eating healthy while at work

I'm a nurse practitioner in family practice. I pack my lunch with a morning and afternoon snack. I also keep healthy, non perishables at my desk just in case. We have access to a fridge and mircowave which is nice. We don't get drug reps often (due to company policy) so that is kind of nice (They always bring the worst food!). I agree, planning ahead is the way to go. For me, avoiding the panic, I'm staving moment is key. I am pretty busy so I don't have to worry about it too much but it stinks when people bring snacks and leave them in the breakroom! It is so hard. Luckily, my co-works have been very support (it is a small office) and have tried to cut back :-)

:laugh: im an admin assist. i eat breakfast and lunch at home and bring snacks to work with me. i alway log my food before i eat it. i drink only water or green tea during the day. the hardest part is that my office is full of people who bring in treats or order out. I have been getting really good at saying no to them. the hardest part was convincing myself of this. "i can have that (donut, slice of pizza, or cupcake) anytime i want. so i can say no now and plan for it another time." i also make sure i tell everyone i see at work that there are treats in the breakroom. that way they will eat them up before i get a chance :happy:

Legal secretary; it's easy to eat healthy here. I can only eat what I bring, and when I shop and pack my food, I'm virtuous.

Graphic designer at a large company, so there's usually cake or treats brought in once every week or two. Hard to say no to, but not impossible. I get up early to work out before heading to work in the morning, so I'll either pack something for lunch while I'm cooling down, or stop at a grocery store before I get to the office. I usually have a large lunch bag of food that can last the week so I don't have to remember that much.

So I keep a loaf of bread and jar of peanut butter and usually some fiber1 bars at my desk for breakfasts, I'll bring in a banana for my mid-morning snack, and lunch is either a sandwich and yogurt/pudding/fruit cup or yogurt and some fruits/veg for lunch. I've started bringing portioned out crackers and cheese for the afternoon too, also easy to just bring a week's worth on Mondays.

I usually eat at my desk to catch up on reading the news or surfing the net instead of eating in the lunchroom, which is pretty anti-social BUT I don't have to see/crave what my coworkers are eating.

I am a financial analyst for a power utility company. I bring my breakfast and lunch to work most days. Occasionally, we order food and I try to order the healthiest options but I sometimes order what looks good and accommodate for the extra calories by eating steamed or roasted vegetables for dinner.

We have a fridge so I stock snacks at the beginning of the week. I keep Greek yogurt, fruit and almonds on hand for am and afternoon snacks. Eating a Greek yogurt with an ounce of slivered almonds or having fruit with some dry roasted almonds and drinking water satisfies my cravings when I feel hungry mid morning and mid afternoon. I try to make enough extra at my dinner meals to have left overs for lunch.

One fun thing that I did was start a Wellness Group at my office. We plan walks, activities and once a month we have a healthy potluck. I have discovered some great new recipes through the meals everyone has shared.

Hazardous waste processor. I eat good breakfast at home and skip lunch. If I'm going out for lunch at work I skip breakfast.

...and these little egg muffins for breakfast (I make them on Sunday and package them up in the fridge for each morning).

Please share! What are these little egg muffins? Sounds low carb to me...

I am a legal receptionist in an office that eats a lot!

That has never really been an issue for me, because I do not like food that has been excessively breathed over

I bring my lunch and snacks and surprisingly I learned that I really enjoy my own cooking much better than most of the food I would be buying for lunch.

I work in a law office, very small firm. I'm the only paralegal for 2 attorneys, one of which is never in my office. I have a small hole in the wall "kitchen" with full size fridge, microwave and coffee pot. Wal-Mart is just up the road so about once a month I go and stock up on Lean Cuisines, Healthy Choice, bananas, lunch meat, low calorie cheese, bread, lettuce, tomato, etc. whatever I feel like. Then when lunch time rolls around, I just go grab and heat whatever I feel like for the day. The other attorney doesn't stock the kitchen area with anything except diet Pepsi so I don't have to worry about anyone taking my stuff. My only off day is Fridays. I have to work in another office with the "other" boss. Friday's are usually slow so that means he takes us to lunch which means plans go out the window but if he isn't taking us to lunch, then I can go to McD's or Subway. I can order from both and stay within my calories for the day.

I bring ready to drink shakes with me wherever I go. I like Muscle Milk Light - 140 calories 20g protein, 7g carbs - whey protein, Proti- Anytime Shakes 100 Calories, also whey based. Each are 8.25 ounces. Also, Ostrim Meat Sticks with 80 cal, 14g protein and 2g carbs... and my new favorite Chocolate Peanut Butter Quest Bars, they travel well last a long time in the briefcase and 20g protein, 25g carbs and 17g fiber with sea salt, stevia and gluten free.

Also, I grab Chobani or Fage 0%, drop in a stevia or splend and a splash of natural vanilla extract or real cinnamon powder and mix it up... hmmmmmmmm!