Anyone do desk/call center work?

Ajontheguitar
Ajontheguitar Posts: 695
edited September 2024 in Motivation and Support
Isn't it frustrating? Sitting here, when you could be walking around or excersizing? It's honestly the biggest reason I got this heavy in the first place.

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  • dont_u_mean_carrots
    dont_u_mean_carrots Posts: 58
    Do you work 24/7? Don't let your job get you down, make it a goal to get active outside of work! I've worked in call centers for 11 years.
  • chichi_76
    chichi_76 Posts: 30
    I was 120 when started here. Now 13 years later I am 80+ lbs heaver...

    10+ hrs a day sitting now compared to my previous job where I was walking constantly.
  • innerfashionista
    innerfashionista Posts: 451 Member
    I'm the same way. I work at a call center and I'm at my desk most of the day. Thankfully, I do have opportunity to walk around a bit, and I take advantage of walking on my breaks/lunch. It's funny, I snack less when I'm at work than I do when I'm at home, on days like today, where it hurts to move, I'm glad I get to sit a lot. I like that by the time I leave here I'm itching for a workout!
  • sc1572
    sc1572 Posts: 2,309 Member
    Right now, I'm a student so I work part time at a daycare, but I like it because I can stand and walk around a lot. However, I used to work at a vet clinic as a tech in high school and I liked being able to lift animals, bathe them, and walk them around, even mopping! But I hated days where I would have to fill in at the front desk and just sit there! I was the exact same, all I wanted to do was get up and walk around.

    If you have to sit down for the sake of people being around, there's not much you can do. But if you're closed off or no one is there, you could do calf raises, pretend to jump rope, and stuff like that. :)
  • Ajontheguitar
    Ajontheguitar Posts: 695
    No I don't obviously. Maybe it's how much I hate this job and how much it DOES get me down. I've been down the road of "it's what you make of it" and positive thinking. I am very good at those things. I guess I'm just absolutely done with this place.
  • nikkit321
    nikkit321 Posts: 1,485 Member
    I agree that it can be extremely frustrating. To make matters worse, I work out of my home so everything is within 10 steps of my computer. I try to throw in wall push-ups during visits to the restroom and take a walk at lunch. If I do go to the office, I park far away from the door. Just try to throw in activity throughout the day, like taking the steps instead of the elevator.
  • smrtcar
    smrtcar Posts: 104 Member
    Stand or do squats while on a call. I do programming and QA testing and have had my desk raised to allow me to stand and work comfortably. You my need a higher chair when sitting to work but there is lots of info proving standing while working consumes quite a lot of calories compared to sitting.
  • kimmerroze
    kimmerroze Posts: 1,330 Member
    While I HATE it, that I have to sit here as opposed to my first job of getting to walk for 8 hours, I must say that since I got my desk job I have been thinner than my walking job. I think the reason is that I realized that I would gain weight if I didn't incorporate some fitness in so I conciously decided to do soemthing about it, instead of like it was with my walking job, I ate what ever I wanted and I gained weight.
  • Ajontheguitar
    Ajontheguitar Posts: 695
    Very interesting. So the situation forced you to change outside of work? Very cool actually.
  • TenLaws
    TenLaws Posts: 273
    Not a big deal. I have a desk job so I work out at least once a day, sometimes 3 times a day. It's not like I would spend these 8 hours exercising if I didn't have to work...
  • kimmerroze
    kimmerroze Posts: 1,330 Member
    Very interesting. So the situation forced you to change outside of work? Very cool actually.

    yeah it did... I have been healthier since.
  • kimmerroze
    kimmerroze Posts: 1,330 Member
    No I don't obviously. Maybe it's how much I hate this job and how much it DOES get me down. I've been down the road of "it's what you make of it" and positive thinking. I am very good at those things. I guess I'm just absolutely done with this place.

    Iam in the same position... HATE my job, it makes me feel mean sometimes. lol I am about to the point of asking myself, "am I a better or worse person because of this job?" its leaning towards the worse... so I know I gotta make a change here soon. Unfortuantely sometimes circumstances plays a big roll.
  • zoombie_bear
    zoombie_bear Posts: 963 Member
    I'm an non-emergency call center nurse, the 811. I do 8h-12h shif, did pack on some, so it had to stop. since january this year, I took charge and have lost 55lbs and kept the job I love
  • Ajontheguitar
    Ajontheguitar Posts: 695
    Well done!
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