Comments in the staff room......

Magic_Chicken
Magic_Chicken Posts: 141 Member
edited November 9 in Health and Weight Loss
So today as I was chopping up my salad in the staff room I must have got about 15 people comment "ooo, that looks nice and healthy""wow, that looks healthy""that looks really tasty""thats a colourful salad"etc etc etc

I wondered how many people genuinely thought yeah that does look yum and how many were thinking look at the silly fat girl eating salad, i bet thats her new yeas reso, i bet it wont last more than 2 weeks.

I guess i can just use it as motivation to show them nope fat girl really did stick to it and is now fit girl, that will show em, hehe.
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  • disasterman
    disasterman Posts: 746 Member
    Probably most people are secretly wishing you well but not worrying very much about what others say or think is probably your best bet.
  • SueInAz
    SueInAz Posts: 6,592 Member
    Funny. I find myself looking around at people trying to eat healthy, who weren't in December, and thinking pretty much the same thing. My guess is that many of the ones who made comments were probably feeling guilty they weren't eating a nice healthy lunch themselves.

    And you're right. The very best thing you can do is to stick with it and laugh last. :grinning:
  • tipadoo
    tipadoo Posts: 104 Member
    I hate it when people comment on my food - annoys me. Keep your nose out of my lunch!
  • Roxiegirl2008
    Roxiegirl2008 Posts: 756 Member
    Yes I get those comments as well. "Salad again" and "I would offer you a cookie but I know you won't eat it" type of things. It used to annoy me but not so much anymore because I showed them with my weight loss.

    Keep it up and enjoy the salad! :D
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    It sounds to me like they were simply making conversation, but if thinking it was ill intended helps motivate you, then go with that.
  • yesimpson
    yesimpson Posts: 1,372 Member
    Just sounds like harmless chit chat to me. Try not to read anything into it. If anything just take it at face value that your food looked good.
  • bellaa_x0
    bellaa_x0 Posts: 1,062 Member
    Need2Exerc1se wrote: »
    It sounds to me like they were simply making conversation, but if thinking it was ill intended helps motivate you, then go with that.

    agreed.. think you're just being overly self-conscious.
  • JeriAnne84
    JeriAnne84 Posts: 543 Member
    tipadoo wrote: »
    I hate it when people comment on my food - annoys me. Keep your nose out of my lunch!

    OMG ME TOO. Drives me crazy. Or they ask you what's for lunch. I want to say "human remains" sometime just so they stop asking. Not sure why it bothers me so much, they are just making conversation. I don't like it when the cashier at the grocery store comments on my food either. I guess I'm just grumpy. lol
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,976 Member
    Lol, I just say "Yeah, it goes good with the pizza I'm getting." Then you see the dumbfounded look. Priceless.

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  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    Now I'm kind of regretting telling a co-worker that her lunch smelled amazing earlier. :\
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  • SuggaD
    SuggaD Posts: 1,369 Member
    I got those comments all the time. Now that people have gotten used to the new me, they no longer comment on my meals.
  • jskaggs1971
    jskaggs1971 Posts: 371 Member
    On the flip side, maybe they're actually thinking "I should probably do the same thing, but I lack the willpower. I wish I were that motivated." Don't sabotage yourself.
  • UtahWI
    UtahWI Posts: 257 Member
    Need2Exerc1se wrote: »
    Now I'm kind of regretting telling a co-worker that her lunch smelled amazing earlier. :\
    Right?
    Your day will go easier if you don't try to put thoughts into other people's heads. Sometimes chit chat is just...chit chat. And like in the gym, most people are thinking about their own stuff.
  • TheLadyBane
    TheLadyBane Posts: 299 Member
    Holy moly, I didn't realize people read into comments on their food so much. If I tell someone their salad looks tasty it is because it does and and I'll probably have a salad with my dinner later that day.
  • ShellyBell999
    ShellyBell999 Posts: 1,482 Member
    They be jelly of your awesome looking lunch!
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,149 Member
    JeriAnne84 wrote: »
    tipadoo wrote: »
    I hate it when people comment on my food - annoys me. Keep your nose out of my lunch!

    OMG ME TOO. Drives me crazy. Or they ask you what's for lunch. I want to say "human remains" sometime just so they stop asking. Not sure why it bothers me so much, they are just making conversation. I don't like it when the cashier at the grocery store comments on my food either. I guess I'm just grumpy. lol

    +3

    I grew up with family, extended and siblings, who always commented on how I ate my food. This is how I got my disordered eating.
  • kendalslimmer
    kendalslimmer Posts: 579 Member
    edited January 2015
    I think they wished they'd thought of it - I feel pretty guilty/envious when I see someone eating a healthier meal than me! I'm guessing they were happy that you're trying to lose weight as well and wished to encourage you (most people assume you are when they see you with a salad), but they didn't want to say anything direct about it just in case they were wrong and ended up offending you. Just take it all as a complement and know that by the end of the week, you eating a salad for lunch will seem normal! xx
  • robinrmcfal
    robinrmcfal Posts: 36 Member
    I wish people could just not make situations awkward by making silly comments. It's lunch. Time to eat. You are eating. No comments needed thanks!
  • yoovie
    yoovie Posts: 17,121 Member
    none of them thought that.

