Aspermum_of_4

I'm a 32 yr old female with AS, and am desperate for some advice on my weight issue. I'm currently 4 stone overweight and so very unhappy. I have tried every way I know to lose the weight - it usually goes well for a couple of weeks then I have a total meltdown which lasts for days accompanied by severe depression, much crying screaming and shouting and massive carb binges. I've been doing a healthy eating and exercise plan with professional help last two weeks, but this afternoon found out that a distance learning course I'd applied for had been discontinued and it triggered a massive meltdown. Now I've eaten til I feel so physically sick and I just cant see the point in this anymore. Does anyone know if there's anything I can do in my attempts to lose weight that won't make me go crazy? It's not even that my only comfort is the food - I think my eating is actually a self-sabotage on all my hard work and I've been in this destructive cycle all my life, never keeping a job, never finishing uni. Why can't I just let myself do something like everyone else?

Hi, I am a HF aspie, and my son is too - he is 11 and until last year was obsessed with watching Spongebob, Simpsons and futurama, but now he has discovered the Discovery channels, and we're well away! He watches 'mythbusters', 'how do they do that' and many other information laden documentaries during all his spare time, but it's great because he is now starting to learn some scientific stuff from it, as well as watching real people communicating. Don't worry too much - I think that as people, (both autistic and non-autistic), we all grow up at different rates and have different interests in the world. As long as we are all happy and not hurting anyone else, then just follow your interests, whether you're an aspie or otherwise!

Hi Jinglebug - I'm a 32 yo mum who is also recently diagnosed. Know exactly where you're at - thought I was well over the denial and into the relief bit but I've taken a few backtracks! How are you feeling now? Helen

Thankyou for the nice welcome - you've all given me a lot to think about, and hopefully things will look better soon. Certainly my 11 yr old son who has AS is an inspiration to me when I see the anxieties he overcomes so I'm going to keep my head up and try harder

Hi, I am new here - I'm a 32 year old mum of four, and have just been diagnosed with Asperger's - my 11 year old son was diagnosed when he was 8, and it's through his diagnosis that we began to ask questions about my life, my depressions - and all the problems I've had! Not sure how I feel at the moment about it - in some ways I'm hugely relieved, because I have always known that I'm not like everyone else. In other ways I feel a bit scared of the future, because obviously if there's a reason for my problems then they're not going to be fixable as I first thought. I've not been able to work yet, and obviously with four kids this puts a lot of financial strain on my husband. I was wondering if there are any other people like me out there who have been able to successfully hold down a job - if so I would love to hear from you with any ideas that could help? I'll leave it at that for now - have been thinking about posting on here since I joined last week, but been feeling very low the last few days so never got round to it. Looking forward to speaking to some like minded people. Helen.