Unsolicited Advice

astronomicals

people have opinions... you gave him something to be opinionated about....

dont tell people your business if you dont want their opinion

ComradeTovarich

Guys, try not to be so hard on the guy. His dad was Willy Wonka.

uconnwinsnc

If anyone pushes me to do something I am not comfortable with or don't feel like doing, I just say "no thanks" at first. If they keep pushing. I just tell them to back off. If they keep pushing again, then I'll put them on my **** list and just cold shoulder them for the rest of my life.

cafeaulait7

People are irritating when they are pushy like that. I'd probably have told him that I'm not looking for diet tips, but thanks. It is better to not ever bring up diet to strangers/coworkers so they can't give their opinion on it, though It really is a subject people get weird and opinionated about!

alisonlynn1976

I would have given him an explanation of personal boundaries and the concept of no means no. It doesn't matter *why* you didn't want the chocolate. You said no. The end.

littleburgy

This is why I kept my weight loss private. People say really dumb things, patronizing things, push their agendas on you, or act like you're a freak for one reason or another. Plus, people sometimes find constant chatter about diet and calories just plain annoying.

I just say "no thanks" and leave it at that. If I don't want to eat something, I don't want to eat it, and it's none of their business.

Supadoopafly

Are you kidding? I have repeatedly asked one of our vendors not to bring c*** into the office. Last week she brought two large Baggies full of candy and two boxes of banana walnut chocolate chip cookies!! When I called her on it, she said, "Well, one of the bags is full of sugar free candy." Believe me when I tell you, sugar free or sugar-ful it will send me into an epic binge. I'm getting ready to call her supervisor and complain. What my assistant didn't take home got thrown in the trash.

I am no stranger to confrontation, so I guess I'd get back into HIS face and remind him that what I eat or don't eat doesn't effect him AT ALL!

Having said that, I'll say this: I don't give reasons as to why I say no to food. If someone has the poor manners to ask me, I usually pretend that I don't hear them, if that doesn't work (some people are horribly persistent) I either look at them like they just loudly f****d in a public place OR I just tell them I'm not hungry. It's taken some practice, believe me. Especially the look.

You sound pleasant..

LOL. I thought the same thing. Wow.

Ditto! The attitude of some here amazes me.

littleburgy

Are you kidding? I have repeatedly asked one of our vendors not to bring c*** into the office. Last week she brought two large Baggies full of candy and two boxes of banana walnut chocolate chip cookies!! When I called her on it, she said, "Well, one of the bags is full of sugar free candy." Believe me when I tell you, sugar free or sugar-ful it will send me into an epic binge. I'm getting ready to call her supervisor and complain. What my assistant didn't take home got thrown in the trash.

I am no stranger to confrontation, so I guess I'd get back into HIS face and remind him that what I eat or don't eat doesn't effect him AT ALL!

Having said that, I'll say this: I don't give reasons as to why I say no to food. If someone has the poor manners to ask me, I usually pretend that I don't hear them, if that doesn't work (some people are horribly persistent) I either look at them like they just loudly f****d in a public place OR I just tell them I'm not hungry. It's taken some practice, believe me. Especially the look.

Bon Qui Qui gurrrrrl will CUT them!

JoanneC1216

Are you kidding? I have repeatedly asked one of our vendors not to bring c*** into the office. Last week she brought two large Baggies full of candy and two boxes of banana walnut chocolate chip cookies!! When I called her on it, she said, "Well, one of the bags is full of sugar free candy." Believe me when I tell you, sugar free or sugar-ful it will send me into an epic binge. I'm getting ready to call her supervisor and complain. What my assistant didn't take home got thrown in the trash.

I am no stranger to confrontation, so I guess I'd get back into HIS face and remind him that what I eat or don't eat doesn't effect him AT ALL!

Having said that, I'll say this: I don't give reasons as to why I say no to food. If someone has the poor manners to ask me, I usually pretend that I don't hear them, if that doesn't work (some people are horribly persistent) I either look at them like they just loudly f****d in a public place OR I just tell them I'm not hungry. It's taken some practice, believe me. Especially the look.

You sound pleasant..

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