Am i the only fat aspie?

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Hi and welcome.

I'm a little porky myself though not necessarily overweight ... ok, perhaps a bit.

Anyway, I love chocolate.

I got a free nutritionist consultation and so went along, got reviewed and was told that "there is absolutely no nutritional value in anything you eat".

I take that as a compliment.

I eat like a fatso, but my metabolism is so fast that I'm nothing but bone and muscle. I don't even get that much excercise and I'm in bad shape, but I'm just not fat.

Yeah, I'm fat. And no, I'm not ashamed of it.

It began in childhood, of course - part comfort eating, and part that I got acid reflux from my father's side of the family, but back in the day nobody could/would diagnose such a disorder in a child, so I always thought it was just being hungry (and of course the pain would be quieted with a chocolate bar or two...).

Today I suppose I could try to work the weight off - but why? My wife loves me for my brain, and besides, even if she did dump me I'm too old to start over...

(BTW, Boomshika, if that's a good pic of you, I can't see a darn thing wrong with your appearance!)

I am overweight and do eat a lot.

I find food a great thing when I have those low moments. I also eat erratically when I get nervous (e.g. before exams or job interviews). I have tried cutting back but food always get the upper hand.

There is nothing wrong with having some meat on your bones, I am too thin
from a having an eating disorder, I think you look very pretty Boomshika.

No you are not alone. I'm fat.

No excuses except that I have a chronic pain condition or 3.

I also have Chronic fatigue.

I have also just spent the best part of the last 11 years getting my 2 ASDian sons health and development issues right and have completely wrecked my own health in the process.

Now my boys are right I can relax some what and start on my own health and weight.

Then I can possibly go back to work for the first time in 12 years and start saving for all of our futures.

Better stop talking about it and just get on and do it LOL

Seeya

thanks for the love,everybody! even though logically i know i don't look fat, i can actually get ridiculously insecure about my weight. guess i needed the reassurance.

the society puts ridiculous emphasis on unnaturally thin bodies, especially for women.

well you can be assured that your not,I also love food with a passion.

Your topic question made me laugh so hard....I peed my chair! I love food and I like to get crazy with it like putting Kashi cookies in the microwave so the chocolate chips melt, etc...stuffing a cupcake with M&M's, etc... I lift weights every day except Sunday and have maintained 165 pounds at 5 feet 8 inches. I'm 48 years old. I used to be 245 pounds. The exercise expert "Jari Love" got me in shape. I'll never be "thin-thin" but I feel I look fairly well being that I was really big at one time. I love doing the weights because they've made me physically stronger as well as better built. Some people see 165 as fat but I don't have an inch to pinch. But one thing is certain...when a woman is over 40, what difference is it that she is fat, thin, pretty, unattractive...nobody cares....when you pass 40, you're out of the race. This can be good!