Hi everyone!

Ohiowahawkeye
Ohiowahawkeye Posts: 2 Member
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I originally posted this in another forum, but it is probably more relevant here.

Glad to be here! How have your health goals changed because of COVID?

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  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,333 Member
    Hi!

    I'm guessing that the answers to your question will depend a lot on where things stood for us as individuals when the pandemic started.

    Other than "try really hard not to get Covid", I don't think my goals changed because of it. I'd lost 50+ pounds in 2015-16, then ultra-slowly regained 10-15 of them over about 4 years. I was still in a healthy weight range, but jeans were getting tight, and I *hate* to clothes shop. A few months before the pandemic, I'd started working at ultra-slowly (I hoped pretty painlessly) re-losing those few pounds, and was dropping about a pound a month on average, about what I wanted.

    It started to level off a bit, then the pandemic shut-downs arrived, which - oddly - was a help: Fewer restaurant, social eating, brewpub temptations! The intended slow loss got moving again. Not long ago, I got back in my preferred weight range, where I'm working now on stabilizing.

    The gyms closing down cut off my twice a week spin classes, which was a drag; and my rowing club was closed for a while - bigger drag. However, I found other things to do, adjusting calorie intake as needed, even got a stationary bike for home use to substitute for spin. So, that all worked out, too.

    Pretty much throughout, my goals were to maintain a healthy weight, not have to shop for new clothes (😉), and find some ways to stay reasonably fit while having fun. I'm lucky enough to be retired, so there was no adjustment on that side of things.

    How about you: What's your pandemic goals adjustment story?

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