How do you manage your breaktime?
My wife told me that I am gaining weight. She asked me if I ever stand up from my desk, take a walk or have at least 30 minutes break from the office. She's right. I've been working (and sitting) most of the time and would be missing lunch. By dinner time comes, I am so hungry and would eat voraciously. I wanted to implement a program in our office to change this. Any ideas folks?
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Yes. Intermittent fasting. Burn fat while you're sitting in your office in a catabolic state.
Pick an 8 hour window to eat and fast for 16hrs. You'll burn fat, have lots of energy, and the physiological and psychological benefits to Intermittent Fasting are well documented.
"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
He's already doing this. He's skipping lunch and it's not working for him. Why would you suggest he literally do the same thing he's already doing that's making him gain?
I said 16hrs of fasting, not just skipping lunch.
If he eats at 8am and 8pm, that's different than what I said.
Also, getting lean, strong and healthy is more than diet and nutrition. The body needs physical activity.
"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
CICO, my dude: Calories In, Calories Out.
Step 1: Get your Total Daily Energy Expenditure. https://tdeecalculator.net/
Step 2: Eat less than your TDEE per day. Download myfitnesspal app and track your food.
Step 3: ???
Step 4: Lose weight, 100% guaranteed. Even doing nothing else.
Step 5 (optional but recommended): Incorporate a sustainable workout routine - IF AND ONLY IF - you have your diet under control.
I don't think, it's right to skip lunch, you should be eating your meal and have time for yourself. Physical exercises and other activities are important. If you have only half an hour, maybe you eat and relax by standing and doing a little walking around for the time left.
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Learn moreMy recommendation - don't skip lunch as you will swing back to over eating (regardless of how much willpower you may have) during dinner most of the time. Keep snacks at your desk or, simply put, eat lunch.
unless you are in something like a call center where you can't take breaks or don't have flexibility for time, you should simply set reminders on your calendar for lunch and/or breaks. If activity is not possible, then modify your diet accordingly.
False.
Also, over eating sometimes has a psychological undercurrent. One must fix the underlying reasons first.
"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
no excuses dude. diet & exercise will get you right, if you exercise regularly you can still be sitting most of the day and not get fat.
calories in must be
I agree, you always have time to exercise if you prioritize it. Doesn't matter how tired you are after work, just do it, you'll feel better after. You'll get into a habit of it to the point where you'll feel guilty as hell for not working out.
Wow!Now, I'm really inclined to exercise. Thanks for these wonderful suggestions. Another good advice I got was from this site Regain. I realized that for my wife to be happy, I need to do changes in my lifestyle.
that is EXACTLY the attitude you need. ignore broscientists on bodybuilding.com who've been stuck at a 250lb bench press since high school ("bro, I used to be able to bench 315 before my shoulder went out") and will tell you to workout for 90 minutes 4x a week. simple changes will yield big results, follow the principles I outlined and you'll see.
also, exercising releases endorphins that make everything better, you'll be a better person and a better husband as a result. you'll then look into the mirror in 6mos and see some abs and maybe a little bit of biceps, that will make you feel good and it just keeps feeding itself.
get after it my dude, and keep us posted
you don't want to just be a better man for its own sake?? it's all for your wife?
Look at all these wannabe richies hating on an expensive salad.
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That's a good idea! Changes in lifestyle can help too.
get a standing desk. get a doc note and your company will pay for it. and actually use it
Look at all these wannabe richies hating on an expensive salad.
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