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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think your biggest win is going to be if you can find a sustainable lunch that you can pack every day and be content with. For me, that was a mixed green salad made with super greens like baby spinach, kale, chard. The grocery stores sell packages of those baby greens. Add some other vegetables, I liked peppers, cucumbers, and shredded carrots plus blueberries and keep olive oil and vinegar at work to dress your salad when you eat it. Ideally, you should add a protein in there like a hard-boiled egg or chicken strips or a piece of grilled fish. I also like to add sunflower or pumpkin seeds. With that, I have one serving of whole grain crackers (I like wheat thins or triscuits) and either a glass of milk or cheese stick. Pack a serving of nuts or a nut-based bar and do that every single day. I'm not going to lie, packing your lunch every day is a huge drag, but it was what kept me healthy.

Your plan to IF from 11:30 AM to 7 PM seems fine, but I'd like to see you get a walk in before work every day if that's possible. I do 30 mins of cardio plus 10 min weight training each morning because that is sustainable for me. That's either a spin workout or outdoor walk or treadmill. I found weight exercises that work for me and rotate them each day. I don't like weights but I can usually get myself to do them for 10 minutes.

Good luck.[/quote]

Thanks so much, I really appreciate your comments.  Yeah, I think you have identified the key issue about making the work lunch (at elementary school) sustainable.  I just need to figure it out. I think the small packs of healthy greens are a good idea. I am good about making delicious homemade dressings and packing leftover proteins that I can add.  I just need to remember to bring it to work and have it there to eat.  If I forget to bring something, the only option is the vending machine and that's really bad for me.

I do walk a TON every day in my job as a teacher.  I counted my steps once upon a time at it was up close to 20,000 in one day (but that was during state testing so it added a lot of course since we have to constantly circulate).  Of course I'm not getting my heart rate up or anything during these walks, but I think it's the reason I  gained wait last year when we went virtual and took off a bunch when we returned to in person.   My feet hurt to be honest so throwing an extra walk in after work isn't my ideal.     I do walk with a friend about 3 times a week though so I could include more.  I was hoping if I could lose another 10 pounds, my feet and joints would hurt less when I walk, though.[/quote]

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