Desk job snacking

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  • Behipped
    Behipped Posts: 46
    Yes, hangry is a real condition! My body is like FEED ME NOW OR I WILL BE MEAN TO EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING.
  • kendib
    kendib Posts: 155 Member
    This is a great topic. I have a desk job and it is so hard not to snack. Preportioned is always great but there are days that nothing I brought with me sounds good. My job tends to be high stress at times and the office snacks snacks look so yummy at that time! I'm glad that you brought this up.
  • Behipped
    Behipped Posts: 46
    I think a lot of us struggle with this... When you're sitting at your desk for the majority of the day, it's pretty easy to let your eating get out of hand.

    My snacks today are 1 mini babybel light, a greek yogurt, sugar free pudding, and a bag of baked chips! Best part is it all fits into my calorie goal and I still feel like I got the good stuff. I can see this method really working for me.
  • KAHoff2011
    KAHoff2011 Posts: 5
    Wow! You all offered a lot of good suggestions. I too work at a desk job. I have only been in my position a year. Going from active kitchen work to sedentary desk job has been a huge change! The first thing I noticed was how easy it was to munch and then the pounds started to add on. I decided I wanted to take control before it got out of control.

    I do try to choose "healthier snacks" but I think I need to choose more filling snacks. As I was reading through your posts, I made a lisr of suggestions you guys had said.

    I tried one of the Skinny Cow chocolate wafer bars and it just increased my appetite for chocolate and sugar, so I don't think I will do that again.

    For awhile I was eating almonds like crazy, but I think I got burnt out on them, but I think it has been long enough that I will try them again. Someone had mentioned rice cakes... I love those and hadn't even though of them. Thanks for the tip.

    Anyway, this really seems to help so thanks for all the great advice and suggestions. :smile:
  • Zoeotis
    Zoeotis Posts: 9 Member
    I work at a desk job at a food wholesalers and there is always free food in the office, and I'm not talking granola bars, I'm talking about chocolates, biscuits, fudge, tablet, macaroons, panettone, butter toffee waffels, cakes, muffins, ginger beer, crisps, coconut rings, jam filled swiss roll etc etc. Most days I find it hard to not cave in but I find that if I take my own food in that I prepare the night before and keep the free food out of sight then that helps.

    I also switched from normal tea/coffee with milk to green tea because I find when you have milky tea or coffee I might want a biscuit (or something sweet) to go with it but that's not really the case with green tea.

    Other than that I try to not eat the amount I would have in the past and be honest when I log it in my food diary.
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