Question:
Anyone get a part time job for the exercise?

The long cold winter is tough:( I have been thinking of getting a part time job to help keep active and get more exercise. Theres a new grocery store opening nearby. Anyone do this. It might be better to get paid to exercise than pay for the exercise:):)    — bob-haller (posted on January 8, 2004)


January 8, 2004
I actually did apply to our local grocery store for that reason and the fact we needed a little extra income. They weren't hiring for what I wanted but a new grocery store opened up a couple of miles away. I was going to apply there too but they had hundreds of applicants turn out so early that they turned people away. :( Anyway, I think it's a great idea. Not only will it give you exercise, some extra income, it will keep you busy so the temptations of grazing (my problem) will be lowered. I did find a part time job but it's the nursery at my church so it's a sedentary job. Oh well, it's not the physical workout I had hoped for but it works for me in other ways. Good Luck! Lisa -155lbs
   — LisaTaz

January 8, 2004
Winters here in vermont are HORRID- I actually took on a few housecleaning jobs FOR THE PURPOUS OF EXERCISE- (well of course the few extra dollars comes in handy too) But I will continue them during the winter to try to keep moving a little.
   — WABBIT F.

January 8, 2004
Bob, I have done it. I've worked 2 jobs over the Holidays for several years now, but this year I did it for a better reason... ME. Your situation and where you want to work is totally personal, but I do mine in retail. Having to buy so many new things so often, the discount has helped tremendously. There is no place to sit unless you're down in the break room so I'm on my feet & busy, busy, busy. It has been WONDERFUL! Now that the busy season is over, they've asked me to stay on. I won't get as many hours, but every hour I'm up & about helps me in more ways than I can say. In the winter it is too easy to become a couch potato! Best wishes!!!
   — Diane S.

January 8, 2004
I waited tables through high school and college and it is a workout!! Plus the money is pretty good if you work at a busy place.
   — Yolanda J.

January 8, 2004
Thanks I will apply today. Pre op I had that SAD seasonal effective disorder. It was HORRID. Its not nearly as bad but I am having trouble motivating myself to keep active:( Figure some nice work stocking shelves will take care of that. Beyond whic I have been self empoloyeed for TWENTY YEARS! From time to time I think about moving to Florida, where its nice and warm, since I am always freezing. Now if I move I had in mind getting a job at disney, my favorite place. But after so long I have NO idea what its like to work for someone else. My friends think I couldnt do it. So I have a curosity to find out. Beyond which a few tra bucks never hurt. But exercise is important/ I NEVERE want to get fat again!
   — bob-haller

January 8, 2004
I have had a part time job, just for the exercise, since August 2003. I work 2 days a week at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World. I run the 'tunnel' underneath the park on the 2 days I work. I get alot of exercise (my only exercise sometimes) when I work at the MK. It's also cool to work there because no one there knew me heavy - so it kinda feels like I'm leading a secret double life as a thin person! KAT RNY 12.10.02 - Height 5'2" Start 210 lbs Current 118 lbs
   — KAT *.

January 8, 2004
UPS has part time and seasonal positions...may be too late now for the seasonal positions...Pays really good money w/ benefits and you load trucks or "run" packages to peoples doors....I was a metermaid for 12 years...If you don't mind ruining people's days you could walk all day....It's also where I injured my back in several accidents and could no longer do such a physical job...I miss that job...being outside all day.
   — nani68

January 9, 2004
I decided to get a retail job a few years ago for the money and for the exercise. I was getting some exercise, but more standing still than I expected - moving from aisle to aisle wasn't much exercise - too slow. Since I was around junk food all the time, I tended to eat more poorly when working, especially since the breaks were short. I had to eat fast. Now that I'm a post-op, I am hoping the added exercise and food restrictions will keep me on track at work, rather than helping me gain weight. Good luck.
   — Dragonfly2B2

January 9, 2004
i was thinking about working at a gym or something like that....plus you can use the gym from free if you do this! another thing i was thinking about was working for a clothing store part-time to get a discount on clothing.
   — franbvan




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