Up until two weeks ago, I had a desk job. It was Monday to Friday, 9-5, sitting at a desk all day. I could easily plan my meals and snacks. It was not a problem to sit at my desk and munch on a snack.

Now, I work crazy hours all over the place. I'm on my feet all day. I work at a hotel and was promoted from accounting coordinator to front office supervisor. So now I'm on my feet all day and running around like crazy.

It's hard to stop and take a break to have a snack. Most of the time, hunger doesn't kick in until it's lunchtime or time to go home.

The worst part is, I've just changed from Plan 4 with lites up to Plan 5 without. (I notice a lot of people using colours as their plans, but they go by numbers. The Plan 5 diary is blue, and Plan 4 is orange... so maybe those are the plan colours? I don't know...)

So I have more portions to get in and less time to actually sit down and get those ever important snacks in.

I really want to try hard to get back on track. I am trying to get focused. When I started this, my motivation was so high, I could not be shaken. My cat died a month and a half ago, and I'm still trying to battle back from when I lost track. I didn't think a week off plan would affect me as much as it has, but in fact, it just made it so much easier for me to care a little less about what I was eating. You know, since I had a taste of the "eat whatever I want" again.

So what would you recommend? Any ideas maybe for quick snacks that are easy to grab while I'm on the go? I REALLY need to get my portions in, and I had a hard time eating that much food even when I was on Plan 4.

Hi KAt - the colored plans are the older versions. The numbered plans a little over a year (?) ago. A lot of us veterans are still on the colored ones because we don't go to a COD anymore.

As for portable quick-grab foods, well, I can suggest some things that have worked for me - string cheese, tuna lunch kits, low sodium v-8 are quick and easy. One of my favorite things is to make a few lettuce wraps with some turkey - I put a few of them in a baggie and grab one when I get a chance.

Good luck and congrats on the new job!

Thanks for those snack ideas, Kim. I will give them a try.

I've lost 15 pounds, but I feel like I've been kind of stalled for the past few weeks. Not because the plan isn't working, but because I haven't been able to stick to it. I feel like I'm behind, but if I joined in June... then I'm pretty much on track with the 2 pounds per week average. I think I'm getting myself all worked up for no reason.

I'm just frustrated and want to do the best that I can. I'm going to start using the gym at work this week. Hopefully that will help.

Does anyone else have any advice? If you have a crazy "on the go" job that keeps you on your feet all day, please let me know how you keep on track! I need help.

I am just learning all the tricks of this plan, but I found that if I need protein, peanut butter is working well or veggies, baby carrots work well!

I personally get this ready every day and reduce it from my portions.
1) veggies like baby carrots, celery,tomato cherry packed in a container
2) starches: I have at my desk, triscuits and I write on the bag the quantity that I am allow to eat, melba toast, or other type of listed crackers. At work there is popcorn so if I am hungry I can have a cup of popcorn until I get home for my dinner.

If I am outside and I can not go home and time is running out, I get chicken salad from mcdonald, wendys or subway, counting my portions of protein, starch and veggies.

So plan your day always for "what if" and done.

Hope it helps.

Carol

Keep the good work!

I plan and package the entire next day's meals the night before. Sometimes if I'm busy at work, I just combine my lunch and whatever snack I missed when it's time for lunch, but I'll have half a bar while I'm walking to the bathroom. I also keep a drawer full of cheese curls, lite bars and drinks, and triscuits, wheat thins, so I can nosh on those when I'm at my desk.