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Introductions
Hi, raven here. I write predominatly in the Harry Potter fandom, though i have had forays into lord of the rings, the silmarilion and Axis Powers Hetalia.
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I did something scary today
Like the title says, I did something scary today. Something that I never thought that I would be able to do. I bet your curious as to what that is :tongue: Well I told (when I say told...does accidentally giving a letter you wrote months ago count?) my mum that I her oldest daughter has a mental health problem. Now some…
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The positivity thread
Hey i thought that since we had a place to write all the bad things that were going on in our lives, that it would also be important to balance it out with a place to write the good things, no matter how small they may be. We all know that a little thing/ change can mean the world to us. So to start us off, i'm going to…
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Introduction
Hi everyone! This is raven speaking, i started this group as i noticed that i couldn't find another one... there has to be someone else out there other than me right? Yeah...i don't tend to make much sense because i tend to go off on tangents so forgive me if i do. I'm not currently diagnosed, but i'm going to get tested…
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Autism testing
Hi everyone so i'm still here. I've just had a letter through the post telling me the date for my Assessment. I really dont know what to feel at the moment.
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Autistic Superstars
Hi everyone it's been a while since i last dropped by, but i thought that i should show you this. Autistic Superstars was a show on the BBC a while a ago and i think that you would like to see. It's about finding people with varying degrees of autism that are good at music and bringing them together to perfom infront of a…
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How much have you lost
Okay so i think that like many people i have a real problem visualising my weight loss. So when i ran into this on the boards some time ago, i was amazed because it reallly puts into perspective what you've lost. 1 pound: A guinea pig 1.5 A dozen Krispy cream doughnuts 2 a rack of baby back ribs 3 an average human brain 4…
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A few things I've learnt about myself that might be useful
Hello everyone! It's a bit empty in here isnt it? So here's my attempt to revive the place. A few things that i've realised about myself and the world recently. 1. I need to remember to ask people questions about themselves instead of talking about myself. 2. People think that your being rude if you don't keep eye contact…
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The men who made us fat
Anyone out there watch the BBC documentary 'the men who made us fat'?
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Things that are stressing you out today (a place to vent)
Hi once again. Being/looking after or working with someone who has autism can be stressful in it's own right. But there are also other things out there that do the same. What with the world changing around us unforeseen changes and everything else that we have to worry about. Money, work, school, college, university. being…
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interesting radio programme
BBC Radio 4 has a programme called Crossing Countries- The Pink Certificate. I just wondered whether anyone else listened to it.
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Resources
Here is a list of resources that you might find useful. As i live in the UK many of these will be British based. Feel free to add your own links to useful sites below. More to be added as i find them. http://www.autism.org.uk/ We are the leading UK charity for people with autism (including Asperger syndrome) and their…
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The motivation thread :)
Hi everyone it seems that some of us are finding it very hard to meet our daily and weekly targets and so i decided to start this thread. It's time to remember exactly why we are doing this. Feel free to talk about the NSV's (non scale victories ) that you have reached whilst doing the challenge, maybe you can jog for five…
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Hallucinations
Hi everyone! At the moment it seems like i'm the only one who has hallucinations here, but i thought that i should talk about it a little. I think at the moment it is one of the biggest hurdles that i have in weightloss. There's that and the fact that a number of you have been really brave and talked about your personal…
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Getting distracted by fanfic
Yeah one of my big problems s that i find a story that i like and get completely wrapped up in it, next thing you know it's past idnight and i haven't done anything with myself. :blushing: I get the same with writing too...
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Autism testing
Hi everyone. Yeah I just wanted to share with you the fact that hopefully soon I'm going to get a test for autism... I know that they often take a long time to sort out, what with the funding cuts over here in Blighty and me being 18 it might take longer. I don't really know how to feel about it really. Some of the stress…
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Walk to Minas Tirith Challenge
There used to be a walking challenge out there on the internet called the Eowyn Walk to Rivendell Challenge and i thought that maybe some people out there might be interested in it and maybe we could resurrect it. To get to Rivendell we'll follow the path that Frodo took from Hobbiton to the Elven haven. Though if you only…
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My 2nd NSV :)
Hey everyone! Just thought that i'd drop in and tell you about my new NSV. Today i was sat in my livingroom and my mother turned to me and said, "Just how mch weight have you lost?" This was pretty massive as ot only is she the first person to notice that i've lost weight, but she is one of the most jugmental people i…
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NSV
Today is a good day. This morning i tried on a skirt that i had bought in December for my university interviews. When i bought it i couldnt do up the zip and because i didnt have the time to take it back and exchange, i kept it. I wanted this to be a goal. It was only two inches or so too small about the waistband, and i…
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Low impact exercise ideas?
Hi i'm looking for some new ideas for low impact sxercises for me to do. This is basically exercise that doesnt put to much stress onto your joints. Things like aerobics are pretty much out of the window for me as i suffer from a severe joint infection. It would be preferable that these be free and be able to be done at…
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Hydration and weight loss
Hey guys. I just wanted to say that i find that if you have a drink when you are feeling hungry, before you eat, it helps reduce the amount that you do eat. This because not only does it take up space in your stomach but your brain often has trouble distinguishing hunger from thirst. Therefore you feel hungry when in fact…
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New to MFP
Hi everyone. This is my first time on MFP and so far it looks really cool and easy to use. I came here by chance though I suppose it was destiny really. As hopefully I’m going to start University next January I want to lose my excess baggage. I’ve really put on a lot of weight over the last seven years, going from a UK…
