Table 1.

Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on self-managed weight loss journeys.

	Diet	Exercise	Other
Negative impact	Stress eating	Lack of access to facilities (gym, swimming pool, dancing schools)	Anxiety, fear, depression
	Eating out of boredom	‘Loss of social exercise’ and social motivation	‘Miss social life’ meeting family and friends.
	Higher food consumption (frequency and portion size)	‘Fear’ of outdoor activity	Loss of motivation
	More opportunities to eat; temptation	‘Reduced physical activity’ because of work-from-home.
	Higher consumption of ‘junk foods’(long-life convenience food, nuggets, pies, rolls, chocolate, alcohol)
	Lack of availability (rice, pasta, tuna, meats vegetarian)
Positive Impact	‘More time’ to focus on healthy eating	‘More time’ for exercise	‘More time’ for self- reflection and introspection
	More home-cooked food	Modified exercise regimes	Less stress
		‘Exercise with family’