tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post2925940555653143720..comments2008-08-22T17:12:31.895-04:00Crabby McSlackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12108791388350253344noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-31757197762168937152008-08-22T17:12:00.000-04:002008-08-22T17:12:00.000-04:00How about a way to exercise without leaving the office? I have been doing this by using a treadmill desk and it works great. The best I have seen is the TrekDesk, you no longer have to be a slave to your job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-18876322626437314562008-05-19T22:09:00.000-04:002008-05-19T22:09:00.000-04:00So Ali... any advice for Frumpy Office Workers?<BR/><BR/>signed, Ms. Fashion ImpairedMerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09660495393832517684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-82960705906559308262008-05-18T23:08:00.000-04:002008-05-18T23:08:00.000-04:00I don't know first hand about all of this "office" stuff, as I've been at home with kids for the past 4 years ... and with that comes a whole OTHER set of grumpy worker stuff . . . BUT, based on what my husband shares from his days away from us (ie., when he's a grumpy office worker) you are RIGHT ON!!!<BR/><BR/>I'm sending this to him right now! Thanks for the great post.Briannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04641147724155240676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-33097034988424554492008-05-18T09:37:00.000-04:002008-05-18T09:37:00.000-04:00Great post. I'm fairly militant (my co-worker's term for it) about leaving my office for the lunch hour. Even if I carry my brown-bag lunch over to McD's to make use of their patio (they don't mind if you buy a drink or an apple snacker), I get out of the office every day. Decompression time.<BR/><BR/>I've skipped the office birthday celebrations for a year now. They don't mind; it's more cake for them. It's enough for me to stop in and wish the celebrants a happy birthday. Win-win, as they say an awful lot in the corporate jungle.Cammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00547787031318303521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-39744724901134003662008-05-17T22:24:00.000-04:002008-05-17T22:24:00.000-04:00I just came across your blog and found this really helpful. I work in an office Monday - Friday as well and I do get cranky!<BR/><BR/>I have just started a blog (yes a brand newbie blogger). I know it's late in the day to be starting a blog in 2008, but what the heck!goodbyetoallfathttp://www.goodbyetoallfat.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-84118007435295216062008-05-17T15:13:00.000-04:002008-05-17T15:13:00.000-04:00Wonderful!<BR/><BR/>I am a writer who works at home and the six or eight blogs I vist are my recreation, so I need this reminder to step away from the computer.<BR/><BR/>TerrieTerrie Farley Moranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04980849018232866773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-38269179137543294972008-05-17T07:10:00.000-04:002008-05-17T07:10:00.000-04:00Fortunately I haven't worked in an office for a while, because I found it MUCH harder to make time for exercise or to resist treats.<BR/><BR/>I don't think I ever said "no" to a goody offered up, just as I am incapable of refusing a free sample in a retail establishment if it contains sugar.<BR/><BR/>Great post, thanks Ali!Crabby McSlackerhttp://www.crankyfitness.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-53623432305424840572008-05-17T05:11:00.000-04:002008-05-17T05:11:00.000-04:00I am the thinnest person in the office - I'm also the fattest person. I'm the only person...<BR/><BR/>My job requires quite a lot of movement though, I have to keep the place looking sparkling and as long as I think of cleaning as exercise it doesn't seem so bad (shows how much I loathe cleaning when even exercise sounds better!)<BR/><BR/>Still, I wish I had a "normal" office job, with coworkers and a gym down the block. As it is, we're so remote that if I don't bring my own lunch I won't be able to eat at all - so at least it keeps me eating healthy home made food.Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17816670347595063112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-46691063141095950072008-05-16T13:44:00.000-04:002008-05-16T13:44:00.000-04:00Thanks for the comments, all!<BR/><BR/>@Reb - that's a great tip :-) Same applies to things like buffet food left over to meetings -- imagine people putting their hands all over it ... yeergh.<BR/><BR/>@jill Ass-whipping should definitely count as a cal-burner!<BR/><BR/>@alice Completely agree with you about gourmet cake rather than doughnuts. And about people who assume that my nice slim figure is just good genes, not flipping hard work...<BR/><BR/>@Sagan Morrow - please can I have your job? ;-)<BR/><BR/>AliAli from The Office Diethttp://www.theofficediet.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-68680719950554007062008-05-16T12:35:00.000-04:002008-05-16T12:35:00.000-04:00Instead of thinking that the food co-workers bring in looks good enough to eat, think about the fact you don't know what their kitchen looks like! That has worked for me in the past. As for store bought stuff, well it ain't home made and I can do better than that.Rebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05318594769530526005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-40765488438279307702008-05-16T11:47:00.000-04:002008-05-16T11:47:00.000-04:00Very cute.