My name is Jenna (duh as if the title didnt give that away) lol. I am 24 y/o. I am married to one of the best men in the world for 10 years now and we have 3 kids ages 7-boy 3-boy 2-girl, I homeschool my oldest. I live in Orange County, CA (where Disneyland is, thats when you go ohhh lol, people usually don't know where that is until I say Disneyland).
I am going to be very honest, it is hard but I know I can do it. I have been recently diagnosed with severe Adult ADHD unfortunatly my symptoms went undiagnosed as a child. I am very happy that I now have a name for somthing I knew was very wrong with me. I have an appointment with my doctor to start medication. I have problems sleeping, horrible organization, keeping appoinments, remembering dates, I have always felt like there is a constant radio going off inside my head . My weight over the years has gotten out of control I am not blaming my ADHD but it certainly did not help.
Stress doesn't help either, my daughter was diagnosed from birth with significant heart disease, she has had 2 open heart surgeries and is scheduled for her third one at the end of april. My daughter, lack of sleep , adhd , put it all together, it aint a pretty picture
I am... (let me go weigh myself)................311lbs.. .. I used to weigh 323lbs, I have lost 12lbs and miraculously (did I spell that right?) kept it off...... So now my PCP (primary care physician) and my psychiatrist are going to work on treating both my weight and my brain .
So now I can see a light at the end of a loooong dark tunnel. I just take everything one day at a time...
Onto something a bit more lighter! I looooooooove to bake , cookies , cakes, cheesecakes (that doesnt help my weight either!! ), I love dates with my husband, playing with my kids, watchin movies , hanging out with my friends, shopping!
Sorry I am too lazy to spell check this tonight, so forgive the spelling erors *opps* too tired to even hit the backspace LOL. Thank you for reading this, hope you forgive my rambling, it is 4:53am, I know, but remember what I said, I can't sleep lol.
I have adult Adhd and have known about it for 10 years now, I can TOTALLY relate to what you have been through and it does cause overweightness among many other problems- and benefits like creativity and spontenaeity! I am jealous that you live in the OC its pretty famous here in Sydney now (the OC, Orange County Choppers etc) so it seems ,like, wicked. I could detect the Add-ness in your post with all the side comments. Truth is that's whats happening in our brains- side comment upon side-observation times one gillion. Although I don't have any kids, I am married and the same weight as you roughly! Its not a dark tunnel if you have everyone here to share it with Plus I am so into baking and cooking its not even funny... As I write this it pains me to think how long its been since I have baked something scrummy.
BTW just a tip, don't take your meds under 3hrs before going to bed, you will be up all night. But they are pretty much supposed to assist in appetite supression so that's a plus! Good luck!
I'm 24 as well and I know how it feels to wonder what emotional problems might have contributed to my weight. But it seems like you are heading up not down. So I just wanted to wish you luck and I hope you stay active on the site.
Jenna, WELCOME! I'm neither 24 nor suffering from ADHD, but just wanted to welcome you to our little corner of 3fc. It's a great place for information, support, and inspiration, and we all understand how the specific struggles of people who weigh at or over 300 pounds.
Feel free to pop over to our weekly numbered thread. There's a lot of action there, but you can ease yourself in.
Hi and thank you everyone for welcoming me here, I know that I have found the right place to get the support that I need from women who understand me and things I am going through!! I believe that this time I will be successful!!
Thanx Chimichanga for your input I really appreciate it! and maybe we could exchange recipes although I would consider taking a small piece of the dessert for yourself, cutting it up and giving the rest to a neighbor, becuz I don't like to make my recipes low fat I know I am bad so I make them regular and give most of it away! LOOOL
Thank you all so much I really appreciate everything!!
Not a problem love, my pleasure. I hope you find coming here useful, even if you don't post you can "lurk" (ie read but not post) just to get tips. I have gotten into the habit of giving it all away cause i end up saving just a tad too much for me and hubs. YA! I would totally like to exchange recipes, I hate making things lowfat too cause they never turn out as nice. Although, I have an awesome low fat choco-pudding recipe that I will post in the recipes database soon... stay tuned!! OH and you should join us in the weekly chat #1097 if u want.
Me, Adhd and I
and we have 3 kids ages 7-boy 3-boy 2-girl, I homeschool my oldest. I live in Orange County, CA (where Disneyland is, thats when you go ohhh lol, people usually don't know where that is until I say Disneyland).
unfortunatly my symptoms went undiagnosed as a child. I am very happy that I now have a name for somthing I knew was very wrong with me. I have an appointment with my doctor to start medication. I have problems sleeping, horrible organization, keeping appoinments, remembering dates, I have always felt like there is a constant radio going off inside my head 
. My weight over the years has gotten out of control I am not blaming my ADHD but it certainly did not help.
.. I used to weigh 323lbs, I have lost 12lbs and miraculously (did I spell that right?) kept it off...... So now my PCP (primary care physician) and my psychiatrist are going to work on treating both my weight and my brain 
, cookies , cakes, cheesecakes (that doesnt help my weight either!! 
), I love dates with my husband, playing with my kids, watchin movies
, hanging out with my friends, shopping! 
with all the side comments. Truth is that's whats happening in our brains- side comment upon side-observation times one gillion. Although I don't have any kids, I am married and the same weight as you roughly! Its not a dark tunnel if you have everyone here to share it with 
But they are pretty much supposed to assist in appetite supression so that's a plus! Good luck!
so I make them regular and give most of it away! LOOOL
OH and you should join us in the weekly chat #1097 if u want.
