To think that unlike Adele, lots of us are getting bigger after lockdown?

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Having been reading about Adele's amazing weight loss, I feel as though I've performed a similar feat in reverse! I'm normally slim and healthy, I haven't been overeating that much during lockdown, so assume that it's just that I'm less active. I weighed myself this morning and have put on over half a stone! Speaking to friends, quite a few seem to have the same issue. AIBU to think that lots of people are gaining weight during lockdown? Or am I in denial and others are getting healthier, like Adele?

I don’t have a car actually. My username is a reference to a TV programme.
It’s not ‘bragging’, I was stating a fact. As I said, anyone who lives in a town or city would be more than welcome to come and visit the countryside around here. Moot point though, as no one ever does.
If we’re talking in generalisations, all year round both on here and in real life i here people in cities saying things like ‘oh I couldn’t live in the middle of nowhere’ and ‘what do you do all the time?’ etc. But the minute we potentially have something that they don’t... we should be staying in our houses because it’s not fair on people who don’t have what we have.
I live an hour from our nearest theatre. I don’t demand that no one goes to the theatre because I can’t easily access one.
Anyway, this discussion is pointless. I can go for 2.5 hour walks without putting anyone at risk. The law does not prevent me from doing so. So I will continue doing it.

I can go for 2.5 hour walks without putting anyone at risk. The law does not prevent me from doing so. So I will continue doing it.

You really believe you are complying with the express guidelines posted above to minimise the time away from the home?

Show me the law (law, not guideline) that says I can’t go for a 2.5 hour walk in which I do not come within 5m (usually more) of another person, and I’ll stop doing it.

Adele was photographed back in Feb with her new slimline look.
I'm pleased for her and apparently it was down to a personal trainer and green tea!
I am always wary of people who have such drastic weight loss so quickly though as some celebs in the past have put it back on within a few months! It is hard to keep off.

( I hope she hasn't gone down the gastric band route and tried to cover it up ; a few famous ones have done this and tried to keep it quiet!)

As someone who is overweight myself I know how hard it is to stick to diets.
I still can't believe she is 32 either!

I have already explained about three times above why the fact that the law does not expressly set a maximum time outside does not mean you should stay out as long as you fancy.

Do you think the government make and publish guidelines just for a laugh?

And yes, I know full well that breaching a law is a criminal offence but that guidelines are an interpretation of the law which could be challenged in court. But we are in very difficult times when it is frankly selfish to take such a pedantic approach, instead of just doing what you are bloody well told for a couple of months.

Luckily, I know how to assess risk (it’s actually my job). The guidelines are there to reduce risk. My walks put absolutely no one at risk.

I haven’t put weight on, but I don’t stuff myself for the fun of it out of boredom and I still make an effort to use the exercise bike and run twice a week.

If you don’t want a sizeable arse after lockdown then buy the fruit and veggies when doing your shop, you’ve got more time so cooking from scratch most should now be able to do.

You can also exercise, you are allowed out every day to exercise and no LAW on any time limit for that. The weather is ok in most places so get out walk, run, cycle

Adele has been very slowly and healthily losing weight for a long time with the help of a professional chef and top personal trainer. Not really comparable to us lot muddling through in isolation!

I thought the guidelines were ESSENTIAL journeys, and exercise. Not going for a walk in the car.

Good though. People in London, in the main, are being kind and recognising the contribution bus drivers, postmen etc are making.

I now know why I live in the city.

Actually no, Needmoresleep. You can drive for exercise as long as the time you spend exercising outweighs the time spent driving.

I now know why I live in the city

Fab, we’re all happy then!
By the way I have also lived in central London, Paris, Madrid, Milan and Valencia in the past 15 years. So I’m not the selfish country bumpkin you’re hoping to portray me as.
As I said, I can assess risk.

ArgumentativeAardvaark

heard of common sense?
Crowded cities require people to minimise their outdoor exercise. Completely or near deserted space don't.

It should be pretty obvious that it doesn't matter if you are out for 5 hours when you see no-one.

Luckily, I know how to assess risk (it’s actually my job). The guidelines are there to reduce risk. My walks put absolutely no one at risk

Yes, you are special because you are clever. Guidelines are just for stupid people.

No I’m not special because I’m clever. You’re going on about the ‘spirit of the guidelines’. The whole point of the guidelines is to reduce the risk of transmission. My walks are putting no one at risk.

Isn't it the case that from Monday, there won't be any restrictions on outdoor exercise at all? I don't see the point in quibbling about how long other people spend on a run? What difference does it make?

exactly...

and as it's "from Monday" , expect people not to bother with restrictions at all for the bank holiday weekend anyway.

This phase is over, people will have to find someone else to moan about!

@OneandTwenty the point is that the guidelines are set fairly strictly because if they say things like “just use your common sense” or “different factors apply in urban areas” this creates a risk that people who are not great at risk assessment will get it wrong. The more people who go around saying “ah but I am clever so I can do my own thing” and who are seen to be behaving that way, the less effective the restrictions become OVERALL even if those individuals are not actually increasing the risk.

Now is not a time to be individualistic.

Fuck's sake. So by your logic, someone living alone on a remote Scottish island, where they are the only inhabitants, should only leave the house for an hour to exercise? And staying out for 1hr 1min means they don't respect the bin men? Seriously - just listen to yourself.

There are downsides and upsides to all sorts of locations. One of the upsides to living rurally at this specific point in time is that it is far easier to socially distance and when you leave your house than it would be in a city. Population densities are low, which means lots of empty space around, but also fewer facilities in the good times. One obvious downside right now is that if we do need a hospital it's likely to be a lot further to get there. Do you deny yourself the upsides of city living normally?

I went for a bike ride last night. I was out for c. 1 hr, and saw two people once I left the village. Both were some distance away. In the village I passed a small handful who were walking, again easily maintaining 2m at all times, and that was at peak time for exercising (ie after work). Chance of transmitting to/being infected by those people? Basically zero. Thats not me being 'special', its basic common sense.

It's pretty clear that if the government wanted a strict lockdown, they would have installed one following other countries.
It has been quite a free-for-all, and people HAVE been going around "cleverly" doing their own thing.

I've lost a stone! People are either eating more or exercising more.

I've put weight on but it's all baby

I've lost weight over lockdown. I wasn't overweight, but had got to the heaviest I'd ever been and wasn't happy looking in the mirror.

I decided I didn't need all the food I normally eat given that my life is a lot less active at the moment. So I cut my calories and have stuck to it, aside from one day a week where I relax it a little.

The temptation of 'let's pop in there for a slice of cake' or 'shall we go out for dinner tonight' is gone at the moment, so I figured there was no better time for it!

I've lost weight. I was losing before lockdown and I've just carried on.

Guidelines are just for stupid people.

Well ... they are there for the guidance of wise women, and the obedience of fools.

I think most people on here have got it right and are applying common sense.

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I've just downloaded that app and can't see any free version....

And yes, I know full well that breaching a law is a criminal offence but that guidelines are an interpretation of the law which could be challenged in court. But we are in very difficult times when it is frankly selfish to take such a pedantic approach, instead of just doing what you are bloody well told for a couple of months.

The person on the thread who is being pedantic is you .