Office Treats - Not cool Rant

DYELB

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.

lol

AusAshMommy

My desk USED to be where the candy was located - I always had a jar of candy on my desk - THEN I changed the way am eating and the candy STOPPED coming to work! So now I have three different Empty Candy jars in my desk cabinet just waiting to be used (they are seasonal - one for Halloween, one for Christmas, and one for Every other day of the year)

Two of my other co-workers USED to also keep candy on their desks - NOT anymore...NOT my doing, I didn't ask them to do this - these are choices they've made all on their own!

Now, with Halloween approaching I may STILL bring in one or two bags of Candy Corn - it's a tradition thing around here - but when it's gone, it's gone!

There's also always something to snack on in the kitchen - be it cake, donuts, bagels, etc. etc. etc. it's just up to ME to decide not to indulge unless I know I can work it off laters.

On of the other gals I work with tends to bring in fresh veggies too from her Garden and sometimes we'll eat some of those if they are something that doesn't require cooking or a large knife to get through (we're only allowed blades smaller than 2", don't ask)

My co-workers have learned to just stop asking me if I want anything that's in the kitchen...they know the answer will be a Polite No and just don't bother - it's become a running joke of sorts, but they've learned to respect my eating and food choices.

In time your co-workers will too, and who knows they may turn their own eating choices upside down on their own ;-)

MyChocolateDiet

Another thing to consider - I have a few colleagues who garden, and they routinely bring in cucumbers, muscadine grapes, whatever's in season. It's really easy to walk past the candy and grab a grape. It would be really cool if you could be "the girl with the fruit basket." After bottomless supplies of Hersheys bars, I always would kill for a fruit salad - be somebody's hero!

If someone brought a bowl of cucumbers to work that's the desk I'd make sure to walk past several times a day.

AglaeaC

Try being on here for 3+ years and see how long you still "say things in a supportive manner."

Okay...I will credit you a +1 in my mental notes of "that person made a good point". I AM NEW here...and as such...I don't have the thick skin that many do, and I haven't seen all the posts that many have...but I still plan on saying things in a supportive manner regardless of how long I am here for, because that's who I am.

In any case...you did make a good point...I haven't seen everything many of you have and I'm sure it might get frustrating over time.

Thank you for making me look at it in a different way...in a respectfully stated sentence.


OP...I still think you need your own candy dish full of something you can eat guilt-free....so your co-workers can do the same with theirs.

This is the internet. You'll be far more successful here if you stop schooling adults, like you've tried a few times earlier in the thread. Just let people be how they are and let the mods do their job. Also, Gandhi: "Be the change that you wish to see in the world." Focus on your own thing.

This is to general you: Now, some are rude and some are not. The rude and non-rude people may deliver the same - Very Important - message. Don't shoot the messenger, no matter how ugly, sweaty, oily-haired, bad-breathy they are, because the Message is what's important. If it is of value, grab it and hold on to it. If it is insignificant, discard immediately.

Some newbies use the smelly messenger as excuse not to look closely at the Message. Don't be that newbie. Help yourself and choose honesty, no matter how ugly its messenger may look. Take responsibility of your own health, your strength as a human being. Stay on course, don't get caught up on irrelevant sidetracks. The ugly messenger is an irrelevant sidetrack, but their Message may be Very Important.

mommyrunning

You could bring in healthier treats like fruit or veggie trays. This may encourage others to do so as well but likely people will still bring in candy. Try to come up with a way to counter eating the candy/break the habit of grabbing it and eating it.

Examples:
when you walk by and want the candy walk a couple laps around the office or outside
take a piece but keep a jar at your desk and drop it in there and use it as a measure of all the times you avoided temptation
grab a piece and give it to someone at another desk working hard


the point is teaching your brain you can do something besides eat the candy

NoMoreBlameGame

If she cant control herself around a 40 calorie snickers what makes you think she won't have 10 or 30 of those 20 calorie mints (3x per serving 60/3).

hmm...kk, good point, you. *waves white flag*

MyChocolateDiet

Finally bring a giant bag and stuff it under your desk. When you are cruising by their desks be sure to grab a handful of candy each time and when back at your desk stuff them in your bag. Repeat.

You should have a bag full of free halloween candy to give they kiddo's by early October this way without spending your own money.

Your welcome.

I'd be pretty pissed off if I found out a colleague of mine was doing that with the candy I bought with my hard-earned money for my coworkers to enjoy. If you don't want to eat it, don't eat it. But don't be a jerk for the sake of being mean.

GiveMeCoffee

OP just making sure I understand, so you are a victim, you have no personal responsibility, everyone is out to get you, and it's always someone else's fault. Now you complain about co-workers, what happens when you walk around town, should we close down all the bakeries, restaurants, and anything else that might force you to consume food??

Get a grip with reality, grow up and take responsibility for your actions, not everyone around you must suffer because you decided to go on a diet.

Fsunami

As the original poster, this was my favorite response so far!! Seriously funny. :laugh:

You have my respect for playing along and not getting all "you guys are mean" on us. It's a calorie counting website, we are all b!tchy.

This. Plus the one who said "Unicorns farting rainbpws" - lost 100 calories spewing my lunch all over the monitor as I laughed...

Fsunami

IpuffyheartHeelsinthegym

maybe don't visit their desks? I mean, I'm sure everyone else appreciates that they bring the candy in. *shrugs*

PRMinx

A 40-calorie mini Snickers was too evil of a treat and you are suggesting sixty calorie mints?

