Lockdown Weight Gain

Real Donald Trump · 19-02-2021 11:25pm #1

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 · 19-02-2021 11:29pm

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 · 19-02-2021 11:32pm

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 · 19-02-2021 11:39pm

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 · 19-02-2021 11:42pm

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 · 20-02-2021 12:09am

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

Richard Hillman · 20-02-2021 12:11am

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 · 20-02-2021 1:28am

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 · 20-02-2021 2:33am

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 · 20-02-2021 2:36am

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 · 20-02-2021 2:37am

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 · 20-02-2021 2:44am

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 · 20-02-2021 2:57am

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 · 20-02-2021 10:52am

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 · 20-02-2021 10:54am

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 · 20-02-2021 10:56am

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 · 20-02-2021 10:58am

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 · 20-02-2021 11:04am

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.

[Deleted User] · 20-02-2021 11:05am

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

bigmac3 · 20-02-2021 11:12am

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 · 20-02-2021 11:20am

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 · 20-02-2021 11:20am

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

Mundo7976 · 20-02-2021 11:20am

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 · 20-02-2021 11:21am

SnuggyBear wrote: »

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

Me too. Like Oprah Winfrey.

Samsonsmasher · 20-02-2021 2:11pm

beggars_bush wrote: »

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

Where did I say that???

B.A._Baracus · 20-02-2021 10:37pm

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 · 20-02-2021 10:46pm

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.

[Deleted User] · 20-02-2021 11:09pm

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 · 20-02-2021 11:58pm

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 · 21-02-2021 12:00am

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.

[Deleted User] · 21-02-2021 11:18am

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.

Lockdown Weight Gain

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