diets in IB
Just wondering what you guys eat to sustain yourselves working these long hours, especially if you try to be fit.
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Not me but a friend of mine would consistently order sweet green. Another of my friends would also go to the gym at 9:00 PM
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Shut the fuck uppery
I found a meal prep delivery service in my area that sends you a weeks worth of pre-cooked meals that you just need to microwave. They have different diet preferences (paleo, vegetarian, etc.) and are healthy and pretty satisfying, it helped a ton when I was getting crushed and didn't have time to worry about food but didn't want to eat like shit.
Name of the service?
Mine was specific to my region, but if you look up meal delivery services on Yelp or Google I think you'll be able to find a good number of options in your area. I had to try a few different ones out before I found one that I felt was worth the money, had big enough portion sizes and tasted good.
Yeah what’s the name of the service lol
My first year in banking, I ate a salad every day. It wasn't always a healthy salad, but I had a salad. Every. Single. Day. Still put on weight, but I think that was the drinking...
Did you order out or make it yourself?
Ordered out, mostly using my meal expense. I would try to buy two salads every other day, so I could have one for dinner and one for lunch the next day. Perhaps not the most ethical, nor was it super healthy, but the simple discipline made me make better choices and kept me health-conscious.
How often would you go out? How long were your nights?
At least weekly. Hours were typical for MM IB leaning towards the 100-hour mark. Recommend checking out IF / time-restricted eating like others are saying. Tried keto for a week in banking, but I had to meal prep (no time) and kinda weird when you don’t participate in after-work drinks and / or office lunches. YMMV.
On a side note, make sure you drink lots of water. Hydration will keep you alert.
IF with one meal a day and MCT throughout the day to curb hunger
https://www.sailrabbit.com/bmr/
Assume the most conservative assumptions, and don't go over those calories. Should help a lot.
thanks for the link. it's the most accurate/comprehensive bmr calculator i've seen in a while
When still at the office, I would combine intermittent fasting (16/8) with vegan food (and go to the gym whenever possible) Since wfh only doing intermittent fasting (given it’s a real pain to cook/shop vegan stuff, as opposed to just filtering on Deliveroo/Ubereats)
(Note: I don’t do IF or vegan during the weekend)
I cannot stress the last point enough. Yes, it's tempting to order a burger, fried chicken, creamy fettuccine, pizza, whatever, with your dinner stipends, but especially when you are sitting at your desk for most of the day, you can't afford to eat like that anymore, especially when people start seeing their metabolisms slow down. And you can do this in incremental steps if immediately switching to a healthy diet is too tough - if you order a burger, get a side salad instead of fries, for example. Or if you are already regularly getting salads, look at what you are putting on the salad - maybe lay off the blue cheese / ranch dressings and get something with a vinaigrette instead.
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