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[quote=Anonymous]Hello, OP here again!!

I just wanted to come back with an update. All of you were so kind and encouraging, thank you again for all your encouragement!! I read a post about someone else on a weight loss journey, so I wanted to update mine.

I’m now down 100 pounds. It’s been incredibly difficult not to go back to my old unhealthy eating habits during lockdown, but even in isolation I continued to lose- but it definitely hasn’t been easy!

I had planned to celebrate my weight loss with a trip to Africa to go gorilla trekking this summer, but obviously coronavirus has changed things. I still keep my gorillas on the wall by my treadmill as motivation, because I will go there next year when it’s safe. My eye is still on the prize.

Lockdown for me was the best time to lose weight, because I was able to control my environment. If I didn’t bring unhealthy food in the house, I couldn’t eat it. When I got sad or stressed, I had to eat an apple or carrots because that’s all I had for snacks. That’s not fun, so I didn’t eat my feelings.

I didn’t have food to be my friend or keep me company or make me feel better, so I had to be creative. I live alone, so the loneliness was intense. I have been doing a lot of art projects, organising and zoom calls.

Weight watchers!! I cannot express how grateful I am for this program. They saved me, in quarantine. The meetings went virtual, so I could go to a meeting anytime and anywhere. In the beginning, I did 3-4 a day. Now I do 3-4 a week. Instead of travelling, I ‘travelled’ with WW on zoom and did meetings in New Zealand, the uk, Canada and Australia. I also ‘went’ to nyc, LA, Alaska and hawaiii! It was so helpful to just talk to people who understood how I was feeling. Plus there are so many great tips from members!!

My treadmill is now in front of my TV, so I just walk and watch Netflix since right now many of us are watching more tv! I made it a rule that if I wanted to watch tv, I first had to except use in front of the tv. I do an hour a day. I also took advantage of the 90 peloton trial (it’s back to only 30 days) and did all their non-bike classes. Amazon prime also has fin videos for aerobics, Zumba, and toning.

Goals. Early on in this journey I made myself little achievable goals. Every week I chose something small, and then week after week the goals became habits and now it’s like I have all these layers of a new lifestyle. The key is to make them achievable goals. Every Sunday I write my goal for the week. I also made big goals, my latest is 15,000 steps a day (m-f) which isn’t easy on lockdown! As long as I do treadmill for an hour a day, I am almost there. Some day I don’t get there, and that’s okay. Maybe my knee hurt or I was tired and that’s okay. One of my goals is actually to forgive myself, because this isn’t about being perfect. Just trying my best. When I achieve even the small goals, I have such a sense of pride and that’s huge for me because 100 pounds ago I didn’t believe in myself. I didn’t feel like I had anything to be proud of. Now, every week I accomplish something and it’s another way I can feel good about myself.

I continued meal prepping, tracking and portioning my food. Especially because I was home all day by the fridge! As long as I don’t bring trigger food into my house, I’m okay.

I’ve been reading more. When I’m reading, I’m not eating. Like many of us, I’ve also organised my whole home- including my fridge and freezer with compartments. It actually saves me money, because I can see everything and I only buy what I need.

I hope that all of you are doing well and that your quarantine/lockdown was as good as can be expected. I live in a hotspot, so we are still locked down. So, I’ll just continue along on this journey. I really look forward to updating you all when I reach my goal weight: 150 pounds. [/quote]

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