Why do coworkers have to be so ....

myfitnessnmhoy

sucky!
It really sucks how my coworkers refuse to see how hard I'm trying to get my life straight, esp during this holiday season. They seem to be alll about doing as little as you can possible can to keep healthy..WHAT THE HE** I'AM TRYING TO STAY FOCUSED AND THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE MY FRIENDS!!! What do you do?!

Be strong.

But remember, they have no obligation to be your friends, they are your co-workers. And they also have no responsibility to be your health coach, nutritionist, or self-control.

That's all up to you.

If you politely say that you are trying to lose weight and ask them, nicely, to stop offering you food, most people will. The rest are either ignorant or rude, and you're better off just remaining polite and continuing to refuse their offers of food.

Keep the new you in mind, and remain strong.

myfitnessnmhoy

I think that reaction is usually from people who don't have to worry about their weight though. Most people get it when I tell them I'm trying to eat right and I don't want a cookie/donut/chocolate/etc.

I'd edit that to "people who don't worry about their weight", whether they SHOULD or not is often up for debate.

People bring in snacks all the time here at work. I have my breakfast and lunch planned out every day, and have an idea of how many calories I have left in the day before I arrive at work.

I'll quite often have a little something as a treat, log it as honestly as I can, and make sure I adjust supper and/or my workout to accommodate - I eat my lunch over the course of the day and I'll just tend to move everything else I eat a little later so I'm not as hungry at supper and can eat a little less then. Or extend my workout a little to "earn" more supper. Or some combination thereof.

DRees10

I like to sit with my coworkers when they are having high cal food and snacks. Snelling it = a total of 0 cals . I just have my protein shake or salad and join in with the conversation. It didn't take them long to get used to it!

cazsyl

If people leave things on my desk I push it to one side or move it onto an empty desk with no fuss and leave it there. I didn't ask for it - it's not mine and I don't want it. If it's still there when the cleaner or caretaker comes round I ask them if they'd like it and if not I put it in the bin - again no fuss.

On the extremely rare occasion I do agree to have some cake etc I cut a tiny piece of a slice and have that - I have a taste of it, then I have a sugar free gum immediately afterwards so that I don't get cravings by being able to still taste the sweetness in my mouth.

Quite often I'll be told if you want some have a slice - and I'll say but I don't want a slice and I don't have time to do an extra hour and half exercise tonight to burn off the additional calories - but thanks for the offer.

Eating out with colleagues - I tend to ask for a side salad with either dressing on the side or no dressing and a bread roll. They can eat what they want. One time I shocked them by asking for an omlette with salad only no chips but it came with chips as well as salad - so I passed my chips down the table and didn't have 1.

You just have to get your head in the right place to be able to deal with these sort of events - and yes sometimes you have to feel quietly smug that you've succeeded, and not beat yourself up when you've not been as good as you'd wished.