What are some tips for successfully adhering to a diet at work?
15 Tips For Staying On the Diet Wagon While At Work In Corporate America
- Eat breakfast
- Exercise at lunch then eat your lunch to refuel
- Meal prep to control your portion sizes and what you eat
- Get an accountability partner through a trusted coworker
- Join a support group that you can attend during lunch
- Keep healthy snacks available
- Avoid happy hours and office parties which may have high calory drinks and desserts
- If you have to attend an office party break a snack to avoid diving into that 7 layer dip or sugary birthday cake
- Journal all of your meals
- Don’t skip meals
- Don’t let your job stress you out which may resort in unhealthy eating
- Reward yourself for small and big sucess. Each week, each day, each hour, give yourself a pat on the back
- Don’t let a setback completely derail you. If you fall off the wagon, in the next breath forgive yourself and get back on
- Advise your friends and family of your plans so that they will know and will avoid pressuring you to eat unhealthily
- Keep healthy books and magazines available for inspiration
Bonus Tip: Make lunch your biggest meal of the day.