What foods do your co-workers eat?

jujulamb

My co worker eats pretty bad stuff on a daily, I have watched her gain like 25lbs in the past year and a half. When she first started working with me she would make rude comments that I eat like a stupid rabbit. Then her doctor gave her bad lab results and she wanted to change her eating habits. I offered to help, it lasted a week and she quit. She often makes comments that she needs to lose weight! I at this point no longer give a rats about her weight, health or body because she can give a rats about herself. My goal is to lose and maintain and he healthy. I no longer take her comments to heart I just look at her and think, you are total motivation for me of what not to eat..sounds rude but its true.

Ali_TSO

oh my god, let me count the cals...... My co-worker eats horribly for lunch EVERY day.

ummm.....

Monday:
2 cups steamed white rice - 410
1 FULL cup shrimp sauce - 792
hibachi shrimp - 134
ranch Japanese salad - 193
TOTAL = 1529

Today:
Five Guys double cheeseburger with mushrooms - 840
large cajun fries - 1474
TOTAL = 2314 (414 more than my entire daily allowance)

Ali_TSO

My co worker eats pretty bad stuff on a daily, I have watched her gain like 25lbs in the past year and a half. When she first started working with me she would make rude comments that I eat like a stupid rabbit. Then her doctor gave her bad lab results and she wanted to change her eating habits. I offered to help, it lasted a week and she quit. She often makes comments that she needs to lose weight! I at this point no longer give a rats about her weight, health or body because she can give a rats about herself. My goal is to lose and maintain and he healthy. I no longer take her comments to heart I just look at her and think, you are total motivation for me of what not to eat..sounds rude but its true.

and this... :grumble:

sportyredhead01

There's one that eats Top Ramen and Capri Suns.

The other eats frozen pizzas and drinks nothing but soda. No water at all..ever.
The no water thing really baffles me since I'm constantly drinking water all.flippin.day.

I eat my home-packed salad (most days) which people oooh and aaah over. They say "Wow, that looks SO good" or "I wish my lunch looked as good as yours."

I think it's funny because their lunch COULD look like that but they choose otherwise.

GFab

My co worker eats pretty bad stuff on a daily, I have watched her gain like 25lbs in the past year and a half. When she first started working with me she would make rude comments that I eat like a stupid rabbit. Then her doctor gave her bad lab results and she wanted to change her eating habits. I offered to help, it lasted a week and she quit. She often makes comments that she needs to lose weight! I at this point no longer give a rats about her weight, health or body because she can give a rats about herself. My goal is to lose and maintain and he healthy. I no longer take her comments to heart I just look at her and think, you are total motivation for me of what not to eat..sounds rude but its true.

I have a couplle of those too!!! I love how they make comments about me dissappearing and saying they need to do the same and when you offer the help they make some excuse on why they can't.....whatever!!!

_Ivian

I consider myself really lucky because at my office, we have a kitchen, literally in the middle of the office, equipped with a fully stocked fridge, goodies everywhere (both healthy and not so healthy), stocked pantry, fruits galore, and a chef that makes breakfast and lunch for us every day. She really does try to accommodate everyone. I'm the youngest here so she kind of took the role of my second mom (we're super close!). When she's coming up with the menu for the week, she'll ask me what I feel like having and be conscious of my healthier eating habits. She normally uses organic products and cooks things in a healthy fashion so I don't have to try hard to stay under control.

She'll still make amazing desserts like rice pudding, cakes, cinnamon rolls, cookies, carrot cake and brownies for the afternoon crowd but I won't go near it :laugh: Everyone in my office tends to eat the same way since it's what's being provided for us. Some will eat more than others but for the most part, clients and co-workers, will have the same thing.

lchovet

I work in a factory with mainly men, a lot of single men, vending machines and only 30 min for lunch. You can imagine what it looks like most days.

specialemy

I admit it, I'm one of those co-workers that brings in unhealthy stuff (cookies, cream crackers, cake, etc.)...but ocassionally I bring in fruit to share. I'm secretly fattening them up perhaps? *chuckle* Btw, I brought in cookies and brownies yesterday, I'm bad I know

TheBraveryLover

Most bring standard lunches from home (i.e. sandwiches, pasta, frozen dinners, etc.) and a couple of times a week or less they'll order out.

