My new job is sabatoging me!!!

I have this issue too and some days I do better than others. Our patients bring us tons of baked goods and my coworkers eat junkfood all day long. You can make a poor food decision around every turn. I have such a hard time avoiding sweets when I'm tired and stressed. I do a lot of cooking on Sundays so that I have good lunches at work. I bring two snacks for the day. I also take a walk right after I eat because it seems like everyone spends the last half hour of lunch eating cake, cookies and chips. Getting out of the break room at that time has definitely cut my snacking.

I did a lot of overtime at workplace,sometimes it reached until 7-9pm,especially on the 3rd to 4th week of every month,just to prepare financial reports that were necessary by the management. By end of the day, I would be so exhausted and had a painful back shoulder due to the stress. I still managed to find time to do workout of at least 45mins, 4-5 times a week.

Try to do workout during lunch break, if possible at the nearest gym that you can get. Most of time, free foods were easily available because my colleagues love to eat..mostly fried noodles, rice with fried chicken, potatoes patty,fritters,etc.

There were times foods (high carbs) were fully occupied on an empty table behind me. The temptation to fight in not eating that had to be strong,but I managed to disciplined myself to fight the temptation ;-)

I always bring fruits as a healthy choice to snack between meals. Sometimes I prefer to skip breakfast, by just drinking water / green tea until afternoon, after done gym workout at lunch break :-)

We get drug reps who bring food all the time and nurses are always buying food for everyone.

I think we work in the same office!!!!

My workplace is the same. There is so much crap food lying on top of the filing cabinets. People bring in cakes and cookies to mark *any* occasion. Birthday, birthday of offspring, going to leave, returning from vacation, promotion, x years at the department, project completed on time, even resignations. Birthday cake I get, but resignation cake?

If I partake, I stick to tiny one bite portions. Sticking to a tiny portion means you have a little think about whether the next bite is really worth the calories.

Sleep! Are you getting enough? I find that, if I don't get enough sleep, all my good intentions and motivation go down the tubes when faced with temptations... of all kinds :devil:

My workplace keeps a supply of various coffees, tea, sodas, sobe/vitamin water type drinks, chocolate, chips, fiber one & nutri-grain bars, instant oatmeal, and jack links products on hand. They also have filtered water dispensers, and once every couple of weeks, they stock up on fresh fruit (bananas, pears, peaches, nectarines, plums, mandarin/clementines, and kiwi fruit, depending on availability.

I admit, I fell into the 'grab some M&Ms or snack size Hershey's' habit when I started. But last year, when I started actually trying to clean up my act and not over consume anymore, it was easier than I thought. I keep gum at my desk, which helps. When I see the chocolate, I think of the Skinny Cow stuff I have at home, and recommit to myself that I want to save chocolate as a treat for the end of the day. I take advantage of the fruit, (I typically bring some from home, but I'll eat the fruit they brought in and save mine for later.) If it's a really bad day, I'll grab a bite of chocolate, but limit myself to one.

And I record it all. I even keep a small scale at my desk to weigh fruit before I eat it (since I weigh the other stuff I bring at home when I make it/portion it out.)

It can be difficult. But it is worth it. I think having the scale helps. It's actually right in front of one of my computer monitors (I'm looking at it as I type this) right next to a pack of gum. It's a little thing, but it helps.

One of the things that helps here, is that there are a lot of people who are into fitness. We have a couple of people who either are, or are on their way to becoming, cross fit instructors. One of my teammates used to be a personal trainer. They have plans to build a small gym during one of the expansion plans (although this has been planned for over a year and a half, and keeps getting pushed back as we run out of places for people to actually work. It's a growing company.) They actually do some work with some of the smart scales and fitness trackers (I missed out on being part of a fitbit testing group for a product, but that's ok. It was worth it to me to buy one for myself, especially after seeing the success other co-workers had with it).

My co-workers support my endeavors (I keep my progress on my white board - one more place to keep me accountable) and we sometimes share ideas. (I never even thought to use chopped cauliflower in place of rice before I spoke to a co-worker who did it. I might try it this week when we are scheduled to have beef tips in gravy over rice. Another co-worker said she'd bring me a serving of spagetti with spagetti squash instead of pasta so I can try it, next time she makes it.)

I guess the biggest recommendation, is to slowly try to get your teammates working with you on making healthier choices, and to give in once in a while. Have a tiny piece of cake/cupcake/cookie and then move on to the carrots.

Good luck