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Are you an ADHDer who is tired of trying every program for weight loss, organizing, finance, or planning and having no lasting success or actual change? This is the podcast for you where we will talk about everything pertaining to well being, health, lifestyle, habits, weight loss, budgeting... you name it! Any aspect of life where you feel you need change or have goals, and the cookie cutter programs and guidance just don't seem to work for you - I can relate and I can help to guide you to finding your own way to real change!
You can reach your goals while living your life the way that makes most sense to you. No more trying to fit a square peg into a round hole! I'm your host Jennifer Watts, and I am a CPA, advanced certified weight loss, nutrition and life coach. I'll be here each week with new episodes for you! Find me on Instagram @balancedlivingwithadhd
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This week we are talking about something that I am sure is soooo familiar to you if you have tried to work towards weight loss, and that's actually sticking to it! With ADHD it is easy to trail off and maybe not stay the course, even though you start off with a bang. In this episode we covered:4 of the main reasons I see that people veer off their plans and don't seem to follow throughSome different ways of looking at it (a change of perspective can be helpful!)9 different tips and trick...
Today we're talking about four stages of getting to place where you can make real, lasting change in your life as someone with ADHD. These are the four that I have honed in on in my own life and experience, and recognize that they are what make the difference when I want to make change for real. The 4 A's are:AwarenessAcceptanceAutonomyAction planI hope you enjoy this episode!I'd love to hear from you! You can connect with me in the following ways: Instagram: @balancedlivingwithadhd Ema...
Just a quick update to let you know that the name of the podcast is changing! It will now be called "Balanced Living with ADHD". Same content, same topics - just a bit more all-encompassing of a name. You'll see the change on this week's full episode, coming on Thursday. I'd love to hear from you! You can connect with me in the following ways: Instagram: @balancedlivingwithadhd Email: jennifer@jenniferwatts.ca Website: www.balancedlivingwithadhd.com I'd love to know if there's somethin...
We are covering self-efficacy today, which is basically your belief in your ability to do something. We covered:What does good self-efficacy look like (and not-so-good self-efficacy)The ADHD connectionThe weight loss connectionSpecific ways your self-efficacy might affect weight loss as someone with ADHDHow to develop self-efficacyIt might not be something that you have considered before, but it has a really deep impact on your life! As always let me know what you think and how it might be af...
Today I discussed the idea of aiming for 100% when it comes to our goals. Is that perfectionist thinking that could set us up for failure? Or is it actually an opportunity to give ourselves a break from all of the decision making? I also talked about what that means if you are aiming for 100% and you hit the inevitable roadblocks - how we handle the bumps in the road can really be the key to our success in reaching our goals.I hope this resonates with you or at the very least, gives you ...
Today we are discussing how ADHD paralysis may be coming in to play. We cover:1. What exactly is ADHD paralysis? How does it show up and affect us?2. What it has to do with your weight loss journey3. Some ways to help lessen it or move through itI'd love to hear if this resonates with you! And don't forget that The Anchor, my brand new membership, is now open! It is a great opportunity to get in and be a founding member - it is really reasonably priced and you can really have input and contri...
This week I am talking about finding your freedom in your weight loss. Sometimes finding freedom to do things in our own unique way can be the key to success!We discuss:What does that even mean to have freedom in weight loss?How can you find it as someone with ADHD?Don't I have to follow a program or plan that already exists?I also talked about my new membership program, The Anchor! It is now open and we are ready and waiting for you to join us! Find more info hereI'd love to hear from you! Y...
Today's episode is for anyone who has experienced emotional dysregulation (which is pretty much all of us!). We are going to cover:1. What is emotional regulation and dysregulation, especially as it relates to ADHD?2. What does this have to do with weight loss? (Believe me, it is STRONGLY connected!)3. What are some of the things we can do to help develop regulation?I also discussed at the end the new group program/membership that is going to be starting soon!! I am so excited about this - go...
Today we are discussing interoceptive awareness and how it might affect your weight loss and life in general with ADHD. I cover the ways it might show up for you, as well as 7 different tips on how to work on developing your body awareness. I'd love to hear from you! You can connect with me in the following ways: Instagram: @balancedlivingwithadhd Email: jennifer@jenniferwatts.ca Website: www.balancedlivingwithadhd.com I'd love to know if there's something you want to hear more ab...
