Does your job hinder/hurt your health goals?

krawhitham

I am thinking quitting will be best for my health. I told my manager I had a 101 fever and she asked me to come in anyway for two hours until she got to work

ToddPa12

I struggle with this same thing everyday, and more so that it hinders my activities outside of work. It's one thing to sit at a desk for 8+ hours a day, but to go into the evening hours where it's difficult to squeeze in exercising is not good. I've been trying to relocate employment for a few months, but my area has been tough for IT work. I've even contemplated alternative employment opportunities outside of what I have a degree in just to suit my lifestyle and health needs. It's taken a lot of willpower to lose the weight I have already, and I don't want to fall back again.

FrothyGibblets

My job takes me away for 2-3 weeks at a time, hotels and on the road. No access to home cooking, in countries where I don't speak the language, so you often tend to go for foods where you know what they are.

I also work as part of a team, so it's the norm to go out in the evenings together, normally to something like a Hard Rock or TGI Friday's, again because you know what you're getting/always have menus in English etc. I was big beforehand anyway, but it becomes incredibly easy to eat/drink your way through 3-4k calories a day, even worse when 95% of your job is sat behind a steering wheel.

It's not impossible, I've had some success, but it certainly makes it more difficult than when I am at home, including the social aspect among my colleagues, they have 3 course meals with a couple of beers and I'm sat there on the WiFi trying to log what I'm eating, drinking bottled water lol.