Anyone over 30, work from home trying to lose weight?

yep, that's me, and night shift.
sometimes, i feel like i need to eat just to stay awake and work.

what I found has helped is getting my TDEE up through exercise. I try to burn 300-400 calories 5 days a week on average. That allows me to eat a bit more as well as allowing for those times when I'm just completely exhausted and consume 2K calories just to try to stay awake and focused.

The other thing that's helped is limiting my time of eating, so I've assigned myself a certain amount of calories for my shift (600), and really try to stick to it. That leaves me with a good amount left to eat dinner with the family.

Feel free to add me if you, though I'm not that interactive.

You may not have enough time to work out, like many people, but nobody is too busy to eat less. What I tell everybody who has a problem with overeating: Don't keep junk food in the house. Most people eat for "fun" rather than because they're actually hungry. So when they're munching all day, it's on stuff like cookies and chips and pizza. If you don't keep that stuff in your house to begin with, and only keep healthy foods there, you won't be tempted to eat so much out of boredom/habit. You'll tend to typically eat only when you're actually hungry.

Me, too! It's hard to get those steps in when the commute is from the bedroom to the desk, with changing out of pajamas optional. And when I'm working on a proofread, it's really really really hard not to reach for snacky things all day long.

What I learned is that I have to make time for me, before I can make time for my clients and my own manuscripts. I have to prep good food, go for my walk or to the pool, and do it before I sit down in front of my computer. THEN, I make sure that i work 8 hours only. A corporation doesn't expect you to work 12 hours a day, why would you expect it of yourself? (Sometimes, I'll work 8 hours for a client, then take a break, and sometimes find myself writing late into the night on my own work.)

The two biggest tricks I've learned:
Keep ice in my glass of water. Sucking on ice reduces the oral need to munch on goodies.
Popcorn is low-cal, and if you aren't watching carbs, you can get quite a bit of satisfaction out of a couple cups of hot popcorn.

Yes I run my own business from home and I also homeschool all 6 of my kids at the same time while dear hubby works.

I get to jump on my exercise bike, Zumba in the wii, swing some kettle bells and do a lot of walking as a family going to the park and that kind of thing.

I have also got everyone to eat more fruits and veg, drink loads of water and also to think about what we are eating and what jobs the food we are eating does for us.

With the support from my kids and husband it makes it easier.

Hope that helps, all the best x

I work from home on a per project basis, so sometimes I have a lot of free time other times I spend 20 or so hours a day working. My job needs some creative thinking, so every hour or so I go out and walk around the garden for 5-8 minutes while brainstorming until I'm happy with the outcome in my head. By the time the day is over I have 10-12k steps and 400-600 calories under my belt without even doing any deliberate exercise. I do, however, make time for exercise 3 times a week, mainly running because I enjoy it and it has a nice calorie/minute burn. Nothing extreme. My long runs are 30 minutes.

I just started working from home last week and just rejoined MFP. I have lost about 7 pounds since the first if the year. When my husband (lovingly and out of fear; we are both working on healthier living and weightloss) predicted a major weight gain with my new job,I decided to not let that happen. I am a student, virtual teacher, and a mom of an amazing 4 year old whom I hope to hang around for. I have about 100 pounds to lose. Let's do this!

I don't work from home but I have 2 jobs and work 7 days a week while in school. I'm a Data Analyst so I sit most of the day unless I have a meeting, but that's just another place to sit...with other people.

You can do it. I work at home, almost 7 years, and since January I've lost 13lb, with me not being that consistent with exercise, mainly just doing CICO. That's where it is. I drink Lipton green and peach teas now instead of soda/coffee, do a high protein shake for breakfast, protein for lunch and a large dinner.

Me. I work from home as a researcher and have found doing intermittent fasting helps me (I only eat between 12pm and 8pm). If I'm hungry in the mornings, I clean. haha. I know it sounds stupid, but I'm keeping my body active and moving my mind to concentrate on something else. I've established a cleaning routine mornings now that keeps me busy.
Mon: Laundry day
Tuesday: Clean kitchen & living room
Wednesday: Bedroom
Thursday: Office & Bathrooms
Friday: Vacuum & mop floors

I'm baaaack... again! I was CareyAnne5 (see above) but then I don't know what happened. Now I'm CareyAnne55! LOL

Yes. 43, call agent working 5 days/week 28-40 hrs/week from home. Add me please.

Rockthatbodyat35 wrote: »

Hi, I am a writer and work 12 plus hours everyday, this means I am sitting in front of a laptop all day. It is so hard to stick to diet and lose weight with this job. I want to meet fellow work from home people and get motivated by them. Please add me if you have the same problem as me.

Hi
IMO that is no harder than when You are home every day, Retired
Despite that I lost 222 pounds. It took 2 years but I did it and so can You, Being Younger You should have a easier time doing it.

Rockthatbodyat35 wrote: »

You are right. I changed my fridge.There is no junk food. Even no Cheese. Its just seasonal fruits and lean protein.

Hi Again
Good Move, that is one of the methods I used, no Junk food, and try to only shop from a list at the Grocery Store.

Also I hope You are also I hope You are eating Vegetables. I eat Three different fruits a day, one at each meal and plenty of vegetables with with my Lunch and Dinner. FWIW If You feel a need for cheese on something, You could use the Sliced Velveeta at 40 calories per slice. I have found that 1/2 a slice gives the needed flavor. I use a No Sugar Added Mount Olive Sweet Relish at 0 calories per serving in some things too.

Also I break up my 1800 calorie days into 7 small meals. A Banana before I walk, then for example afterwards a serving of cereal with sweetener and 1% Dollar Store milk at $1 a quart.

Good Luck
Roger