I do Weigh-In Wednesdays too! Since Jack’s autism diagnosis last November I’ve gained 70 lbs. Now I’m the type of person who was always teeny-tiny and who could eat whatever she wanted. Model material, if I was 7 or 8″ taller! J/K! To be trapped in this fat suit is horrifying. What’s worse is that I’ve gained about 50 of those lbs in my stomach, so I completely look pregnant. (I’ve been asked on 3 separate occasions when I’m due, and I’ve never felt angry or embarrassed by the question because I really do look pregnant. The people asking me when I was due were only asking the question because my appearance seemed to show, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that I was “with child”) When I was pregnant with Jack, I gained a balanced 30 lbs., so I like to pretend that my current “pregnancy” represents each of his new diagnoses that I’ve had to come to (full) terms with; almost like having another baby, symbolically. We already came to terms with his Down syndrome diagnosis before he was born. Now I had to accept the fact that he had autism. He also has Celiac Disease and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (as well as the other psychiatric conditions that go hand-in-hand with autism–anxiety disorder and SPD). So I’m trying to not get anxious, but wow–this is NOT me. It’s like being trapped in a nightmare. But anyway, you’re not alone! I’m doing Weigh-In Wednesdays myself!