Since quarantine time, how have your diet, exercise, and sleep been?
Diet: We have been cooking at home a lot more (getting take-out once a week). We've mostly been doing heavier comfort food, and a lot of ice cream while watching TV at night. So yes, gaining weight.
Exercise: This has been the worst. I feel no motivation to work out. We've been doing some family walks but that is low intensity. I'm accustomed to working out at my company gym.
Sleep: This has been a silver lining. The kids are surprisingly sleeping well, so I'm definitely enjoying being able to sleep in a little bit.
Diet - Our meals haven't changed much, but we've all been snacking more, and I've been drinking more. This is like, my lowest priority right now!
Exercise - I'm still in my busy time at work which always causes my exercise routine to suffer. If not for the kids, I'd be loving all the extra time for outdoor running. We have been taking walks though.
Sleep - Not much different for me. I still wake early and instead of doing my makeup and packing lunches, I try to get an hour of work in before the kids wake up. I'm bracing for a shake up soon though bc DD1 still napped at school but hasn't at home in a while and it's catching up to her now. The past few days she took late afternoon naps and stayed up late, last night she feel asleep around 630pm, and slept through, but woke up early at 5am, and then took a 2 hour early morning nap today. Her schedule is all messed up!
Post by sillygoosegirl on Apr 2, 2020 14:13:24 GMT -5
Hahahahaha
I am eating all the chocolate, doing none of the exercise, and sleeping like shit.
To be fair, part of not exercising for a while in there was that I was getting winded just walking around the house, because I have this cold that might be COVID-19. But fortunately I'm feeling much less sick now. I really do need to start getting some exercise now... it'll probably help my sleep and general mental well-being.
Post by farmvillelover on Apr 2, 2020 14:21:01 GMT -5
Exercise and sleep have been great. Luckily I bought a bunch of weights in February, and we have our peloton in the garage. Those and zoom workouts from instructors from my gym are saving my exercise sanity.
I'm eating and drinking a lot more than is healthy and normal for me.
Emotionally it's hard thinking of not only all of the people suffering and dying from Covid but also for the people who are having a hard time financially. I'd say almost or more than half of people I know are being laid off, furloughed, reduced hours or have businesses that are failing because of closures.
Eating: I'm already up 5lbs, ugh. There is some added food, but mostly it's the lack of activity.
Exercise: The lack of daily movement is for sure a problem. My daily commute involved 3 miles of walking and I was always walking up and down stairs and traversing my huge office at work. My 3x weekly runs were not cutting it so I decide I'd do a run streak for April (run everyday, at least 1 mile).
Sleep: garbage, which is the same since DD is a shit sleeper
Diet - same as usual. I meal plan and we cook every night and eat left overs for lunch. I have the odd cruise through the pantry for a snack here and there but I’m doing pretty well. Could probably drink more water though
Exercise - has been non existent except for walks with the family on weekends. I’m annoyed at myself but I just feel zero motivation! I have everything I need to work out at home, and I know a break during the day would be good. Just need to start. I resolve to finally get back to it next week.
Sleep - pretty good! I get to sleep in a bit later now since I don’t have to do full hair and makeup etc in the mornings. Just get up, shower and throw on whatever is next in my rotation of leggings and sweatshirts lol
Diet: Horrible. I don't eat enough when I'm stressed. Our dinners have been pretty normal and healthy. But then I eat a bunch of sweets after dinner.
Exercise: I don't work out regularly anyway. I'd say I'm probably getting more exercise now since we're taking walks every day and have gone on a couple hikes.
Sleep: Horrible. I stay up to late then lay in bed awake and anxious. Kids are up by 6 or 6:30.
Post by minniemouse on Apr 2, 2020 14:46:02 GMT -5
Awful to all 3. Diet- we are “cooking” at home, no takeout. Most of the time it’s reheating a frozen meal, sandwiches, pasta, or hot dogs and hamburgers. Not the healthy meals I would like.
Exercise - I am trying. I took a couple online classes and was so sore that it took a few days to recover. Lol. We are trying to walk or ride bikes but it’s still pretty cold here.
Sleep- horrible. I can’t stay asleep. Then I’m tired and don’t want to get up, and drag all day long.
Diet: Meh, good days and bad days. Today is a good day. There are lots of sweets and comfort foods in the house to keep the kids happy. Sometimes I stress eat. I'm ok with that.
Fitness: Decent, I'm determined to stay active so I run/bike 6 days a week and add in strength the 2-4 days. There are some great fitness videos that I've found. I can have my work laptop and stay active and working while getting in a workout.
