Another work luncheon??

ChrissyMaez

Although once fun...now I find myself dreading them!! {insert horror music here}

I can remember a few years back when I was on a strict (but successful) health kick one of my coworkers told me there was talk that my notable weight loss (30 lbs) was due to starving myself since I never ate at the luncheons. Harsh!!! I remember thinking that these were probably the same people that would talk about me for being fat if I DID eat. I eventually began avoiding them altogether and continued with my great success.

Now I'm back in the same boat except now I am pretty much required to attend as I am the hostest (job required). Sometimes I eat with the group...sometimes I don't. I'm really lucky if there's a salad. Today for instance, we had lunch catered in. The lunch consisted of a mixed green salad w/fruit, chicken pasta, green beans, spinach, rolls, and assorted variety of desserts. Not bad...but I had to tweak it a little. I filled half my plate with salad (using my own FF ranch) ditching the fruit (staying away from all sugar at the moment) and added a small pouch of tuna, the other half was green beans & spinach. I am FULL!!

So although I was seemingly prepared today, this is not always the case. Those unprepared days are the ones I fear everyone staring at me wondering why isn't she eating!!!

How do you all handle this sort of thing??

bokodasu

Our luncheons are almost always at restaurants, so I look up the menu and decide what to get before we go. If it's catered in, I usually bring my lunch and eat it at my desk beforehand, then fill my plate with lettuce or something and hope nobody notices. Sometimes we get those box lunches, and I eat a couple bites of everything. Mostly people don't pay attention if you don't make a big deal about it; it's just like nursing a drink at a bar, as long as you HAVE one people assume you're actually drinking it and don't notice it's the same one you've had for the last three hours.

ChrissyMaez

Our luncheons are almost always at restaurants, so I look up the menu and decide what to get before we go. If it's catered in, I usually bring my lunch and eat it at my desk beforehand, then fill my plate with lettuce or something and hope nobody notices. Sometimes we get those box lunches, and I eat a couple bites of everything. Mostly people don't pay attention if you don't make a big deal about it; it's just like nursing a drink at a bar, as long as you HAVE one people assume you're actually drinking it and don't notice it's the same one you've had for the last three hours.

Ha...great ideas! Thanks!