any work from home mfp people out there - need some friends

Hey there! I started working from home just over 5 years ago. My inactivity dropped to hardly nothing. I could roll out of my bed and walk 20 feet to my computer where I would sit for the next 8-10 hours. And then to top it off my hobbies were playing online games so I would spend another 2-5 hours at night after the kids went to bed sitting in front of my computer. I noticed that since I stopped going into the office I quickly added on the weight. I got up to my heaviest weight in July last year at 330 lbs. 330 lbs isn't bad if you are 7 foot tall, but at 5'6" there is only so much weight you can carry around. And I realized I needed to do something.

In almost 6 months (180 days straight and counting) I have lost over 75 lbs and am half way to my goal. Feel free to add me to your friends. Even though you are always around food, it is totally possible to drop the weight and be successful at regaining your life!!! WTG on starting level 2 of the 30 day shred!! Log your food EVERY day! Do the best you can. If you go over one day on your calories, or even two, get back on the next day and start over. Don't dwell on the past. Focus on the day, or even just the meal or snack to make it through the day. Eventually the cravings will slow down and you find it is easier to stay within your calorie goals each day. Once you get that under control, start moving... Looks like you have that under control, but keep it up.

Like I said, feel free to add me, but if you don't, good luck to you in changing your life!!! You can succeed!!!!

Hello I am a stay at home mom and I sell Avon and will hopefully learn photograghy lol so syes i work from home to and am allways around food lol

Hello

I work from home a lot of the time at the moment. I find the key is to have set times to eat. The other really good snack is pickled onions or gherkins. If you have a look in the supermarket some are as low as 22 cals per 100 grams (haywards ones I think). As Rodamort said activity is also the killer. I try to get up very early now and do something active before work, as I know I wont after as I will be to tired from work.

Good luck!

Hi there! I am new to the site and work from home as a creative services consultant. I think one of the worst aspects of working from home is being able to keep your comfy, baggy loungers on! It allows the pounds to creep on without notice.

I find that I do best as a "monotonous eater" when alone. If I stick to light canned soups, meal bars, or nutrition shakes, I have an easier time controlling myself. If I indulge in a sandwich... then come the crisps... then come the biscuits, etc etc.

One excellent perk of working from home is the chance to carve out an hour for exercise. I put it on my 'to do' list. You have the luxury of figuring out the best time in your day for exercise. I like to workout around 3 pm... right when my blood sugar starts to drop. It seems to give me a nice boast and I am feeling good and endorphin-laden for when my kids get home from school at 4.

I'm have it worse than that.
I work three weeks on and two weeks off.
During the three weeks I work it's relatively easy to diet (i have recently found) as I just don't buy anything snackish.
I have y food for the week and thats it. All planned in advance and that's all there is in.

When I'm back home I don't work. So I have two weeks in a house full of food and nothing to do. (well nothing I HAVE to do)
My hobbies tend to all be based in the garage so during the winter months when it's cold and dark I amuse myself in the fridge instead.

Here's hoping it won't be like that on my next stint at home.

I work from home it has its challenges. Like the damn Christmas party this year was nothing but food!

I'm in the same boat. I've been working from home for over 2 years. I thought it would be easier because I wouldn't be tempted to go to lunch or happy hours as much. I guess I didn't realize I would be 25 ft from the kitchen. I try very hard to limit the amount of junk food in my house. (I have no will power.) I still workout at night, which I'm hoping to change soon.

Feel free to add me, just add a note about what we have in common!

work from home 2 to 3 days a week. Wish it was all week. Please feel free to add me.

Evening all - I too work from home and have done for over 3 years now, which is when my weight started to creep up - as someone has already said is great because you can train/exercise when you feel like it, but being so close to the fridge / toaster / oven is hard ... I'd always appreciate some more support so feel free to add me if you want!

Hi all - I just started working from home last month, and I find I'm going a little stir crazy. I'm also finding that it's entirely too easy to wake up 20 minutes before I have to work, make coffee, and sit down at the computer... so I could use people who've been in the same boat and are successfully losing weight or maintaining a goal weight. I did let myself slip up last year, and I'm back to having lost only 4lbs since I started here a year ago, so I can't let the at-home thing allow me to fall farther into the danger zone.

Feel free to add me or message me anytime.