Anyone else at a desk all day?

I sit at a desk all day as well. But I eat things that give me energy. Like a piece of dark chocolate. I eat a handful of nuts, like almonds, walnuts, cashews, pecans. Just a small handful because they are high in fat.

LOL. I like this! Great idea!

after all that water, you could do air squats or lunges every time you go pee !

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after all that water, you could do air squats or lunges every time you go pee !
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yep...I drink LOTS of water and chew gum, and all the water makes me get up to walk to washroom lol

Dink lots of water and hot tea.

I've had a desk job for several decads now. Recently I created a standing work station option. It helps. Lately my tailbone kills me while I'm sitting.

What everyone else said.. Drink lots of water, post of forums, pee, repeat. Also what has helped me especially after lunch, I drink some green tea to give me that extra boost of energy to get through the afternoon.

I suppose it depends on your type of office. My office is shared by one other person, so I keep a bag of baby carrots on hand as well as apples, oranges, grapes, bananas, nuts, granola, trail mix, hard boiled eggs, or smart pop popcorn. My water cooler is downstairs, so I keep a 20 oz bottle & go up & down the stairs a lot to get some movement in (along with running to the rest room). I also like to do squats, lunges, and jumping jacks when I can. We also have a sturdy table that I kind of do a push up while leaning on while I wait for copies (I know there's a technical name for the move, lol). I suppose if there were customers coming in all day (like in an accounting or bank office) or something you wouldn't be able to do half that stuff.

Funny this came up. As I was walking for the 4th time to our ladies room, I wondered if my weight loss had to do with more water flushing my system or the extra exercise of eliminating that from my body! LOL. I work in an office so not too much calorie burning going on in my 8 - 5 day!

I try to take mini-breaks every hour and have a few tricks I've been trying:

If I have more than one thing to take upstairs to Administration, I do it in stages: one thing in the morning, one in the afternoon. It gets me moving and keeps me from falling asleep.

I have started drinking more water and yes, I do end up walking to the bathroom more!

In the late afternoon I goad my coworkers into going across the street to the coffee shop - just to get out of the building for a few minutes. Since I've started working on my health this week I usually buy a water and get some lemon for it. I know I don't need to buy water with and ice machine and a water fountain at work - but I feel like I can still include myself in the "coffee break" and it gets me moving.

I just take the long way around the building to any other department I need to visit. Plus, I wear my pedometer from the moment I get up until I go to bed, so it helps to boost those numbers.

But then sometimes, if my hours have been long that week, I do let myself have a 5 minute mini-nap where I just turn off the lights, daydream and breathe in and out slowly until I feel more relaxed. But that's really better for anxiety than for sleepiness, I guess.

Is there any way you could replace your office chair with a bigger medcine ball? They suggest sitting on the ball helps your core strengthen due to keeping your balance and contracting your abs. Also make sure the water you're drinking is cold as your body must work harder to warm the water you drink. If you can also bring in a 3 -5 lb weight and do simple bicep curls, tricep dips, and chest flies.

There's a forum called "Sitting Down on the Job"

I do squats and upright crunches. Water jug is always close by.

Yea cause you will be running to the bathroom every 5 mins