u/luiscedneo

It seems silly to say, and I definitely was not expecting this, but my warehouse job actually has made me the healthiest I have ever been. Wondering if this is the case for anyone else here.

A bit of context, I’ve been working at my current warehouse for about a year now. For the first three months my role was basically processing food and goods on a line, and then taking said goods to their designated door/truck. Very simple, easy, low effort work tbh. At this point, I was eating lots of processed foods and usually completely eating gas station food for lunch, and then I’d probably get fast food for dinner. I didn’t go to the gym that often and was smoking/vaping heavily.

Now after these three months, I asked to be put in a different department which payed much more but was MUCH more physical. I quickly realized this on my first day shadowing someone. Essentially for the whole day I am moving hundreds, often more than a thousand storage totes everyday from the warehouse cooler all the way onto different trucks. No forklifts or jacks, the totes are stacked 4x6 onto U-Boat platform carts and then we often push/pull two by hand at the same time. All in all, it is incredibly demanding and was a huge adjustment, and it is the most labor-intensive role in the entire warehouse. I remember dreading going to work and finding myself feeling/weak tired almost every single day. But I also found myself making more money than I ever have, and at a stable rate. If I wanted to keep my job and do it well, I honestly needed to make a change with my own health.. so I did!

I completely quit smoking/nicotine and changed my diet. Instead of eating processed food every day for the sake of convenience, I started to meal prep my own food every with clean meals and making sure to incorporate every food group for the macros. I started going back to the gym regularly, and found myself making progress with myself both physically and honestly mentally.

Now honestly these were all life changes I’ve been wanting to make for a while now, but the urgency to be able to do my job effectively without struggle was a big factor in those changes actually coming to fruition. So yeah, working in a warehouse has oddly helped me get in the best shape I’ve ever been in.