Office Treats - Not cool Rant

DerekVTX

Candy is tempting (And potato chips too...LOL), as hard as it is just try to stay strong as there isn't much you can do about it.

PikaKnight

I am beginning to think it's legitimately cruel to bring candy for co-workers to share at the office. I don't know how many times I have to ask people not to bring it in but it's like no one cares. I am trying so hard not to snack and it becomes so much harder when almost everyone has some sort of treat at their desk. I can only walk by it so many times without taking something.

I am sure I will get a ton of "no one is forcing you to eat it" and you're right. But my "friends" sure don't make it any easier for me. I notoriously have no will power. Why do people want to tempt me?? They think it's nice and I guess once in a while it's a nice treat, but to fill the candy bucket that you've had in your office since Halloween on a weekly basis is just not necessary. And it's always the people that don't eat it themselves! When you stop smoking or drinking or whatever, the professionals all say to stay away from things that trigger you. The amazing cookies that someone brought in today to say thank you for bridal shower gift is certainly a trigger. And it is right next to my cube! This articles helps prove my point.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/is-office-candy-jar-helping-make-you-fat/

Sorry for the rant. I'm just really upset about it. I am working really hard to be good. I am a working mom with an almost 2 hour commute each way and working out once I get home is really hard for me. I am not always able to burn the extra calories to make up for one bite size snickers. It can ruin my whole day. Okay, rant over. Thanks for letting me get that off my chest.

The world doesn't revolve around you. Just because you are making changes to your life doesn't mean everyone has to change themselves to fit your decisions.

One word for you.

Accountability.

EmpressZhark

I kind of get where you're coming from. I work next to the office communal kitchen, which is where all the snacks are placed. Cake, biscuits, cookies, chocolate - always in the kitchen, right next to my desk. I have to see coworkers pass by my desk munching on a slice of cake someone brought in, usually commenting on how good it is. To make matters worse, one of my coworkers is a fantastic baker, her cakes are like crack they are delicious. It's difficult to sit there watching all this whilst I know I have a salad in the fridge for lunch. Today a bunch of coworkers got fish & chips for lunch, the smell of which was overpowering. I sat and munched my lettuce leaves & cucumber.

BUT

My own weight loss is MY responsibility, not my coworkers. Who am I to tell people not to bring in treats & goodies to share, just because I don't want them? I've asked people not to try & persuade me to take the food, if I want some I'll go get it, but beyond that there's nothing I can do. It's not like I could ask everyone in a restaurant to not order dessert, this is no different. I can't ask others to change their own habits to suit mine.

Sure, it's real tough, and every so often I give in and have a small slice of cake. If I do go over my calories, I don't beat myself up about it, or let it ruin my whole day. I work out a little more the next time I can, or cut back on something later on/the next day.

kaseyr1505

I'm sorry you don't have self control, that must make life very hard for you.

JoRocka

I notoriously have no will power

also this.

Instead of spending 5 minutes writing up on how everyone is mean- you should have focused on this- which IS fixable- because you control it.

Other people= you can't control
You person= you can control

self discipline and will power are skills. People aren't born with it- you either develop it- or you don't and you're forever wondering why you are not successful.

Chevy_Quest

... self discipline and will power are skills. People aren't born with it- you either develop it- or you don't ...

This is very well said!

AglaeaC

Why do people want to tempt me??

Seriously? You seriously think that Berta is thinking "Oh yessss, I'll bring the whole batch of muffins in today just to tempt OP! I hope she'll fail!" when she's packing her gear in the morning? You're awfully self-centered if you think your colleagues bring in stuff just to sabotage you and everyone digs in just to make you cave. Grow your discipline muscle, dear.

redheaddee

I KNOW!!

My assistant is CONSTANTLY bringing in Heath (my FAVORITE)!

I KNOW she is doing it on purpose! She is trying to sabotage my fabulousness! Today, she even went to far as to tell me about a HEATH MILKSHAKE at Cook-Out. The B!TCH!

Oh wait...she doesn't put a gun to my head. I choose to eat or not eat said Heath bars. And when I choose Heath, I make sure to limit myself.

For heaven's sake, you are a grown-up. Get over it.

smarionette

Obviously everyone in your office is thinking about you when they bring in these treats! They get together and plot out who's turn it is to bring in what this week.

They aren't thinking about themselves and that 3pm meeting that they could use a hit of something to get through instead of falling asleep. Or how sometimes having the treat jar at your desk brings people together to talk and bounce ideas off one another. Or how even a slight bit of a social gathering (i.e. 2 minutes around the candy jar) relieves workplace anxiety and stresses.

Get over it...

yo_andi

Sorry your "friends" are trying to brighten the dismal setting of your office by providing a few sweet treats to make the days less dreary.

