ADHD

11868 readers

33 users here now

A casual community for people with ADHD

Values:

Acceptance, Openness, Understanding, Equality, Reciprocity.

Rules:

No abusive, derogatory, or offensive post/comments.
No porn, gore, spam, or advertisements allowed.
Do not request for donations.
Do not link to other social media or paywalled content.
Do not gatekeep or diagnose.
Mark NSFW content accordingly.
No racism, homophobia, sexism, ableism, or ageism.
Respectful venting, including dealing with oppressive neurotypical culture, is okay.
Discussing other neurological problems like autism, anxiety, ptsd, and brain injury are allowed.
Discussions regarding medication are allowed as long as you are describing your own situation and not telling others what to do (only qualified medical practitioners can prescribe medication).

Encouraged:

Funny memes.
Welcoming and accepting attitudes.
Questions on confusing situations.
Seeking and sharing support.
Engagement in our values.

Relevant Lemmy communities:

Neurodivergent Life Hacks

lemmy.world/c/adhd will happily promote other ND communities as long as said communities demonstrate that they share our values.

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

MrPoopyButthole@lemmy.world

MrPoopyButthole@lemmy.dbzer0.com

How do y'all feed yourselves? (lemmy.zip)

submitted 3 days ago by BarrelAgedBoredom@lemmy.zip to c/adhd@lemmy.world

46 comments fedilink hide all child comments

Between school and working full time I have less than 0 energy to cook food when I get home. I also don't have the energy/time/attention span to pack a lunch most days. I've been eating like a raccoon for a month just waiting to feel up to meal prepping because this current pattern is bleeding me dry. What works for you?

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] meco03211@lemmy.world 22 points 2 days ago (1 children)

What worked for me is marrying someone that is a phenomenal cook. Have you tried proposing to any chefs?

[–] BarrelAgedBoredom@lemmy.zip 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

My partner taught me how to cook and now relies on me to be the family chef haha. She's chronically ill and already working full time to help keep a roof over our heads while I axe my overtime for school. Safe to say she's more spent than I am at the end of her shift

[–] meco03211@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

My more serious answer would be something along the lines of a crock pot. You can get fancy and do stuff like brown your meat before putting it in or timing some ingredients, but most recipes will work just fine if you just dump everything in and turn it on. Along with that you can make freezer meals for the crock pot. Cut up everything and toss it in a freezer bag. You can include seasoning. If there's anything extra that needs to be added on the day you make it you can just note it on the bag. Then when you want it just dump it all in same as before.