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Weight problems

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Hey! Since covid began and stopping work, I've put on two stone. I'm a healthy weight now but have always struggled with my weight. Especially as a teenager. I'm really unhappy with my current weight but, as I am a healthy weight and I eat regularly, I don't consider myself to have an eating disorder. It's at the point where I really can't accept change and refuse to buy Jeans in the next size up- so that they'll actually fit. Instead I'm failing miserably trying to get fitter and lose a bit of weight. I know there are links between eating disorders and ASD but I may have had one in the past but don't have one now. I'm also on medication that makes me feel extremely tired (on top of what having Aspergers does already) and this doesn't help. It also makes you put on weight. I'm trying to control it but it's so hard. Does anyone have the same problem or have any advice? If I lost weight and got a bit fitter I would feel happier and can afford to do this and still be a healthy weight. I just need the energy!

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  • Hi, I struggle with the opposite issue mostly, desperately trying to gain weight/ struggling to maintain (related to IBS, stress/anxiety and ARFID). What I have learnt is that at least for me the most important is to make sustainable and long-lasting changes- everything else (at least for me) will not last. And at least for me, focusing on weight is not very helpful. I thought I could fix a lot of things if I gained weight and after trying to go about it in a healthy way I would just gain weight at all cost in not a very healthy or comfortable way (awful digestive issues, lots of junk food etc). Then I would unintentionally just slowly loose it again. This happened a few times and it does not work. 

    I think the weight will optimise when you are eating well, fit and have good mental health. It's very hard to give dietary advice as it is very individualised. I can recommend my dietitian though who is great- if you want I can send you the link for her website. In general though, a good guide is to make sure to have protein with every meal (it is healthy and helps keep you full), have mainly whole grains, plenty of fruit and vegetable. I personally do better with small meals and regular snacks but other people do better with fewer larger meals, I think it really depends. And occasional treats can be nice too :). 

    Can you maybe find some kind of exercise you enjoy? or join a club or gymn or go for regular walks or runs or cycling- whatever you fancy? 

    I would try to not focus much on the number on the scales but instead focus on healthy eating and fitness if you want to change something- that's the most important- and I believe the weight will optimise and that might or might not be lower than what you are now. 

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  • Hi, I struggle with the opposite issue mostly, desperately trying to gain weight/ struggling to maintain (related to IBS, stress/anxiety and ARFID). What I have learnt is that at least for me the most important is to make sustainable and long-lasting changes- everything else (at least for me) will not last. And at least for me, focusing on weight is not very helpful. I thought I could fix a lot of things if I gained weight and after trying to go about it in a healthy way I would just gain weight at all cost in not a very healthy or comfortable way (awful digestive issues, lots of junk food etc). Then I would unintentionally just slowly loose it again. This happened a few times and it does not work. 

    I think the weight will optimise when you are eating well, fit and have good mental health. It's very hard to give dietary advice as it is very individualised. I can recommend my dietitian though who is great- if you want I can send you the link for her website. In general though, a good guide is to make sure to have protein with every meal (it is healthy and helps keep you full), have mainly whole grains, plenty of fruit and vegetable. I personally do better with small meals and regular snacks but other people do better with fewer larger meals, I think it really depends. And occasional treats can be nice too :). 

    Can you maybe find some kind of exercise you enjoy? or join a club or gymn or go for regular walks or runs or cycling- whatever you fancy? 

    I would try to not focus much on the number on the scales but instead focus on healthy eating and fitness if you want to change something- that's the most important- and I believe the weight will optimise and that might or might not be lower than what you are now. 

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