Drinking and eating during lockdown

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Wondering if anyone else is drinking and eating much more (daily for me) than usual in view of the current state of things? I’m not usually a big drinker or someone to binge on junk food but at the moment I feel as though eating crap and having a few drinks at the end of the day (well, afternoon ) is one of the only things I have to keep me going. The news is utterly depressing, I’m bored of being stuck indoors and as someone who is used to socialising regularly and travelling a lot for work, alcohol and food are serving as a welcome distraction from all this madness at the moment. In an attempt to make myself feel less guilty about the state of my waistline and liver...Please tell me I’m not alone?!

I was but I've reined it in. I lost a stone in preparation for getting married just before lock down and when it was starting to look like no wedding, I just went "ah f*ck it". I've gain 2lbs but I've started watching what I eat again and only drinking 2-3 days a week. If nothing else I don't want to gain any more weight, even if I'm just maintaining.

I've lost weight (I don't know how!!) and I'm down a bottle of wine tonight. (First alcoholic drink since lockdown)

Eating less if anything. I now have my 15 month old around to "help" me work so I don't tend to find time for snacks. However I'm definitely drinking more - glass of wine or beer pretty much every night.

@bluegrasse that is me too, to a tee!

@BetsyBigNose ..no one in their right mind would think you were being 'holier than thou'....you've pointed out something which could be a big problem the UK has to face once we've come through the other side of this Covid hell. I have never had an alcohol problem and haven't had a drop for months and DH had been doing well too. I was so tempted to join him in the regular evening glass of wine he seems to have developed in the last couple of weeks but no, I'm determined I'm not going there. It's a slippery slope and my tea and chocolate addiction is enough to deal with!