See, I am what you would call....not a morning person. I am afunctional before 10AM. Try as I might, I can't rouse myself for an early morning workout or even give myself enough time to do everything I need before I leave. This has left me sans lunch way too often. Just today I left my sandwich in the refrigerator.
I've tried many approaches to remedy this issue. Preparing my meal the night before means it's getting left in my fridge or (worse) on the table until I come home. If I take the snack approach and leave little packaged snacks to munch on instead of a regular meal, I eat the whole box within the first two days. (Self-control is not my strong point.) Even waking up five minutes early (yes, just five minutes) means that I angrily slap my snooze bar and end up oversleeping. Admittedly, I am the worst, but I always try to grab a nutritional lunch when I inevitably forget mine.
Working in Midtown Manhattan doesn't really help my hunt for nutrition though. There are three McDonald's Restaurants within just 5 blocks of my office and there aren't many healthy options. Temptation can be strong to eat the nutritionally-void patty puck just to stop your stomach from growling. How do I stop myself, having admitted that I have close to no self-control? Easy!
Fast food is not actually food. Whenever I'm on the hunt for something yummy and I pass by a fast food joint, I don't even acknowledge the "restaurant" as a place to buy food. "Overpriced toy store" or "Place you go to get fat" are what I usually call them in my head. Instead I look for something grilled, something with veggies, something that looks like it was cooked today -- not two months ago.
So when you're looking for lunch think of good food not fast food. It's the difference between feeling good and feeling slow.
If you have any tips for me about how I can fix my lunch dilemma, please share them! I'm always willing to try new things!
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