Weight Loss & The Job

[Acca Dacca]

Just wondering how many of ya's have lost considerable amount of weight since youve started/over past year. I was doing well while unemployed losing 5 stone until I joined Royal Mail, thinking it would help me lose quicker cos of the walking, but have put ON weight - all I do when I get home is eat like a bastard! Well until now, im now trying to avoid it and diet and shift the extra pounds ive put on especially over the xmas period.

Any ex-overweight members used the job to their advantage to lose weight and what was best way to tackle it?

[Darren Bent]

Before I start the job I was 110 Kg, have dropped down to 89.5kg, but stop going to gym and now is 95kg. Due to lot more muscle. I currently doing salsa dancing after work few days a week. Noticed extra fitness.

[noggin1969]

I found i

[DGP1]

I found i started putting more weight on especially just lately , think this is due to the calories in the larger amounts of alcohol i now need to forget the day at work

I think it's the cold weather that makes us eat more..................................that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it

[Caniel]

I was 92kg while on deliveries then spent a year in the callers office and ballooned up to 115kg. Got back on deliveries with the aim to lose weight and lost 7kg then was off sick of a few months and put 10kg on again :(. Back on Deliveries once again and have gotten down to 110kg and falling.

[Dee Plish]

I found i started putting more weight on especially just lately , think this is due to the calories in the larger amounts of alcohol i now need to forget the day at work

That and the comfort eating do take their toll

[russ0r]

Just wondering how many of ya's have lost considerable amount of weight since youve started/over past year. I was doing well while unemployed losing 5 stone until I joined Royal Mail, thinking it would help me lose quicker cos of the walking, but have put ON weight - all I do when I get home is eat like a bastard! Well until now, im now trying to avoid it and diet and shift the extra pounds ive put on especially over the xmas period.

Any ex-overweight members used the job to their advantage to lose weight and what was best way to tackle it?

I was 15st when I started (I'm 6'4" so not that overweight) but I'm a bit of a lanky twat now, one year on at a shade under 13st. I also eat like a bastard but I eat properly, 3 substantial meals a day with loads of fruit and veg.
Have you just started recently? You'll nearly always put weight on over Christmas unless you starve yourself; your body naturally stores fat when winter comes. Other than that just make sure you're not eating rubbish and you should start losing it once things warm up.

[wacko74]

I'm the same... put on weight since i started this job due to "eating like a bastard" when i finish,
the only time i lose weight is when ive got 1-2 weeks off on annual leave and i get the chance to eat sensible, healthy meals.

[Lounge Lizard]

The only weight loss I've noticed is that my wallet seems lighter this year with not having had a pay rise.

[realitybites]

Started 18 months ago at 11 stone 2, now 14 stone 8

[Acca Dacca]

Started 18 months ago at 11 stone 2, now 14 stone 8

Thats alarming.

Binge/comfort eating and drinking I take it?

[pony]

I've put on over 3 stone since i started.
Ok i was young when i started but :)
I have to eat while delivering to keep myself going.I'm too knackered to do much when i get in and your body just gets used to doing the round so it doesn't really count as exercise after a while.

[number one]

Going off my office this seems a common trend in royal mail. I would say 80% of my office could be considered over weight,myself included. Started 9 years ago and weigh 3 stone heavier now. We have a delivery postman who uses a bike weighing in at 25stone+. He showed me a pic of him when he first started 22 years ago when he weighed 12 stone!!!

[realitybites]

Started 18 months ago at 11 stone 2, now 14 stone 8

Thats alarming.

Binge/comfort eating and drinking I take it?

Yep, just started back at the gym

[Lounge Lizard]

Started 18 months ago at 11 stone 2, now 14 stone 8

and how are you coping with the management job ?