Lunch Goals

This coming from me might be a joke to my friends and family. They know that I hardly indulge in lunch. Not that I wasn't hungry and starving you know. It's just work and last minute collaterals will need my attention thanks to difficult clients and partners. Since then, I have managed to make changes. It took me many drastic measure and difficult decisions. So go on, read!

Unless your office strictly enforces lunch breaks, you might have fallen into the unfortunate habit of skipping your lunch break in order to squeeze in a little extra work. Or maybe you quickly chuck down a granola bar to save time and to get some sugar rush. You are not alone. Only one in five office workers reports taking a lunch break. But taking time to step away from your desk to eat and recharge is hugely important for your productivity and health.

Co-workers who take a break during the workday have more energy, more motivation to return to work, are better able to concentrate. That also depends on the type of food you consume and the amount. Eating clean and in healthy portions are key before returning to work. Having too much of junk food or other unhealthy snacks tend to weigh  you down and create clouds of yawns.

Psychologists have found that people actually work best in 90 minute spurts with a break in between, so taking a substantial break halfway through the day can do you a lot of good. Studies show that this break helps you to re-group, prioritize, and manage your stress levels better.

In fact, a lunch break will help you accomplish more than if you work through lunch and skip a meal in favour of a quick granola bar. The longer you are at work, the more important it becomes to step away from your desk because creativity is stifled if you don’t change environments. Creativity and innovation are fuelled by a change in environment, especially if you head outside. Which means both you and your company will benefit from you taking a lunch break.

Co-workers who take breaks also have fewer symptoms of common workplace maladies such as headaches, eyestrain, and lower back pain when they return from a break. 

Sometimes a lunch break can feel like an extra hour of work just tacked onto your day simply because you are not at home. But by looking at your lunch break as personal time (which it is!) and not professional time you might start to really enjoy that hour! 

Do you skip lunch as much as I did before? Drop a line and share with me WHY or if you have overcome it, HOW? 

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