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Those who WFH, what do you usually do for lunch?
- Thread starter ExhaustedWalrus
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I try to plan lunch the day before hand, and I stick to a relatively common schedule all week (for example, 4 days my lunch is a salad with something and the other 3 it's carbs with something), so I plan accordingly when I do the weekly grocery run.
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I want to lose a lot of weight. My weight has gotten out of control during the pandemic and my exercise habits are terrible. I think it's a major factor contributing to my mental health. So I want to lose a lot of weight and be more active. I will think about this, it sounds hard, but I have done it in the past when I lost a ton of weight about 4 years ago.
Oh nice, I will look out for those next time I'm at the Grocery store.
Damn. Well it's impressive that you did that. Kudos. I can't live without coffee, but could definitely stand to cut out alcohol and diet sodas, that shit is terrible for you. I eat way too much junk food and overeat when I feel stressed.
earlier in the pandemic I would be so wrapped up in work that I'd forget to eat lunch. If I remembered it was either around 3pm or if it was after that, I'd just tough it out until dinner time. Bad habit but pandemic really messed with internal clocks for me.
that said, I'd either grab leftovers, a TV dinner (lean cuisine) or after I gained weight it was a slim fast for like 2 weeks before I quit that. Sometimes an instant ramen, a canned soup... I think as the weeks turn into months you have to switch things around
that said, I'd either grab leftovers, a TV dinner (lean cuisine) or after I gained weight it was a slim fast for like 2 weeks before I quit that. Sometimes an instant ramen, a canned soup... I think as the weeks turn into months you have to switch things around
I usually keep ingredients for a whole wheat sandwich or a wrap. Fill it with some eggs, quinoa, avocado/guacamole and some bell peppers plus some mozzarella and I'm good. Also, make sure you keep an alarm to remind you to get up and walk around a bit. I have quite a bit of stretch bands and use them throughout the day. Keep a stress ball around and do some mindfulness exercise to de-stress.
I prepare lunch for the week every Sunday. Been doing this for 5 or so years now ever since I started commuting 2 hours each way for work. It's pretty easy to prep a meal of rice veggies and beans for the week.
I recommend a protein and a vegetable serving for an easy lunch. Pesto scrambled eggs, Peanut butter and celery/carrots with crackers and cheese to the side, baked chicken and steamed broccoli, etc.
what do you like to eat, OP?
I don't WFH anymore (rip, I loved it) but I meal prep for the week. This week it's ham and beans on a bed of rice with an apple and carrots on the side to help get my veggies in. It took me maybe 10 minutes of prep (chopping an onion, measuring stuff, chucking it into the instant pot then measuring it all out into containers) and it's delicious, filling and pretty healthy.
I've also done a bunch of pasta (homemade red or white sauce is super easy and you can make it in like 15 minutes), instant pot/oven proteins with sauteed veggies on the side, oats/breakfast food - it's totally your call. Prepping is a good way to make sure you aren't as tempted by fast food since it's tasty stuff that you can just pop in a microwave.
I don't WFH anymore (rip, I loved it) but I meal prep for the week. This week it's ham and beans on a bed of rice with an apple and carrots on the side to help get my veggies in. It took me maybe 10 minutes of prep (chopping an onion, measuring stuff, chucking it into the instant pot then measuring it all out into containers) and it's delicious, filling and pretty healthy.
I've also done a bunch of pasta (homemade red or white sauce is super easy and you can make it in like 15 minutes), instant pot/oven proteins with sauteed veggies on the side, oats/breakfast food - it's totally your call. Prepping is a good way to make sure you aren't as tempted by fast food since it's tasty stuff that you can just pop in a microwave.
WFH for the last 18mos, went on a diet back in April.
I just watched calories for the most part. My go to for the week was:
- Canned tuna fish + mayo + celery on bread. It has calories but pretty low.
- PB+J sandwich, likewise, pretty low calories depending on how much bread you use
- Measured out amounts of cereal, again to keep calories low
I still occassionally get a fast food chicken sandwich or something, but I just get the sandwich and keep it simple. The McD's one is 500 calories I think.
I'm a pretty simply eater when I have to be and I'd rather have a 300 cal PB&J than a 300 cal salad.
I lost about 15lbs from April until July, and have struggled to shed more but also haven't been as hardcore as I was then. I also got hurt and had to cut back on cardio.
I just watched calories for the most part. My go to for the week was:
- Canned tuna fish + mayo + celery on bread. It has calories but pretty low.
- PB+J sandwich, likewise, pretty low calories depending on how much bread you use
- Measured out amounts of cereal, again to keep calories low
I still occassionally get a fast food chicken sandwich or something, but I just get the sandwich and keep it simple. The McD's one is 500 calories I think.
I'm a pretty simply eater when I have to be and I'd rather have a 300 cal PB&J than a 300 cal salad.
I lost about 15lbs from April until July, and have struggled to shed more but also haven't been as hardcore as I was then. I also got hurt and had to cut back on cardio.
Meal prep, yo.
Chicken breast and italian dressing in the instant pot
Individual vegetable steamers
Cubed sweet potatoes tossed with olive oil, baked
I have a meal plan at work, but this is what I make for my wife and she eats it every day (and what I used to eat before the meal plan).
Good carbs, a bit of fat, high protein, high fiber, and all micros from the vegetables and sweet potatoes. Around 400 calories per meal.
Chicken breast and italian dressing in the instant pot
Individual vegetable steamers
Cubed sweet potatoes tossed with olive oil, baked
I have a meal plan at work, but this is what I make for my wife and she eats it every day (and what I used to eat before the meal plan).
