I live in the UK. Covid hit here about mid March and I responded by ordering takeout pizza and binge eating sweets. I’d had a bit of a stressful time as it was at work and I was regularly bingeing on meals that I have since worked out were around 4000 calories. I had one pair of jeans that fit me because they were stretchy. They were a UK 12 or US 8 (they were really stretchy...). I knew that I had gained weight but I had a phobia of the scales so I didn’t know how much. I thought maybe I was around 175 lb.
Anyway, after feeling like shit for a couple of weeks, I decided to weigh myself. I was devastated. The scale said 203 lb. I am almost 5’7”. I was obese. Not just borderline either but right in the middle of the category. I only needed to gain another 20 lb or so and I’d be morbidly obese. I used to be a pretty consistent 155 lb and although I knew I’d gained, I didn’t realise it was close to 50 lb.
After shock and crying I took action. Lockdown helped because I wouldn’t be going out anywhere and I could just focus on my goal. I decided to eat 1700 cals a day, walk 10,000 steps and do 25 minutes of yoga with Adriene a day. That was it. I also knew I could have no binge or cheat days.
It was really fucking hard at first. I lost just 1 lb the first week. After that it came off a bit quicker. I kept at it and started turning some of my walks into runs. I was wearing mainly workout gear at home so I didn’t notice any looser clothes sadly but I could see my body changing a bit.
Anyway, it’s now 4 and a half months since I started and I am 169 lb. 34 lb lost and about 11 to go. I feel proud of myself. The media keeps writing about how everyone has gained weight and I have reduced my body weight by over 16%. I am still slightly overweight but my waist is now 29 inches so I don’t have any increased diabetes or heart risks. If you stick with it, it works!
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