Is losing weight and dieting the key to having a happier life? To feeling better? Is dieting the answer? In today's episode, I talk about dieting and ADHD. Here are some key points that I discuss: Feeling like you want to be done with something, especially losing the weight, is a totally normal way to feel and when you have ADHD, it can be really easy to fixate on losing the weight. When trying to follow a plan, like a weight loss plan, it can be overwhelming and can lead to burn ou...
In today's episode, I talk about something that I know you probably will understand, self-compassion. Sometimes things feel hard and you might not be very kind to yourself. I needed this reminder for myself, and I'm sharing it with you. I discuss what self-compassion means, what it is not, and why it matters in weight loss: Stephen Hickman defines compassion as "the awareness of suffering coupled with a desire to relive that suffering."Self-compassion is the act of noticing when you...
Today I talk about your environment and how it can affect your ADHD. How are your surroundings impacting you? Is that affecting your weight loss? Find out in today's episode! Some things I discuss are: If you are a person who is naturally more attuned to your environment, it can be exhausting, and it can impact your mood.More clutter can impact your mood and take up your mental energy, which can lead to overwhelm and being stressed out, which can lead to relief, perhaps with food. It's a...
This week I talk about autonomy and ADHD. I don't have a list for you this week, but here are some of the items I discuss:Autonomy is the experience of acting from choice rather than feeling pressured to act. I kind of think of it as having input, having a say. It's not just you reacting and following a set of rules or something. It's you having a choice or a say in whatever you're doing. As people with ADHD, we know that we don't like being told what to do and it can feel sup...
This week I'm so excited to share this interview I did with Karrie Lemansky. Karrie is a self-described neurospicy friend and Chief Weirdo of Karrie Out Loud! She has always lived with ADHD (but was misdiagnosed with anxiety and depression until age 49). She helps out-of-the-box thinkers and ADHD women build better businesses so they can have better lives because of it and to be able to use their outside-of-the-box brains. She's also a life coach! We talk about so much in this episode, a...
I think we all know that walking is good for you, but this week, I talk about walking in the context of weight loss and how weight loss, ADHD, and the interconnection between all of them.This week, I talk about 11 ways that walking can be beneficial for you: Increases your energyStress reductionAmazing for your overall healthBetter sleep Lower your blood sugarImproves your moodBurns caloriesBeneficial for your nervous systemBetter brain functionHelps with digestionA good way t...
Today's episode is all about motivation and how it affects us people with ADHD and how it ties into when you have a weight loss goal. You might know the feeling of wanting to get started on something, but you just aren't able to get going or get any kind of forward progress. Today I talk about six ways that motivation may or may not show up for you and the kind of struggles that you might have with ADHD and nine things you can do to help it. Six ways that motivation may show up for ...
This week I talk about impulsivity and how it relates to losing weight with ADHD. I've touched on this briefly in other episodes, but this episode is all about impulsivity specifically. In this episode, I discuss the six ways that impulsivity might show up for you and six ways that you can combat impulsivity. Six ways that impulsivity might show up for you: Disrupted eating patterns- waiting too long to eat and then being super ravenous Disordered eating- binge eating Bore...
This week's episode is a little bit different than I expected. I had a tough family situation come up and I wanted to talk about when things get hard. This is the time when you really get a good view of where you stand with your emotions, with your drive, with your habits, all of that kind of stuff. When things have happened that kind of throw you off course or become challenging it's so easy to just throw away anything that you've been focused on or working towards.I share some tho...
This week I talk about meal planning for weight loss with ADHD. You know how I love a list, so here are three different lists to help you: Five reasons why meal planning might be harder for us:Executive functioning can affect our ability to think ahead, make a list, prepping foodTime management and time perception might be incorrect or can be a struggleOverwhelm with food choices can lead to decision paralysisImpulsivity or novelty-seeking might make sticking to a plan seem boring and to...
This week I am so excited to share this conversation that I had with Dr. Patty Shutt, founder of Scared Treehouse, a meditation and education center in Boca Raton Florida. We talk about mindfulness in general, as a branch of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy mixed with Eastern practices like Buddhism. Dr. Patty shares her own story of ADHD and how she has surrounded herself with her own tribe of people who understand and support her in her daily life.Dr. Patty shares what tacos and taco ...
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