Jobs that require sitting all day

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  • terra32903
    terra32903 Posts: 185 Member
    First and foremost... WATER!
    All the getting up to pee will keep your mind off snacking, and walking to the bathroom 27 times a day has to burn a few calories.
    I love the 100 calorie packs of microwave popcorn. Tastes good and takes a while to eat.

    I 100% agree with this. I bring a 32 oz water to my desk first thing in the morning and drink two during a day. I won't tell you how many times I get up to go to the potty LOL but this helps me get up and stretch throughout the day.

    And the popcorn...perfect snack for grazing on over a long period of time!
  • MrsPong
    MrsPong Posts: 580 Member
    I sit 8-9 hours at my desk.
    I drink TON of water because I also feel like I should be "snacking" on something.
    I also found if I eat breakfast at work at 9-10AM I eat less during the day.
    I like to chew gum, drink flavored water, I also love to drink 20 calorie hot chocolate.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Accountant here...sit at my desk all day long. I plan snacks into my diet for 10AM (give or take) and 3PM (give or take). Since I eat late dinners, I usually have a snack around 6:00 as well, which keeps my 8:30ish dinners a bit lighter.

    My snacks for today:

    10AM - 2 serving natural almonds
    3PM - 1 orange
    6:00PM - 1 serving grapes

    I mix it up with a variety of different things...mostly fruits, vegetables, nuts, whole grain crackers and hummus, etc. Right now I'm not allowing myself any junk food...I may or may not loosten up on that down the road. If I'm on a cardio day, I usually do more healthy snacking to eat those calories back.

    As has been mentioned...water, water, water. Also, if you're feeling particularly "hungry" I've found a whole sliced tomato (little S&P) to be an excellent snack...It has a lot of water, so leaves you feeling much fuller than you might think @ very little cost in calories.
  • JSheehy1965
    JSheehy1965 Posts: 404
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    I agree with this one. I'm also desk bound for 8 hours and what I do to keep boredom away is to do office exercises such as chair dips, jumping jacks, bodyweight squats/lunges and push-ups. Well you don't have to do all that I mentioned if you can't, if you are talking on the phone, get up and walk while talking. The key here is move more & you will forget the hunger.
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    I lunge down the hallway to the bathroom and do push ups on the desk whilst waiting for the photo copier to do its thing. I do torso rotations as well...my colleagues think I'm a little loony but there's only 3 of us in the office so. I usually try and use my lunch breaks to go for a brisk walk and I get to walk to the bank and back twice a day as part of my job. ( I don't usually take the car as it's only 5 minutes away).
  • lindsyrox
    lindsyrox Posts: 257 Member
    I sit at a desk at least 9 hours a day and water is soooo boring and unfulfilling! I almost alwasy add something to my water, currently i love True Lemon Raspberry lemonade because its not full of FAKE sugars and only has 5 calories and mixes well w/ my 32 oz nalgene bottle. Coffee, espeically mochas or lattes really fill me up and take a while to drink and if you get them "skinny" they aren't bad on calories.

    Also-
    Low fat string cheese
    Quaker rice cakes salt and pepper flavored (16 chips 130 cals)
    pop chips yum!
    carrots and ranch powder mixed w/ non fat sour cream for dip

    In the summer i bring in popsicles and keep them in the office freezer.
  • CTCMom2009
    CTCMom2009 Posts: 263 Member
    First and foremost... WATER!
    All the getting up to pee will keep your mind off snacking, and walking to the bathroom 27 times a day has to burn a few calories.
    I love the 100 calorie packs of microwave popcorn. Tastes good and takes a while to eat.

    I definitely agree on the water thing... I keep a 16oz cup at my desk and usually fill it 2 or 3 times during the day. That way, I am making sure I am hydrated and not eating instead of drinking. Plus, I have to get up from my butt to go fill it and go to the bathroom! LOL I also get up from my desk numerous times a day to just walk around and get the blood flowing a little, so do that if you can.

    I pack snacks with me every day as well... 100 cal packs of almonds, hard boiled eggs, veggies with hummus, fruit, etc. That way, I am not tempted to hit the vending machines.
  • Akumu
    Akumu Posts: 120 Member
    I'm also at a desk all day, but I plan my eating.

