packing lunch

so i've started packing lunch and snacks to work. it's an often-told advice, that not only to save money, but to eat healthier, pack lunch.

in the past couple of weeks i've been packing lunch and started eating at work, i started noticing/learning some interesting things:

1. i'm the only guy who eats in the kitchen/cafeteria area. everyone else who eats there are girls. all the guys eat at their desks;
2. even though lunch starts at 12:30, i don't usually eat till 1 even when i pack lunch, simply because the lines for the fridge and the microwaves and the ovens are too long - affirming that old adage "early worm gets the bird";
3. lunch hr really isn't lunch hr when u eat in the office because u end up doing work a lot of the times - THIS being the exception;
4. MOST ppl pack lunch contrary to my belief. almost everyone at work here packs lunch. and i'm so impressed by that because for the past 5 years or so of working, i've almost always ate out for lunch.

anyways, now that i've joined the majority of the workforce in packing lunch, i'd like to say that i've begun to really save money and lose weight. but sadly, i've yet to realize neither of them. the money i could be saving, i splurge on more extravagant dining experiences than i'd normally engage myself in if i were to eat out every lunch. as for the weight, i fear that once yur in the middle 1/3 of your life, they cling onto you like psycho ex gf/bfs, no matter how much fresh fruits/veges and home-cooked brown rice and beef ribs you pack.

anyways, with the exception of tuesday, i've been eating mostly what i purchased from grocery store and prepared at home - brown rice, pickled onions/peppers, fava beans, seasoned beef ribs, protein shakes and fresh fruits.

as for my exercises to offset them? well, i've been to the gym twice this week and ran twice. i'd say that's a start.

i'd like to do a better job of logging in my eats and exercises (anyone know how to create a fanshy spreadsheet for me to use?!?!?), but that may come later.

aite, it's 1:30. back to the old grind...