To think I’m going to get fat again?

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This time last year I was 4 stone heavier, had high blood pressure, could hardly walk and was in so much pain most of the time I couldn’t sleep.

Now I’ve lost 3 dress sizes, am the strongest and fittest I’ve ever been, have optimal blood pressure and am in no pain at all.

The reason for this change was going to the gym 6 times a week. Using weights machines just about cured my back problem in 6 weeks.

My mindset was ready to do it, I had a routine that worked for me. Hell I loved it. I was around 2 months off hitting a healthy weight after over 20 years of being overweight.

Now that’s all gone out of the window, being at home 24/7 with 4 DC (one with special needs), worry about illness, food, money, crime, societal breakdown.

I know I’m going to put weight back on as I already can’t eat as I have been doing due to the shortages. I know I won’t be disciplined to exercise everyday now we’re in this situation.

I know this is a ‘first world’ problem but I’m so pissed off and MH is starting to be affected already.

You’ve been brilliant and done brilliantly OP. I know it’s not ideal but try googling, there may be something you can do at home to main your core strength.

Losing weight is 90% about what you eat. Could you go on youtube and look up exercise videos? Goon Amazon and order some weights?

Kayla Itsines Sweat App is your friend. 28 minute workouts 3 times a week (more or less up to you). Limited equipment needed and pretty much all can be improvised. I had my husband doing it today (we are isolating) and he conceded it was very good!

It is a first world problem. In all honesty, if you cannot sustain the lifestyle that allowed you to lose weight without all of the 'special foods' and excessive use of the gym, it probably wasn't really sustainable in the long run and you would have come unstuck in the long run anyway.

Look at what you can do. Some form of exercise the DC can join in with, like walking. Look at your portion sizes. It won't be what you did before, but it doesn't mean you have to put on weight.

YANBU. My gym has downloaded workouts onto their app so I can exercise each day. If you have space and a garden could you not play games outside with the kids, weather permitting.
Have you got anything at home you could use as replacement weights? Money permitting could you buy some weights sit up bar from Amazon.
Goodluck to you it sounds like you have done brilliantly, try your best to keep going.

Me too but its because I cant seem to stop eating

YouTube.
There are loads of workout vids -HIIT, free weight, walking indoors etc. You don’t need specialist equipment and a gym.

Diet wise My Fitness Pal. Ultimately, for weight, it doesn’t make much difference what you are eating, just the total amount of calories. Weigh and log everything to track the amounts, do not eat back what the app said you burned in exercise and you will be fine.

This will tell you the amount of maintenance calories to aim for so you don’t put any weight back on.
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Well done on your progress, you can maintain without going to a gym op.

I second the PP in saying use the Sweat app, there are several options depending if you like a more HIIT cardio or resistance workout etc.
There are specific ‘at home’ work outs which means you don’t need all the machinery.

If you put a little weight on that’s ok, weight loss is never linear, try not to obsess, just try to do some exercise every day to keep your mental health ticking over.

You’re not going to put 4 stone back on, you just won’t. But if you go up half a stone it’s OK, you’re still in a much healthier place than you were

Thanks all. I know I sound whingey!

It was more the routine that I’d got into which is now completely out of the window! I will try online stuff and I have some small weights, dvds, gym ball and a jump rope. It’ll take a lot of determination to carry on though. Quite sad putting my gym towels away last night .

Just need to start a new routine which will hopefully be easier when I don’t wake up worrying about what food is going to be left in the shops and so eating way too much to rev me up before venturing out .

I spotted last night on FB that Davina McCall is offering a free month of her online gym, Own Your Goals Davina. I have not used it but have one of her exercise videos which is very good, might be worth a look?

Yabu

You don't have to eat unhealthy food due to restrictions - control your portion sizes and increase how much water you drink.

Loads of people offering free workouts on Instagram and YouTube, e.g. from tomorrow everyday at 9am Joe wicks is doing a 30min workout aimed at kids you can do it with your kids. Good luck x

If you have a switch, Ring Fit Adventure is brilliant. It's like Wii fit used to be, but much, much more addictive, fun and sweat inducing.

I get it. I have lost over 30kg. Thankfully I am used to working out at home (I use Fitnessblender) and I own Powerblock dumbbells, but I am worried about being less active in general and not being able to eat keto.
You do need to find a new routine that works for you. There are thousands of videos on YouTube, there has to be something that fits you.

