I have a "Desk Job" anyone else?

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  • firelight4321
    firelight4321 Posts: 60 Member
    I have a desk job too. Just changing your diet does a lot for weight loss! Being active helps too, of course. You'll definitely see progress here!
  • piejin
    piejin Posts: 41 Member
    I sit at a desk for 8 hours a day and then I go to school at night. I am out of the house from 7:30AM - 10PM most days.

    -I bring an arsenal of food with me and graze throughout the entire day so I'm never hungry but I'm only consuming about 700-800 calories before dinner.
    -Whenever I use the restroom at work, I do 10 squats after I wash my hands.
    -I go to the gym and do HIIT 3 times a week, usually after work but before school.
    -I lift weights at home on days that I don't go to the gym.
    -I park farther away from my office building/school building so I have to walk more.

    Are we twins?! I also have a desk job during the day, go to school at night, am gone for roughly the same hours most days, and I have many of the same tactics.


    Other things I do throughout the day to help:

    *Use my desk job to help me drink enough water! When I show up at work, I tell myself I have to drink a glass of water before I can have any coffee, and I try to make sure I have a cup of water with me at all times. This has the added bonus of giving me a reason to get up and walk to the water cooler many times throughout the day.

    *walk/climb stairs during breaks. Every little bit of being active helps, right?

    *walk to/from classes at night. This gives me a break between sitting on my butt all day at work and sitting on my butt all evening for class.
  • samanthajoellen
    samanthajoellen Posts: 16
    I have been using MFP for 45 days and am feeling great about the changes I have made. Now, I do and always will have bad days which I know some people are totally against, but I used to be a closet eater (lol) and I feel like if I never eat anything bad that is what will happen. I still drink, still eat fast food, may help myself to a doughnut on Friday's when the boss brings them in, still go out to dinner, and still order pizza! I switched to diet soda, only 1 cup of coffee per day, drinking more water, oatmeal for breakfast almost every day, tried to cut out most of my red meat, eat more soups and lean cuisines and salads, and eat smaller dinners by making less food (ex: chicken and veggies - you really don't need a potato side, or rice side, or pasta side like you think you do!

    Your will power will grow so much when it comes to portion control, you will be proud of yourself and your stomach will shrink! I am on track most days, but not all days of course. I have joined planet fitness and am working out 45 min/day 3-4 times a week. Usually the elliptical because I love it! I think cardio makes the most sense.

    The hardest part by far has been not snacking after dinner, but after a few weeks I don't even want to anymore. I hope at least one person finds this helpful for them because it is working for me!

    If anyone would like to be my friend I can use all of the support I can get and would love to help you. I would love different healthy food ideas if you have a bunch! Thanks for reading and good luck everyone, we can do this!!!

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