Lockdown Weight Gain

Real Donald Trump

Have you gained much weight in the past year? I myself have put on at least a stone 1/2, been eating a lot of crap the past few months, it's hard to keep away from the stuff :pac:

hmmm

Managing to get out doing a bit of hiking and walking, but without being able to go to usual haunts it's a struggle to keep the boredom away walking 5k around the block. I think it's genuinely a big problem for the people who have normally been very fit that they haven't been able to keep it up - and it's very easy to fall into a pattern of sitting on your arse watching Netflix every weekend. We just have to push through this and find the small joys in being active (I think).

A couple of my friends/family are actually feeling healthier - mostly through not going to the pub and getting walks in! They've actually lost weight.

Buddy Bubs

I've pretty much given up drinking during restrictions as I don't see the point in drinking at home so my usual 10 to 12 pint binges once a weekend are a thing of the past....the result....put on 2 stone in a year! Have to get exercising again!

kwestfan08

Pretty much the same weight as when lockdown started. I’d have been a keen enough swimmer beforehand but with pools closed out of sheer boredom I downloaded Strava and took up running just to do something.

Been lucky enough that my job keeps me pretty active throughout the day too thankfully. I was a close contact of a covid case so at home for two weeks without work and ended up putting on half a stone from just not moving as much. I’ve for sure been eating more crap and comfort food though.

gmisk

Real Donald Trump wrote: »

Have you gained much weight in the past year? I myself have put on at least a stone 1/2, been eating a lot of crap the past few months, it's hard to keep away from the stuff :pac:

Up til Christmas I had!
Big time!
But gave myself a kick in the ass since then, my fitness Pal always works best for me, and a lot of walking.
Down 8kg and back in normal weight range.

SnuggyBear

Put on a lot, lost it, put it back on, losing it again.

Richard Hillman

First Lockdown I put on 5kg in about 6 weeks. I was in a very energetic job, covering well over 20k steps a day and it suddenly stopped. Maintained weight throughout until December and then worked in the same industry for a month and lost 4kg. Although when I was let go again, I have only put on 1kg in the last month. But a lot of work has gone into it.

Polar101

SnuggyBear wrote: »

Put on a lot, lost it, put it back on, losing it again.

For me it's been the exact opposite. Looking forward to better weather soon.

Sandz066

I'm drinking way too much as a way of dealing with the boredom / stress. The weight gain on the scales isn't huge but the bloat is very noticeable

Goldengirl

Polar101 wrote: »

For me it's been the exact opposite. Looking forward to better weather soon.

Yea me too , am faded and wrecked though after this year .
Have to say I am wired , think work has affected me cos even days off out walking and hiking and not eating as much as before .

Atlantic Dawn

Put on 20% more than I was in March 2020, it's a digrace Joe etc etc, I need to get back to where I was. It's mainly the sitting on my hole doing less than 2000 steps a day doing it, pre lockdown I'd hit 10k steps most days on the journey to work and back.

The lack of social outings where someone might say you have put on a few pounds ain't helping either.

Samsonsmasher

Try 100 push ups, 100 pulls ups and 100 squats every day for the next month.
Get out and walk or run.
That fat will be turned into muscle.
You'll feel great and get in great shape.

copeyhagen

yes. bought a set of resitance bands off adverts locally. following 'achv peak' on youtube, i do their bands workout, wife does dumbells at same time.

have lost a bit of weight over last few weeks and toned up a bit.

cans of guinness and nothing at home = big ned..

beggars_bush

Samsonsmasher wrote: »

Try 100 push ups, 100 pulls ups and 100 squats every day for the next month.
Get out and walk or run.
That fat will be turned into muscle.
You'll feel great and get in great shape.

You can't turn fat into muscle
Buy smaller plates
Buy less crap and alcohol
Exercise

Samsonsmasher

beggars_bush wrote: »

You can't turn fat into muscle
Buy smaller plates
Buy less crap and alcohol
Exercise

It's a figure of speech. If you exercise you lose body fat and you gain muscle. lol

beggars_bush

Samsonsmasher wrote: »

It's a figure of speech. If you exercise you lose body fat and you gain muscle. lol

Not if your still eating crap
You can't outrun a bad diet

JMNolan

I started training for a marathon back in March 2020. Couldn't do a 5k at the time. Now I do a half marathon a day. Went from 19st down to 13st.


Ha ha, nah, put on about 3 stone from beer and bbqing.

