Lost it. Then gained most of it back. Tips?

Hi all! Long time lurker first time poster.

I am going to try and keep this brief. Due to various reasons (excuses really) like covid, gyms being closed, a major car accident, my lung collapsing, and an apartment fire... life has recently been really stressful and difficult.

I’ve found myself turning to food again and without my regular exercise I am watching my weight rapidly increase. I’m almost back to my starting point.

I feel extremely upset and disgusted with myself. I know what I need to do to lose the weight but I also am finding it difficult to do what I did last time / stick to a routine / find myself happy or motivated when I do lose weight because that was a weight I had already combated and now I’m back at it. So instead of celebrating when I lose a few pounds I can’t help but think about how I was already past that point this time last year. I feel like a failure. I never thought I’d be at this place in my life again and yet here I am...

Any tips tricks or advice on how to get that motivation back? How to stop resorting to food to help me cope with everything collapsing around me? Particularly maybe from those who have experienced losing weight after gaining it back?

Also any tips for virtual or at home workouts? I can’t go outside. The drunk driver who hit me hired a PI who watches me all day to make sure I’m actually injured which means my lawyer has prohibited me from even taking out the trash 🙄

Wow that wasn’t brief at all. Sorry...! Thank you in advance!

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