Does anyone else get made fun of?

I bring my lunch to work daily. I find it easier to make healthy choices when I'm making it myself, rather than running out to fast food on my lunch hour. I bring salads, wraps, leftovers from dinner the night before.

I get A LOT of comments from coworkers for it. Such as "Salad again?!", "You know you can eat pizza once in a while, it wont kill you", and my personal favorite "Ugh, you eat so healthy. Try a cheeseburger sometime".

I'm not thin. I'm a size 16 down from an 18/20. I know what pizza and cheeseburgers are. Thats how I got into this mess. I try to tell myself theyre just trying to make themselves feel better about their fast food lunch choices. But its really annoying.

Does anyone else have this happening to them?

I'm lucky where I work-I only work with one other lady and she is a health nut -next time someone makes a comment tell them you would rather make healthy choices!

Get used to it, it will never stop.

Not at all. In fact, when we have parties (and NOT at my request!), whoever organizes makes sure there's something there for me. I mean, part of that is I'm vegetarian, but also they make sure it's something healthy.

And, really, almost everyone I work with -- men and women -- are working on their own weight, at all different stages. A group of us used to get together and do yoga at lunch twice a week, too. We had to stop when we switched buildings. :-(

I work with some great people, I guess.

I watched this happen to a coworker when she decided to change her lifestyle and eat healthier foods and be more fit. The snide remarks others made were just unbelieveable, and I felt that a good portion of them were based on sheer jealousy.

For this reason, I've chosen not to advertise that I'm trying to change my lifestyle. Only a few close friends (and my poor coworker that went through this) know what I'm trying to accomplish.

I plan ahead for office celebrations. I scope out what's there, take small portions of the things I'll truly enjoy, and then sneak in some healthier food at my desk, if necessary.

As for daily lunches, I frequently eat at my desk (even though it's frowned upon) or I'm "so busy with a project" that I don't go to the lunchroom until everyone else is on their way back to their desks.

I realize how ludicrous it is to be "sneaking around" with my lunches, but life is too short to put up with daily negativity from coworkers. It's just easier for me to avoid it.

Most people get hung up about food, and my guess is, they look at what you are doing and know that they should be more conscientious about what they eat, so they try to prevent themselves from feeling guilty by making fun of you. When you realize that they are jealous (and in a way, this may be their way of saying 'way to go!') maybe you can view their comments as compliments and not allow them to annoy you.

I love it that you stood up for yourself. Damn bullies.

Happens here too. From family mostly. ANNOYING.

Not anymore…I have a way of getting people in person to make wiser choices when they speak to me. The trick is…I talk back in a clever way that will make you look stupid! :bigsmile:

People hate and can’t control their own voice of ignorance. Give them a big I am smarter than you smile and brush your shoulders

:laugh: Tell them b!tches get stitches :laugh:

Seriously, if you have asked them to lay off, you could always give them a dose of their own medicine. Ugh, fast food again? Do you know what that does to your fatty, bloated, salt riddled body? :frown:

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:laugh: Tell them b!tches get stitches :laugh:

Seriously, if you have asked them to lay off, you could always give them a dose of their own medicine. Ugh, fast food again? Do you know what that does to your fatty, bloated, salt riddled body? :frown:

I had a Fruit 2 Go in the fridge one time and my co-worker lamented about sugar in it. But he's kind of a nutter. But my co-workers don't normally comment on my food.

For a while I was getting soup from a cafeteria down the hall, like, every single day. Those really thick soups too - beer cheese, creamy wild rice, German sausage chowder (basically anything nasty lol) and once the caf girl was training someone new. She said to the trainee "Oh this girl gets soup, like, every day. I swear she's on a broth diet."

...Yeah. Well if beer cheese is a broth diet then paint me green and call me Gumby. Also? Um, I'm right here. I can hear you.

You know what I hate? When there's going to be an early morning meeting at work and they tell you beforehand that they'll provide breakfast, and instead of like muffins and fruit, it's donuts.

I get this as well. I've come to the conclusion that these people are just envious of you. They're simply jealous of how you're able to control this aspect of your life. I feel as though most of these people (deep down) wouldn't want to see you succeed. Seriously, it's like... "Are you serious? Yes, I know I can eat a cheeseburger and still live... come on now." Very annoying indeed. Don't let the teasing mess with your dedication to a long healthy life. Keep doing you!

No, it doesn't happen where I work now. Most people seem to eat home lunch, and most of those lunches look pretty healthy. People here tend to mind their own business.
In the past I worked at an office where some of the women just had to comment on everyone's lunch because they were the self-appointed commentators. I remember once eating plain yogurt with some honey I put on it and having one of them say "Ewww! Who eats yogurt and honey?"

As the others said those people in your office are probably jealous and threatened by your new eating habits. Ignore them. You're on the right path.