Theres ALWAYS chocolate in the office!!!
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dancing_daisy
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And cakes and toffee and sweets! I don't even have a sweet tooth and its driving me nuts. I'm on keto so no sugar (including fruit). How do other people deal with this?
Lately its been really bad; right now we have a huge heavily iced sponge cake from a wholesaler, two boxes of chocolates, two bags of cupcakes/toffees, four tubs of crispy cakes/flapjacks as well as a bag of fun sized chocolate bars. There's only ten of us!
The worst part is theres a big box of fruit that has being going rotten for over a week and I wouldn't blame the company if they stopped buying it for us! I can't wait till my birthday to bring in some apples and strawberries sculpted in roses and baby plum tomates with soft cheese as tulips (I've told people not to buy any cake etc). It's the attitude of excess that annoys me most I think!
Lately its been really bad; right now we have a huge heavily iced sponge cake from a wholesaler, two boxes of chocolates, two bags of cupcakes/toffees, four tubs of crispy cakes/flapjacks as well as a bag of fun sized chocolate bars. There's only ten of us!
The worst part is theres a big box of fruit that has being going rotten for over a week and I wouldn't blame the company if they stopped buying it for us! I can't wait till my birthday to bring in some apples and strawberries sculpted in roses and baby plum tomates with soft cheese as tulips (I've told people not to buy any cake etc). It's the attitude of excess that annoys me most I think!
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There's a lot of junk food in my office as well. I just remind myself that much of it isn't going to even taste good (like that heavily iced sponge cake, blech).
Stick to your guns. You got this.
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Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »There's a lot of junk food in my office as well. I just remind myself that much of it isn't going to even taste good (like that heavily iced sponge cake, blech).
Stick to your guns. You got this.
This -- I think about what I could eat instead of something I would eat only because it's there (and may well have been sitting out for who knows how long or been handled).1 -
I never understood posts like these. Just don't eat it. When I worked in an office I had no problem saying no to the cakes, cookies, pizza etc. that would be readily available. If there was a pizza party I'd bring my salad. Birthday? I'd politely decline a slice of cake. It's not that difficult and after a while people stopped bothering me with their food because they knew I wasn't going to eat it.9
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Sassie_Lassie wrote: »I never understood posts like these. Just don't eat it. When I worked in an office I had no problem saying no to the cakes, cookies, pizza etc. that would be readily available. If there was a pizza party I'd bring my salad. Birthday? I'd politely decline a slice of cake. It's not that difficult and after a while people stopped bothering me with their food because they knew I wasn't going to eat it.
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Sassie_Lassie wrote: »I never understood posts like these. Just don't eat it. When I worked in an office I had no problem saying no to the cakes, cookies, pizza etc. that would be readily available. If there was a pizza party I'd bring my salad. Birthday? I'd politely decline a slice of cake. It's not that difficult and after a while people stopped bothering me with their food because they knew I wasn't going to eat it.
I don't have a hard time saying no, I don't have a sweet tooth which is one reason why keto works for me.
"It's the attitude of excess that annoys me most I think!" It's unpleasant to surrounded by an excessive amount of unhealthy food constantly. I think it promotes a bad attitude in our office, an enabling cycle.
I don't think you realise your comment appears to be very condescending, good for us on being able to say no but let's skip to the part where we think about the collective.
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I remind myself that I already know what these things taste like, and that the disappointment and/or guilt isn't worth a refresher bite. It's hard to resist, but you stay strong! If you can stuff it in the fridge or somewhere out of site, it helps.3
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They are not foods, they are products.6
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hassankarimi82 wrote: »They are not foods, they are products.
