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Twenties: How to not gain (more) weight while working from home
With the lack of physical activity, working from home makes losing — or not gaining — weight harder. What can be done?
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For many, working from home (WFH) has become the norm. While this arrangement has many benefits, such as avoiding the city’s awful traffic, or an increase in personal time, it has left many helpless in facing their number-one enemy: weight gain.
Here are twenty ways to prevent weight gain during the WFH era.
1. Stick to an eating schedule
According to Dinda Arkan, a registered dietitian working for Dapurfit, having a regular eating schedule that works for one’s body can help reduce the risk of overeating. When one has an orderly eating schedule, the body becomes more sensitive to signals of hunger and satiety, which can reduce the urge to snack off-schedule.
2. Drink more water
Human brains often mistake thirst for hunger, says Melina Jampolis, an internist and board-certified nutrition-specialist physician. When the mind signals hunger, it could actually be mild dehydration instead. Drinking water can increase satiation because it passes through the system quickly, and sends messages to the brain signaling fullness.
