Dealing with a coworker who always offers food!

I suspect this person isn't doing it to be mean, but rather it's her habit. Some people are brought up with "always share when you bring food". That's not a bad attitude - it's actually a nice, polite thing to do. It's just really hard for people who are watching their food intake.

Sorry that the temptation is ever-present. I hope it gets easier for you.

This is your decision and your journey. Just accept the fact that she will continue to bring things in. Be prepared to politely say no. You do not need to explain yourself to her. Just say no thank you and let it go. You cannot control what others do but you can control how you react. Food at work and cooworkers offering food is a difficult situation and it will always be there no matter what. so you need to have your plan of how you will respond, resist and react. good luck, you can do this.

Unfortunately no. For some reason some people just don't get it. I had a co-worker who was very thin and ate a take-out breakfast (including fried hash browns), a huge lunch and would eat ice cream in the afternoon then go home and eat dinner. This woman never worked out...she always asked me if I wanted ice cream, etc. I always said no. I finally decided it just wasn't worth being upset over and told her no. She had been skinny her whole life and was around 50 and still skinny. She literally had no clue what it is like to struggle with your weight and have to be very meticulous in what you eat if you want to lose weight. She really didn't mean any harm and I would just hold up my raw carrots or fruit and ask her if she wanted some which she would reply "no":laugh:

I'm sure it's annoying, but I think the best response is a simple, "no thank you". Saying anything more could jeopardize your working relationship; I don't think it's worth it.

Make up a sign saying "No" or a picture of a fairy cake with a giant cross over it and then hold it up if she offers you food? Depends on her personality, my colleagues would find that funny and not have any hard feelings :laugh:

Take em and enjoy em. A few tastes won't hurt anything. Maybe. lol

Its not nice, but you need to more strong and tell her no, even if you have to tell them every single day. We have that all the time in our office and I always say no, because at the end of the day its all about my health and not anyone elses. I have my own snacks and the people who I work with are aware, they do ask me, but I alway say no.

Sounds like you are doing ok, but the only person who could undo it all, is you.

No thanks but i have a snack already!!!! and bring healthy snack and offer them yours.
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This is always a tough one, I just say no and stick to my guns. The reality is that these people don't have the same health and fitness goals as i do, so I try not to take frustrations out on them. They don't seem to understand how hard it is to maintain any kind of weight loss, or even to lose the weight. If the same coworker continually asks me to try their food, I explain to them that I while I appreciate the offer, I am trying to not eat sugar, too many simple carbs... whatever it takes for them to understand.

I can say it's not always easy to get them to understand, but I'm doing it for me and my health...

Don't get too angry with her. I highly doubt she is trying to be inconsiderate. In fact, I bet she is just trying to be friendly and social. She probably didn't even give it a second thought when she offered... again.

I think this should just be a lesson in willpower for you. There will always be food obstacles, and part of a healthy lifestyle is being able to say no to things you don't need.

Don't take it to heart.

I have to say no to food all the time without people even offering. Every food commercial, every restaurant I drive by, every time I go to the kitchen for a glass of water. It's part of the journey to not letting food control you.

I'm sure it's annoying, but I think the best response is a simple, "no thank you". Saying anything more could jeopardize your working relationship; I don't think it's worth it.

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grab the food and THROW IT ON THE GROUND

just say "no thank you." every day. short, sweet, and polite. and it takes nothing out of you to just say "no, thank you," but it takes a lot to get all worked up and direct so much anger at this person. try to remember that this person isn't asking to be cruel or mean; it is likely how he/she was raised, to share. your irritation stems from your own situation (if you weren't trying to watch your food intake, you probably wouldn't mind being offered food)...

my stepdad drinks coffee only once in a blue moon, but my mom still offers it to him every morning. she isn't offering to be rude, she's offering because 1 time out of 100, he might say yes. and those other 99 times, he says, "no, thank you," and goes back to reading his paper.

Instead of expecting your co-worker to change, perhaps you need to challenge yourself to saying "No, thank you" as an automatic response and moving on. There's nothing to be gained by blowing up at or insulting this person, whose life/behavior happens to not revolve around your lifestyle change. Just a thought :-)

"No thanks" every time.

Hopefully you realize that she has her own problems with food insecurity.