Sleep: Pretty good. I get up around 545-6AM most mornings to workout, but it's way better than 5AM which is what I was doing before. I sleep in one day. Usually when I have 3+ drinks, I get the worst sleep. Only Friday and/or Saturday usually.
Post by thebreakfastclub on Apr 2, 2020 14:50:31 GMT -5
I have lost 10 lbs this year and have kept it up. I'm working out more than before. I work out with beach body on demand at home, so no change there. I've added more walking with my son at lunch. No change in meals, we continue to meal prep as before.
I am staying up an hour later and sleeping in that hour each morning.
Post by arehopsveggies on Apr 2, 2020 15:02:17 GMT -5
Diet- we are picking up school lunch every day. It’s really Healthy and good, so the toddler and I share that. Probably healthier than I’d normally do for lunch. BUT Big likes to bake, and I am totally up for stress baking. Soooo more of that than usual
Exercise- I’m missing my daily 45 minutes at the gym. Getting 2-3 ten or fifteen minute mini workouts in so better than nothing. My anxiety sure could use a “real” workout though.
Sleep- meh. Haven’t had that in years anyway? Neither kid sttn anyway.
Diet - not great. I'm cooking 4-5 dinners a week, but definitely eating more comfort food and not caring as much about portions. I'm also drinking every night - just 1-2 drinks, but enough to keep me from losing any weight, for sure. We like to make cocktails too and have been doing that more often, so more sugar/calories there. ETA we're doing about as much takeout as we used to eat out, so usually 2 nights a week, and I've been a little more indulgent with that too. Food/drink feels like my reward for getting through the day, which I know is sad.
Exercise - OK. I'm doing a Fitnessblender 4 week program which is 5 days of workouts per week. I already skipped a day twice this week though because I just couldn't get it together w/ working and parenting. Also trying to get in 10,000 steps but not being as militant about it as I used to.
Sleep - decent, probably 7 hours a night. I find I'm reaching for my emergency meds a little more often though (Xanax if I wake up and mind is racing and can't fall back asleep- or Ambien if I can't GET to sleep initially). Not every night, but more than I want to be. Trying to give myself grace with this though.
Post by expectantsteelerfan on Apr 2, 2020 16:06:13 GMT -5
Diet - Pretty awful. I had been hard core dieting all winter, and that went out the window and I've been stress eating my feelings. I'm up 10 lbs already, seriously.
Exercise - Not great. I was going to a boot camp style gym 5 days a week. The gym is sending out daily videos to do at home, but I have done 1. I am not a fan of working out at home, and I hate doing the high impact moves on a hard floor because it kills my knees. BUT, I did start the couch to 5 k program, and I've been taking the kids to empty relatively flat parking lots, and they ride their scooters while I run. I'm on week 4, but I'm starting to get shin splints and my knees are hurting, so I've only been doing it every other day. We walk/bike ride and stuff too, but it's definitely nowhere near the intensity of my usual gym workouts.
Sleep - Ok. I take melatonin regularly to help me fall asleep, and I take tylenol pm occasionally when I'm having sleeping problems, so I've been taking both each night. I've been staying up later before I even take my meds and try to fall asleep, but some days I have been sleeping in a bit, and others I'm still up at 6 like normal. But there are still nights where I wake up at 3 AM and never fall back asleep because I start thinking about things and can't shut my brain off.
Diet—ok. Not great. Less fresh fruit and veggies than I’m used to and more wine. I’m going to cut back starting now.
Excercise—way worse. I do walk every day and use my hand weights but it’s not what I’m used to. I can’t do boot camp stuff or run because it’s bad for my knees and vertigo. I may invest in a peloton type bike to get me through.
Diet: We've been home for 3 weeks tomorrow and DS and I have baked 4 loaves of banana bread and 4.5 dozen dark chocolate chip cookies. They're all gone, if that tells you anything...
Exercise: I've done some sort of workout almost every day since March 14th-either a run with DS in the jogging stroller or using the Peloton app, plus spending about 2 hours outside on nice days.
Sleep: going to bed at the same time, but getting up an hour later, so that's a plus!
Well, I'm sitting here eating leftover birthday cake, so...
We're at least getting out for 1-2 walks around the neighborhood a day if the weather is decent. I've been trying to be consistent with doing an online yoga class, but it's really more like once every 3 days or so. By the time DD is in bed I'm completely beat.
Post by covergirl82 on Apr 2, 2020 18:44:18 GMT -5
Diet: Decent. I haven't done any baking, so that has helped. We're generally eating our normal meals.
