OFFICE JOBS......

I have an office job and they know that I am trying to eat healthier and lose weight and they are very supportive. For the most part one of the girls even eats the same things as me. we each bring certain things and make oatmeal, cottage cheese variations and such it is really nice!

I have an office job. I go on walks (when the weather permits) with my coworker (who is also on MFP). I also try to take the long way around the office to the copier. I keep a weeks worth of food in the fridge so I don't have to think daily about what to have for lunch.

I have an office job too. I have thought about keeping more food here so I don't have to plan so much. I think I will have to try that.

I have an office job! I'm only part-time but you are so right, i feel like i gain 80 lbs everyday haha. I keep HEALTHY snacks at my desk so I'm not tempted to go to the vendng machine ... I take a billion trips to fill my water cup, which results in a billion trips to the bathroom. I just make sure I take a lot of walks around and get up whenever i can. I also dance under my desk - like move my legs alot and tap my feet to just stay moving! I can listen to music at my desk so I'm always dancing haha

I work out usually 5-7 times a week, since I only work part-time. i think if I worked full-time it'd be less, like 3-5 times a week! and it really is about the diet too.. I just stick to water and my healthy foods and I'm good

I snuck a mini 9 can cooler into my office and have it under my desk. its stocked with cheese sticks, laughing cow, yogurts, some fruit and baby carrots. I am getting some egg beaters to keep on hand too. Pour a little in a coffee mug with cheese or whatever you want in it.. cook 30 seconds fluff and micrwave until set Super easy and filling!
I work out 3 days a week and the off days from working out, i park WAY far away from the door, I take the stairs daily no matter what... I bring my own coffee and creamer from home... Its tough with people brining in treats and stuff.. but I just keep thinking about my goal and its pushing me! ADD me, we can keep eachother motivated during these boring workdays!

It is so great to hear this and know that I am not alone in my thinking on this! I typically do all of things noted here (taking the long way to copier, going for walks, etc). Also, while sometimes nothing is going to stop me , drinking green tea, reading fitness websites/articles and munching all I want on fresh fruit and veggies helps!! Good luck to us all

I had an office job, I found restricting my diet to stay on track with calories and exercising 3 days a week worked best. I would have like one cheat meal a week, but I think working out and keep my calories up to mfp helped me have that and still lose. I would usually take my lunch which was usually a tuna kit and I would take snacks like an apple, grapes, strawberries

I snuck a mini 9 can cooler into my office and have it under my desk. its stocked with cheese sticks, laughing cow, yogurts, some fruit and baby carrots. I am getting some egg beaters to keep on hand too. Pour a little in a coffee mug with cheese or whatever you want in it.. cook 30 seconds fluff and micrwave until set Super easy and filling!
I work out 3 days a week and the off days from working out, i park WAY far away from the door, I take the stairs daily no matter what... I bring my own coffee and creamer from home... Its tough with people brining in treats and stuff.. but I just keep thinking about my goal and its pushing me! ADD me, we can keep eachother motivated during these boring workdays!

Oh my god! That sounds amazing! Found my new MFP BFF!

I also have an office job, 8-5. I try to always bring my own lunch so I'm not tempted to go out and buy fast food. I get up from my desk every couple of hours or so and just walk up and down the hall (to help stretch out and get SOME exercise). Our restroom is at the back of the building, so I am frequently walking back there during the day. After I eat lunch (usually at my desk), I'll go outside and walk if the weather is nice. I try to keep healthy snacks in my desk drawer and fridge so I'm not tempted by the vending machine. I also try parking in a space farthest away from the front door, so I get some walking in back and forth to my car. And in the evenings after I get home, I try to do some kind of exercise (walking my dog, Wii Fit, etc). Due to a knee problem I can't do much in the way of high impact, so that's an adjustment. Sitting all day is not the greatest thing, but it can be done..... and I LOVE my job!

My office is teny tiny, so everything like the bathroom, copy machine, and kitchen are all very close to me. Sometimes I will take the trash to the dumpster or get up and stretch, or clean, but that's as much exercise as I get at work. For a while I would go for a walk on my lunch break, but then it got too hot. I was getting sweaty and once I got a tiny sunburn just for walking 30 minutes. I need more creative ideas of things I can do at my desk. I think my desk is too tall for me to sit on a yoga ball. I do like the idea of dancing, seeing that I'm in the office by myself most days. I almost always bring my lunch and healthy snacks and drink mostly water. So that's not really an issue. I just need more ways to keep moving.

Any ideas?

My office is teny tiny, so everything like the bathroom, copy machine, and kitchen are all very close to me. Sometimes I will take the trash to the dumpster or get up and stretch, or clean, but that's as much exercise as I get at work. For a while I would go for a walk on my lunch break, but then it got too hot. I was getting sweaty and once I got a tiny sunburn just for walking 30 minutes. I need more creative ideas of things I can do at my desk. I think my desk is too tall for me to sit on a yoga ball. I do like the idea of dancing, seeing that I'm in the office by myself most days. I almost always bring my lunch and healthy snacks and drink mostly water. So that's not really an issue. I just need more ways to keep moving.

Any ideas?

I have an idea (since you are alone) - Look up these 3 walking videos on exercisetv.com. Start! Walking (either 1 or 2 miles) and Cardio Slim Down (they're free instant play right now) by Leslie Sansone.

I use walking videos when it's too dang hot to go outside. You can even use your own music if you like. These are very simple, no choreography workouts. I actually have a couple of DVDs in my desk (and light handweights) for hot, cold, or rainy days.

Just get up and move around as much as possible i walk 5 miles a day to and from work, i always print to the furthest printer, go for a walk on my lunch and so on, i know its tough but you can compensate, i workout 6 days a week, an hour a night with dvds

Is everyone working in an office building with out of date fire codes?

I'd love to take the stairs but if I enter the stairwell on my floor the doors lock behind you, the only way out is down or at a cross-over floor and you can’t get in at the bottom unless the alarm is going and firemen have to get up.

Walking 14 flights down daily may be good but down still burns much less cals than up. Plus my downtown little world is Go-Train crazy, if you don't power walk through the cattle, you may not get a seat or worse, miss your train. I love, love, love the train! Been working at this company since April so this is the first time I haven’t carpooled to work with DH, it’s the most luxurious and fastest way to work for sure!

Our office only has stairs, no lifts here!

I have an office job as well. I'm not sure how much it is helping, but I sit on an exercise ball at my desk.

That is such a good idea! Amazing!

I too have an office job, and our office requires cover over lunch times so I can't even get out of the building for a walk during lunch!

I bring my lunch with me every morning, and thankfully a lot of the other girls in the office are also trying to lose weight, so there is less temptation. I do try to get walking my dog every evening after work, which does help too, but I don't get to do as much exercise as I'd like