I had such grand plans when Covid began. Sure I was stressed out about the state of our world, but I had grand plans and I was going to rock out the quarantine! I was going to lose weight. I was going to get fit. I was going to show the world who was boss....and it wasn't Covid!
Original plans for the quarantine
When I was sent from the office to work from home in mid March, I was so excited! I was going to reclaim time in my life. I would have time to walk after work! I would be able to get a good workout in on my lunch. OH my, I could actually start running, something I have missed so much! I was going to continue to eat my on the go lunches and make this work! At that point I had been losing slowly but steadily and I just knew that the changes were going to be an opportunity to build upon that foundation! I had this in the bag!!!
I am not even going to go into detail about what happened. They are excuses! Some of them valid (like plantars fasciitis) but there were always options to circumnavigate the excuse. I failed BIG TIME! I didn't do my lunch time workouts. I didn't run. (well...I did maybe 5 times total in the first 6 months.) I allowed snacks and larger than necessary lunches. I just totally fell apart!
Covid...19 Pounds
To the best of my knowledge, I have not contracted the illness of Covid. But regardless, I struggled with Covid 19. The Covid 19 illness chewed me up and spit me out! What am I talking about? I am talking about the weight gain! It started slowly. For the first few weeks I maintained my week and then my weight went up by a pound or two. I maintained that for a few weeks and then it went up by a pound or two. Over the last 7 months, I have managed to gain......19 pounds. Yes, I really did gain the covid NINETEEN.
How embarrassing!
Ending the Pandemic Pounds
I do not want this pandemic to go on and on, but I fear that it will. But regardless of what happens with the pandemic and covid-19, I have to stop the gain. I have to regain control of my life, my body, my weight. I do not want this to become worse than it already is. I have to draw the line in the sand! Enough is enough!
Starting now.....the calories have GOT to be in the correct level for my body to lose weight. There are no excuses...I am worth the effort!!!!
