The office can be a weight-loss battlefield. Between those well-intentioned food-focused celebrations and hours of sitting, it’s no wonder waistlines are expanding — and that pesky number on the scale seems to be moving up. But by creating healthier habits at work , it’s possible to turn things around. Here are 10 small changes to get you started:
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I was noticing a regular energy slump in my afternoons. I used to have tall lattes with 2% and sugar, then I downgraded to English breakfast tea with milk and no sugar or just an orange. I feel tons better and I still get some energy at the end of my work day. If I have a run after work I’ll also munch on a boiled egg around 4pm.
My office in in the sticks, so I literally have to bring anything I need to eat. This helps me as I only bring “scheduled” foods to eat. My problem is after I get home and I have all that good stuff to choose from.
I have a high stress office job (property claims + major hurricanes = PANIC). Most of my co-workers smoke; they say it helps with the stress and keeps them from killing anyone. I’ve found going on a power walk on my breaks has the same effect. I pound pavement instead of my co-worker’s faces.
I’ve started keeping a healthy breakfast option in my desk for those days when I forget or don’t have time to pack a breakfast. A bad of rolled oats in my desk and some frozen fruit in the freezer and I never have to run out to buy an unhealthy or expensive breakfast.