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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I used to walk to the metro, walk to work, walk to get lunch, and then do it all on the way home. I could easily hit 10,000 steps just doing that. Now all that walking is cut out. I still work out, but I’ve gained 10 pounds. I’ve started going for a walk before and after work, but I hate walking for the sake of walking. I guess I never considered the extra walking exercise but it turns out it was. I increased my workouts, but it’s going to be a lot harder to lose than it was to gain. [/quote]

This is me. I used to have a lot more "ambient" exercise in my day. Not only my commute by foot and metro but also I spent a lot of time charging about the office--our office culture was such that it was common for me to run down to someone's office to ask a question in person rather than picking up the phone. Just walking around the office during the day was typically 4000 steps/day for me (not counting running out to get lunch). Adding in commute and running out to get a salad at lunch, I typically logged 9000 steps per day, without counting dedicated exercise time. (I also spent a lot more time standing at my standing desk and on the metro--I never sat on metro but rather always stood).

Now my "ambient" exercise can be as little as 1200 steps. Turns out it is a HUGE difference. I also don't have a standing desk at home, so I sit a lot more.

I used to run out for a salad each day, so my going out for lunch did not add a lot of calories to my diet. We didn't get takeout or eat in restaurants much before. Now, I think because there is so much less "fun" in our lives, we get takeout more, which adds calories; I bake more, which adds calories; and I drink more, which adds calories.

I put on 6 pounds in the first months of quarantine. With some concerted effort, I lost the weight this summer, but now it's creeping back again. Maddening.[/quote]

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