> new here [19M] and looking for tips

hi, I’m new here. I have ADHD and struggle with binge eating disorder. I've been trying to lose weight for years. I honestly believe I won’t be happy until I change myself. I am overweight, and I need to lose weight to feel better about myself, and be able to maintain any connections with friends, also to have any serious romantic relationships.

The thing is, my binge eating isn’t always purely emotional. I do get lonely and isolated, and it may turn to food being my source of comfort. However, I have reasons to think my ADHD is highly responsible for my binging because my brain is seeking the easy dopamine it can’t produce in sufficient quantities on its own. I get a specific feeling from eating that I suppose is a dopamine boost. I crave carbs and am addicted to salty and sugary snacks. At times food is all I think about as I go about my day. It’s the only thing that consistently improves my mood, and, despite all the diets and eating plans, I always give in to binging in the end. I tried to restrict unhealthy products and deprive myself of them, but it only worked for a few days, and resulted in mad binging when I finally gave in to my urge.

I’m so desperate to lose this weight. I just want to feel normal about food and not associate it with misery. But I don’t know how.