The Eclectic Interweb

Well now… here’s a thing. I went back to see the ‘diet doctor’ for the first time since I came down with pneumonia in June and took the wife along for moral support and so she could get a clearer picture of where he and I were coming from. I’ve been getting pretty flaky memory wise for months if not years so also I needed her there to be able to give me a cleaner picture of what was decided 🙂

Over the course of 45 mins we covered a lot of issues… all of which were useful. We worked out the best way for me to maintain the diet and tried to create a structure for me to work within that would help me attain, retain and maintain an acceptable weight.

In the middle of this discussion he cropped a bit of a bombshell. I was laughingly telling him my GP was suggesting I might be bipolar. He said well… he’s not convinced about me being bipolar… but he can see a possibility I might be ADHD! He countered this by telling us he’s never been 100% convinced of this as a diagnosis for anyone… however… of all the people he’s ever met I fit the diagnostic mould more closely than anyone he’s ever met.

Now over the years I’ve been diagnosed with a multitude of ailments… some real… some not… most of which I’ve ignored and just moved on with life… but this is the first time anyone has suggested ADHD… let alone been so emphatic about it.

As it happens this isn’t such a bizarre idea my eldest daughter, lovely as she is, has been saying for years she, her two kids… and by extension me… have an ongoing problem that is as close to being ADHD as can be. I’ve always known my mind didn’t work the same way other people seems to… but it never really concerned me and I just
accepted she, they and I were ‘special’ 😀

Now I have no knowledge about ADHD at all… let alone how it affects adults… but maybe I need to look it up. before I get to the docs next week.

Of course I’m *also* wondering now if this is also related to my normal diet. Over time I’ve been getting more and more convinced that there is *something* in my diet that adversely affects the way my mind and body work. While I’m on this restricted diet… which after all consists mainly of meal replacement drinks… my mind seems relatively clear and focused. While I’m *off* the diet… I’m depressed, I binge on food, and have disturbed sleep.

Question is what is causing the problem and how do I find out. If it’s ‘just’ gluten… or similar… we can isolate it and leave it out of my food. But what if it’s a chemical of some sort? Maybe an ‘additive’ to meat… or something? What then? I can;t stay on these meal replacements for ever… or maybe I’ll just have to eat ‘organic’ food? Currently no idea. Will cross that bridge ‘if and when’.

In the meantime… I’ll just get on with trying to get some fat off… again 😀