Dieting...

[Clodfobble]

Originally Posted by morethanpretty

Here's the weird thing...if I don't eat (or have a shake)...I don't seem to get hungry as bad. So since I can't eat, and most shakes only work for about 2hrs with me...even the 4hr ones or w/e, I just skip entirely so I don't feel hunger. Then I get to my car and all of a sudden I'm starving and I'm tempted to run over a pedestrian for meat.

This is exactly what you shouldn't do. You are putting your body into "starvation mode" by skipping meals, which means that it's going to retain even more fat when you do eat. Are you allowed to have food at your desk? What if you got a big bag of granola (the kind that includes lots of dried fruits, and oats that will fill you up,) and just ate bits with your fingers throughout your whole shift in between calls? You could even get away with skipping lunch this way, because as far as your body would be concerned, it would be like eating 15 tiny meals.

[morethanpretty]

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

This is exactly what you shouldn't do. You are putting your body into "starvation mode" by skipping meals, which means that it's going to retain even more fat when you do eat. Are you allowed to have food at your desk? What if you got a big bag of granola (the kind that includes lots of dried fruits, and oats that will fill you up,) and just ate bits with your fingers throughout your whole shift in between calls? You could even get away with skipping lunch this way, because as far as your body would be concerned, it would be like eating 15 tiny meals.

We're not allowed to eat at our desk technically. Technically we aren't even allowed to have open drinks, so they are supposed to have a top. We generally only follow such rules when we have VIP visitors though. I still have my braces though, so I tend to stay away from harder foods like granola and nuts. The meal drink might work OK. I used to eat fruit bars until I got sick and tired of them. I'm not convinced they're very good for you either. Sometimes I eat an apple (sliced up before) and dole out the slices slowly...

[limey]

Originally Posted by morethanpretty

We're not allowed to eat at our desk technically. Technically we aren't even allowed to have open drinks, so they are supposed to have a top. We generally only follow such rules when we have VIP visitors though. I still have my braces though, so I tend to stay away from harder foods like granola and nuts. The meal drink might work OK. I used to eat fruit bars until I got sick and tired of them. I'm not convinced they're very good for you either. Sometimes I eat an apple (sliced up before) and dole out the slices slowly...

Is this the beginning of a food plan for working days? If you really have no breaks at all then:
a) meal replacement type drink in cup-with-a-lid (or miso soup in insulated cup) on your desk, sip regularly
b) cut up apple (what other fruit/ vegetable appeals to you in this way? Carrot? Banana? Grapes ...) in box to be nibbled when possible.
If you get a break (surely you should get a couple in a ten hour shift?) then try to make sure you do eat (something sensible) at that point, even if you don't want to. It is true that not eating for ten hours is going to drive you straight to the fast-food joint on your way home ...