I don't think I've ever looked at a person's food choice (let along a co-worker) and "felt bad" for them because of it being high calorie or "unhealthy". But to each his own.

redheaddee

FAST FOOD. Wendy's, Rush's, Cracker Barrel, and it is a daily occurrence. I am easily influenced when it comes to food, so the smell of french fries can potentially derail my entire day. I have taken to hiding in my office at lunch (which is fine: my chair is more comfy and I have Netlix on my phone, LOL), and they have finally stopped asking me if I want anything.

Sockimobi

Mine eats roughly oooh, erm, ZERO! Then calls me out for non stop eating if I dare have a wrap and an apple in the same 8 hour period.

She's over weight, eats nothing (at work at least) and complains that she should be a stick woman.

NavyKnightAh13

well, most of my co-workers usually go away for lunch (one of them yesterday went out in the rain for fast food) but i don't. heck, i won't take my lunch break till the very end of my shift (so between 4-7.5 hours without eating) because its like, the more work i get done, the happier i can feel, and then i have class so add another almost two hours, which my classmates will eat anything from beef jerky to chips and not gain a frickin pound and are skinny. the one that makes me cringe is mountain dew (i actually get nauseated drinking it, no clue why) and so i refuse to drink it. My husband on the other hand, he will eat a lot of processed foods, even though i try to eat healthier. so i am not really sure what is worst.

redheaddee

I consider myself really lucky because at my office, we have a kitchen, literally in the middle of the office, equipped with a fully stocked fridge, goodies everywhere (both healthy and not so healthy), stocked pantry, fruits galore, and a chef that makes breakfast and lunch for us every day. She really does try to accommodate everyone. I'm the youngest here so she kind of took the role of my second mom (we're super close!). When she's coming up with the menu for the week, she'll ask me what I feel like having and be conscious of my healthier eating habits. She normally uses organic products and cooks things in a healthy fashion so I don't have to try hard to stay under control.
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I want to know where you work?! And are they hiring??

miranda_mom

The only thing that bothers me is the birthdays or other celebrations. Since I started in my department three years ago, the department size has doubled. And we celebrate every single birthday.
The good news is that those of us who have been trying to watch what we eat have had a positive effect. Now, it is not always cake. For one co-worker's birthday, I brought in pineapple angel food cake and homemade fruit salad. Since then, I have started to see a few more healthy things brought in instead of always cake and doughnuts.
What I don't like is when people ask "Oh you aren't having anything" or "Just take a little more" if they think the piece I've taken is too small.

Faintgreeneyes

We have a small office here, and all of us with the exception of one lady bring our own lunches. I usually bring in either left overs from dinner the night before, or will make myself a sandwich and have veggies and fruit as a side- and usually one sweet thing for dessert.

The others do the same, sandwiches or left overs- some bring in smartones or healthy choice frozen meals. One goes out everyday for lunch- I am not sure what it is that she gets, but she tells me all the time that she needs to get back to the gym. I offer to have her go with me during lunch, but so far she turns me down. One day she will change her mind!

I think we as a whole eat fairly healthy- most of the women are on Weight Watchers and go for walks during their lunch hour so its nice to feel supported.

I do get made fun of occasionally because when we do have the random meal ordered in, I will usually only eat the veggies that are supplied and or a salad- so people will say "oh, sarah's full, she just ate some cucumbers" which is somewhat annoying.

lynseybreit

Last week I watched my desk mate eat half a box of Triscuits and half a wheel of brie, then polish the other half the next day. It just looked so monochromatic it made me sick. She flushes these down with a sprite. Barf.

BridgetMiko

cake. . . every damn day there is cake SOMEWHERE in this office

This is my office to a T! Someone always has something they brought in! The flip side is that if I ever have leftover sweets or candy (post-holidays usually) I can leave it in the lunchroom and it will disappear before 11:00 a.m.

yelpat

People tend to eat a lot of french fries around here and Thai food. Makes my mouth water!

infamousmk

I have no idea what my co-workers eat because I'm too busy worrying about my own life.

That's too bad. I care about the garbage they are eating and want them to be healthy. I work in a small office with just 2 other girls and we actually like each other.

I kind of look at it this way - I can want in one hand and *kitten* in the other... but at the end of the day, my CWs are going to have to want to be healthy on their own.

collinj8

cake. . . every damn day there is cake SOMEWHERE in this office

This is my office to a T! Someone always has something they brought in! The flip side is that if I ever have leftover sweets or candy (post-holidays usually) I can leave it in the lunchroom and it will disappear before 11:00 a.m.

