How to Avoid Weight Gain While Working at Home by Rachel Greenberg

We have all heard the many benefits of working at home – set your

own hours, spend more time with your family, avoid the commute, etc.

And many people (including myself!) have actually reaped these

benefits. But one thing we aren’t told is that for some of us,

one unfortunate side effect of being at home all day is weight gain.

Now I know that a lot of the work-at-home crowd is really only at

home in an office part of the time. Salespeople are always out on

sales calls, and well, if you run a day care center in your home,

then you’re probably chasing little ones around all day. These

work-at-home types are probably immune to the weight gain.

I’m talking about the rest of us. Those of us who are home alone,

all day, with nothing but a computer and a bag of cookies to keep us

company. How can we fight the urge to indulge? Let’s take a look

at the top 5 options:

1. Set a routine and stick to it.

Yes, I know, one of the benefits of working at home is not having

the rigid work schedule, but we still need to have some sort of

structure. Your routine should only allow for a few minutes of

snacking a day, so that you know when and where you will be eating.

2. Don’t keep tempting foods in the house.

This is much easier said than done, especially if you have children.

I do not have kids, (but I do have a husband who can eat whatever he

wants and never gain weight. Don’t you just hate him?) so I have

to watch which foods get put into the pantry. And let’s face it,

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BIO:

Rachel Greenberg has a background in business and finance, and she
received her MBA from Duke University in 1999. She writes fun and
informative pieces for her website http://www.bargainfamily.com
which she created with her husband Lee. The website provides advice
and recommendations for families on various products and services
for their homes, lives, and businesses.

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