Call centers jobs have wrecked my body. Who can relate?

it's not the job, it's the eating

I sit on an average of 8-10 hours sometimes 12 hours of studying. I haven't gained any weight since I started med school 2 years ago. 8 hour job is not that bad at all. You have plenty of time to workout out after work or wake up early to workout. Assuming you sleep 8 hours a night. You have 16 hours a day awake and with the 8 hour job. You still have 8 hours left to do other things. Why can't you squeeze in just an hour a day to workout. Also I'm going to echo what the others say. It's about the diet. No one gains 100 pounds just because they are sedentary unless they are consuming loads of calories a day. Don't blame your job with the weight gain. Take responsibility, be accountable and start dieting and exercising.

I'm confused? Are you eating the phones?

A sedentary lifestyle leads to weight gain. Make a plan to exercise before or after work, control your calorie intake and you'll be fine. Many of us on this forum have dayjobs that require little energy expenditure. The trick is to adjust your lifestyle to include exercise. This is vital if you are desk bound.

I work at a desk in IT, graveyard shift. As others said, it's how much you eat. Nothing to do with the job. Is it hard? Sure, but not impossible.

i can see how you have gained weight. it happened to me too.

i have lost most of the weight i have gained, to include my baby weight (16 and 14 1/2 YEAR OLDS) hahaha! anyway, it's certainly not easy to do in that environment. there're potlucks, ordering out, going to the drive-thru before work, etc. i know ALL ABOUT that!

i decided to stop that and start doing something more than just changing what i ate. i started exercising more often. it wasnt so easy initially, but it became a habit.

in 2.5 years, i lost 98 pounds!! for the last 2 years i am still working out, still eating clean, and still working this "desk job" where i have a headset attached to me... the difference now from then is that now i''m working the graveyard shift, i have gained 15 pounds back and am struggling to lose it. i can not, no matter what i do, or change (short of no longer enjoying life). i dont get nearly as much sleep as i did when i was working my way down to fit. make sure youre getting your rest, but also, try to do things while you're on your breaks at work, if you cant get to the gym on a consistant basis.

long story short- even though you're sitting all day, you can still do it. you just have to have the mindset and willpower to overcome the obstacles.

good luck!!

Do you drive to work? I started to increase my activity levels by parking elsewhere and walking twenty minutes to work (then obviously I had to walk 20 minutes again at the end of the day as well).
It kind of snowballed from there, once I was moving I seemed to gain the motivation to move more and more!
You can do this!

I worked in a call center for 5 years and the only physical issue it gave me was chronically itchy ear canals. You can stand up, walk/march in place, squat, lift barbels, etc. between calls unless there's never a break between calls or your employer doesn't allow those things. Any chance your employer would get you a treadmill desk or one that raises and lowers so you can switch between sitting and standing?

I agree that it's not the job that's making you fat. It's the choices you make. Eat less and healthier and make time to exercise and you'll lose weight.

Oh...I had a couple co-workers who lost weight while working there by changing their eating habits..

I work in a call centre...and yep I did put on when I initially started working there...but it was only due to what i put in my mouth I have worked there for nearly 12 years and have lost 183 pounds over the last 6.5 years...so working in a call centre wont stop you from losing weight. And of course I get the tethered to a phone scenario...i will stand up and pace a lot while on calls...I notice I am one of the few who do that....I am also one of the few whose weight has gone down since working there And im not saying the pacing contrbutes to the weight loss lol...more its a indication of mind set....I dont wanna sit on my butt all the time if I can help it...even standing and just stretching etc i will do


kazz

Exercise is for health and looking good. Even with no exercise at all you will lose weight with eating less calories than your body needs. And patience is required, it takes a long time to lose a lot of weight but it is worth it when you get there.