Comments on Cranky Fitness: Advice for Grumpy Home Workers

You could also walk at work with a treadmill desk ...

2009-03-04T23:01:00.000-05:00

You could also walk at work with a treadmill desk like the TrekDesk. You can see it at http://www.trekdesk.com, very affordable and fits nearly all treadmills.

I work from home as a French to English translator...

2008-12-19T13:24:00.000-05:00

I work from home as a French to English translator and switched to a treadmill desk about six months ago; you feel a bit like a hamster on a wheel but overall I love it. I'm amazed at how much of my regular work I can do while walking about 0.8 miles an hour and ergonomically it really beats slouching in a chair all day! There are some photos of my "walking desk" on my blog, http://thoughtsontranslation.com

I recently came accross your blog and have been re...

2008-11-16T22:26:00.000-05:00

I recently came accross your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I dont know what to say except that I have enjoyed

reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often.

Sarah

http://www.thetreadmillguide.com

Hi Ali, I also work from home. Fortunately I love ...

2008-11-06T10:06:00.000-05:00

Hi Ali, I also work from home. Fortunately I love my work so much that I can get lost for hours before I realize that I'm bloomin starving. By the way, if you want more Ali Wisdom, she also contributed a fabulous page on her 'body sense' ideas at http://www.ditch-diets-live-light.com/body-sense.html.

The company I work for closed the local office 2 m...

2008-11-05T23:56:00.000-05:00

The company I work for closed the local office 2 months. Fortunately I didn't get laid off like some. Now I work full time out of my basement.

I also work on my web site from the same chair. It makes it feel like I never go anywhere. I try getting out for a bike ride at lunch but it's too easy just to switch from work computer to personal computer and then lunch time is gone.

I know plenty of people that wish they could work from home full-time. There's certainly nice things about it but it also has been a tough adjustment for me.

Wonderful post! I don't work from home but I do li...

2008-11-05T21:50:00.000-05:00

Wonderful post! I don't work from home but I do live in a tiny-tinyyyy dorm room. And I am here quite a lot stressing over term papers and failed attempts at studying. It doesn't help that my roommate is a natural size zero and munches on oreos, plain m&m's and cheetos all day.

Walking! Yes! I work from home so I go to a gym se...

2008-11-05T21:10:00.000-05:00

Walking! Yes! I work from home so I go to a gym several times a week. but there is nothing like a quick paced walk, no matter how short, to distract me when the kitchen has distracted me.

Terrie

I'm not a grazer so the kitchen being right there ...

2008-11-05T20:12:00.000-05:00

I'm not a grazer so the kitchen being right there is not a problem. My eating problem is stopping at mealtimes. Get up! Go do something! Now, not in a few more bites.
I'm not, yet, working at home--I'm staying home with my 95 year old father. One of my greatest reliefs (can I pluralize that word that way?) is to NOT eat lunch with him. I eat with him at breakfast and at supper, but at lunch I give him his lunch and when he's through I eat By Myself, Joy!

Mary Anne in Kentucky

Even when I work at home for a day or two I fall i...

2008-11-05T18:18:00.000-05:00

Even when I work at home for a day or two I fall into the trap of procrastination with food...not a good habit. Thanks for the great tips!!!

I'm a home mommy..........great advice!

2008-11-05T15:35:00.000-05:00

I'm a home mommy..........great advice!

If i worked 100% from home, I think id be in bette...

2008-11-05T14:54:00.000-05:00

If i worked 100% from home, I think id be in better shape. Id go to the gym everyday just to get out of the freakin house.

It is my dream to work solely from home. in my PJs. while watching dr. phil.

Kelly Turner
www.groundedfitness.com

Love it! Great advice, esp. as I work at home. S...

2008-11-05T14:41:00.000-05:00

Love it! Great advice, esp. as I work at home. Sadly most of those tips won't work for me as I have children underfoot all day. So I have to stock the snacks for the kids and I can't just pick up and walk whenever I need a break but the bright side is I *always* have someone to eat with. Usually off of the same plate;)

That thumping at the fridge door is the hunk of ch...

2008-11-05T14:30:00.000-05:00

That thumping at the fridge door is the hunk of cheese, trying to get out. I ignore it occasionally and find myself innundated with thoughts of cheese, and what I could put cheese on. All day long.

I've started turning up the radio really loud and dancing around like an idiot for a song to forget my cheese-addiction. It makes me laugh, it scares the dog, and passersby on the street think I'm nuts. But at least the cheese goes back to sleep.

fellow work at home'er and I totally have it all n...

2008-11-05T13:59:00.000-05:00

fellow work at home'er and I totally have it all nailed.

now.

after gaining 20 pounds.'

yep.

that is all.

