Looking for other professional women on here!

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  • jennk5309
    jennk5309 Posts: 206 Member
    I have very nice coworkers who like to bring in their leftovers from dinner the night before for us to share. If it's something fattening, I just eat a little less and have veggies on the side, which I always have with me. They are pretty healthy eaters though, so it's not usually too bad.
  • DeeVanderbles
    DeeVanderbles Posts: 589 Member
    I'm a legal assistant and managing clerk at a law firm. Fortunately, they don't mind me snacking throughout the day and/or eating at my desk and we have two refrigerators so it's nice to have the space to store healthy snacks like my carrots and hummus and yogurt. :)
  • acpgee
    acpgee Posts: 7,949 Member
    I work in an investment bank and my current workplace is the worst I have ever experienced in terms of food culture. Every day there is a minefield full of tempting treats lying on top of every other file cabinet. Today alone I saw Doritos, crisps, a tray of baklava, a chocolate cake, Turron peanut brittle selection from Spain, strawberry pencils and chocolate truffles.

    People bring in cakes and cookies to mark any occasion. And every time someone returns from vacation there is a tradition to bring back sweets from the destination. There is cake for birthdays, birthday of offspring, going on vacation, returning from leave, project completed on time, even resignations. I mean really. Resignation cake?
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    Anyone is free to add me. Both getting organized enough to bring lunch (and be prepared if I have to stay into dinner hours), planning so I can work late when necessary and still have a healthy home-cooked dinner most nights, and--especially--not eating whatever sweets are around to deal with work stress are all things I'm working on.

    The joke back when I was a summer associate (years ago) is that if the firm paid for it, it had no calories. Sadly, that might have been okay with my metabolism at 23 (probably not), but certainly not by the time I was 30.

    Fewer free meals now, but my office is still full of goodies (among other things, one of the assistants moonlights in a family bakery and uses us as guinea pigs).
  • Alexandra_S
    Alexandra_S Posts: 41 Member
    I bring a lot of lunch boxes to work. I work shifts, and they are quite long. I have to make sure I eat healthy, not some junk from the vending machine. Since I started using MFP and tracking my carbs-fat-protein intake the food people bring in the office doesn't bother me. Last week I resisted a birthday cake! And it wasn't difficult!

    Plus bringing my own food lets me pre-log it and be sure what and how much I eat that day. Makes me comfortable.
  • manda1978
    manda1978 Posts: 525 Member
    Feel free to add me :)
  • Arein70
    Arein70 Posts: 43
    Hello all! I am a Paralegal so I spend my day running back and forth between the office and court. I try so hard to be good at lunch time but it makes it rough when I pass 30 fast food restaurants that can make it so much easier. Ugh!!! I have been trying very hard to bring my lunch with me and eat when I can. Add me if you like!!
  • missyjane824
    missyjane824 Posts: 1,199 Member
    I work in IT. Feel free to add me.
  • Alexandra_S
    Alexandra_S Posts: 41 Member
    I started a trend at work that seems to curb some of the donut woes....FRUITY FRIDAY! I bring in bananas, apples, oranges, pears, and grapefruit every Friday...I buy them from KwikStar so they are cheaper than a box of donuts and everyone seems to enjoy it. I find myself going back for seconds without the guilt.

    What a great idea!
  • apparations
    apparations Posts: 264 Member
    Yup, I work in a hospital with a pretty good cafeteria and coffee shop right in the building. Bad news if I don't bring lunch, and still tempting if I do! I have a weakness for breakfast sandwiches lol. Feel free to add me, I have an open diary where we can compare lunch notes! :smile:
  • shapefitter
    shapefitter Posts: 900 Member
    No more vending machines. I bring my own protein drinks, and snack on nuts, dried fruit, and seeds.
  • HazelFit_
    HazelFit_ Posts: 4
    Sales manager for a medical supply company.. New on here :)
  • mspoopoo
    mspoopoo Posts: 500 Member
    I'm a CEO. Feel free to add me.

    My company provides fresh fruit daily. When lunches are catered in, there are always vegetarian and healthy options provided.
  • kbmnurse
    kbmnurse Posts: 2,484 Member
    I am a RN and work from home. Finally out of the office where there was food almost very day. Glad to be home eating my own food, no temptations.
  • gaelicstorm26
    gaelicstorm26 Posts: 589 Member
    I'm a school psychologist. My saving grace is that school lunch is not tempting AT ALL. I have been bringing my own lunch and have snacks in my drawer. I also bring a HUGE bottle of water to sip when I'm feeling tempted. I just have to avoid the lunchroom, but really, I never have time for a real lunch so I eat at my desk anyhow!
  • nancybuss
    nancybuss Posts: 1,461 Member
    Sit on my rump ALL DAY LONG. UGH. I work out in the AM, and avoid the food area's.