    why do people who start changing their life for the better so often assume that the people around them are so shallow and blackhearted by default.
  • La5Vega5Girl
    La5Vega5Girl Posts: 709 Member
    I would say that they were probably thinking how good it looked or they wouldn't have commented. I have seen "beautiful salads" and marveled at them! LOL keep up the good work!
  • yoovie
    yoovie Posts: 17,121 Member
    edited January 2015
    TheLadyBane wrote: »
    Holy moly, I didn't realize people read into comments on their food so much. If I tell someone their salad looks tasty it is because it does and and I'll probably have a salad with my dinner later that day.

    exactly!!!!!!!!!!!!

    this makes me worry about being supportive to my friends who are now dieting. They may think that my support means I hate them and laugh at them.



  • sweetdixie92
    sweetdixie92 Posts: 655 Member
    It doesn't sound like they were making fun if you ask me. I've had people say more openly mocking things about what I decide to eat, but I just think to myself, at least I'm healthy and happy. My friends often joke about my food as well, but clearly that's just what friends do anyway! Don't let it get to you.
  • Iron_Feline
    Iron_Feline Posts: 10,750 Member
    Show them what?

    Not a single person said anything horrible - that was all in your head.

    I suspect most of them meant what they said and thought nothing more about it - most people don't give others much thought tbh.
  • disasterman
    disasterman Posts: 746 Member
    edited January 2015
    robinrmcfal wrote: »
    I wish people could just not make situations awkward by making silly comments. It's lunch. Time to eat. You are eating. No comments needed thanks!
    If you seriously consider complimenting someone's salad to be "making a situation awkward" I'd say the problem is yours. ETA: If you don't want people talking while you eat your best bet is to eat alone.
  • tulips_and_tea
    tulips_and_tea Posts: 5,741 Member
    JeriAnne84 wrote: »
    tipadoo wrote: »
    I hate it when people comment on my food - annoys me. Keep your nose out of my lunch!

    OMG ME TOO. Drives me crazy. Or they ask you what's for lunch. I want to say "human remains" sometime just so they stop asking. Not sure why it bothers me so much, they are just making conversation. I don't like it when the cashier at the grocery store comments on my food either. I guess I'm just grumpy. lol

    This bothers me, too! Some cashiers are much chattier than others and I get that it helps pass their time quicker, but for some odd reason I hate when they examine something I'm buying and ask, "Is this good?". I WANT to say, "No, that's why I'm buying it." But, that would make me sound bitchy, so I just smile and nod.
  • tulips_and_tea
    tulips_and_tea Posts: 5,741 Member
    ninerbuff wrote: »
    Lol, I just say "Yeah, it goes good with the pizza I'm getting." Then you see the dumbfounded look. Priceless.

    A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
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    A good serving of salad and a slice or two of pizza is a much better choice than people who do order or bring a salad and then drown it in fat-laden bottled dressing! Gag.
  • Canwehugnow
    Canwehugnow Posts: 218 Member
    Mmmm, salad. Am I the only one that genuinely loves salads?
  • La5Vega5Girl
    La5Vega5Girl Posts: 709 Member
    BZAH10 wrote: »
    JeriAnne84 wrote: »
    tipadoo wrote: »
    I hate it when people comment on my food - annoys me. Keep your nose out of my lunch!

    OMG ME TOO. Drives me crazy. Or they ask you what's for lunch. I want to say "human remains" sometime just so they stop asking. Not sure why it bothers me so much, they are just making conversation. I don't like it when the cashier at the grocery store comments on my food either. I guess I'm just grumpy. lol

    This bothers me, too! Some cashiers are much chattier than others and I get that it helps pass their time quicker, but for some odd reason I hate when they examine something I'm buying and ask, "Is this good?". I WANT to say, "No, that's why I'm buying it." But, that would make me sound bitchy, so I just smile and nod.

    it might be cultural or regional. I live in the south and I chat it up frequently with the cashiers. they will comment on what I'm buying, ask me if it tastes good, (to which I either say yes or, this is my first time to try it, i'll let you know) I love it. I think it's nice - instead of having a b*tchy cashier who will not even smile or say thank you.

  • JeriAnne84
    JeriAnne84 Posts: 543 Member
    BZAH10 wrote: »
    JeriAnne84 wrote: »
    tipadoo wrote: »
    I hate it when people comment on my food - annoys me. Keep your nose out of my lunch!

    OMG ME TOO. Drives me crazy. Or they ask you what's for lunch. I want to say "human remains" sometime just so they stop asking. Not sure why it bothers me so much, they are just making conversation. I don't like it when the cashier at the grocery store comments on my food either. I guess I'm just grumpy. lol

    This bothers me, too! Some cashiers are much chattier than others and I get that it helps pass their time quicker, but for some odd reason I hate when they examine something I'm buying and ask, "Is this good?". I WANT to say, "No, that's why I'm buying it." But, that would make me sound bitchy, so I just smile and nod.

    Half the time they ask me if something is good and its the thing in my cart I've never tried but want to. But there are times I just want to see the look on their face and say "no, it tastes like the inside of an @$$hole, but I buy it because I have a coupon". But I'm not that mean.
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