How Does Your Occupation Affect Your Exercise/Diet

Working out can get a little crazy at times. I work 9am-5pm. After work I usually head home, eat dinner. My boyfriend and I have only 1 car and he works 2pm-10pm, so if I want to go to the gym I have to catch the bus. I usually catch it around 7:25 and then by the time I get there and finish my workout the buses are no longer running. Since my boyfriend works at the gym I have to wait until 10pm for him to get off so I can /finally/ go home.

Unless I decide to work out at home, going to the gym on a weekday can be a major PAIN! It sucks having literally no down time.

My job doesn't affect my eating habits though anymore. I just bring sufficient food and some water and I'm good for the day.

Im a server in a crappy restaurant- all the food is high calorie garbage - Even the salad is crap- no low cal dressing and iceberg lettuce. We have grapes for kids and I have ate a few- but quit that as grapes are wonderful sometimes- but got played real fast since its all we have that even has a glimmer of health value.

In my defense and for my own protection (ha) I eat a good breakfast before going in and make my own trail mix. I have 2 recipes that are for 200 or 300 calories each. I choose which amt I need for which day (longer days or shorter shifts) - thats all I eat. I graze it. Its in my apron pocket and I'll go hide and eat some, wash up and get back to work. Sometimes theres an apple in my car for when I get off- so I can munch on the 25 minute ride home, and make a nice dinner without grazing thru the kitchen in a fit of hunger.

As for exercise- I do it when I can. Usually if dinner needs to cook long- I put it on- and go work out. Or I go work out then come home and immediately start fixing dinner. I also am a weekend warrior out of time constraints. I can work out up to 3 hours a day if I feel like it on Sunday and about 2 hours Friday and Saturday both- again- IF I am up for it and not busy.

Someone else said when theres a will theres a way. The gals in my occasional zumba class have a million different stories, jobs and family set ups- yet more times than not- we make it- Sunday AM no less!

ETA: I NEVER count serving as exercise- thats my lifestyle (non sedentary) I dont care if I sweat, lift trays, bend and run for 6 hrs straight- thats not exercise- its life. I was 15# heavier living this life- if it didnt count as exercise then- it wont now either.

I'm a surveyor and work in the oil and gas industry. I work on the road lots usually in very remote locations or small towns. My shifts are usually between 17 and 24 days gone at a time then home 4 then back out again. Usually working 12 hour days and living in hotels or camps. I try and do workouts in my room or go for runs a few times a week, but honestly after about 2 weeks of 12 hour days with no breaks it gets hard to work those in, sometimes sleep is much more valuable. Eating out all the time, lunches from gas stations or food served cafeteria style in camps where you don't have much say in whats getting served makes eating healthy challenging. If I have a fridge and microwave in my room I try and make my own breakfasts at least.

For the past 2 years I've been in and out of the office, I'm currently in the office but will be heading back to the field the first week of October so when I'm home I try the best I can to eat healthy and work.

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I work for a nonprofit organization and spend a lot of time sitting at a computer. But the women I work with are wonderful - very supportive. Two of us are working hard to lose weight and get in shape, so the others are sensitive and don't bring in a lot of tempting foods. In fact, one coworker has a huge garden and brings us fresh produce quite often. My workouts happen after work. I have to walk my dog, so that's usually my cardio (I live on a mountain, so it's all hill walking). Then I try to do some pilates, yoga, or strength-training low-impact aerobics as well. I also keep busy with yardwork and other projects, so I stay pretty active all evening.

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I am an EH&S Manager and very stressed. I have a desk job, but also get around to do inspections. I am now using my lunch time to go on walks to help deal with the stress. I have a 45 min commute one way and start work at 7:30 - 4. Then home to prep dinner for my two boys and hubby. I usually workout once they are in bed, after 8 pm.

I used to work 8:30a-9p M-F and then a few hours on Saturday. This was coupled with a 2 hour commute each way. I was miserable, and work provided our lunches and dinners (which were always horrible takeout) so I was really unhealthy. My job drained me mentally, that by the time I got home at 10 or 11p all I wanted was bed. I got a new job in May where I get home by 6pm every day and that is when I started my weight loss journey! I am a much happier lady. (AND I make more money now. My old job can suck it!)

I had a similar situation to yours in my previous job, except that I make LESS money now (but I have my mental and physical health back which is more important!)

I work as an operating department practitioner in theatres and it's hard on my diet and exercise firstly because there is always someone in the department bringing in cakes. biscuits, sweets to eat and secondly because I work long hours. Most days at the moment while I'm training I work from 8am-6pm during the weekdays, and have an 45 minutes commute each way, so I don't have time to get to the gym in the morning (when I usually like going), but also as I stand on my feet literally all day, by the time I get back home at around 7pm, I'm just too knackered to go to the gym. Once I start working shifts I'll be working nights, lates and weekends which will probabaly make it even harder to stick to an exercise and diet regime, but I'm determined to make my current lifestyle change stick!!!