For many people, getting older means getting a bit “weightier” — and I don’t mean we get more serious. By my third year in a doctoral program, my weight was 220 pounds. I likely weighed more for a time, as even my 40-inch waist jeans were snug. My autistic traits…
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Some of my coworkers and friends assume I like exercising. They know I’ve had gym memberships and that I exercise daily. I ride my exercise bike 16 to 20 miles most days, and sometimes 30 miles. The girls and I take a two- or three-mile walk twice a week. We…
I love Red Vines. Not Twizzlers. Not generic red licorice. Red Vines. And I miss them. I also miss gummy candies, Butterfingers, and every candy bar with peanuts or peanut butter. Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, Buckeyes, Abba Zaba, and peanut butter Twix bars. Thank goodness I can still eat peanut…
Since August, I’ve lost a bit more than ten pounds. In a pandemic, without going to a gym, without a major change in diet, I am losing weight. We do eat relatively healthy meals. I also ride an exercise bike at least six miles daily. Many days, I ride twice,…