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Stay Motivated
Weight loss is easier with a partner to keep you on track and share in your pain and progress so recruit friends to go on your weight loss journey. You may even want to make things interesting with a bet for who will hit his/her target weight first. Money is a great motivator, and even the "loser" wins by losing weight.
Friends can also help when you need a boost. Many adults with ADHD start an exercise program with tremendous enthusiasm, only to lose interest within a few weeks. If that sounds like you, write yourself a letter of encouragement. Give it to a friend at the start of your exercise program, and ask her to "deliver" it back to you when your enthusiasm starts to flag.
It's hard to develop regular exercise habits if a voice inside you keeps saying, "Why not skip today's workout and do it tomorrow instead?" And with ADDers, there's almost always such a voice. Don't listen to it. Tell it to get lost, and you'll soon be on your way to fitness.
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