Hi, my name is Paula. I work cateye (11pm-7am) shift at a job that can turn dangerous and very stressful at any given time. I never know when I am going to be near a micowave to nuke my food or will be eating lunch cold or even have time to eat. I do manage without a problem in the summer months to drink 4-5 16.9oz bottles of water while I am at work. Most time I eat a handful of carrots without dip

I find most days I am barely getting out the door on time because I try to nurse my new born son before I walk out of the door and also tuck my 4 year old daughter in bed. I am excited to join this group to get new ideas and recipes, and to learn some new tricks.

Accept challenge.. I am also going to add to stop long enough to eat it.. and enjoy it.. as well as make sure it is balanced. I tend to get more protein than my goal... not good on the kidneys.

I work at a fireplace/grill factory and get 30 minutes for lunch. With the heat we've been hit with this summer I'm having trouble finding something that won't make me sick when I leave the air conditioned break room and back into the dank, dusty factory. So I'm always up for some suggestions.

Hi everyone! So glad to have found this group. I cant wait to get the challenge started and see everyone's lunch ideas!

Great idea for a challenge. Not only will lunch be healthier for me, but by brown-bagging it for a month, it will save me some bucks! I'm looking forward to lunch ideas...the frozen boxed lunches get old plus they have a lot of sodium. Looking forward to learning and then hopefully contributing to you fellow brown-baggers.

Hey all... I'm a newbie, and also work a desk job. I go home for lunch almost every day (I have a pooch who needs let out to pee, so she keeps me committed), but I'm pretty darned lazy about actually putting a meal together for lunch and end up grazing with my head in the fridge until I feel satisfied... So, I'm basically here to overcome laziness. Well, that, and to steal all your lunch ideas (because I'm also not terribly creative). Nice to meet ya'll! Feel free to friend me (as I'm really new and don't have people yet).
-Teeps

Hello everyone. My name is Marcey. I had a baby two years ago so I can no longer use her as my excuse for the extra twenty pounds hanging around. I work in a hospital, very hectic schedule. Single mom with three kids at home. Trying to take better care of myself and think of me sometimes. I have doing fitness pal off and on for a while but have decided to make a real go of it this time. My problem is getting more protein in my diet and balancing. I lost 30 pounds since March and now I at a plateau for the last twenty. Help!!!

Hi...I'm Eva,
This is a great idea! Preparation is the key to maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
I try to keep a mini stock of standby foods in my office, I am fortunate enough to have my own mini fridge.
So I can keep dressings, string cheese, yogurt, veggies...etc. (Without worrying about any sticky fingered food thiefs!)
I also keep single serving packs of almonds...they come plain, cinnamon coated, cocoa coated and mixed with walnuts.
Single serve cups of tuna and salmon.
But I would like some new ideas to keep from getting bored from the same things.
Also just discovered hemp seeds...to me they taste like sunflower seeds and good sprinkled over salads.

I accept! My husband and I have been trying to do this for months! We usually do a pretty good job at bringing our lunches with the exception of Fridays (that's our lunch date day). My biggest problems is keeping things mixed up enough. I have a bad habbit of turning to frozen lunches because I run out of ideas. We will be on vacation the first full-week of August, but we will be making our own lunches since we will be staying at a beach house with a full kitchen. Does that count?

Can't wait!
Brittany