Does anyone work in an office that sabotages them?

kliermann

I get offered beer at my office... Probably because I work with a bunch of dudes lol

awsome!!!!!! lol

Calliope610

Does the grocery store sabotage you when you go shopping? I mean, all those offerings of such a wide variety of foods. How do you resist?

smantha32

I just tell them I don't eat sugar. And then I don't eat it.
If they bring something not sugary, then I already ate.

jenf330

Haha! Just had this problem today. For birthdays we always have a variety of cupcakes brought in from a local bakery. In the past, I've actually gone as far as to pick up a cupcake, claim I had to get back to work so I'd eat it at my desk, then toss it in the trash in my office. Yeah, I know that's pathetic. But the one time I tried to explain that I was trying to cut back on sweets, they laughed at me and said it was a "special occasion". Today I got suckered into standing there so I just ate the stupid cupcake and now I feel awful. Like literally, the cupcake has irritated my stomach. Awesome.

earvizu92

Look away, look away!!!

kliermann

Does the grocery store sabotage you when you go shopping? I mean, all those offerings of such a wide variety of foods. How do you resist?

if the store offered only bad food for free i would say yes

themelmac

I used to have a co-worker who would not eat sweets of any kind - candy, cakes, pie, etc. - nothing, zip, zilch, nada.

She was the same co-worker who would just whip up a batch of brownies or cookie bars and bring them into the office for a "special treat".

We swore she was trying to fatten us all up to make herself look better :laugh:

_Liz_M_

When offered 'bad' food, would be a good time to do an exercise. Try clenching your lips and shaking the head vigorously from side to side. :laugh: Sabotage buddies are a pest. I live with one. He is called "hubby". :grumble:

ItsCasey

I'll usually grab something and then say I have to eat it at my cubicle.... I'm very busy, etc. Then I'll throw it away and later on tell whoever made it that it was DEEELISH!

And who cares if it's wasting food. Peach cobbler sucks and I rescued a few hundred calories from someone.

I do this when people actually bring me something individually. It's easier than flat out rejecting what the other person made or bought for you.

But fortunately, most of our office will just put stuff in the break room, and it's kind of an "eat it if you want" thing, which makes it easier to avoid. No one's going to know I didn't eat any unless they come and ask me.

kliermann

Haha! Just had this problem today. For birthdays we always have a variety of cupcakes brought in from a local bakery. In the past, I've actually gone as far as to pick up a cupcake, claim I had to get back to work so I'd eat it at my desk, then toss it in the trash in my office. Yeah, I know that's pathetic. But the one time I tried to explain that I was trying to cut back on sweets, they laughed at me and said it was a "special occasion". Today I got suckered into standing there so I just ate the stupid cupcake and now I feel awful. Like literally, the cupcake has irritated my stomach. Awesome.

Yup the lumpia got me jacked up feel sick and got the itis it not a good combo

kliermann

When offered 'bad' food, would be a good time to do an exercise. Try clenching your lips and shaking the head vigorously from side to side. :laugh: Sabotage buddies are a pest. I live with one. He is called "hubby". :grumble:

ha yup im the saboture in my family my wife hates me for it haha

mjpush

Just say it looks great, wish you were hungry now, but may get some later. That way they don't get defensive about their own choices. Also, I like to think of my ability to say "no thanks" like it is a muscle I'm flexing. The more I do it the stronger it gets. So.. thank those co workers for giving you a great work out every day.

_Liz_M_

When offered 'bad' food, would be a good time to do an exercise. Try clenching your lips and shaking the head vigorously from side to side. :laugh: Sabotage buddies are a pest. I live with one. He is called "hubby". :grumble:

ha yup im the saboture in my family my wife hates me for it haha

Willing to bet she has you tagged. :laugh:

stumblinthrulife

Haha! Just had this problem today. For birthdays we always have a variety of cupcakes brought in from a local bakery. In the past, I've actually gone as far as to pick up a cupcake, claim I had to get back to work so I'd eat it at my desk, then toss it in the trash in my office. Yeah, I know that's pathetic. But the one time I tried to explain that I was trying to cut back on sweets, they laughed at me and said it was a "special occasion". Today I got suckered into standing there so I just ate the stupid cupcake and now I feel awful. Like literally, the cupcake has irritated my stomach. Awesome.

You don't owe them any sort of explanation, you know that, right? You can just say "No, I don't want one, thanks. They look great though, enjoy." Don't leave space for rebuttal. "Awwww but it's a special occasion!" can also be rebutted with "And I'm really happy, I just don't want a cupcake/donut/big mac/gallon of ice cream between two desk sized poptarts right now".

At most, these people are enabling you to sabotage yourself. Absolutely none of the blame for what you chose to put in your mouth belongs with them.

dawningr

Yes.. Cookies, cakes, cupcakes, team lunches, etc..

Except for 10 weeks a year when there's a company health challenge, then suddenly everyone is health minded :indifferent:

Trechechus

lizbeth926

I think that 'sabotage' is the operative word when it comes to an office environment! lol I came in today to two trays of brownies and two trays of large cookies. It was very hard to walk away.

I teamed up with a co-worker and we ensure we have healthy snacks that we can grab to help ourselves stay in control!!! Just starting my journey and I need all the help I can get!!

kliermann

haha nice

stumblinthrulife

I have a saying in my office - your poor time management is not my idea of urgent.

I think I need a new one - your lack of willpower is not my idea of sabotage.

Examples of real diet sabotage -

Being given something and told that it has 25 calories, when it really has 250 calories.
Being held down by two co-workers while another force feeds you cake.

If the first has happened, I suggest you double check everything that person tells you in future. If the second happens, file an assault charge.

ItsCasey

Does the grocery store sabotage you when you go shopping? I mean, all those offerings of such a wide variety of foods. How do you resist?

if the store offered only bad food for free i would say yes

Not only that, but you go to the grocery store for the purpose of buying food (you don't go to work looking for food), you get to choose what you buy, and you don't have to worry about offending the store owner because you chose fruit over cookies. It's not the same thing at all.

At some point though, you just have to stand up for yourself and say no. I feel bad even when I'm at a family function and have to turn down someone's beloved dessert. At Easter, my sister-in-law's mom made two different desserts (a cake and a cobbler), and she asked me to try them. I said no. She later asked me to take some home with me. I said no again. I think she felt insulted, but this is someone who KNOWS that I don't eat things like that, and I feel like people need to get it through their heads that at a pot-luck sort of meal, you bring your dish and you let people choose whether or not to eat it. You don't try to cram it down their throats and get mad when they don't want any.