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.

*My clothes are feeling looser after just a few days of:

1. Cutting down on portion sizes
2. Not eating breakfast
3. Eating homemade veg soup
4. Not having snacks
5. Feeling really stressed*

This is working for me too and I am a serious binge and emotional eater.

I don't know if you personally will gain weight or not but I do think it's inevitable that this will damage the healthy lifestyle progress many have made or jeopardise existing healthy lifestyles. For many reasons. Some will be less active through depression and loneliness. Some will be less active through lack of motivation and desire to do what they live doing in the gym by themselves inside. Some will eat more through boredom, loneliness or depression. Some will struggle to adjust their appetite down to one for a less active lifestyle.

I'm worried I'm going the other way. I've lost 5 pounds in a fortnight and I was very underweight to start with. If you have any type of eating disorder (Or even if you don't) then stress, uncertainty and staying in plays havoc with either not eating or over eating. For me, it's something else to occupy my brain with instead of corpna panic and something I can keep under control.

Good luck. It isn't inevitable that you'll gain weight. But it will be harder work than normal. And you're not a bad person if things slide under these circs!