pack my lunch for work

i am doing better than it.. bcoz at this time i got job where i cant get food in canteen.. i know its not me but the circumstances which are responsible to change my habbit but i am happy
now i prepare food by myself in the morning and it saves a lot of money`

i put together some sandwiches with the help of my toaster oven, while spreading cream cheese and lox on bagels for breakfast. the fridge has 2 tupperware containers packed with sandwhiches and bagels. i also put yogurt in my lunch bag with a drink and will bring a tangerorange.

Down from 180 to 170.0 this morning. I have been running five days a week though. Still proper nutrition is the key as there is absolutely no way to outrun a crappy diet. I plan to keep this going for the long run.

I have ended up saving a ton of time since I prepare all my meals at one time. This takes me exactly thirty minutes a day and then I am set with six small meals to eat through out the day.

I just wonder why I didnt think of this sooner.

Okay maybe not that intense, but at the start of last week, I realized that working two graveyard shifts during the week while trying to exist during the normal hours was resulting in an average of 3 hours of sleep a night (day)
Since I have never been able to orchestrate bringing a lunch to work at any time in my life, my lunch during the graveyard shift would be whatever I could purchase at the corner store in the five minutes before the store closed up.
This frequently resulted in the selection of a bagel/cream cheese and a Rockstar (or 2).
Well I’ve burned out on that.
For the last three days, I packed the entire day’s nutrition into containers and carried them around with me. I figure that way I will not be tempted after the shift is over, to pick up my Rockstar crash with an orange Mountain Dew as has been my MO in the past.
I figure if I can keep this up for two months I will be able to say I have done this!

working 4 miles away from home allowed me to come home and actually make my lunch. that was awesome.

Have brought my lunch every day this week, seem to have gotten back in the habit. Calling this one done.

I’m finding that the best way to do this is to cook enough for dinner that there are enough leftovers for lunch the next day. Sometimes that means just taking leftover rice & adding frozen veggies to it. It’s not always the most savoury lunch, but at least its done. Now I have to work on making sure I do it every day.

I’ve been fascinated with Obento lately, so I’ve been much better about packing lunch. Not only do I find myself thinking of new and interesting ways to pack things, I’m eating better and saving money!

I figure that if I bring my lunch one day, I save about $10 on average. Assume I bring my lunch to work 3 days a week on average, and I’m saving $1500 a year!

The transition to bringing my own lunch each day took about a year, but I’m happy to report – I love it! It’s nice controlling what you eat, when you eat and how much you’re gonna spend on it. One tough thing is figuring out new things to bring that won;t stink up the office. Last year I spoke with a personal chef who had some creative ideas. You can download the show here:

http://www.workingpodcast.com/workingpodcastshow29.mp3

Brown bag it, baby!