Rant!

MainahGirl

I work at my local hospitals gift shop. The gift shop has NO shortage of candy and of all kinds! Each and everytime I work, I have a mental fight with my candy loving mind and stomach. Trust me when I say it's a fight! I only work this job once or maybe twice a week. The rest of the week I rarely touch candy. When I do go in, I really want some. However, one piece turns into more. Much more.

Yesterday a friend of mine, who happens to work at the hospital, came into the shop. I think it took her by surprise I was there. I'm not in the shop often. I said hello and asked her what she was looking for. She said chocolate. Now keep in mind that this woman CONSTANTLY complains about her weight and how she needs to lose 75 lbs. Ok, so we've all done that, right? I've supported her, told her she is awesome, she can do it, etc. This friend knows I've struggled with my weight, but I'm trying to do what I can, the best I can. At one point, we even worked out together, but she stopped going.

Anyway, she came in looking for chocolate - she was having a rough day, Aunt Flo was here and she was hungry since she skipped breakfast. Expecting her to buy one candy bar, I just laughed and told her to make it a good one! She came up to the counter and laid out - and this is no joke people - 30 candy bars. She just laughed and repeated her excuses for her chocolate cravings. She also said the candy was for her kids, too. All I could think of was how many calories was sitting on that counter and how much work it would take to burn that much candy off! At that point, I just smiled, rang her out and simply told her that I hope her day got better. Inside I was fuming!

I HATE it when I try sooo hard to be in control of myself and then I see people doing things like this. Granted I wanted that candy to, but I know that it's going to be great while eating it, but feel like **** after. I HATE the **** part! And I HATE people who contantly whine about their weight and do **** like this! I have no tolerance for it. Either do something about it or shut the hell up! I'm not perfect and I'll never be, but I'm trying to do the best I can. It isn't just about the candy. It's about working so hard at being in control of your body and mind. Even if you never lost a lb, just eating better, exercising and being positive. Sure we all have excuses for things, but if your whining about something day in and day out, change it!

So do you all think I'm being too harsh and selfish? Do you know where I'm coming from?

Rant over.

PS...I didn't touch one single piece of candy yesterday!

Sinisterly

You can still eat chocolate and lose weight. Calorie counting. <.<

Sorry to be harsh, but you need self control and so does she, if you're serious about this. If you can't do that and neither can she, neither of you is ready.

Lisa1971

I wouldn't even worry about her. Just worry about YOU and YOUR goals. Great job on your loss so far! That's amazing!

eslcity

You should not get angry because of others bad choices... just work out your own demons...

LoraF83

Well, you can feel sanctimonious about your lack of chocolate eating if you want. And I guess you can judge her for eating chocolate.


But wouldn't it be better if we all just kept our eyes on our own prize? She's going to do what she wants to do and you can do what you want to do. And everyone will be just fine.

randomtai

Well, you can feel sanctimonious about your lack of chocolate eating if you want. And I guess you can judge her for eating chocolate.


But wouldn't it be better if we all just kept our eyes on our own prize? She's going to do what she wants to do and you can do what you want to do. And everyone will be just fine.

This... What she eats doesn't affect you one bit so why worry about it?

btsinmd

You should not get angry because of others bad choices... just work out your own demons...

Yes. She is an adult. You are an adult. You both make your own choices and both will face the consequences, good and bad. It's hard enough to deal with and understand yourself.

Glad that you resisted the candy.

blakedebo

This reminds me of a family member who constantly complains about her spouse, yet does nothing to change her situation. I am polite, but don't feed into her complaints. You can't force anyone to do/act/behave in any way.

seltzermint555

I don't mean to sound rude but I fail to see what this woman's possible overeating has to do with you. However, I do understand that you are in a temptation filled situation when you work there. In my experience when I was younger working in retail with food available, it became far less appealing to me very quickly - kind of like a lot of restaurant workers say they never eat their restaurant's food because they're sick of looking at it and smelling it. If that isn't working well for you though, maybe it will help to make a plan...once a week you will choose a chocolate treat from the gift shop and indulge guilt free. The rest of the time, hands off. Good luck!

rml_16

You're angry because someone else ate a lot of chocolate? Am I reading this right?

I mean, I totally get being annoyed with constantly hearing someone complain about weight and refusing to do anything about it because, well, it's annoying. But unless her eating that chocolate somehow directly affects you, I don't understand this rant. At all.

PRMinx

Don't you have enough problems of your own? Why are you getting angry about someone else's issue?

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sheenarama

I ate 10 Reese cups once. It has nothing to do with you!

ew_david

Judging burns a ton of calories, so you're safe.

Jacwhite22

I work at my local hospitals gift shop. The gift shop has NO shortage of candy and of all kinds! Each and everytime I work, I have a mental fight with my candy loving mind and stomach. Trust me when I say it's a fight! I only work this job once or maybe twice a week. The rest of the week I rarely touch candy. When I do go in, I really want some. However, one piece turns into more. Much more.

Yesterday a friend of mine, who happens to work at the hospital, came into the shop. I think it took her by surprise I was there. I'm not in the shop often. I said hello and asked her what she was looking for. She said chocolate. Now keep in mind that this woman CONSTANTLY complains about her weight and how she needs to lose 75 lbs. Ok, so we've all done that, right? I've supported her, told her she is awesome, she can do it, etc. This friend knows I've struggled with my weight, but I'm trying to do what I can, the best I can. At one point, we even worked out together, but she stopped going.

Anyway, she came in looking for chocolate - she was having a rough day, Aunt Flo was here and she was hungry since she skipped breakfast. Expecting her to buy one candy bar, I just laughed and told her to make it a good one! She came up to the counter and laid out - and this is no joke people - 30 candy bars. She just laughed and repeated her excuses for her chocolate cravings. She also said the candy was for her kids, too. All I could think of was how many calories was sitting on that counter and how much work it would take to burn that much candy off! At that point, I just smiled, rang her out and simply told her that I hope her day got better. Inside I was fuming!

I HATE it when I try sooo hard to be in control of myself and then I see people doing things like this. Granted I wanted that candy to, but I know that it's going to be great while eating it, but feel like **** after. I HATE the **** part! And I HATE people who contantly whine about their weight and do **** like this! I have no tolerance for it. Either do something about it or shut the hell up! I'm not perfect and I'll never be, but I'm trying to do the best I can. It isn't just about the candy. It's about working so hard at being in control of your body and mind. Even if you never lost a lb, just eating better, exercising and being positive. Sure we all have excuses for things, but if your whining about something day in and day out, change it!

So do you all think I'm being too harsh and selfish? Do you know where I'm coming from?

Rant over.

PS...I didn't touch one single piece of candy yesterday!

#1 - You're awfully judgemental of others.

#2 - People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones

#3 - Would you like a cookie or something for having willpower yesterday?

#4 - What a waste of money....Im sure the gift shop isn't cheap....She should have gone to Wal-Mart to buy her excess chocolate.

Holly_Roman_Empire

Are you jealous because she got to eat 30 candy bars and you didn't?

You can eat chocolate too, you know.