Gayle King is keeping it real. In a recent Instagram post, the CBS This Morning co-host opened up about gaining weight during the coronavirus pandemic.
On Saturday, King shared a bunch of photos of her scale, displaying how the number slowly grew higher throughout the year. Kings weight began at 159.2, eventually progressing to 172.2.
She referred to the weight gain as a crisis in her caption. The weight struggle is real! Fatter than Ive been in long time... and scared to get a pedicure (big sigh), she wrote in the caption. Swipe left for the way we were ...ideal weight, says doctor, is 163... not happening anytime soon.
Fans rallied behind King with words of encouragement and stories of their own struggles in the comments.
Dont beat yourself up! Be kind to yourself because you know you can guide yourself back on healthier paths. You got this! one person wrote. Your body is keeping you alive during a pandemic. Be forgiving of it! chimed in another.
Gayle I can certainly empathize so hard to keep COVID pounds off, someone commented. The main thing is youre safe and healthy. I personally think you look fantastic!
Other fans applauded Kings vulnerability. Thanks for sharing honestly. For being real, another wrote.
In June, King opened up about how shes been coping with the pandemic in an interview with Entertainment Tonight. She explained that she is feeling the wear and tear of the heaviness of the year, and it had been taking a toll on her health. I cannot sleep, I feel a constant state of worry and angst, she said.
In March, King told ELLE shes been trying to keep up with exercise, even though its been tough. Ive been reading this book about the joy of movement, and I do think theres something to that, she said. Im not saying I like working out. Im just saying I do it. I do the treadmill, I do the elliptical, and I do weights. But Im not going to sit here and say, Oh my god, I love it.
King is not alone. In a poll of more than 1,000 WebMD readers, nearly half of women and one-quarter of men reported gaining weight due to COVID restrictions. The uptick on the scale can be caused by a lot of things that are now out of our control, like working from home, feeling more stressed, and having less access to a gym.
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So youve gained weight, Elyse Resch, a nutrition therapist, told The New York Times. So what? Youre alive. Were doing the best we can with the resources we have.
If you want to keep moving during the pandemic, she recommends shifting your perspective. Exercise connotes something you have to do, Resch said. You want to take out the sense of doing it for a purpose like weight loss or keeping muscle on.
Instead, do whatever movement feels good for your bodywhether thats simply going for a walk or making time for yoga after work. Hey, we are still in the middle of a pandemic, after all.
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