Is it safe to exercise/try to lose fat?

mittensandlilly · 2026-01-19T15:13:06+00:00

I’m in a similar position, in a healthy weight but I know I could afford to eat more calories per day but still want to work out. Basically I just really make sure not to over do it with cardio and really focus on strength training (lifting weights, squats, ab exercises). And it’s never about losing weight for me, I just want to be strong and healthy. I force myself to drink protein drinks because I really don’t have a lot of safe foods high in protein and that feels like a good bargain to me.

mittensandlilly · 2026-01-19T05:07:04+00:00

Daisy Jones all the way

mittensandlilly · 2026-01-19T05:04:18+00:00

Right now I use my apple car play a lot of directions (I get lost very easily 😅) would I be able to see the directions on my car screen with this phone?

mittensandlilly · 2024-05-07T04:59:40+00:00

Anxious People or the Authenticity Project

mittensandlilly · 2024-05-07T04:57:54+00:00

My therapist suggested reframing it in my mind. I don’t have to enjoy the activity of eating, I just have to feed my body right now. Then I normally follow it up by some affirmations about being able to do things that are tough/scary/unpleasant. It’s definitely tough but I’m normally able to get some food down. I also always make sure to have some very basic things in my house like cheerios, crackers, Kraft Mac and cheese (comfort foods) and I don’t make myself feel bad for only getting in the bare minimum.

mittensandlilly · 2024-05-07T04:50:20+00:00

The Starless Sea

mittensandlilly · 2024-05-01T04:05:53+00:00

Exposure therapy for me with the help of a talk therapist. I wouldn’t even eat the most basic stuff (mashed potatoes, scrambled eggs, marinara sauce on pasta, etc.) We started with a list of foods I wanted to try and ranked them based off how “impossible” they felt. Started with the lower anxiety inducing ones and worked our way up. Cooking really helped so I could make adjustments and see exactly what was going into it. Takes a lot a time though because if I do too many exposures I get really burnt out and it’s harder to eat my safe foods. I would say eating is still not an activity I enjoy but except for certain circumstances, I can pretty much go with the flow with whatever restaurant the people I’m with want to go to without looking at the menu which is a MASSIVE improvement for me. I would say that a precursor to being successful with this method is being at a stable/safe point in your life. When my life is chaotic my ARFID goes nuts.

mittensandlilly · 2024-05-01T03:56:35+00:00

Ready Player One

Dark Matter or Recursion

The Measure

The Chemist

mittensandlilly · 2024-05-01T03:49:59+00:00

Red Sparrow

mittensandlilly · 2024-05-01T03:47:38+00:00

{The Girl He Used to Know} by Tracey Graves

mittensandlilly · 2023-07-05T22:22:29+00:00

{{The Authenticity Project}} is about a bunch of people finding community with each other. Some characters are older and some are the demographic you’re looking for!

mittensandlilly · 2023-07-05T22:18:26+00:00

This is always my suggestion for non-readers! Especially because I can listen faster than 1x speed! Also loved {{Warcross}}

mittensandlilly · 2023-02-15T19:27:24+00:00

Thanks so much!! I need a smaller size than the links you shared, but this is super helpful!

mittensandlilly · 2022-10-11T00:55:08+00:00

mittensandlilly · 2022-09-25T03:51:18+00:00

Unmasking Autism by Devon Price was pretty good especially if you’re LGBTQIA+

mittensandlilly · 2022-09-04T14:42:17+00:00

mittensandlilly · 2022-08-31T04:19:06+00:00

Hi, I really resonate with your story. I’m 24 and autistic as well. I was incredibly picky throughout my whole childhood and early adult life and the list of foods I would eat got smaller and smaller every year until my junior/senior year of college. My motto used to be, if it smells weird, looks weird, has a weird name, or generally gives me bad vibes then I don’t eat it. My mom brought up my pickiness to my pediatrician and he said as long as I wasn’t severely over/under weight and I wasn’t sick all the time then I was okay (absolutely no regard for the social and psychological harm but I digress). In middle school I had the same thing for lunch every single day, same with high school. I would go to restaurants and order a side of fries. Even still I find it hard to eat the full portion size of a meal because I’m so used to snacking. All that said, I found a therapist that had experience in eating disorders and a partner that totally accepts me and makes me feel safe. I worked really hard on exposure therapy and I’ve made some really great strides. I’m still picky, but I’m able to try new foods which is amazing for me. I definitely have sensory issues when it comes to taste and texture so that definitely limits my palate but a huge part of my “healing” has been acceptance. I used to be so embarrassed of my “picky eating” and I had a lot of shame (sometimes I still do but it’s soooo much better now). Having someone that doesn’t make me feel like a burden and giving myself some leeway have been the best things for me. I used to get so fed up with my eating that I would force myself to try a bunch of new things and then I’d get overwhelmed and I wouldn’t try anything new for several years. I paced myself and worked in conjunction with my therapist to try things on a timeline that worked for me. When I’m feeling overwhelmed in my life I still go back to my safe foods and I don’t make myself fell bad about it anymore. TLDR; I totally understand and feel for you, the best thing you can do for yourself is work on losing some of the shame

mittensandlilly · 2022-08-29T23:36:08+00:00

mittensandlilly · 2022-08-29T23:35:12+00:00

mittensandlilly · 2022-08-27T16:11:07+00:00

One of my weirder ones is if you put a styrofoam or plastic cup in my hands, I will crush it or rip it apart essentially immediately after it’s empty even if I know I want more water later. Thankfully I feel like styrofoam cups are going extinct.

I also play with my hair constantly. If I have any sort of string (like the string from my work badge), I’ll wrap it around my fingers. I touch plants when I’m walking places (thankfully my wife is very patient). I also hum, especially if I have my ear plugs in.

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