Exercise: Really good. I've exercised almost everyday since March 13. I usually walk outside or on the treadmill for 20-25 minutes, so not high intensity, but at least I'm moving. Now that the weather is improving, we'll get outside more.
Sleep: Not great. I have a hard time falling asleep, and then I wake up a few times throughout the night. I am sleeping almost an hour later than normal, so that helps.
Diet: I signed up for an 8-week nutrition bootcamp a couple of weeks before all hell broke loose, so the accountability of that is keeping me on track eating wise, for the most part. I am PMSing this week and starving and have snacked more the last couple of days than I should.
Fitness: The bootcamp comes with tons of home workouts videos, so I have just been following the program and working out 5 days a week. They are short workouts and easy to fit in every day. We've been going on lots of walks, too, so I am probably more active than usual.
Sleep: Sleep is terrible. My anxiety in general always ramps up at night, so this situation is exacerbating that. I have been working late as well, so it's been 12-1 before I even make my way to bed and it's then taking me another hour to relax enough (with the help of melatonin) to get some sleep. H has been doing breakfast w/the kids so I can at least get a little bit more sleep in the mornings.
Diet: Not terrible, but not perfect either. I try not to snack in front of my kid so that helps, but I have been enjoying some chocolate during nap time. 🤷♀️
Exercise: I’ve been working out a lot more. More peloton and 1-2 family walks a day.
Sleep: not great. DS2 has been sick and not sleeping and I’ve been going to bed too late. Ugh. I’m so tired.
ETA: overall I’m down 3 lbs since this started, but I still have at least 15 to lose so...
Fitness: Significantly better than normal because I'm at least working out a few times a week.
Sleep: Terrible. But not because of me. DS2 keeps having "bad" dreams where he wakes up screaming because someone took his trains or he wants to watch a show or some other shit that pisses him off during the day. I'm so tired of waking up in the middle of the night to calm him down.
Ugh. Terrible. All 3 categories. I don’t think I’ve ever weighed this much in my life. Wine + all the comfort carby meals equals instant weight gain for me. It’s a bad cycle.
Post by goldengirlz on Apr 2, 2020 21:40:58 GMT -5
I’ve actually lost more than 6 lbs over the past four weeks. Some people say they snack a lot more at home, but I’m the opposite. I also tend to eat simpler things (a bowl of Cheerios, a yogurt, some soup for lunch); we don’t keep a lot of junk food in the house.
For fitness, I’ve been walking or running at least three miles each evening; I need it for my mental health. The biggest drop-off for me has been weight training. I miss it.
Sleep’s been the same. I’m still working and I have a super early meeting (7:30am) everyday with Europe. That blows because even without a commute, I still need to get up at the same time.
I am drinking a lot more frequently though. Instead of 2-ish glasses of wine per week, it’s now 2-ish per day. Not a terrible amount, all things considered, but not great either. It helps the day feel “done” though, and I’m enjoying the ritual of log-off from work, exercise, shower, plop down with a nice glass of wine.
Diet: I have been wanting so much take-out but thankfully they're 99% in another language and I don't want to pay the $7 delivery fee on the one English app. I've been doing meal planning and cutting out snacking so much. I was doing some bored eating for a bit and had to stop it.
Fitness: I started working out using YouTube. I've lost .1kg so far but I'm building muscle and it's kicking my butt.
Sleep: I started having some anxiety lately and a rough time sleeping.
I always WFH, and I have been slowly losing weight for the last 2.5 years, so my life was pretty much already set up for this as far as diet and exercise go, despite everything else being thrown into upheaval. I’m only about 1.5 lbs away from my ultimate goal weight, so I resolved early on (today is day 22 of isolation for us) not to let this derail me. When my anxiety was super high, I actually found it easier to stick to my plans. Now that I’m feeling a little bit better (not for any reason other than fatigue over worrying so much), I’m actually finding it harder to stay on track. Trying to just put my head down and get where I need to be, then focus on not ruining all of my progress.
Diet: sticking to my eating plan (Stronger U) most of the time - last Saturday, I did let loose a little bit.
Exercise: sticking to my normal Peloton bike/tread/weight routine
Sleep: it’s shit. The first thing to go for me when I’m stressed/anxious is sleep. I fall asleep fine, but then I wake up anywhere between 2-4am, often for the day or at least for several hours. Add in my soon-to-be 3yo who wakes us multiple times a night multiple days per week, and if I don’t already wake on my own, he takes care of it for me.