Gained the Covid 19

Another one here. I had maintained for 2 years and was ready to lose another 30lbs to get to a goal I had set. I was doing well and then Covid hit and during lockdown I decided to give up smoking (again) that is a guarantee for me to gain and I did. I went from 184 to 193 no big surprise. I am not panicking here is what I am doing though.

I went back to basics.
I adjusted my calorie goal down slightly.
I set my weight goal for a 30lb loss
I set small goals to reach by certain dates. E.G. my Birthday. Christmas. My husbands Birthday.
I am logging my food more accurately
I am trying to move more
I am trying to drink more water
I have lowered my carb goal slightly
I have raised my protein goal slightly
I have become more mindful about my food intake
I use a weight trend app to record my weight daily (Libra)
I have a spread sheet with my goals on it to record the date I hit them.
I will get back to the gym as soon as it opens lift heavy and swimming.

These are all the things that I did to lose the first 30lbs and they worked well then so they will work now. I started seriously last week and I have lost 1lb so on track. It is hard but I am getting back into the swing of things again and have confidence that I can pull back the gain and lose more over the next year.

If in doubt go back to what worked before lockdown.

I'm back for the same reason. I gained about 15 in the first two months of it and have struggled to not gain more.

Tracking food only helps because even if I go over on calories, if I submit that food diary I stop eating. Stress releases cortisol which increases hunger.