On the rare occasions I work from home I HAVE to e...

2008-11-05T12:57:00.000-05:00

On the rare occasions I work from home I HAVE to enforce meal-times and plan my day foodwise otherwise I will merrily graze all day!

If I'm really watching my weight, I'll write it down, giving myself an allotted proper breakfast and lunch (with times!) and healthy snacks I can munch on if I get hungry inbetween.

It probably sounds a little over-prescriptive, but it's the only thing that works for me!

TA x

I have failed at banning evil foods from home. My ...

2008-11-05T11:38:00.000-05:00

I have failed at banning evil foods from home. My husband has no problem letting Oreos sit around uneaten until they get stale and I throw them away. He is not tempted to eat when he isn't hungry so he has little understanding and therefore no support for me when I tell him I don't want "his" food hanging around the house. To deal with it I've been practicing the "no see food" method of mind control on myself. If I don't see food, I'm less likely to eat it. Sometimes it means just putting the damn cookies back in the cabinet where they belong, obviously, instead of allowing them to brazenly luxuriate on the kitchen counter. But it's also helpful to put them behind something else in the cabinet so they aren't the first thing I see when I open it, reminding me of their existence every time I reach in there for a protein bar. This also works in the refrigerator. Of course my stomach will remember that I hid those yummy leftovers in the 'vegetable crisper,' but at least I won't have the repeated visual cue, urging me to eat more yummy stuff, every time I visit the fridge for a carrot stick. Oh and one more thing - don't keep any food in your home office. Make yourself at least get up and leave the room when it's time to eat. Nibbling while working = instant fat.

I WFH once a week, and to keep me from sitting at ...

2008-11-05T11:11:00.000-05:00

I WFH once a week, and to keep me from sitting at my desk all day, I turn on the Wii Fit and play on that while I'm on teleconferences or phone calls. In fact, my daughter hates Tuesdays because she comes home from school to find I've broken some of her records on the balance games, aerobics, etc. Yesterday she was mad cause I beat her on the Soccer Ball heading game (finally) and she said "does your boss know you don't do any work??", like she was considering calling him. She was really grumpy, hee hee.

I do have an issue with the refrigerator being 40 feet away all day, though.

I think these tips are great for work in the offic...

2008-11-05T11:00:00.000-05:00

I think these tips are great for work in the office, too. I get up from my desk frequently to walk (to get water, go to the bathroom, chat with a co-worker), or I take my lunchbreak and go outside.

Great post! That's some of the best advice ever- s...

2008-11-05T10:49:00.000-05:00

Great post! That's some of the best advice ever- so simple and so very true; that's what I do all the time and it's what works. Must click on over to visit your site now!

Great post, Ali! I envy people who can work from h...

2008-11-05T10:46:00.000-05:00

Great post, Ali! I envy people who can work from home, but it's good to be reminded that WFH is not always a picnic either :)

Even if you don't work at home, a lot of these tip...

2008-11-05T10:12:00.000-05:00

Even if you don't work at home, a lot of these tips are important! I work in my office most of the day, and I think walking at work for a half hour would really help my disposition! Thanks for the remdinders...maybe I'll actually do it now :) (dang when you forget all the good things for you!)

Great post. I really need to take a walk more ofte...

2008-11-05T10:09:00.000-05:00

Great post. I really need to take a walk more often. Or potentially a nap. When I'm super tired and keep trying to push myself, I'll compensate by eating lots of sugary foods. Not good. A good solid nap would probably be less destructive since, as far as I know, I don't sleep-eat. :)

I don't work from home, but I can see how easy it ...

2008-11-05T09:30:00.001-05:00

I don't work from home, but I can see how easy it would be to ge tlost in what you're doing and not eat right...or alternately, nibble your way into a larger desk chair.
These are good ideas...especially taking breaks. I think I would find that the hardest thing...one of the reasons I son't take work home is to keep my "life" separate from work...a tiny bit of sanity. Of course I'm a labrat, so it would be tricky to work entirely form home...

I have a pedometer, and whenever an annoying perso...

2008-11-05T09:30:00.000-05:00

I have a pedometer, and whenever an annoying person calls, I put it on and start pacing. (Full disclosure: I do this with a family member who just wants to vent. At 2000 steps, I hang up.)

I hear you. I've been working from home for severa...

2008-11-05T09:23:00.000-05:00

I hear you. I've been working from home for several years now.
You offer good advice.
Can't think of anything to add. In my case I try to get out into the world at least once a day. A bank visit or stop at a grocery story forces me to have human interaction so I don't forget how.