How to balance hormones and stop the expanding waistline, whilst working from home

💚 WORKING FROM HOME AND THE EXPANDING WAISTLINE!

Does your fridge look like this one ?

Working from home can feel like a dream—no commute, more flexibility, the perfect work life balance for women in midlife, especially if you still have children at home to sort. Why, there’s even time to put on a wash or pop something in the slow cooker !!

But in midlife, when your energy, hormones, and responsibilities are shifting, it’s easy for the boundaries between work and life to blur. Over time, that can lead to burnout, bad habits and too many trips to the fridge.

Here’s how to work from home in a way that protects your health, supports your productivity, and helps you thrive, without increasing the waistline !

💚Nutrition in the Midlife Workday, why it matters

🫑 Your metabolism starts to slow naturally in your 40s and 50s.

🥮 Hormonal changes (especially during perimenopause or andropause) can affect blood sugar, digestion, and cravings.

☕ Long workdays can lead to caffeine dependence, missed meals and sugar spikes.

Here are a few easy wins to even out those sugar dips!

💚Simple Nutrition Tips for Home Workers

🥚 Start with protein: Eggs, Greek yoghurt, oats with nuts—or even a smoothie—can help balance blood sugar.

Prep lunch in the morning: So you’re not scavenging biscuits or grabbing toast at 2pm, yes we’ve all been there. 🍪

🚰 Stay hydrated: Dehydration can mimic tiredness or hunger. Keep a reusable bottle by your desk. Avoid those plastics bottles as they end up in your water. Your body and skin will soon feel better for it.

🥜 Snack smart: Try nuts, fruit, oatcakes, or hummus rather than mindless grazing.

Try batch-prepping a few balanced meals or snacks on Sunday evening—soups, boiled eggs, veggie sticks, overnight oats—so your future self can thank you later.

💚 Why breaks are important for your physical body

• Break your day into 90-minute work blocks with short rest intervals, helps to keep you motivated and less likely to walk to the fridge or cupboard for a snack to boost your mood.

• Take a full lunch break—away from your screen—and ideally outside, even if just for ten minutes.When you eat infront of the computer, you are not mindful and end up eating more calories!

• Taking a walk after eating can help to get the glucose into the muscles instead of stored around your middle. Spare tyre anyone ?

Most importantly, be kind to yourself, we are all human and sometimes that little bit of chocolate is just want we want. Just make it a piece of dark chocolate and your future self will thank you for it 😇

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