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16 Feb 2007, 2:42 pm

if you are an aspie, are you so malnourished/skinny, that your arms are the width of a belt?

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16 Feb 2007, 2:45 pm

Not here. I am in fact slightly overweight.

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16 Feb 2007, 2:45 pm

I'm no skinny. You'd only have to meet me to see it. :)



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16 Feb 2007, 2:46 pm

not anymore.

I struggled with my weight for a long time. (from when I was about 4- 21)
I was always the skinniest one in my class.

There were certain foods that I would eat, and others that you just couldn't put near me. It turns out that I had a lot of food allergies, and when I finally (moved out on my own and) figured out how to avoid the ones I'm allergic to that I started to gain weight.

So, now I'm finally at a healthy BMI and no one calls me 'toothpick' or 'matchstick' anymore.



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16 Feb 2007, 2:51 pm

BeautyWithin wrote:
not anymore.

I struggled with my weight for a long time. (from when I was about 4- 21)
I was always the skinniest one in my class.

There were certain foods that I would eat, and others that you just couldn't put near me. It turns out that I had a lot of food allergies, and when I finally (moved out on my own and) figured out how to avoid the ones I'm allergic to that I started to gain weight.

So, now I'm finally at a healthy BMI and no one calls me 'toothpick' or 'matchstick' anymore.


Wouldn't it be great if we could transfer weight over? ;)



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16 Feb 2007, 2:54 pm

Tequila wrote:
Wouldn't it be great if we could transfer weight over? ;)


You know it!



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16 Feb 2007, 2:56 pm

Tequila wrote:
BeautyWithin wrote:
not anymore.

I struggled with my weight for a long time. (from when I was about 4- 21)
I was always the skinniest one in my class.

There were certain foods that I would eat, and others that you just couldn't put near me. It turns out that I had a lot of food allergies, and when I finally (moved out on my own and) figured out how to avoid the ones I'm allergic to that I started to gain weight.

So, now I'm finally at a healthy BMI and no one calls me 'toothpick' or 'matchstick' anymore.


Wouldn't it be great if we could transfer weight over? ;)


God, I wish, I'd have plenty to spare to all the thin people of the world :roll:.


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16 Feb 2007, 3:22 pm

No, I don't think so!


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16 Feb 2007, 4:01 pm

I won't say that I am malnourished but I am skinny.


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16 Feb 2007, 4:20 pm

I just found out like two weeks ago that I'm anorexic, according to my doctor. I'm 6'1'' and only 115pounds.

I've always been thin my whole life, I guess I never had much of an appetite. I have a hard time finishing food that I buy. I'll buy something that I like with big eyes, but only can eat a third of it and have to stop.

Lately, my doc put me on something to help me gain wieght and it's actually working. I've gained 10pounds over the last couple weeks. It's sort of a shocker to me to even see myself with 10 extra pounds. I keep feeling my face, it's smoother now... :P



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16 Feb 2007, 5:11 pm

I used to be super-skinny, now I'm fat.


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16 Feb 2007, 5:18 pm

SilentJohn wrote:
if you are an aspie, are you so malnourished/skinny, that your arms are the width of a belt?

yes
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1) It would depend on the kind of belt as different belts come in different widths 2) It would depend which part of the arm...upper arm or forearm?? 4) This is an odd question and I have been trying to figure out if it is serious or if it is aimed at being a mockery of some of the 'are aspies tall or short' type of threads on here?



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16 Feb 2007, 5:21 pm

novawake wrote:
I just found out like two weeks ago that I'm anorexic, according to my doctor. I'm 6'1'' and only 115pounds.

I've always been thin my whole life, I guess I never had much of an appetite. I have a hard time finishing food that I buy. I'll buy something that I like with big eyes, but only can eat a third of it and have to stop.

Lately, my doc put me on something to help me gain wieght and it's actually working. I've gained 10pounds over the last couple weeks. It's sort of a shocker to me to even see myself with 10 extra pounds. I keep feeling my face, it's smoother now... :P



But is it simply that you have no appetite or does it come with the anorexic mindset where you see yourself as fat, and count calories and are obsessive about food? I thought to be described as anorexic, one had to have all the psychological features that go with that disorder?



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16 Feb 2007, 5:36 pm

Anorexia just means not eating -- anorexia nervosa is the specific eating disorder. But I've heard of autistic people misdiagnosed as having the eating disorder before.


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17 Feb 2007, 5:15 am

T-rav20 wrote:
God, I wish, I'd have plenty to spare to all the thin people of the world :roll:.


Then you'd have people choosing between good-quality and bad-quality weight... oh, this is ridiculous!



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17 Feb 2007, 6:41 am

I have an ectomorphic body build so naturally my arms are thin. When I
had a job and did lots of daily physical work I notice my forearms were much
bigger. So I'm sure lack of exercise is a factor in any one having thin arms to.

I saw on a medical mystery show on Discovery channel how a person with high cortisol levels tend to put on belly fat instead of even weight gain. I've heard stress can keep cortisol levels high so it might be a factor to. I'm thin everywhere though but 2 years ago I was easily 25 pounds heavier(when I had a stressful job).