How to Avoid the Work-at-home Boredom and Food Cravings

Just because you work-at-home does not mean sitting around in your pajamas all day, hair uncombed, no make up (ladies), getting started when you feel like it, or just going through the motions. Work-at-home should be viewed the same as work outside.

Start your day with a schedule. Get up early, read, workout, do something to set the mood for the day. Eat a wholesome energy releasing breakfast. Don’t forget to dress up for work, even if it is at home; it creates a positive attitude.

Head into your work space with a bottle of water to sip on while you work; otherwise, you may get busy and forget that liquid gold to your health. Leave the snacks in the pantry. This will be an excuse to get up from your computer to stretch your legs, to stimulate your circulation.

To avoid at work-at-home boredom, use other rooms beside your main area. Set a time to work in each area, then move on to the next. If most of your work is on the computer, set your watch or clock to go off every so often to stand up, walk around, stretch, rest your eyes. Tiredness can lead to an eating binge.

Keeping in mind the triggers to unhealthy eating, here are some do’s and don’ts:

Do buy healthy snacks to keep in the frig or pantry.
Do not keep unhealthy snacks on your desk, or in your work area.
Do keep your healthy snacks some where else so you have to get up to go to them.
Do keep water nearby to sip on.
Do stay alert to the cravings brought on by boredom.
Do take a break if the urge to eat something surfaces, try going to another work area.
Do take breaks, walk outside; play a computer game, eat lunch.
Do not miss meals. Plan your main meals into your day.

Working-at-home allows for flexibility, but if you don’t treat your work- at- home like a business, mindful of your health, your health will suffer the same as people who work outside the home.

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