I’ve lost 10 lbs during lockdown and have 14 to go. I am just calorie counting and trying to do some exercise. I started running again but seem to hate it now so looking for something else that can be done at home!
I'm the same, a nice takeaway at the weekend is what helps get me through! And sometimes it seems impossible to choose a healthier option.I was doing so well up until October and then it all went to tit eating nice food is honestly one of the only things I’ve got to look forward to at the weekends now. How can I move away from that mindset?! I’ve only gained a few pounds which I know is nothing but for me it’s a huge deal, I posted here in July and said it takes a lot for me to gain weight so I’m clearly waaay off course with my diet to even gain that much. I know it’s petty I just hate looking at the scale and seeing numbers I haven’t seen since I was “chubby”
If it’s only a few lbs it’s probably largely bloat weight and will come off quickly once you sort your diet out. I absolutely bloody love a take away but unfortunately have sworn off stuff like Chinese and Indian for now - Chinese often puts my weight up by 2-3 lbs, which I know is just salt/bloat/etc but takes days to go back down again. Can sometimes be mitigated by downing a load of water alongside but on the whole not worth it!I was doing so well up until October and then it all went to tit eating nice food is honestly one of the only things I’ve got to look forward to at the weekends now. How can I move away from that mindset?! I’ve only gained a few pounds which I know is nothing but for me it’s a huge deal, I posted here in July and said it takes a lot for me to gain weight so I’m clearly waaay off course with my diet to even gain that much. I know it’s petty I just hate looking at the scale and seeing numbers I haven’t seen since I was “chubby”
Please don’t be too hard on yourself, it achieves nothing.I am struggling so much and feeling awful about my weight. I think I set myself up for failure. After losing 7 stone over the past couple of years I put about half a stone on after the deaths of my parents. When we went into lockdown I was sure it’d only be for 8-12 weeks at the most and then I’d be jetting off on a far flung holiday so I went a bit stupid really cutting my calories and exercising for a couple of hours today, whilst feeling really jealous of everyone who was making banana bread and ordering pizza.
Then we hit July and the approach of the first anniversary of my mums death, the grief finally hit me after mostly just feeling numb and I’ve been off the rails most of the time since then. I’m now probably about a stone and a half up on the lightest I got down to and just can’t stop eating. My exercise has kind of fallen by the wayside too. I’ve struggled with my eating since I was a teen and I’ve been terrible for binge eating. I’m still in the healthy weight bracket so I know that’s good but I’m the biggest I’ve been since I first lost the weight and I’ve been losing sleep over it, literally. I feel horrible and so uncomfortable in my body I just keep telling myself I’ll sort it out next year, food feels like the only thing I enjoy at the moment.
Thank you, yep I need to keep reminding myself of that. I definitely don’t think I’d have put so much back on if it hadn’t been for lockdown, it’s reassuring to know I’m not the only one though who has put weight on during all of this. Hopefully next year will feel much better!Please don’t be too hard on yourself, it achieves nothing.
You’ve done amazing to lose all that weight and you’ve kept most of it off, especially during those circumstances. Take it easy, you’ve done it before and you’ve got a lot less you want to lose this time.
I feel you. Fellow former ED sufferer disgusted with myself, have lost 10lb since October just focusing on exercise and trying to just eat 3 meals a day no snacks, another 15lbs or so til I’m happy but worried I’ll slip back into my old obsessive ways and almost think I’m better off how I am even though I feel grossGranted, I stopped smoking a couple of years ago so the weight did creep on but this year I’ve been extremely sedentary (mixture of fear of going outside as I’m still at risk and being a lazy arse). I now have a delightful 28lbs to lose. As a former ED sufferer I feel absolutely disgusted with myself and I’ll be honest, I’m wobbling as to how I intend to lose the weight. I hate looking at myself in the mirror right now