Oh, and congratulations on the weight loss!

You can exercise at home. I bought some weights, a mat, a skipping rope. There are many exercises on line you can follow and most exercise can be done at home. I use my stairs as a treadmilll.

It's harder to motivate yourself to do it, so best is to work out a weekly schedule and stick to it no matter what. If your determination not to lose weight is so strong, and I totally get it that it would be, then it should drive you to stick to your workout schedule. Remember that even if you are bone tired, exercise will always make you feel better afterwards, even if you are not as productive. It is never wasted activity.

I think that the empty shops situation will get better soon. Hoarders only have so much room in their cupboards. So hopefully we will all have access to healthier options again soon.

I use les mills on demand. Its £10 a month and has all the body attack, body pump etc classes.

This is a time of stress for everyone so be a little forgiving to your self if you have made bad choices. You/ we will all get a little more used to it soon and be able to get into better routines!

Get on the scales every day and adjust the amount you eat so that the scales stay

By doing this I have lost about 5 lbs in a couple of weeks without any restrictions on the type of food I eat. Just how much and how.often I eat. I am doing very little excercise either . I am not saying it is ideal and I understand the worry but you don't have to put on the weight. You may not lose much but you can not put on weight by reducing how.much you eat.

I hear you. I lost 5 stone last year and when this kicked off, I started eating big time. A few things that helped me get back on top of things

1. Tracking my food again on MFP

1. Exercising from home. I started running 6 months ago and it's amazing for my mental health. I only run 5km bit it gives me head space and the endorphins rock! I also bought some weights on Amazon. There's loads of free online resources or you could even pay for online PT.

Ultimately, I'm horrified that my old weight would have had me on the covid vulnerable list.

You've done it before and you just need to adapt. Much better now than if you put it all back on again.

Please don't give up now OP! There are so many online resources aimed at all of us stuck at home and if you're used to and love weight training then search for 'Body Weight Training'. It's where you use your own body weight as the weight to train with. It's amazing and will give you fab results if you can just re-motivate yourself to keep going. Keeping fit will be a challenge for all of us in these extraordinary times. I'm a runner, so thank god for now I can still get out and run, but I also do ballet and Reformer Pilates to keep my other muscles strong and both of those I will have to do at home. Don't give up! Your health has never been more important than now. Get on the Health and Fitness boards for help, suggestions around food and motivation.

Download the intermittent fasting app- its great!

Wow! You have done amazingly well!

I don't think YABU to worry about how this situation is going to affect you now. But there are things you could do to keep positive.

My advice would be to create a new routine. Set alarms and find new workouts on youtube etc as people have said. On the NHS website there is a 12 week plan that is free to download. If you can, print it out, stick it on your fridge and keep motivated. Only weigh yourself once a week as it is easy to obsess.

I know it is hard as I have slipped into eating sugar again over the last week when I had given it up for lent. But I am determined to start again.

Good luck!

A fun body weight training programme you could do with your kids is Animal Flow. It's surprisingly hard and challenging and boy do the instructors look ripped.

You have done incredibly well. I'm really concerned about over eating through boredom too. A couple of things which have helped this week for me:

_ sign up for any and all free online classes. Our local instructor is doing classes via Zoom, but I'm also doing other online classes which I heard about via FB

• have you seen the snack baskets for kids, where you allocate their snacks for the day and out them in there? I've done ove for myself. It's amazingly effective! Haven't overeaten all week (something of a miracle)!

I would think the opposite. It’ll be easier to lose weight. There’s already empty shelves in the supermarket. I haven’t had a proper meal for a few days. We can get fruit and veg only.

Genuine question. Where are you all going to get all this food that you're going to be eating and it's going to make you so fat? Because I have so little in the house I am only eating once a day, and just a small bowl of pasta or so.

In any case, as PP have suggested, intermittent fasting could be the answer for you plus drinking lots of water, plus doing exercise videos at home.

I’ve been thinking that, depending how long this whole thing lasts, we’ll know who was stockpiling by how much fatter or thinner they are at the end of it.

I mean, I’m kidding... kind of. Actually the shops still seem full of snack food and in a couple of weeks we won’t be allowed out even to exercise (assuming we follow the same trajectory as Italy) so even usually thin and fit gym bunnies may find themselves fattening up,