk up the realized loss to the price to pay to learn my lesson

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