I'm writing this one in my scrap book! Hell I might print it and stick it next to my computer! Thanks!4 -
Haha! Awesome!! Stay strong.0
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They find reasons for cake 1-2 times a week at my work. I almost always decline, and have had some very nasty comments thrown at me for doing so. Some people take it very personally when you don't accept their cake/cookies/candies, I hate to be rude and miss out on celebrating someone, but some times skipping the party and congratulating them later privately is the better option for me.4
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Seems like a waste of energy to be annoyed by something you cannot control. One of our clients brought raspberry white chocolate brownies to the office. While I would like one, I also want moose tracks ice cream after dinner tonight. Do I want immediate satisfaction now because it's there and I MUST EAT IT OR ELSE.....nothing....? Or, do I want to curl up on the cozy couch with my husband and watch Game of Thrones whilst enjoying a serving of moose tracks ice cream and stay well within my calories?
There will always be occasions in life and food in my face that I cannot control. I always have a choice whether or not to indulge and I suspect you do, too.11 -
Same in my office and worse my desk is facing the table where it is. What works for me is every time I really want something I log on to MFP and check the calories - For me the urge is gone then. These days after 2.5 years I am able to just ignore it.
When I started to ignore the table and vocally stating Thank you but no thank you, others started to follow my example and the amount has reduced (still enough to gain 5 kgs on the stop there though)3 -
dancing_daisy wrote: »Sassie_Lassie wrote: »I never understood posts like these. Just don't eat it. When I worked in an office I had no problem saying no to the cakes, cookies, pizza etc. that would be readily available. If there was a pizza party I'd bring my salad. Birthday? I'd politely decline a slice of cake. It's not that difficult and after a while people stopped bothering me with their food because they knew I wasn't going to eat it.
I don't have a hard time saying no, I don't have a sweet tooth which is one reason why keto works for me.
"It's the attitude of excess that annoys me most I think!" It's unpleasant to surrounded by an excessive amount of unhealthy food constantly. I think it promotes a bad attitude in our office, an enabling cycle.
I don't think you realise your comment appears to be very condescending, good for us on being able to say no but let's skip to the part where we think about the collective.
The rest of the people in your office are adults, I assume, and able to make their own choices? Eyes on your own paper.14 -
Could you have a discussion with the source of this policy? Do others feel the same way?0
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Could you have a discussion with the source of this policy? Do others feel the same way?
I do wonder this! I'm relatively new so not sure yet, its been a bit of an eye opener! No one really talks about it, it would make much more sense if these things were to be spaced out or atleast balanced with the fruit thats kindly provided for free.
You know now you say it, I wonder why its so difficult to bring up? No on talks about the fact that food gets throw away routinely!0 -
dancing_daisy wrote: »Sassie_Lassie wrote: »I never understood posts like these. Just don't eat it. When I worked in an office I had no problem saying no to the cakes, cookies, pizza etc. that would be readily available. If there was a pizza party I'd bring my salad. Birthday? I'd politely decline a slice of cake. It's not that difficult and after a while people stopped bothering me with their food because they knew I wasn't going to eat it.
I don't have a hard time saying no, I don't have a sweet tooth which is one reason why keto works for me.
"It's the attitude of excess that annoys me most I think!" It's unpleasant to surrounded by an excessive amount of unhealthy food constantly. I think it promotes a bad attitude in our office, an enabling cycle.
I don't think you realise your comment appears to be very condescending, good for us on being able to say no but let's skip to the part where we think about the collective.
Are you worried about the abundance of toffees, cakes, and sweets because you are worried about your co-workers?0 -
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I have a supply of Hershey kisses in my drawer just for this. I find if I have just one and let it melt in my mouth, it satisfies the craving.
I would give my preferences about your own birthday, but I wouldn't say anything about the sweets in general. "Morale killer" is an ugly name, even if it wasn't your intent.3 -
StealthHealth wrote: »dancing_daisy wrote: »Sassie_Lassie wrote: »
Are you worried about the abundance of toffees, cakes, and sweets because you are worried about your co-workers?
I guess I'm worried we only seem to bond over a sugar high. Maybes thats why theres so much of it.0 -
I bet you aren't the only person in the office who is tired of the excess!
I like to think of junk food in the office as being like loud and irritating people at a party- they might be there and difficult to ignore but that doesn't mean you need to waste your time on them2
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