how much weight did you gain or lose during lockdown?

MarieBuch10

I’ve basically maintained after gaining about 5-10 lbs in the year before coronavirus came about. I’m still in my healthy weight range so I’m trying to view it as a victory, however I’m now trying to lose 5-15 lbs which is where I feel my best! It’s been a struggle trying to figure out a new way of eating and exercising that will get me there as I feel I’ve outgrown my previous routine. I also HATE summer and I tend to have to fight against a calorie surplus all summer long. The heat and humidity is too much, and we don’t have AC. But I’m still trying. My new goal per yesterday’s weigh in is to lose 5 lbs by Halloween and hopefully another 5 lbs by Christmas. Then maybe a year to lose the last 5 if I choose to. Good luck to everyone. Blows my mind how something so simple can be so challenging.

SERmom3

I'm half a pound down from the beginning of lockdown, so it seems like I maintained. However, the reality is that I gained about 7 lbs from March - May. My activity level decreased so much during the day while homeschooling the kids. I didn't focus on my diet enough and the weight just kept climbing. Since June, I recommited to logging and I've lost all that I gained and am now on my way to losing the last 10 or so to get to goal.

Good luck everyone. Stay focused! We got this!

anjdiskin

I gained 12 lbs of the 20 I lost Jan-Mar. I am not going to wait untill I gain it all back. Started back on mfp Wednesday. Let’s do it!

maharonuku

I have Gained 17 LBS I been working this entire time and had a baby last July..the stress at work has been getting to me and have been stress eating and crawling in my bed to hide from the world as soon as I get home ... So now I am here trying to lose the weight.

GreenValli

We are still mostly at home, with masks and keeping away from other people here in Calif. No gym for me! I depend on that gym for exercise, since our community is way to hilly for me to walk for exercise. But I have lost 5.4 pounds since March 15. I lost 2 pounds last month. I had to cut back to 1200 calories a day though.

Speedbird558

I used lockdown to be more structured in my diet. With all usual restaurants closed, I lost 4.5kg (10lbs) in the first two months. Mid-May I made a real move, downloaded MFP and have lost just over 23kg more. Total loss since lockdown now is 28kg (62lbs) which is about halfway to my target.

Beautyofdreams

Have lost 40+ pounds from March 18 to present. Started walking 5-6 days a week to ease my anxiety and when the gyms opened in June added 4 days of weight lifting. Nothing heavy because I have been sedentary but focused on fitness because I just got tired of being fat and it was easier to focus on that than the uncertainty of Covid.

CacoEther

I put on 10-12 lbs and it’s frustrating. I feel like I squandered quarantine time.

Daniella_85

Iv lost a stone (14 pounds) I thought I’d make the most of the boredom of lockdown and start working out again and walking

Mouse_Potato

I've lost 6-7 vanity pounds. I find it much easier to stay on top of my diet and exercise when I am not stuck in cubicles and conference rooms all day!

AnnPT77

Down around 7 pounds since March, when things started shutting down here.

Since about last October, I've been working on ultra-slowly (pretty painlessly) drifting down a few vanity pounds, at a half pound a week or slower rate. That got easier when restaurants and my favorite brewpub closed.

I'm retired, so my daily routine didn't change as much. Most in-person social life evaporated, my twice-weekly spin classes stopped, and I haven't been able to row on water 4x a week as I usually would in summer.

I can lose/maintain on fewer calories when I don't exercise, or on more calories when I do - works fine either way. But I enjoy food, and need health/strength, so after some low exercise floundering around for a while, I'm now rowing machining 6 days a week, and lifting a little 3 days.

xGreatWhiteNorthx

Gained 4 , then lost 8.

psychod787

gained about 6 over 4 months, but that was all part of my evil plan!

nancibt

I gained about 5 lbs. Partly because of boredom/stress eating and partly because I broke my leg in February and still can't walk, let alone exercise. :-( I should be working on losing weight so that when I can walk it is not such a strain on my leg. But it is just so easy to catch myself eating unconciously!

Mellouk89

I started working out again shortly after the lockdown, I started at home and recently I joined a gym. I gained 4lbs of lean mass in 2-3 months. I hadn't trained in almost 6 years.