The 60 calorie mints are THREE of them...for 60 cal. (2 for 40, 1 for 20, etc). IF she's at work all day long and as she stated she can only walk by the candy dishes so many times before she has issues fighting the urge to grab one....it might behoove her to have something on *her* desk that she can have more of...for not as many calories (3 Snickers would be 120 cal versus 60 for three of something else). Goodness gracious, me oh my. -_-

If she cant control herself around a 40 calorie snickers what makes you think she won't have 10 or 30 of those 20 calorie mints (3x per serving 60/3).

At the end of the day the OP needs to learn self control, accountability and develop a healthy relationship with food, even seemingly healthy food can contribute to gaining weight if you are at a calorie surplus.

My wife bought me a giant 5 lb bag of trolli sour gummy worms for my birthday this past April (true story and they are my favorite candy of all time). If I were the OP I should be insanely upset with her because she knows I love these, I'm serious about my diet and that she's contributing to my obesity. Wrong. 6 of the sour worms are only 60 calories and I have been slowly working on them since then. I still have 1/3 of the bag left, and it's now September.

With self control I am able to enjoy my favorite treat, and I have that 5 lb sitting right next to me everyday at the office. If I can control myself around my favorite food so can the OP.

Not to mention the fact that if you are craving chocolate, mints just aren't going to cut it. :noway:

MyChocolateDiet

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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best scene ever!!

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martinel2099

If she cant control herself around a 40 calorie snickers what makes you think she won't have 10 or 30 of those 20 calorie mints (3x per serving 60/3).

hmm...kk, good point, you. *waves white flag*

Just a fact, there's no substitute for learning responsibility, moderation and accountability. You can lose weight eating all of your favorite foods and you can do it for a lifetime. Pretending your co-workers, friends and family are out to get you will only lead to failure.

fitfreakymom

Temptation? Let me tell you about temptation I work at a gas station that is also a robins doughnuts and a liquor store lol.

Mr_Bad_Example

Um... I would like to apply for a job at the OP's office, please. I'm thinking that they will have a vacancy soon.

NoMoreBlameGame

Try being on here for 3+ years and see how long you still "say things in a supportive manner."

Okay...I will credit you a +1 in my mental notes of "that person made a good point". I AM NEW here...and as such...I don't have the thick skin that many do, and I haven't seen all the posts that many have...but I still plan on saying things in a supportive manner regardless of how long I am here for, because that's who I am.

In any case...you did make a good point...I haven't seen everything many of you have and I'm sure it might get frustrating over time.

Thank you for making me look at it in a different way...in a respectfully stated sentence.


OP...I still think you need your own candy dish full of something you can eat guilt-free....so your co-workers can do the same with theirs.

This is the internet. You'll be far more successful here if you stop schooling adults, like you've tried a few times earlier in the thread. Just let people be how they are and let the mods do their job. Also, Gandhi: "Be the change that you wish to see in the world." Focus on your own thing.

This is to general you: Now, some are rude and some are not. The rude and non-rude people may deliver the same - Very Important - message. Don't shoot the messenger, no matter how ugly, sweaty, oily-haired, bad-breathy they are, because the Message is what's important. If it is of value, grab it and hold on to it. If it is insignificant, discard immediately.

Some newbies use the smelly messenger as excuse not to look closely at the Message. Don't be that newbie. Help yourself and choose honesty, no matter how ugly its messenger may look. Take responsibility of your own health, your strength as a human being. Stay on course, don't get caught up on irrelevant sidetracks. The ugly messenger is an irrelevant sidetrack, but their Message may be Very Important.

:flowerforyou: I likey this post, and thank you. And yes...sometimes I *do* "school" adults. It isn't on purpose, I just don't like seeing people say things to another human being in such a rough, callous manner...it bothers me. As stated..I *am* new here...but this post here...yes... thnx, I needed to read it, and you worded it in a way that made me read it and not auto-ignore you. I'll try harder to be a bit more open minded and see the message others are conveying...even if they aren't conveying it in a way I think is appropriate.

NoMoreBlameGame

Temptation? Let me tell you about temptation I work at a gas station that is also a robins doughnuts and a liquor store lol.

Oh my goodness!

MyChocolateDiet

I feel your pain OP. My office always has something terribly unhealthy lying around. Most days I can avoid it, but it's a constant struggle for me. The bowl is right next to the copier I use so I have to pass it often throughout the day. And yes, not everyone else in this office is on a diet but some should be, they are way overweight. It's just not healthy to have candy and donuts as a snack everyday.

Can you guys move the bowl somewhere a bit more remote, like a counter in the kitchen or the receptionist's desk? Having the candy present is one thing but I don't know anyone who'd object to moving it to a place you'd have to work harder to get at it.

I think they should put it at the top of three flights of stairs.

SrMaggalicious

Another thing to consider - I have a few colleagues who garden, and they routinely bring in cucumbers, muscadine grapes, whatever's in season. It's really easy to walk past the candy and grab a grape. It would be really cool if you could be "the girl with the fruit basket." After bottomless supplies of Hersheys bars, I always would kill for a fruit salad - be somebody's hero!

If someone brought a bowl of cucumbers to work that's the desk I'd make sure to walk past several times a day.

thanks for reminding me...i forgot to eat my cucumber today!!

StrawberryJam40

I had a college instructor that would draw a salad on the chalk board and write GOOD above it. Then he would draw a piece of cake (chocolate in my mind) and write BAD above it.

So...candy jar BAD. Candy jar GRUBBY with other people's fingers and GERMS. Just like a shared bowl of peanuts at a bar where no one washes their hands after going to the restroom. :sick:

Fruit GOOD, your snack drawer GOOD. :drinker:

BAD GERMS GRUBBY