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SonicDeathMonkey80

Quit your job and lock yourself in the house all day. Your lack of control isn't society's problem.

jdhcm2006

I have a bowl of candies ON my desk - tootsie tolls, hershey's kisses, mini peanut butter cups, jolly ranchers, for the students that come in. I don't touch it. One of the Deans brings in Munchkins every day. My big boss brought in zucchini bread today, two loaves. This is life, and there will always, always be something there to "tempt" you. It is useless to get angry about it, and a waste of energy. There are some things in life you just need to accept as beyond your control. It's not a problem unless you make it one !

This. I have a Hello Kitty coffee cup of Hershey's sitting on my desk right now. I provided the cup, but not the candy. I work at a concert hall and we have weddings, so any left over candy from the wedding's ends up on my desk and another girl's. I don't touch it. I leave it there for others.

I bring my own snacks, and I eat them. We have birthday parties with cakes and cookies, sometimes I partake, sometimes I do not. We have these things called coffee concerts (where we give free donuts and coffee to the concert goers) and this place has so many donuts that you would think we were a donut shop. Caterers bring in all types of delicious looking food. And when I'm working an event, I bring dinner with me, so I know exactly what I'm eating. I might snack on a few crackers and some of the fruit, but other than that I make sure that I am prepared for the day.

Prepare yourself. Keep snacks in your drawers, I have Kashi bars, Teddy Grahams, protein bars, peanuts and almonds, so that I do not get tempted.

Be prepared for the day with your own snacks and you'll be ok.

tigerblue

Seriously. . . .?

UsedToBeHusky

A single bite-size Snicker is 40 calories.

You'll burn that walking to your car.

You could even intentionally forget something and go back to your office to get it, just to make certain you burned that whole whopping 40 calories.

JoRocka

A single bite-size Snicker is 40 calories.

You'll burn that walking to your car.

You could even intentionally forget something and go back to your office to get it, just to make certain you burned that whole whopping 40 calories.

I thought that too- wondering if maybe her calorie goal is set too low?

NoMoreBlameGame

Wow...

I'm so glad that this is the type of community where someone can come on here, have a bad day, rant about it and feel free to do so without everyone giving them a hard time and making them to feel like crap!(purposeful sarcasm) Lawdy, I hope none of you people have a bad day and come in here ranting about something, and if you do, I hope you're not treated the way you're treating this woman.

To the OP...I'm sure it's rough having treats in your face every time you turn around when you're trying so hard to stay away from them.

If I may offer a suggestion? Maybe you could start bringing in a snack tray of veggies and low-cal dip and place that on your desk sometimes as a 'go to' when you're feeling the urge to grab that mini-Snickers? Or...maybe some mini-protein bars in a candy dish if you can just get 1 of them every now and then. I have Starlight chocolate-mint candies here that I eat like...2 or 3 of per day (they're 60 calories for 3 of them)....maybe get something that isn't quite so calorie-dense and put that in a container on *your* desk...so you have something at least a little better for you than Snickers or other options that co-workers have on theirs.

Just a suggestion...it might help if you have your own dish full of something that you can have *every once in a while* without feeling deprived of something.

I do agree it's not fair to expect them not to bring treats in...because not everyone you work with is in the same boat as you, but...there are things you can do to divert your attention away from the goodies. Bring your own!

truthfire2

^^ This....

randomtai

:yawn:

yo_andi

Wow...

I'm so glad that this is the type of community where someone can come on here, have a bad day, rant about it and feel free to do so without everyone giving them a hard time and making them to feel like crap!(purposeful sarcasm) Lawdy, I hope none of you people have a bad day and come in here ranting about something, and if you do, I hope you're not treated the way you're treating this woman.

To the OP...I'm sure it's rough having treats in your face every time you turn around when you're trying so hard to stay away from them.

If I may offer a suggestion? Maybe you could start bringing in a snack tray of veggies and low-cal dip and place that on your desk sometimes as a 'go to' when you're feeling the urge to grab that mini-Snickers? Or...maybe some mini-protein bars in a candy dish if you can just get 1 of them every now and then. I have Starlight chocolate-mint candies here that I eat like...2 or 3 of per day (they're 60 calories for 3 of them)....maybe get something that isn't quite so calorie-dense and put that in a container on *your* desk...so you have something at least a little better for you than Snickers or other options that co-workers have on theirs.

Just a suggestion...it might help if you have your own dish full of something that you can have *every once in a while* without feeling deprived of something.

I do agree it's not fair to expect them not to bring treats in...because not everyone you work with is in the same boat as you, but...there are things you can do to divert your attention away from the goodies. Bring your own!

We all have bad days, we all rant about stuff. We don't throw the the baby out with the bathwater and blame our lack of willpower and our inability to say "no" on such insignificant things as the candy dish someone puts out at the office. C'mon now.