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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Weight Obesstion |
| CarlinH |
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Posted: 18 Dec 2022, 9:42 am
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| Sounds like your obsession might be coming from a need to feel accepted and validated in your own body. Don't be afraid or ashamed to talk to your therapist about it if you want to. It's not a perversion. It just seems like an expression of an insecurity. I’m sure your right about that and I was go... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Weight Obesstion |
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Posted: 14 Dec 2022, 8:23 pm
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| How old are you and do you live with your parents? I think you need to prioritize getting a job. 43. I live in their home but not with them. I had a therapist help me get and was hired for a couple of jobs this year but they weren’t for me so why went and got tested and officially was diagnosed as ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Weight Obesstion |
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Posted: 12 Dec 2022, 2:35 pm
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| I was overweight. It happened slowly over the years. A little bit each year. Finally I reached a point where neither dieting nor exercise combined could make me lose weight. So I realized that unless I could get this under control, I was at the end of my life. I had Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB) ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Weight Obesstion |
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Posted: 12 Dec 2022, 2:33 pm
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| I know what you mean. Gaining 5 pounds gets me upset because my clothes become tighter on me. I'm pretty obsessed with weight. Karen Carpenter was never "fat." In fact, she was always too thin, even in her "nonanorexic" days. I thrown out many clothes because of it. Actually got... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Weight Obesstion |
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Posted: 11 Dec 2022, 8:28 pm
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| Try to dig back in your memories to where the obsession began. You probably saw a dramatic life change with weight change, and it took up too much space in your head as the primary factor in success or failure. Life is quirky. Cass Elliot worked really hard to get thin, and the audience didn't like... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Weight Obesstion |
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Posted: 11 Dec 2022, 8:26 pm
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JimJohn wrote: Sometimes I know people break down things by “desire” and conversely “adversion”. What do want and what do you flee from. That is first principles.
I have no idea what you mean lol. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Weight Obesstion |
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Posted: 11 Dec 2022, 8:25 pm
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| I don't know about the obsession aspect but I have had a brush with the losing weight aspect. I had been gradually gaining weight for a long time. I did not like it. Then in late 2018 I had a routine annual physical checkup and they reported that my A1C was getting too high. I was not yet diabetic ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Weight Obesstion |
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Posted: 11 Dec 2022, 12:57 pm
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| You don't necessarily need a job, but another activity you can replace this special interest with. But it may not be that easy to achieve that. I only cared about my weight for health reasons. Even made diet become part of my routine, sort of. I buy the same type of foods every week anyway, so once... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Weight Obesstion |
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Posted: 11 Dec 2022, 9:42 am
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| Can't relate with the obsession part, but can relate with having trouble maintaining my weight at healthy level. I'm there now , but even at healthy level, my weight keeps jumping between barely short of being overweight and actually being healthy weight. One of the main reasons I managed to lose s... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Weight Obesstion |
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Posted: 11 Dec 2022, 9:39 am
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| To lose weight, never lose those last two pounds of water you don't need in an emergency. Stay well hydrated and you will have more energy to burn fat, and the water needed to process it. Also, it is far easier to control your diet at the store than the cupboard. Sugar-free soda makes you hungry, a... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Weight Obesstion |
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Posted: 10 Dec 2022, 3:10 pm
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Replies: 24
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| I struggled with my weight my whole life. I’ve been one hundred pounds over weight and lose then gained forty pounds almost every year. It turned into an obsession with other peoples weight especially celebrities, only female. It turns me on so much to see candids of celebrities like Britney Spears,... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Just Joined Recently diagnosed 40 year old |
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Posted: 10 Dec 2022, 2:30 pm
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Replies: 17
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jimmy m wrote: Welcome to the site. We are a fairly diverse group.
Thanks |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Just Joined Recently diagnosed 40 year old |
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Posted: 10 Dec 2022, 2:30 pm
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Replies: 17
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Double Retired wrote: Welcome to WP! I hope you find that coming here was a good idea.
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Just Joined Recently diagnosed 40 year old |
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Posted: 10 Dec 2022, 2:29 pm
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Replies: 17
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| welcome, you are among friendly folks. glad you are with us. Yes. I followed the forum for a while first and did find it helpful to see others having the same issues I have, also depressing to see many haven’t figured out a way to deal with it. But I’m over my crying phase, I literally cried until ... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Just Joined Recently diagnosed 40 year old |
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Posted: 10 Dec 2022, 2:27 pm
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kitesandtrainsandcats wrote: Hey there! Ah yes, the ol' diagnosed after 40, thing ... 
You too lol. |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Just Joined Recently diagnosed 40 year old |
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Posted: 10 Dec 2022, 2:27 pm
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Replies: 17
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AnonymousAnonymous wrote: Welcome to Wrong Planet!
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