I want to work in that office.

Trutra

There are 15 of us in our office and apart from 2 of us the others eat pretty unhealthily.
They often bring food from home to share, which is mostly curry and usually swimming in oil. Sometimes pasta, but with a cream based sauce or pizza or instant noodles. However, these are actually the good days.
Within walking distance of us we have (in order of closeness lol) ................ our students canteen which sells toasted sandwiches, pies etc, what we call a cafe which sells pretty much the same but also crisps, sweets etc. KFC, a fish and chip shop which also sells curries, samoosas etc. A pizza place, ANOTHER curry shop, a burger shop, chinese, ANOTHER burger shop and an italian place! This is all within about 500m either way of my office. So, any day at least half of the staff eat from one of those places. Favourite meal is............ fries on a roti with curry gravy and cheese! Or the same combination with roll instead of roti. This is from a girl who is vegetarian because "meat is just so unhealthy!"
That is the food, there is also cake, biscuits, coke, crisps, chocolate etc flying around EVERY. FIVE. MINUTES.

I dont comment much, and I must admit that they do not pressure me to eat with them, so I cant complain. The other girl that eats healthily goes to the same dietician as me, so we support each other.

tonicandgin

luckily a few of my cooworkers are also eating fairly healthy, one that is committed like i am- we help eachother, but the ones that dont, they eat very badly, chips and pop daily, fast food takeout mostly for lunch, chocolate bars, and one that brings leftovers from home but his plate would feed a family of four easily. And once a month the office brings in pizza and wings and cakes, and breakfast -danishes, cinnabons, croissants.

_Ivian

I consider myself really lucky because at my office, we have a kitchen, literally in the middle of the office, equipped with a fully stocked fridge, goodies everywhere (both healthy and not so healthy), stocked pantry, fruits galore, and a chef that makes breakfast and lunch for us every day. She really does try to accommodate everyone. I'm the youngest here so she kind of took the role of my second mom (we're super close!). When she's coming up with the menu for the week, she'll ask me what I feel like having and be conscious of my healthier eating habits. She normally uses organic products and cooks things in a healthy fashion so I don't have to try hard to stay under control.

I want to know where you work?! And are they hiring??

Lol I work at a recording studio in Miami...At the moment, we're not hiring

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MNA76

I'm not sure about what they pack in their lunch, but every Thursday and sometimes Fridays, they always have donuts, cakes, cookies, muffins etc. Also, they do hot dog or gyro Fridays.

clynch1968

Several of my coworkers are on that "Medifast" diet, so I always seem them eating some of the prepackaged stuff they buy from them.. never looks that great to me.

Same where I work. It's eaten from a coffe cup & I have been told by the medifasters that "medifast puts somthing in it to make you feel full." hmmm....

LadyQueefsalot

I live in Colorado where everyone is crazy health-conscious, so most of my co-workers eat pretty healthy, lots of salads, whole-grain cereal, Subway, Garbanzo's, stuff from home, etc. That being said- there is one morbidly obese guy on my team who moved here from Chicago looks exactly like comic book guy, and he eats awful- TONS of sweets, candy, donuts, Mexican fast food, american fast food, hot dogs, etc. It bums me out for him. I think that his "yummy" food is his only comfort.

I've actually noticed recently that the Colorado transplants tend to eat the least healthy. My boss is from Atlanta by way of Chicago and he turns his nose up at my salads, or hummus, or yogurt chicken salad in favor of either a "low-carb" diet of turkey meat, raw veggies and cheese (that never lasts more than three days) or just goes balls out and gets a double cheeseburger and root beer float at dairy queen or Steak-n-Shake. One of the other guys that transferred from Atlanta gets pizza a lot, and one time even got one of those cheeseburgers with the "bun" made from two donuts!! I think it's a regional viewpoint of food. I ate a lot worse in Florida than I do now, just because Colorado has so many healthy options.

Najay

Let's make this simple....CRAP!

DaBossLady24

A TON of Lean Cuisine, Weight Watchers and all other high sodium frozen meals... on a daily rotation. :grumble:

kk281

i work with a guy, he's in his late 40's diabetic and overweight. he will go to any fried chicken restaurant any day of the week. then goes home and his wife usually makes homemade fried chicken fingers, he guzzles coke like its water. i can totaly understand where he is at but all i can do is look at him and ask myself "wow is that what i was like?"

Brandicaloriecountess

Idk, I'm too self centered to notice.