    730 Breakfast
    11 Lunch
    1 Snack
    3 Snack

    Then, home and workout
  • WifedUpMartin
    WifedUpMartin Posts: 166 Member
    I bring a lot of fruit - today I have 2 clementines (approx 40 cals each), and earlier this week I had an apple (approx 80 cals). I also bring things like Fiber One brownies (90 cals) or quaker rice cakes (around 120-130 depending on the kind). And I agree with the people who have mentioned drinking a lot of water - I try to drink about 6-8 cups before lunch and another 4-6 cups before I go home. Good luck!
  • Yaya1976
    Yaya1976 Posts: 357 Member
    I have a sit down job and I love to snack :)

    Snacks I bring in to work:

    1. weight watchers string cheese
    2. 100 pack nuts
    3. baby carrots 35 cal for 10
    4. WATER, WATER AND MORE WATER!!!
    5. 90 cal yogurt
    6. 120 cal beef jerky pack

    the list goes on and on :)

    Good luck to you

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  • alexveksler
    alexveksler Posts: 409 Member
    First 2 replies to your thread - are your best answers.

    I am software engineer and also have a sitting job. I found that working out during lunch break helps tremendously with NOT wanting to snack.
  • RubyRed8067
    RubyRed8067 Posts: 301
    SmartChoice popcorn, almonds, Tropical trail mix, jar of Jif peanut butter, crackers, tomato soup, and some candy can be found in my desk at any given time. Microwave is within arms reach.
  • MrsScheidt
    MrsScheidt Posts: 207 Member
    First and foremost... WATER!
    All the getting up to pee will keep your mind off snacking, and walking to the bathroom 27 times a day has to burn a few calories.

    This!!!
  • penrbrown
    penrbrown Posts: 2,685 Member
    Load up on liquids. I have two bottles of water at my desk at all times. When I feel like snacking, I grab some water instead. It took me awhile to break out of the 'snacking habit' but I have done it!!! And I think you'll find it you do it, it'll just get easier and easier to stay within calorie count AND to ignore those boredom snack urges.
  • katekross
    katekross Posts: 463 Member
    Will power to make it to lunch and dinner is that I use :) But, I keep those Newton fruit cookies handy... and ONLY limit myself to two per day to tide me over. I always have a bottle of water handy with MIO energy in it to cure my cravings :)
  • katekross
    katekross Posts: 463 Member
    I also have a desk job. The things I changed to keep my mind off food:

    I drink a crazy amount of water. Then I have to walk to the bathroom like ten times a day.
    I don't email anyone in the office if it's a question, I walk up and go ask them. If I have tasks that require walking to other parts of the office I do them in as many trips as possible rather than consolidating.
    I keep pistacios on hand.

    I was finding that I wasn't really hungry 90% of the time, I was bored.
    Agreed :) I use the printer the furthest away from my desk :)
  • My1985Freckles
    My1985Freckles Posts: 1,039 Member
    Tax Accountant here! :-)

    I drink coffee (a natural appetite suppresant), have cheesesticks for when I need something to eat. 90 cal mini rice cake packs when I want something sweet. And 100 calories popcorn bags.

    I also have sugarfree gum for getting rid of the afternoon "I want something sweet, but I'm not really hungry" cravings. And Crystal Light for the same reason.

    Oh and CANDY CANES! Not great for you, but they are low calorie and take FOREVER to eat.
  • melsmith612
    melsmith612 Posts: 727 Member
    I spend all day at a desk as well. My only real advice would be to keep up your water intake and bring high protein snacks like greek yogurt, almonds, cheese sticks, etc. and only bring enough for what you want to have that day. Keeping things around your desk can be dangerous when you're in the habit of mindless snacking. Another option? Ask your boss for more responsibilities so that you can keep busy and not think about food.

    Edit: My method is typically to give myself pre-determined snack times... then I am eating at regular intervals and I have something to look forward to every day at those times.
  • fleetfootmike
    fleetfootmike Posts: 1
    SmartChoice popcorn, almonds, Tropical trail mix, jar of Jif peanut butter, crackers, tomato soup, and some candy can be found in my desk at any given time. Microwave is within arms reach.

    I win on that last. Microwave, rest room, most of my colleagues, and the infernal mailsort machine that is the plague of my life as a software engineer are all down a floor, and in the case of the latter, the other end of the large warehouse :D
  • spoons81
    spoons81 Posts: 51 Member
    I sit at a desk for 8 hours also. I bring a lot of healthy snacks, like fruit, nuts, cottage cheese, granola bars, etc. I also drink a couple glasses of hot tea with zero calorie sweetener when I find that I just want something...usually out of boredom!
  • cblue07310
    cblue07310 Posts: 85 Member
    Thank you so much for your responses everyone! For the people who listed food items, I will def add that to my grocery list and bring some food with me. I love drinking water so that will be my appetite suppresant! :) As far as coffee, I love drinking it w/o cream/milk but I overload it with sugar. So maybe, I'll just stick with the glasses of water.....

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