Foweva Awone

I'm already a couple of stone overweight... 2020 was meant to be the year I got back in shape, that didn't happen, but I didn't put on any weight either. So I guess that's something.

This year hasn't gotten off to the best start as I was out of action with a kidney infection for most of January, however I'm determined to start losing some of the pounds now. Today is actually my Day One!!

I mean I had a really good year at work (even working at home), and achieved a lot of other things in the past year. So, considering we're in the middle of a global pandemic and all, I'm not gonna be too hard on myself for the weight thing.

I put on about 5kg. It's easy to put on weight, harder to lose it!

bigmac3

copeyhagen wrote: »

yes. bought a set of resitance bands off adverts locally. following 'achv peak' on youtube, i do their bands workout, wife does dumbells at same time.

have lost a bit of weight over last few weeks and toned up a bit.

cans of guinness and nothing at home = big ned..

Flat out on the Guinness too, getting two slabs a week. Relegated to spare room en-suite now.

voldejoie

kwestfan08 wrote: »

Pretty much the same weight as when lockdown started. I’d have been a keen enough swimmer beforehand but with pools closed out of sheer boredom I downloaded Strava and took up running just to do something.

Been lucky enough that my job keeps me pretty active throughout the day too thankfully. I was a close contact of a covid case so at home for two weeks without work and ended up putting on half a stone from just not moving as much. I’ve for sure been eating more crap and comfort food though.

I'm much the same as you! Miss swimming a lot but I've focused on running and I'm training for a half marathon now. I've gained a little weight overall I think, just from giving in to comfort eating, but still well within a healthy range and all the running is definitely helping.

nj27

Took 7 minutes off my 10k time since the summer and down a couple of kg maybe, not really trying to lose weight.

Mundo7976

Got a bit fitter, lost nearly 40lbs up to xmas. Up by 8lbs since, no motivation to get out as much and nibbling too mich. Think this lockdown is harder on everyone!

lee_baby_simms

SnuggyBear wrote: »

Put on a lot, lost it, put it back on, losing it again.

Me too. Like Oprah Winfrey.

Samsonsmasher

beggars_bush wrote: »

Not if your still eating crap
You can't outrun a bad diet

Where did I say that???

B.A._Baracus

Put on a bit of weight myself. I miss the gym. I know there are alternatives like running and what not. Just prefer the idea of going to a gym and using the different machines and free weights to work out.

titan18

Ya, I've put on a bit. No gym since last February and whilst I go for a walk every day, it's not the same. I've also zero motivation to do it as mentally so fecked.

titan18

titan18 wrote: »

Ya, I've put on a bit. No gym since last February and whilst I go for a walk every day, it's not the same. I've also zero motivation to do it as mentally so fecked.

The walk isn't the same. I miss the gym. I can't run outdoors due to old injuries I carry.

TimeToShine

Samsonsmasher wrote: »

Try 100 push ups, 100 pulls ups and 100 squats every day for the next month.
Get out and walk or run.
That fat will be turned into muscle.
You'll feel great and get in great shape.

I'm sure couch potatoes will be banging out 100 pullups a day no bother.

bigmac3

TimeToShine wrote: »

I'm sure couch potatoes will be banging out 100 pullups a day no bother.

Exactly, I couldn’t even manage that, even if I wasn’t putting away the slabs of Guinness every week.

I'm grand thankfully.... Was 87kg in Feb 20, 90kg now.... Not bad considering I was a 4 or 5 time a week gym goer and am doing not much since they are closed.

Klonker

Myself and my other half hadn't put on any weight really up to October but since then have started smoking weed almost every day from boredom so have been eating a lot more rubbish since and exercising less Going to cut back now a bit, maybe just leave it for the weekends, eat a bit healthier and up the exercise too, the better weather and brighter evenings should make it easier.

sporina

eating more sweet stuff but not gained any weight as walking a lot more..

Dressoutlet

I gained about 6lb in the first month of lockdown lost 2 and a half stone since.

newaccount2017

I've put on a stone. Determined to lose it before I'm seen by the general public again. Dreading warmer weather actually cos I won't be able to hide it if wearing tshirts.

Sam Hain

Samsonsmasher wrote: »

Try 100 push ups, 100 pulls ups and 100 squats every day for the next month.
Get out and walk or run.
That fat will be turned into muscle.
You'll feel great and get in great shape.

Absolute dung talk. Fat does not turn into muscle and as for someone trying to lose weight doing 100 pull ups a day, just like that, not even building up to it, terrible advice.