Good carbs, a bit of fat, high protein, high fiber, and all micros from the vegetables and sweet potatoes. Around 400 calories per meal.
I'm staying at my mom's for a few weeks (will leave next Saturday) to keep her company, so it's been all her these days, but when I'm in my apartment I usually make myself a tuna salad. I put tomatoes, lettuce, olives, boiled potatoes, boiled corn (you can't find in the US the kind I use here) and add the tuna. I put balsamic vinegar on it with a little bit of lemon juice, a hint of salt and pepper and sometimes to mix it up I sprinkle some furikake on it. Sometimes it's lettuce, other times it's cabbage. Ingredients are interchangeable but you get the idea.
WFH makes it tougher since I have more food options already in the fridge, but I try to have Huel most days. It's a meal replacement, they have hot versions that just need boiling water, and a powder that's more like a protein shake. The Black version of the powder is low-fodmap and lower carb, tastes pretty decent now
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There are so many varieties out there, find yourself a Palestinian market and ask them for their recommendation. Good hummus is godly.
Most of the time its plain instant oats with a tablespoon of peanut butter or whole wheat toast with peanut butter. Usually rotating back and forth between those two with the off "bad for you" bowl of Cinnamon toast crunch. I find if I went too nuts at lunch it makes the afternoon absolutely drag.
My workday lunch is very boring. I buy the bulk salad bags and a variety of deli meats so i have either salad or a sandwich. Easy to change up the ingredients so I have not gotten bored with eating the same thing. Dinner is when i can get creative and cook something nice or have left overs.
From one malu to another - you're eating like a King for dinner. That's like every kind of thoran that I like, and the catfish curry looks bomb. All I'd need is some mango pickle and papadam and I'd be in heaven.I've gotten use to it.
In the mornings my breakfast routine is mainly
-Two slice of bread with almond butter
-A cup size of cottage cheese
-A cup of Almond or Oat milk with chia seeds
-1 (cup) of various fruit (Banana, apple, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, strawberries, mango, etc)
-Water
Then in the evenings I eat
-Basmati rice
-Variety of 3 curries/side dishes (broccoli, carrot/potato, red cabbage, cauliflower, mushroom, black beans, green long beans, beet root, etc)
-Fish curry
-Water
I dont eat meat during the weekdays and only eat chicken during Sat/Sun and holidays.
I avoid fast food, junk food and red meat (beef, pork, goat, etc) and go hard on fruits in the morning and veggies in the evening.
Edit: During my lunch breaks for work - I use the 1 hour to play a game (3DS, iOS, etc).
Here's a picture of what I typically eat lol
Breakfast
-2 slices of dave's killer bread thin sliced good seed with Almond butter
-1 apple sliced in pieces
-(Not a cup) of Cottage cheese
-Cup of Almond milk with chia seeds
Dinner
-Basmati rice
-Fish Curry (Catfish) (Top left) (some parts sprinkled into rice)
-Long green beans (bottom left)
-Broccoli (top right)
-Kadala curry (center)
-Green cabbage (top center)
-Fried fish piece (Salmon) (all the way in the right)
I do a 20-4 fast, so my lunch consists of Ring Fit, laundry, and cleaning. Helps keep my mind off of food
Usually just skip lunch. I get hungry if I'm bored, but if I'm in the middle of something I don't think about it.
Sometimes I might make a sandwich, salad, heat up a sipping soup, or dinner leftovers. Since WFH, occasionally I'll heat up a frozen snack in the oven since I'm not limited to a microwave.
Sometimes I might make a sandwich, salad, heat up a sipping soup, or dinner leftovers. Since WFH, occasionally I'll heat up a frozen snack in the oven since I'm not limited to a microwave.
Just got done meal prepping myself a big ol' thing of Mexican Rice for lunch this week. Was on the packaged microwave lunch meal life for a bit but haven't looked back. Got some veggies and pasta going last week
Leftovers or sammich/something cold like tuna.
I don't know why but I really want to try this.
I've gotten use to it.
In the mornings my breakfast routine is mainly
-Two slice of bread with almond butter
-A cup size of cottage cheese
-A cup of Almond or Oat milk with chia seeds
-1 (cup) of various fruit (Banana, apple, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, strawberries, mango, etc)
-Water
Then in the evenings I eat
-Basmati rice
-Variety of 3 curries/side dishes (broccoli, carrot/potato, red cabbage, cauliflower, mushroom, black beans, green long beans, beet root, etc)
-Fish curry
-Water
I dont eat meat during the weekdays and only eat chicken during Sat/Sun and holidays.
I avoid fast food, junk food and red meat (beef, pork, goat, etc) and go hard on fruits in the morning and veggies in the evening.
Edit: During my lunch breaks for work - I use the 1 hour to play a game (3DS, iOS, etc).
Here's a picture of what I typically eat lol
Breakfast
-2 slices of dave's killer bread thin sliced good seed with Almond butter
-1 apple sliced in pieces
-(Not a cup) of Cottage cheese
-Cup of Almond milk with chia seeds
Dinner
-Basmati rice
-Fish Curry (Catfish) (Top left) (some parts sprinkled into rice)
-Long green beans (bottom left)
-Broccoli (top right)
-Kadala curry (center)
-Green cabbage (top center)
-Fried fish piece (Salmon) (all the way in the right)
I don't know why but I really want to try this.
My wife ususally makes me a tuna sandwich or something, and I make her a latte with our espresso machine. We trade, then go back to our desks to continue working.