HeidiCooksSupper

25 pounds since May 8th. Cancellation of the convenience of last minute pizza, calzone and baked ziti runs has helped.

alexmose

down 3 pounds of WATER WEIGHT b/c i did not have access to heavy weights

4legsRbetterthan2

I gained about 20 lbs between march - June. COVID was a part of it, but it also happend to converge with defending my thesis for my masters and time off of running due to an injury. So, I'll give all 3 credit

Getting myself sorted out again now though!

springlering62

Started quarantine at 142, CW 131.

I saw immediately this was going to be a long haul, so I cut calories, and made a plan to walk several times a day, and do zoom classes. It was such a comfort to do classes with my usual instructors and classmates.

Husband and I also made a point to stay busy. House has never been this clean or organized, and we painted every inch of all three stories, except our vertiginous stairwells. He says at our age that’s best left to someone younger and with appropriate equipment.

I busted my *kitten* to lose weight and there was no way Covid was going to take that from me. The extra pounds lost were a welcome bonus.

Did go as low as 129, but decided to increase calories. That seemed too thin. Amazing what a difference a couple of pounds makes. And thus, begs the question why I couldn’t see that years ago.

rachelr1116

I gained around 15 lbs. I had already started slacking on my calorie tracking when everyone was sent home to work in March. I had grand plans to keep up walking and running but instead mostly sat around feeling sorry for myself. A couple of weeks ago I started tracking calories again and have been running and walking more and it's slowly starting to come off.

littlegreenparrot1

Gained 4 lbs in the first couple of months, just finished losing it again.

Trying to do my job from the kitchen table whilst almost everyone else was furloughed did not make for fun times, whilst of course all my usual methods of stress relief were cancelled.
Getting back on track now though, along with everything else (hopefully)

EliseTK1

I gained ~6 lbs within the first few months, but that was partially due to the stress of moving into a new house. I'm sure some of it was water weight as well. I've already lost 3 of those, and I intend to lose the rest (and then some) in the next month.

robynmac5819

Initially, I gained about 6 lbs on top of already being overweight/obese. 190lbs On April 21st and I finally had enough because I was feeling physically AWFUL and lethargic. So far I’ve almost lost 40 lbs(about a half pound away). I’m going for 30 more to be at my ideal weight for my height. And for the record, the best part is I feel AMAZING.

SunflowerQueen36

Gained back almost 20, that's why I am here

kristingjertsen

Gained 5 during the breadmaking, cake making, comfort food season during March. Then I realized that being overweight in a pandemic is not a good idea. I have lost 15 pounds now. My husband is now asking me to cook healthy meals for him so he won't end up going out to eat, snacking on junk food, or eating food that makes his asthma and reflux worse. I recently switched to eating more protein plus fruits and vegetables because I want to get the last 10 pounds off so I reach a normal BMI so we can work on this change together. He needs to be gluten free because of a grain allergy. Big change for a man who loves to eat.

breefoshee

I actually lost my job a month before quarantine and then got a new one a couple weeks after everything started shutting down. In February, I was losing-- in part because my food budget was so low.

Then when I got my job, I gained 15lbs in 2 months-- just eating pure junk out of relief. I felt like I could eat/spend money again.

After the 2 months, I reigned everything in and have lost 4lbs. It is weird what your mind does during stressful situations. I definitely did not think in January that I would gain weight this year.

bigblues11

I've lost 24 pounds since March 1st. 34 pounds since January 1st. I work in a laboratory at a Children's Hospital so unfortunately I've been busier than ever

terryo9987

I have been up and down during COVID. I was down 5 in March then up 9 in June ( my heaviest ever of 288). I broke my ankle on June 7th and haven't been able to walk. As of today, I weigh 174. I am down 14 and I am excited and in shock.

MadDogManor

Gained about 12 lbs, also quit smoking and am working overtime every week (hospital lab employee)

SunflowerQueen36

MadDogManor wrote: »

Gained about 12 lbs, also quit smoking and am working overtime every week (hospital lab employee)

Congrats on the smoking, I know its no easy feat. You got this!