Balanced Living with ADHD: Weight Loss That Works

I am so honoured to have had the opportunity to interview Megs Crawford of Organizing an ADHD Brain! Megs has an amazing story that you won't want to miss, and is just overall a wonderful person. We talked about: You are going to want to follow Megs and listen to her podcast, Organizing an ADHD Brain. You can find her on: TikTokInstagramYouTubemindfulmegs.com 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 about or if you want to let me know about your own experiences with ADHD and weight loss.

This is a brief episode covering why it's important and relevant to visualize your future self as part of your weight loss journey as someone with ADHD. We discuss: I hope you enjoy this quick episode! 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 about or if you want to let me know about your own experiences with ADHD and weight loss.

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: I hope you enjoy this episode, and find some encouragement and self-compassion in these ideas. As always please reach out to me if you have any thoughts or comments. 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 about or if you want to let me know about your own experiences with ADHD and weight loss.

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: I hope you enjoy this episode! 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 about or if you want to let me know about your own experiences with ADHD and weight loss.

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 something you want to hear more about or if you want to let me know about your own experiences with ADHD and weight loss.

We are covering self-efficacy today, which is basically your belief in your ability to do something. We covered: It 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 affecting you in your journey. 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 about or if you want to let me know about your own experiences with ADHD and weight loss.

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 something to think about! 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 about or if you want to let me know about your own experiences with ADHD and weight loss.

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 journey 3. Some ways to help lessen it or move through it I'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 contribute as we build this from the ground up! Find out more here. 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 about or if you want to let me know about your own experiences with ADHD and weight loss.

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: 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 here 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 about or if you want to let me know about your own experiences with ADHD and weight loss.

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 ahead and get on the waitlist here so you get all the details as soon as they are available (it will be really soon)! 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 about or if you want to let me know about your own experiences with ADHD and weight loss.

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 about or if you want to let me know about your own experiences with ADHD and weight loss.

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: 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 about or if you want to let me know about your own experiences with ADHD and weight loss.

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: Kristin Neff's book: Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself Shahroo Izadi's book: The Last Diet: Discover the Secret to Losing Weight - for Good 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 about or if you want to let me know about your own experiences with ADHD and weight loss.

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: What to do about the clutter: There's a total connection between your environment, ADHD, and your weight loss goals! 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 about or if you want to let me know about your own experiences with ADHD and weight loss.

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: I'm developing a group program for people with ADHD who are pursuing weight loss! We're going to work on this together to help you develop ways for you to reach your goals. And we'll have connectedness through the community aspect. Make sure to sign up to be on the waitlist so you get more details about it! 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 about or if you want to let me know about your own experiences with ADHD and weight loss.

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, and it's all so good! Here are a few things we talk about: Connect with Karrie: https://www.karrieoutloud.com/The ADHD Entrepreneu(Her) IG @karrieoutloudIG @theneurospicycollectiveHow Karrie can help youExample cube timerI'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 about or if you want to let me know about your own experiences with ADHD and weight loss.

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: 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 about or if you want to let me know about your own experiences with ADHD and weight loss.

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 you: Nine things to help with motivation: The key is to remember what works for you and play to your own strengths. What resonated with you on this episode? 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 about or if you want to let me know about your own experiences with ADHD and weight loss.

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: Six ways to combat impulsivity: I had several people reach out to me about this topic. If there's something you'd like for me to talk more about, please reach out to let me know! 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 about or if you want to let me know about your own experiences with ADHD and weight loss.

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. 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 about or if you want to let me know about your own experiences with ADHD and weight loss.