Lose weight, move more and exercise… What are they talking about? That must be something stay-at-home moms do to keep themselves busy during the day, but not you. You are chained to your desk all day; you barely have time to take bathroom breaks and your day is finished before you know it. You want to lose weight, but it's not happening because you don't know what to do. If you feel like I'm talking directly to you, read this! I'm going to give you some sneaky tips to lose weight at work.
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1. Download a pedometer app: You probably have your phone attached to your hip during your office hours, so use it to your advantage. Get a pedometer app because this will get you moving more. You can set a daily step's goal and you'll be motivated to reach it. Instead of emailing a coworker you'll be ready to walk by her desk.
2. Ignore the free sodas: Most office cafeterias have free sodas for grabs, skip the temptation and brew a cup of coffee, black or green tea if you need the caffeine buzz. Even diet sodas are full of sugar, which turns into fat. You might not be piling on the calories, but drinking soda won't let you lose weight.
3. Take vitamin C: Eat an orange or drink vitamin C packets while you are at work to lower the production of stress hormones which make you want to eat. Emotional snacking at the office is something that needs to be eliminated so you can lose weight.
4. Stand up! Our bodies are not meant to sit longer than twenty minutes and we often sit for hours. If you have a desk-driven job, you should invest in a stand-up desk or in a keyboard extension so you can stand and type especially after lunch. You'll notice the difference in your posture and in your waist.
5. Chew gum: Keeping the mouth busy will prevent you from breaking into the tempting potato chip bag in the corner. Gum lowers the cortisol levels in the body, which control the way the body deals with stored fat. Chewing gum will prevent you from stress eating!
6. Don't celebrate with food: Offices are full of free food either from birthday celebrations or leftovers from a lunch meeting. Don't eat it! That's a good time to take a quick walk out of the building or visit a colleague on another floor. You'll add the unnecessary calories and you'll feel bad afterward.
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