<BR/><BR/>My jobs really flexible so I don't really take a lunch break because I get to spend much of my time doing whatever I want (ie. exercising and commenting on other peoples blogs). It's super.Sagan Morrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18285850895862247408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-57650551981229114032008-05-16T11:46:00.000-04:002008-05-16T11:46:00.000-04:00Ah, this post hits so close to home. It is hard to unglue myself from my computer every hour, but I do go to the gym for my lunch break and run on the treadmill for 30 min. I always come back very refreshed and it makes the rest of my day a lot more enjoyable.<BR/>As for all the fatty/sugary food, they are hard to resist, but personally I would rather blow a ridiculous amount of calories on a delicious gourmet chocolate cake than a doughnut from the grocery store. People often give me a hard time, since I am relatively thin, I hear things such as "you have room for it!" or "bah, you'll work it out". It is difficult to go into a full explanation that I do not look the way I do by some crazy good genetic luck, but because I watch what I eat and exercise. I take a short cut and I usually answer that if I were to eat that doughnut/cookie/pizza I would have to make myself throw up.<BR/>It usually stops any arguing.Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00425148037615520256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-21584948171170471802008-05-16T11:22:00.000-04:002008-05-16T11:22:00.000-04:00Great post, especially as I've been an especially grumpy office worker this week.<BR/><BR/>In particular, I loved that last piece of advice!<BR/><BR/>When our admin began taking Alli, two things happened: <BR/>1 - she started losing lots of weight<BR/>2 - she started bringing in homemade fudge and brownies every week.<BR/><BR/>The woman was trying to be the thinnest person in the office, by any means possible ;)Merryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09660495393832517684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-53929081780700715192008-05-16T09:56:00.000-04:002008-05-16T09:56:00.000-04:00I used to get away from my desk during my lunch hour, if not to take a walk, at least to go to a conference room and read. But then I got myself addicted to Facebook Scrabble and Word Twist. <BR/><BR/>I'm constantly getting up from my desk - getting water, going to the bathroom, chatting with co-workers. It helps that I'm not terribly busy, but I just don't want to sit at my desk for hours on end.The Lethological Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08728934244935813026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-7998844908683694742008-05-16T09:32:00.000-04:002008-05-16T09:32:00.000-04:00Great ideas Ali! Love the lunch hour idea although the cake suggestion is hopefully tongue in cheek?<BR/><BR/>And sign me up for the expensive piece of paper club! Although theoretically my degree is useful (Master's in Computer Science) I don't currently work in my field. Sigh.Charlottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04339643338071382257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-56987018631974529312008-05-16T09:01:00.000-04:002008-05-16T09:01:00.000-04:00I work retail (joy), so lunch is always wolfed down when possible. I make sure to take something that at most, needs to be nuked for a couple minutes.<BR/><BR/>I think my art degree falls into the same ranks as those english degrees. Kindergarten collegers unite!geekgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03909924624234899377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-84673969205094567802008-05-16T09:00:00.000-04:002008-05-16T09:00:00.000-04:00As a grumpy office worker, I can appreciate this post more than you know!! Why, only a few minutes ago a coworker came in to my office and suggested a task that would add 2 hours to my already full workload - I got in a great workout whipping his ass all over my office! Okay, well I didn't really whip his ass, but can I still count the calorie burnage of said pretend ass-whipping??? <BR/><BR/>Oh, this coworker also just informed me that donuts were in the break room and when I told him I just had some oatmeal, he looked at me like I had two heads. Grrrr.Jillhttp://www.thesassypear.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-29194409013895207842008-05-16T07:11:00.001-04:002008-05-16T07:11:00.001-04:00Love it. The best way to avoid the extra task is to not be there to hear about it, and lunch isn't even an excuse, it's an actual reason.Leah J. Utashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08497599109798015888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-21571235469316998262008-05-16T07:11:00.000-04:002008-05-16T07:11:00.000-04:00great post.<BR/><BR/>I don't take a lunch, I take a nap. :-)Marijke Durninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14436563110710429784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-67824524006678881702008-05-16T06:20:00.000-04:002008-05-16T06:20:00.000-04:00(love Ali.)<BR/><BR/>I find that since I work from a home office I need to HEED more the TAKE A LUNCH BREAK (when I get time to work I try and do so nonstop. not a smart idea as it equals MizFit eating cr** at the desk).<BR/><BR/>at least to stretch (and Crabby did such a great post on that) if nothing else.<BR/><BR/>Signed, <BR/>A fellow english lit-err-ahhh-toi major (and now Im wondering just WHAT Im doing with that pricey degree :))MizFithttp://www.mizfitonline.comnoreply@blogger.com