How Your Work Can Influence Your Weight Gain

Are you having busy days at work? Thousands of people wake up early hours in the morning, skip their breakfasts, drink a cup of coffee and run to their offices.

Later in the evening they get back home from work totally tired and exhausted. And you know what? Despite their busy schedules, they report to be gaining some extra weight. Let’s see what it is that makes them get fatter at work.

YOUR COLLEAGUES

1. The Junk-Food Enthusiasts

Junk-food pushers can be found everywhere. Not only do they eat unhealthy snacks and foods, they force them on others. This is the worst part of the phenomenon. People who are trying to lose weight state that one of the reasons why they fail is that they are influenced by their colleagues who offer them to taste their favorite unhealthy snacks such as biscuits and muffins.

The Solution: People tend to think about food and eat it twice as often when they see it in sight. Take a seat elsewhere and stay away from snacks. Forget all those doughnuts – they will never end. Stop trying to convince yourself that today is the last day you are eating them. Stay determined and strong enough to resist the temptation. The best dessert is good health and slimmer figure. Motivate yourself and never let some other people control your life. You are the only person who has the right to do it.

2. Your Lunch Buddies

Communication distracts. That’s why most of us tend to consume 30% more of food when we go for lunch or dinner with someone else. Avoid company and have a meal on your own. If you go to have lunch with a person who is not on a diet, it will put you in an uncomfortable situation. Watching someone eat food that you avoid is tempting and you can fall off the wagon and ruin your diet. Just imagine how bad you will feel seeing the other person order dessert – a piece of tiramisu – and eat it in front of you.

The Solution: The best decision is to pack your lunch. This is the only way that allows you to control your portions and ingredients. It saves money and makes a great lunch. Eat it with other colleagues, but avoid going to a cafeteria. If there’re people who usually have their lunch breaks in the conference room, join them.