Calling all desk jobs workers...

I don't do low carb high protein, but have done keto in the past it was great!

I definitely am an officer worker though

I'm eating lower carbs in the day except for oatmeal in the mornings.

Congrats on your goals, you will get there girl!

TyMotivation wrote: »

I'm looking to add any office workers that will do a low carb high protein diet with me. I work in customer service and it's hard not munching at work all day😓 I have a 40 pound goal

In the morning eat 1/4 to 1/2 cup of cottage cheese, and 1/4 cup of blueberries - it should get you through the am, at least for 4 hours and has less than 150 cals. I also bring 1/4 cup of cottage cheese and a few berries as mid afternoon snack. High protein, high fiber with the berries and quick and easy.

I have a desk job, eat high carbs, and snack frequently while consistently staying within my calorie budget (maintaining lost weight for years). I don't mean that you shouldn't eat low carb or curb snacking if you want to, but you don't necessarily have to do those things. Hitting your calories *consistently* matters the most. You can do it--I wish you the best on your goal!

On a good note, working at a desk gives you a lot of control over what you eat. I had a job for awhile where I would have to drive around to my accounts all day. I had to pack a cooler every day but I would still run out of food sometimes and get stuck trying to find the healthiest thing on the road... having done both, the desk job is definitely easier for nutrition.

currently sitting at my cubicle munching on some strawberries lol!! just got back from a 45 minute walk on my lunch break. im an office worker with 30ish pounds to lose, but not doing low carb. youre welcome to add me so we can support each other regardless!

Fellow desk jockey. Not really looking to lose weight as much as I'm focusing on improving body composition.

Me!! I sit at a desk for 9 hours everyday. Its hard. I am starting low carb on Sunday! I have about 40-50 lbs I want to lose as well. I find myself snacking ALOT!
Going to have to figure something out to help with that.

steveko89 wrote: »

Fellow desk jockey. Not really looking to lose weight as much as I'm focusing on improving body composition.

After seeing many say things like "it's hard not to snack" I'll add what I find works for me.
- First and foremost, be reflective. If you find yourself doing something or heading in a direction you don't like, dig in and figure out why. There have been different spells where I was blowing calories for various reasons; vending machine excursions, an adjacent department with a candy bowl, making kneejerk food decisions when "running errands" at lunch. I treated each of these like breaking any other bad habit; it took effort and in some cases placing obstacles between me and the thing I wanted to stop doing. To stop hitting the vending machine I stopped carrying cash for a while, I stopped thinking of "running out to do X" at lunch as a primary option and more of a last resort, and I made a point to try to avoid passing the candy dish unless I absolutely had to.
- Plan & execute. I'm a big fan of pre-logging. Before I went to bed last night I had at least 75% of my calories for the day planned and entered.
- Me vs. everyone else attitude. Now, this is a little unconventional and may ruffle some feathers as it very much flies in the face of the fat acceptance movement. I moved from a more active position to a deck-centric position about five years ago. Of the people who sit on my floor, I would estimate at least 85% of them are moderately to severely overweight. The adjacent department also has very high turnover and it's pretty apparent when someone new starts and immediately gains tangible weight. It's no real mystery why, the majority of people have personal snacks at their workstation, there are communal snacks at the end of each row of desks, and the frequency and volume of parties, food for events, etc. that show up in the breakroom or common areas is staggering. From the start I took a strong "you're better than that" mindset and it's served me well to navigate the minefield of pizza, donuts, cookies, candy, and leftover Panera that crops up all over the office. Forcing myself to look down my nose at the quality, quantity and food attitude certainly shaped my perception towards this department and the people in it (with whom I don't ever work directly) but it's helped keep my intake aligned with my goals.

Hello fellow office workers

I don't keep any snacks at work except the 1 snack i've planned to have for the day. This has been key for me. If it's not here, I can't eat it!

I have pretty much been eating high protein, carb conscious and I started that meal plan at the end of February. I have a protein shake for breakfast (2 scoops - 220 cals, 50 g protein, 4 g carbs) and add a fiber supplement to it because I am not great about getting veggies in. I have tuna and crackers for lunch, which gets me 34g protein. I usually snack on two string cheeses if I need more protein, or a piece of fruit. I also have a coke zero with the snack, which for some reason has helped curb my cravings.

I have also added walks to my work day. On the best days, usually about 3 days a week, I get a 3 mile/1 hour walk in on my lunch break. Some days, its 2 miles, some days its 3-4 15 minute walks when I can fit them in. Throughout the day I also do laps around our conference room with chair squats. It might seem like nothing, but doing it a few times a day consistently for a few months adds up to a lot.

All of these things have really helped me! I've lost 18 lbs so far, but I still have about 60 more i'd like to lose so this will be a marathon not a sprint

The goal is less calories but the method is behavior change. Learn about mindfulness (www.mindful.org) and habit reinforcement cycle (https://jamesclear.com/three-steps-habit-change) . When someone offers donuts, I say that I am allergic to donuts, then pause briefly while they think about that, then add "they make me fat".