I read in your other post that you have one child who is autistic. My daughter has moderate developmental delays and ADHD. And as I said in a previous post, my son is the total opposite. He was always in the gifted classes and graduated near the top of his class. So I had two totally different types of children to raise, each with their own challenges. I went back to school when I was in my late 30s for a special ed masters. I think this was my way of dealing with my daughter's delays. I taught special ed for several years but am teaching regular pre-school right now.
As far a weight goes, yes I would feel better if I could lose some. It is hard around the holidays of course, so I am going to try to maintain during the holidays and start to lose in January. I don't live in a warm place like you, and as I write this it is snowing. I love to swim so I am in better shape (though not thin) during the warm months. Just haven't found another type of exercise that I enjoy for the cooler weather. The ideal solution would be to find an indoor pool but there aren't any really close by. I am neuatral about cooking...don't love doing it or hate it. But I do sometimes find myself doing stress eating. Like when a parent jumps on me about some nit-picky thing about their kid. Or if I have a disagreement with a family member. I am trying to find other things to do at these times. Sometimes listening to music or looking at vacation pictures or reading a magazine helps, but there is nothing like chocolate!
You mentioned celiac disease. A child in my class last year had that and she couldn't eat wheat products. If you think you may have that or any other kind of physical thing then you should get it checked out. Have a good day.
Julie
