Claire Cathrin's Page

I was meaning my advice as providing yourself with another meal while at work, so you're not as hungry afterward, and therefore there's less temptation for the non-food.  Thinking of it as "not food" might help too...you know it doesn't truly nourish you the way raw fruits and veggies do, so it's not right to call it "food."

Advice...bring your own food--big smoothies let's say, since you can eat/drink them quickly.  You might need to put it somewhere you can hide it.  So on your bathroom/rest breaks that aren't supposed to be food breaks, just eat/drink anyway.  You can try explaining to your employer that you can't work as well if you don't have at least *something* in between that 5 hours.  You could call it a "snack."  If that doesn't work, maybe you can go off-site on your short break(s), where you've stashed your food.  Or you might have to eat/drink while going to the bathroom.

I would make big banana smoothies.  I only need to drink one big one per 3 hours.  So you might only need to make one smoothie for work.  And then you eat your other meals before and after, unimpeded. :-)

Just some brainstorm ideas, like what I'd come up with if I were in your shoes.  Hope it helps! :-)