Food Sabotage At Work
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My workplace is like this too. If the treats are near my desk, I will move them out of my line of sight. If I do partake, I break off a tiny bite size serving. That forces me to think about whether a second or third bite is really worth it.0
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I totally get it. I work with a ton of fresh out of college grads. Three of the guys on my team lift heavy ( one is a former team USA weight lifter and one a diver for the University of Florida) and eat like crazy because they work for it. It's hard to see them eating all kinds of fried yumminess. But, on my whiteboard I have the number of pounds left to lose. No one but me knows what that number means. I look at it when I'm tempted and ask myself if it's worth it. 99% of the time, the answer is no. When the answer is yes, I get my butt to the gym after work and put in the work that treat cost me.0
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I tell myself it's not as good as it looks! And I look over my goals and remember they're way more important than the "junky" whatever I'm wanting to eat.0
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I work in an elementary school, so there is never any shortage of sweets, cakes, and treats. I tell people that too much sugar gives me a headache. I even tell the kids that when they are sweet and offer me sweets. (So now they bring me apples from the cafeteria - so cute). Plus if it helps, imagine someone picking boogers and then digging into the sweets. That helps too.0
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0somuchbetter0 wrote: »It is so difficult to eat healthy at my office. Someone is always bringing in fresh homebaked goods, leftover halloween candy, birthday cake, etcetera. What are some ways that you've successfully navigated healthy eating while at work?
All those things can be incorporated into a healthy diet. I don't understand the question.
For some people, unhealthy treats can be trigger foods. Speaking for myself, if I start nibbling on our receptionists' bowl of chocolates (mentioned above), I'll end up buying Oreos and Snickers from the vending machine.
What is unhealthy about chocolate?
authoritynutrition.com/7-health-benefits-dark-chocolate/
Nothing. Not a thing. Clearly you didn't read my posts.0 -
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My office has stuff like that every single day. Multiple items.
I just don't eat them.
Unless I want something, but I often have my own food with me.0 -
Just quit.0
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I personally just say no.if they pester me about it I still say no. Unless it's baklava.. Then I eat all of it.0
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I am definitely part of the problem and not the solution. I just brought all our leftover halloween candy to work. When its out on my kitchen table at home I'm scarfing it down. When on my desk at work, I totally ignore it.
Just remember that you can also get rid of your high calories snack and baked goods by taking them to work. lol0 -
LumberJacck wrote: »This is why for my next job, I'm going to just lie and say that too many carbs cause abdominal pain and frequent trips to the toilet. I just can't be bothered with all of the junk food in offices and subtle/non-subtle pressure to eat someone's home baked cooking.
This would be so much more embarrassing/inappropriate to get into at work, even if it were true, than just saying "no, not hungry right now" or some other usual way of turning down food.
I turn down most of our treats these days, and really no one cares.
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herrspoons wrote: »By not eating them?
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enterdanger wrote: »I am definitely part of the problem and not the solution. I just brought all our leftover halloween candy to work. When its out on my kitchen table at home I'm scarfing it down. When on my desk at work, I totally ignore it.
Just remember that you can also get rid of your high calories snack and baked goods by taking them to work. lol
I definitely do this. I made cookies a few times for different events, had a lot left over. So I divided them up and sent some to my husband's work and the rest to my work. I didn't eat any of them there, but my coworkers and boss did :-) Works for me!
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When I had an office job there was one woman who was always bringing in sweets she'd made. However, she also liked to tell us stories about how her cats "helped" her make them, and judging by the amount of cat hair that frequently appeared in her brownies and cookies, it wasn't too hard to say no. So for me, I just imagine that they all let their cats on the counter to lick the spoon while they're stirring... or their kids have sneezed on it while they made it... whatever.0
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0somuchbetter0 wrote: »
I never said self control is sad. Don't to digging deeper into what I said. You know what I meant.
Self control is saying "No thank you I don't want any or sure I'll have one". Self control is not "I'll avoid the kitchen" or "I'll make them put them in tins with tops on them so I don't see them". Disagree if you'd like, to me it's still sad.
I didn't know what you meant, actually. Maybe for some people avoiding the kitchen is the first step toward learning self-control You're very judgy aren't you?0 -
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0somuchbetter0 wrote: »0somuchbetter0 wrote: »
I never said self control is sad. Don't to digging deeper into what I said. You know what I meant.
Self control is saying "No thank you I don't want any or sure I'll have one". Self control is not "I'll avoid the kitchen" or "I'll make them put them in tins with tops on them so I don't see them". Disagree if you'd like, to me it's still sad.
I didn't know what you meant, actually. Maybe for some people avoiding the kitchen is the first step toward learning self-control You're very judgy aren't you?
if you avoid the kitchen then how would one eat? As eating is required to, you know, live...0 -
*eyeroll* ...the kitchen *AT WORK*
This is getting ridiculous.
And yes, MrM27...bothers me a little bit. You remind me of my husband. Is that you, honey?
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I take responsibility for what I stuff into my face, and stop blaming others?0
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Thank you for the advice, sweetheart. I'll go wipe my tears and bury myself in a cheesecake now.-1
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0somuchbetter0 wrote: »*eyeroll* ...the kitchen *AT WORK*
This is getting ridiculous.
And yes, MrM27...bothers me a little bit. You remind me of my husband. Is that you, honey?
ohhhhhhhhhhhh you meant the work kitchen....see, that is what happens when you do not clarify your remarks....
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ndj1979, you're not as clever as you think you are. cheers.
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It is so difficult to eat healthy at my office. Someone is always bringing in fresh homebaked goods, leftover halloween candy, birthday cake, etcetera. What are some ways that you've successfully navigated healthy eating while at work?
Gum. My cube neighbor has seriously lined the entire shelf between us with candy and treats and people are constantly around eating them. I don't really get why people do that (put out treats I mean, obv I get why people eat them) but anyway...when I get tempted I just chew a piece of gum.
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