Covid-19 (not virus, but #)

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  • pjwrt
    pjwrt Posts: 166 Member
    edited April 2020
    I still bike my 10 miles a day on lunch break and keep my calorie intake under 2500. My weight is still sorta below my target of 165; the Chinese weight scale is always wonky.

    My home gym is collecting dust because....I'm depressed by the governments' actions.

    I'm older than the most here, so it takes a lot to get me distracted, but the governor has succeeded: locked down until May 4 and a 50% unemployment rate makes me want to not succeed.

    Call it boredom, distraction, or food addiction, but it is depression. Insidious as all git.

    I think it's time we took our lives back. Do not eat. Do work. Do exercise. Live.
  • naj1991
    naj1991 Posts: 93 Member
    lol i havent been able to i went from 140 to 145.. I dont mind the extra weight
  • BabySparklez
    BabySparklez Posts: 3 Member
    Doing beachbody on demand. Country Heat as of right now. Probably will do Barre blend when it comes or do zumba. I have 2 weeks left of country heat calendar
  • pjwrt
    pjwrt Posts: 166 Member
    briscogun wrote: »

    Our "Governor" extended our lock down until... MAY 26! WTF? There is a huge growing sentiment in the population that enough is enough.

    I bet at least 50% of Americans don't have enough savings to last until May 26 to pay the bills and eat. Even with deferred payments on most things, it still costs money to survive in the 21st century.

    The companies who are offering deferred debt payments have bills to pay, too. What a mess.

    Brazil has the right idea: Social Unrest coming to a town near you!

  • nowine4me
    nowine4me Posts: 3,985 Member
    @pjwrt we’re reopening on a slow roll-out starting tomorrow and the Governor expects to be fully up and running by Memorial Day. I go back to my office May 1. I’m hopeful that those who are really in poor health or elderly protect themselves. But we have to crank the economy back up
  • nowine4me
    nowine4me Posts: 3,985 Member
    Today is exactly one month since my original post in this thread. I have barely left the house except to walk daily and grab, essentials and deliver food to my mom. Honestly, I’m not even sure how I feel about that. My eating hasn’t been great, but I’m cutting myself some slack, at least I e been exercising regularly. Hang in there
  • TonyB0588
    TonyB0588 Posts: 9,520 Member
    nowine4me wrote: »
    For those that are new to working from home, what are you doing to avoid gaining weight during this time? My desk and kitchen are one in the same, next to the pantry. Light schedule and boredom eating is setting in. I’m lucky to have nice walking trails and a gym in the garage, but still need to keep the wheels turning for work. Not to mention the drinking....

    I feel like I'm working harder since setting up at home. Definitely longer hours, and I find it difficult to stop at my usual lunch time. So no boredom and no extra weight for me.
  • TonyB0588
    TonyB0588 Posts: 9,520 Member
    SummerSkier wrote: »
    The only difference to my schedule is that instead of going home for lunch I now do my walking at lunch time. I do not snack a lot at work so I don't when I am working remotely either. My morning and evening routines are still exactly the same. And my home office is in my kitchen also. ;) I do wish when my company was sending folks to do remote that have not done it before that they would have allowed them to take their peripherals with them. They would be much more productive imo and it's not like monitors and such are that expensive these days anyway. I only hope that they don't close down our businesses.

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    I took my mouse and mousepad, but would really have loved to bring home my second large screen. Unfortunately, it was removed from the original base and mounted on a fixed pole at the back of my desk, so wasn't so easy to grab it on the way out.
  • TonyB0588
    TonyB0588 Posts: 9,520 Member
    Talan79 wrote: »
    I’m keeping active & still eat like I did before. Alcohol consumption is now a daily thing vs just special occasions. I have some basic weights at home so I’ve worked out my own routine based on what I can do.
    I run daily. Sometimes even a walk in the afternoon. I’m averaging 14K steps. Yesterday I hit 24K. Actually down a pound after maintaining.
    Stress and anxiety also decreases my appetite.

    Good for you. My steps are way down now, from 7,000 to about 3,000. And the curfew and lockdown limit my ability to go for long outdoor walks. Aiming for twice a week on the home treadmill.
  • DancingMoosie
    DancingMoosie Posts: 8,619 Member
    I feel like I'm eating less, trying to move more...but the # on the scale seems to be trending up these days. The big difference for me is no heavy lifting. No access to the gym or park(for my running). So, I do about 1 hr workout in the morning (cardio plus abs, some dumbbell strength training), walk in place while I watch a show, do laps around the house, do pullups when I use the rr, then take a longer walk in the afternoon. But I guess my night time snacking really adds up.
  • nxd10
    nxd10 Posts: 4,570 Member
    My husband stopped snacking. I never particularly snack but have been walking the dog a lot more for exercise (allowed here) and haven't been snacking. We aren't eating out so my lunch calories are down a bit. I've lost 8 pounds.
  • ExistingFish
    ExistingFish Posts: 1,259 Member
    What am I doing? Getting back on MFP to drop the extra 7lbs I've put on since being stuck at home and the gym closed...
  • ExistingFish
    ExistingFish Posts: 1,259 Member
    Our gyms are reopening Monday, but with severe restrictions.

    You are expected to wear a mask to the gym, and you can only take it off for cardio, not weight lifting. You need to wear it while in the free weights section. You are also expected to keep 12' distance, which is a lot of distance. That will severely limit the amount of people who can work out.
  • Biggiwig69
    Biggiwig69 Posts: 38 Member
    ExistingFish wrote: »
    Our gyms are reopening Monday, but with severe restrictions.

    You are expected to wear a mask to the gym, and you can only take it off for cardio, not weight lifting. You need to wear it while in the free weights section. You are also expected to keep 12' distance, which is a lot of distance. That will severely limit the amount of people who can work out.

    Wow! Don’t think I am going back to the gym under these restrictions. Hopefully they let people out of the contract.
  • ExistingFish
    ExistingFish Posts: 1,259 Member
    Biggiwig69 wrote: »
    ExistingFish wrote: »
    Our gyms are reopening Monday, but with severe restrictions.

    You are expected to wear a mask to the gym, and you can only take it off for cardio, not weight lifting. You need to wear it while in the free weights section. You are also expected to keep 12' distance, which is a lot of distance. That will severely limit the amount of people who can work out.

    Wow! Don’t think I am going back to the gym under these restrictions. Hopefully they let people out of the contract.

    Well, the governor said you needed a mask and could take it off for cardio but not free weights, but I read the actual release which just says you can remove it while actively exercising. If it creates a problem, I'd remove my mask while lifting - that is active exercising. I'm not sure that he understood what goes into "free weight training".

    I'm just happy the gym can open. I'll happily keep paying, I love my gym and the owners - I was willing to keep paying while they were closed. Those people still need their paycheck as much as I need mine.

    I go to a local, family-owned gym, not a chain. I could see a different answer if we had corporate money coming in.

    I can't wait to go back, I will go back as soon as I can and wear a mask.

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