I'm nervous corona-quarantine is going to hinder my weight loss progress

I [29F] have lost 40 lbs in the past 9 months. July 1, 2019 I was 184 lbs, and today I am 144 lbs.
Progress photos: https://imgur.com/a/ucxQe16

I live in New York, but my county doesn't have any confirmed cases as of this writing. My FH and I went grocery shopping today, and almost everything we got is food I haven't touched in months - frozen meals, pasta, rice, mac and cheese boxes, etc. We got some whole chickens, but no fresh vegetables, as they don't keep well.

FH works at a bank, and I work at a small liberal arts university. Right now, I plan to go to work tomorrow, but the campus could be shut down at any time. (The students have already been sent home.) I'm very nervous about being quarantined. Growing up, my family experienced food insecurity, and I have dealt with a binge-eating disorder. I also have bipolar and anxiety. I can feel myself getting worked up, almost on the verge of a panic attack, and I'm nervous how this will affect my weight loss. I'm also panicking about family members contracting the virus - my father has terminal lung cancer, and my maternal grandmother is 92 and diabetic.

I have plenty of active things to do if we are put under quarantine - we're remodeling our kitchen, I'm almost ready to start prepping my garden: putting up new fence, tilling the ground, building new raised beds, ordering mulch, starting seed kits indoors. I also have arts and crafts things I can do inside. I'm just worried about my mental health affecting my physical health, and I'm worried about my at-risk family members.

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My family thinks I'm too thin

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Six months ago I was 225-230 as a 6' M 23. After a month of attempted healthy eating and a four and a half month stint traveling in Asia and Australia I'm down to 185. I know that's a significant amount of weight loss, and I'm certain a significant amount of that was muscle as I didn't have access to weights but needless to say it's made me very happy.

What's happened in the past is I stress eat and binge eat and balloon up to about 225-230. I'll see that number and get my act together and drop down over 6-9 months, usually with some sort of crazy lifestyle change such as a trip or a more physical job. I get down to about 185 and then go back up again.

I've been talking about wanting to get healthier, and also wanting to have a good physique aesthetically. I'm taking on the Appalachian Trail next year and don't want to be carrying any body weight I don't need. I want to keep pushing to a lower weight but also try to rebuild some muscle.

Told my mom and my second cousin and they said I'm already in good shape and that they don't think I should get any skinnier, or watch what I'm eating that much.

It's kinda frustrating because I don't want to scare anyone but I'm at 20%-25% bodyfat (my scales says 14 but I'm 100% sure that's inaccurate). So I have another 15 or so pounds I could lose.

My sister struggled with anorexia so my whole family is super paranoid about any kind of weightloss, and they're all obese. I'm not exactly sure how to handle the concerns especially if I do get down into the 10-15% range id like to be at.

Any advice?

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The best thing I did to help me remind me of my progress and stay motivated was putting up a bulletin board with my progress pics above my scale. Pic in post text.

I started my journey at 360~ lbs and I have lost 130 lbs so far, but I kept looking in the mirror and thinking that I haven’t changed at all and progress wasn’t being made. Because of those thoughts, I fell off of the wagon and put the weight back on so many times. 5.5 months ago I started again at 300 lbs, and I have made crazy progress in that time. And that’s largely due to this idea. I’m currently at 230 lbs, that’s 70 lbs in 5.5 months!

I had this idea awhile ago, and was super excited to try it out. It has helped me SO much. Every time I step on that scale, I’m reminded of the crazy progress I’ve made, and it makes me feel happy, better about myself, and motivated, which is especially needed for those days you magically gain a couple of pounds. I also plan on putting up goals and other miscellaneous motivational things.

This sub and everyone in it have helped me so much with help, advice, stories and personal experience, recommendations, information. So I figured I would pay it forward in hopes this helps someone with their motivation and weight loss.

https://i.imgur.com/Fx6bzYw.jpg

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Accountability Partner: 23F, SW: 145, GW:125

About me: 5’5’’, Female, 23 years old, SW: 145, GW:125.

As the title says, I’m looking for an accountability partner! My weight has fluxuated a ton over the last few years, mostly due to yo-yoing diets. I’m looking for a stable weight loss journey, and to make sure I develop a sustainable routine.

I go to the gym fairly regularly, but need to get better at not falling out of good habits when school gets overwhelming. I have been starting to implement a low carb diet, and going to try to implement a more strict keto diet in the near future.

Let me know if you’re interested in keeping each other accountable and motivated!

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I'm frustrated :/

I'm feeling really stuck with my weight loss rn. I'm F18, 5'4, started out with 82 kg (borderline obese) and got to 66 kg (normal bmi). I lost 33 lbs, many of my clothes are too big now and I've gotten compliments esp from people who haven't seen me in the recent past.

But I still feel so disgustingly fat, I feel like I haven't lost anything, I feel bigger than before tbh and I just want ro get rid of it all.

My original goal was 64 kg, which is like 5 lbs away, but I'm gonna keep going. I know I won't be satiesfied.

It's so frustrating bc I've been at it for months but I feel like nothing has happened and I just don't want to feel like a fat fuck anymore.

Does anyone experience something similar? Any tips maybe?

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Being on Lockdown is Killing my Weightloss!

I live and work in one of the countries that is basically all but shut down at the moment. The only things that are open are grocery stores, gas stations and pharmacies. We're all supposed to stay indoors and away from people with the local police enforcing keeping people inside. Yes, awesome, social distancing is the way to go.

Except... when I'm at home with nothing to do, it seems like all I do (and all I can do) is EAT.

On normal days, I have a super busy job and am lucky if I have coffee and a snack at lunch leaving me plenty of calories for a normal dinner. That and trying to get out of the house as much as possible have been key to my weight loss efforts, because I already know that when I'm at home and at loose ends, I eat. Under lockdown, work has ground to a halt and I'm literally laying in bed answering emails and watching Netflix most of the day. Worse, one of the ways I like to occupy myself and break up the stress is cooking... it's a way to care for my family and control things that can't be controlled. But cooking (and baking, which is my husband's hobby) which means eating. Even keeping it healthy -- which is tough, since we're not supposed to be out getting fresh produce -- it's starting to take a toll.

Anyone else struggling with this issue? Any suggestions?

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Would it be good to get professional help?

Hi, guys! Still very new on reddit so once again apologies if I mess anything up.

CW: eating disorder mention

I started getting serious about weight loss January of last year, and honestly I kind of played it by ear for the most part, which while it did involve having healthier habits, also involved quite a bit of unhealthy stuff too. At the same time as I started to exercise more I also very severely restricted my calories without thinking about the quality of foods I was eating.

This has kind of come to a head now. I’m about 9kg away from my goal, and I’m so desperate to reach it before summer that I think I maaaaybe have developed a bit of, an eating disorder. I’ll go a week on 900 calorie diets then go back to 1000-1500 when I start feeling weak and dizzy (I should mention pre-quarantine I lifted weights 3x week and did heavy cardio 4x). On days when I go out to eat I’ll binge because of how hungry I am. I was thinking about seeing a nutritionist who could help me with a tailored meal plan to help me lose the rest of the weight, as I’m honestly at a loss for what to do to stay on track.

It was really easy to lose weight when if I ate even 2000 calories a day I’d still be losing weight, but now that I’m at a healthy BMI it’s getting harder to see the progress. Also, I’m not even sure if a nutritionist is what I should be looking for, or if it should be a PT or some kind of life coach lol

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