Lunch

After several hours of hard work, my stomach starts to rumble. As any wise person would do, I fill it with some food. For the first several days, I loaded up in the car and drove to a local fast food restaurant. I quickly realized this was detrimental to my health, budget, and work efficiency.

To no one’s surprise, deep fried, highly buttered, cholesterol loaded, pre-fab food will not assist a gold medalist. It also does not help a college student who wants to provide an honest day of work. The luxury of service and convenience of instant food also takes the jingle out of your pocket. As a new employee, I want to work extra hard put any additional work if necessary. Leaving work and finding food is a large distraction and requires more time than a simple PB&J at my workstation.

My solution to this triple facet dilemma: bring in my own lunch. I can cook healthy meals during the evening and consume the left-overs the next day for lunch. I do feel like all my newly married co-workers who also carry in similar meals in their plastic containers. They have the same goal of saving money and trimming weight. In the end, I believe my solution is a win-win-win situation.