On-the-Job Weight Gain
In her article, How to Avoid On-the-Job Weight Gain - Avoid Packing on Pounds Behind Your Desk, Rebecca Pratt writes:
Even if you love your job, it may be killing you.
Australian researchers found that men sitting at their desks more than six hours a day are nearly twice as likely to be overweight than those who sit for less than 45 minutes a day. While women fared slightly better—spending on average 20 more minutes on their feet at the office than men—researchers conclude that a sedentary job is a major health concern for both genders.
I believe the risk is even higher for those of us who work at home. For one thing, it’s even easier to forget to eat a meal when you don’t have scheduled lunch and break times, increasing the likelihood of overindulging when you do eat. In addition, because the entire office is usually in one room, you have no more trips to the photocopy room, the mail room, or the file room. I can’t speak for others, but in my case, the stresses associated with going to work also helped to keep my weight down.
I’m one of the lucky few who never had to worry about my weight in the past, but I’m starting to notice bulges that weren’t there before, and realized last month that I weigh more than I’ve ever weighed in my life. Naturally, getting control of this is one of my goals for the new year. I’m trying to eat better during the day and snack less at night, take the stairs more, and go out of my way when I walk to the store, to increase my activity level.
To Your Health!
