Pam N.
First, it’s important to remember that everyone is different.
When I went back to work full-time 2 1/2 years ago, I was really worried about sitting at a desk all day and gaining weight. Sadly, I realized that sitting at the desk was not causing my belly and body to grow. I was eating more high calorie foods and due to working eight hours, I didn’t have the leisure time to walk like I used to. For me, worrying about sitting was a way to excuse the weight gain instead of looking at what actually caused the change: too much high calorie food.
When I went back to work full-time 2 1/2 years ago, I was really worried about sitting at a desk all day and gaining weight. Sadly, I realized that sitting at the desk was not causing my belly and body to grow. I was eating more high calorie foods and due to working eight hours, I didn’t have the leisure time to walk like I used to. For me, worrying about sitting was a way to excuse the weight gain instead of looking at what actually caused the change: too much high calorie food.
I’m working really hard on just moving, small quick sessions of really simple movements all throughout the day. The mobility I have from being able to move my neck and my shoulders, and my back has been so uplifting that the other changes like swapping out lower calorie choices for the high calorie foods I love (Cooking potatoes in my air fryer versus ordering french fries at the Drive-through) are easier to face.
The other big change I am working on is to put myself first by slowing down. I make sure to give myself time to make ice so that when I fill up my water glass, I will have plenty of ice waiting for me. I prepare my coffee at night before I go to bed so that I can have a hot cup waiting when I wake up.
