Eating and work

[Sw70]

I was always good about eating right, and keeping weight off, last March  I switched my job, great job, but the long hours and what I do have caused a huge weight gain. I work from 8:30-6:30 I get home eat a quick dinner and go to bed, because I have to get up at 5. I don't really have time at work to sit down and eat, I am in and out of a car all day and the people I work with want to eat out all the time. I have tried the prepared lunch from home, didn't really work though I had to eat it cold, while driving to my next client. Also tried the meal shake and Atkins bars but they don't really fill you up, especially when you know you are not eating till 6:45, lol. I have always prided myself for being able to control my eating and eat health, but I can't seem to make it work this time and I truly believe its the hours. really could use some advice, maybe someone has an idea I haven't tried. ugh!!

[Bill_k]

It comes down to calories in vs calories burned. If you are just driving from place to place and not getting any exercise during work hours you either have to cut back your caloric intake to get a deficit or find a way to adjust your life to exercise more to get that deficit.

Instead of going right to bed after you eat dinner maybe you could get an exercise bike and plunk it down in your tv room or bedroom if you have a tv there and do an hour of riding like i do to burn off 300 or 400 calories.

Or you could do  it in the morning which is more difficult .

Or try walking more during your job ,maybe parking farther away from your clients and walking to them.

Exercise is a preferable way to lose weight as you increase your cardio and become healthier all around. than just by not eating.

[emili]

@Sw70 I agree with @Bill_k... you aren't getting any movement through out your day to burn up some extra calories so everything is going in and nothing is really coming out. If you can't find time to exercise, the only way you will lose is if you remain in a caloric deficit. it doesn't mean you can't eat or are limited to salad, but it does mean that more care and planning is going to have to go into your meals. weighing your food, looking at the calories listed for meals out, logging your calories so you have data showing how much you have eaten.. all of that needs to happen in order for you to stop gaining and hopefully start losing. You also may want to factor in activity at least 3 or 4 times per week. being sedentary all the time takes its toll on your body... you have to keep it moving so it can keep moving. 

[Sw70]

I count calories using my fitness pal app, have for about 4-5 years it's a great app. I also execise for 45 minutes every morning on a treadmill and a fit board with weights both are great. Plus the 10,000 plus steps I track on my Fitbit daily. I work helping people with disabilities doing things such as shop, clean, and other various things in the home and around the community so I am active, but also in and out of the car a lot. But doing what I do and working a 10 hr shift, lunch and dinner are very hard to find something that works. I literally eat lunch while driving from one person to the next, its the only time I have to eat lunch. Dinner is late 6:45ish and I go to bed between 8:00 and 8:30. This is really the first time in 20 years I haven't been able to make a routine work. I truly believe if I could figure out lunch and dinner I could get back on track.