    Good luck!!! Will send a friend request too
  • tbogart1
    tbogart1 Posts: 4
    I can relate! I work in an insurance office for the past 28 years and there is always a birthday, wedding or baby shower, company celebration to dodge. I have found by logging everything I can have a small serving of something at these events and because I first eat a good breakfast at home, then pack my lunch and all my snacks, I don't always indulge in what they are having. I am super busy at work and what I bring makes me feel good and I find myself thinking I don't want to eat the junk and feel foggy. Hope this helps. Feel free to add me as a friend. Good luck on your journey! :-)
  • softblondechick
    softblondechick Posts: 1,275 Member
    My problem is travel! Blah, blah, I know I should use the hotel exercise room, but really, after driving/flying, working all day, finally checking into a hotel, the last thing I want to do is workout. Travel messes up my whole exercise schedule, and food schedule. Travel three days a week,

    I can get a fairly decent breakfast at the hotel. Usually hard boiled eggs, yogurt, fruit. Lunch, I am usually too busy, or grab something, in a hurry, fast food. If I get any lunch. Dinner, I am beat tired, grab somethIng, hit the hotel, read a bit and crash. So much for the fun and glamour of travel for work!

    Don't get me started on working out of the car, and traveling to different offices. You have to go to the bathroom? Better find the closest Mickey D's! And I do not suggest packing a lunch, especially in the summer, even on ice, it does not last long in a hot car.

    The rant of professional who is constantly on the go for work...
  • stormbornkraken
    stormbornkraken Posts: 302 Member
    Hello! I work in higher education and every get together seems to involve food. It doesn't help that we get emails each morning advertising the special for the cafe. They make incredible food and can be so tempting with their Belgian waffles and homemade stroganoff!

    I do try to pack lunch or pre-log to fit in lunch outings. I also take walks around campus to get movement in. I do have many snacks and packets of oatmeal stuffed away for when I am too hungry to think straight I do not have to run to the vending machines. I also work to stay hydrated because I tend to confuse hunger with thirst. Silly sounding, but possible.

    Always open to new friends to share the journey with.

    Cheers!
  • shortntall1
    shortntall1 Posts: 333 Member
    Truck driver OK?
  • shortntall1
    shortntall1 Posts: 333 Member
    Anyone can add me as well..Marla
  • SoupAndFruit
    SoupAndFruit Posts: 4
    I end up spending a lot of money at work on healthy food! Sometimes I'll skip lunch in favour of a huge milky coffee as well -.- Would be great to be friends and get some support here!
  • howebrook
    howebrook Posts: 28 Member
    Another attorney here. I work from home a lot of the time but I have a bunch of networking lunches plus travel. Plus it is hard to meal plan and get exercise when you have a busy job.
  • dlkingsbury
    dlkingsbury Posts: 90 Member
    Oh yes, i understand! there are tons of treats in my office plus many good places around the office.
  • jtarmom
    jtarmom Posts: 228 Member
    Engineer.....and my cube mates love to have SNACK DAY where everyone brings in food to share. It's outta control, and everyone wants you to try their stuff. And I feel ya with the time issues - dual income family here with three little kids...not much time available for working out.
  • gieshagirl
    gieshagirl Posts: 102 Member
    im a school nurse.....no one parties with fat food like teachers!!! I pack my lunch every day into the donut, pizza, taco casserole that is the break room. then the afternoon bowl of chocolate candy.....presented by non other than the principal...talk about stress food. add me !!
  • trisha986
    trisha986 Posts: 139
    I'm a b2b operations administrator in a corporate office as well. My coworkers see me with my gym back 5 days a week going to the gym and it makes them want to go. Especially since they see I don't put myself through torture with restricting my diet. I just make adjustments to fit my macros. I treat myself here and there to the goodies in the office but the key is moderation. Nothing wrong with free food, as long as you aren't binging on it!
  • tjohnston14
    tjohnston14 Posts: 18 Member
    I work in a law office and we have an official "break" every day with lots of cheese and crackers and assorted cakes and cookies, etc., that people bring in at random! I usually try to just avoid the break time, but if I do go I bring my own breakfast (i.e. oatmeal, fruit, veggies) so that I have something healthy to eat, but it is still hard since the temptation is always there.

    Anyone can feel free to add me as a friend!!
  • Mikkimeow
    Mikkimeow Posts: 1,282 Member
    I work in the Compliance department of a large asphalt company... The guys here eat anything and everything under the sun bad for them. I pack my own lunch, have my own mini fridge, and hide in my office with the donuts are whipped out. Survival.
  • spiralated
    spiralated Posts: 150 Member
    Higher education and in the village (nyc) here. I keep a pitcher of water on my desk now which is helping and I pack breakfast and lunch as often as I can. I keep bars of dark chocolate to have a piece in a pinch instead of the higher sugar/fat candy or sweets.


    Feel free to add me.

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