Annoying friends and coworkers when you are dieting
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stare...just stare at them...force their gaze away like the lowly curr they are, and then once they turn away, draw your broaddsword* and cut off their head and then stand on their prostrate form and howl to the gods of battle, letting the entire office who has laid claim to this kill. Drag the body into your cubicle and then enjoy a high protein, high fat meal for your reward.
After doing this once, none of my coworkers dare ask me about "why I'm just eating rice cakes".
*if your sword is currently at the smith's being repaired from the trials of battle, then pull any weapon your office might have nearby off the wall and do the deed. If you office is lacking in wall mounted weaponry, find a new line of work, something more befitting a warrior.
LMAO - cannot wait to see my mother-in-law to try this!!0 -
You could always print this thread and leave it on her desk so she knows the majority think she is rude and an idiot :happy:0
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So, I just made myself some popcorn for a snack at work. A coworker of mine chimes in when she smells it and yells that it smells good and wants to know why I am eating it. I tell her it is low calorie and full of fiber. She replies that it is full of carbs and if I was REALLY on a diet or trying to get in shape that I wouldn't be eating it. What do you do when people say stuff like this to you? I feel that I should have never told anyone what I was doing. But it is the only way to shut down the request to go to lunch, have a slice of b-day cake, etc. How do you get people like this off or your back? I hate the critiques, judgements, and unsolicited advice. btw...most of the people giving it don't exactly look like Jillian Michaels. I want to say this, but I don't want to be tooo rude.
I'm lucky, I only work with a few people and they are more like the gym police (did you go to the gym this morning? What did you work?) which is good motivation but they don't do the food police thing.
You could go with the somewhat *****y reply of "I didn't realise you were into healthy eaten too. I've lost Xlbs so far (with eating carbs). How's it going for you?"
Or just go with "It seems to work for me" and start to comment on their food choices.0 -
Where do people get off - putting cupcakes and candy on ANYONE's desk? WTH? If you brought in extra, leave it in the kitchen - it will get eaten. Good grief! Maybe on Friday, I'll come in early and put salads out on everyone's desk... or a bowl of broccoli - on every desk. :noway:
So far, no one has questioned me if I'm eating something that doesn't seem very "diet-y" - they are much more likely to ask if I've been to the gym because they have seen the changes in my body over the last few months and can't think of anything else to say. My answer: yes! :happy:
I can not tell you how often I go in to work in the morning to find CANDY sitting on my desk. Mind you.......this is in MY office.with people Ive work with for up to 14 years....People WHO FU@KING KNOW IM A DIABETIC WITH 100 POUNDS TO LOSE!!! ya wanna talk frustrating?? Anger? I whip right on by angry into pissy right on into downright snotty. It still happens. Ive had cake appear......brownies.......licorice (which they also know Im allergic to)
What's that? Go to management or employee services you say? Hmmm interesting concept ...that. All they say is "you dont have to eat it...just throw it away"
So yeah..its irritating
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Where do people get off - putting cupcakes and candy on ANYONE's desk? WTH? If you brought in extra, leave it in the kitchen - it will get eaten. Good grief! Maybe on Friday, I'll come in early and put salads out on everyone's desk... or a bowl of broccoli - on every desk. :noway:
I do have one 'well-meaning' relative who brought in a box of donuts (an assortment--plain, powdered-sugar, and chocolate). I ate three over a few days.
Some people 'mean well', but I don't think they understand that YOU are trying to lose. Or they don't want to seem rude by not offering you their treats.0 -
The colleagues I have trouble with are the ones who bring in biscuits and cakes and chocolate from home into the office so they aren't tempted to eat them themselves, thereby tempting me to eat them instead! Or decide that we all need cheered up so go and buy loads of cakes, and then don't eat any themselves. I know that they don't actually shove the food down my throat, but not putting it under my nose would be more supportive.0
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Ahh the diet Nazis. There are a couple here that do that. Super annoying. I haven't had it happen to me personally but it annoys me to listen to them give unsolicited advice to others. One of them has NO business giving diet advice. She has a good 40+lbs to lose herself. She gets on diet kicks then thinks she's the diet goddess of the office. Funny how no one says a word when she's not in diet mode.
I have one of these in the office as well. On every diet you can think of and is a goddess of them all (Ideal Protien, Advocare, ect.). :grumble:0 -
One of the reasons people do this sort of thing is because they see you enjoying something that they have previously denied themselves while on a super low-cal diet that consisted of lettuce leaves and it just makes them see red :explode:
They don't think it's fair that you should enjoy something when they weren't able to. It's jealousy--and if they've noticed that you've lost even the smallest amount of weight, those stakes go double.0 -
You could always print this thread and leave it on her desk so she knows the majority think she is rude and an idiot :happy:
I love this idea!
And I hates my coworkers sometimes. I always get our garden salad at Schlotzsky's because it's only 61 cal and full of veggies and fiber, but I get it without dressing because I like it better and it's healthier. And then one of them always, like seriously never fails, "you know our raspberry vinaigrette is fat-free right?" And each time I have to explain "fat-free" doesn't mean calorie, sugar, carb, or sodium free. It doesn't even necessarily equate to "healthy". Plus, I'm on a budget with my sodium and I drink so much diet soda try to cut from elsewhere when possible, same for calories. I try to cut where possible to save up for a fiber one brownie or chewy bar at the end of the night.0 -
Just throw 'em one of these:
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I can not tell you how often I go in to work in the morning to find CANDY sitting on my desk. Mind you.......this is in MY office.with people Ive work with for up to 14 years....People WHO FU@KING KNOW IM A DIABETIC WITH 100 POUNDS TO LOSE!!! ya wanna talk frustrating?? Anger? I whip right on by angry into pissy right on into downright snotty. It still happens. Ive had cake appear......brownies.......licorice (which they also know Im allergic to)
What's that? Go to management or employee services you say? Hmmm interesting concept ...that. All they say is "you dont have to eat it...just throw it away"
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Your co-workers KNOW you're diabetic with a 100 pounds to lose and leave that stuff on your desk??? That's CRAZY! I cannot believe that anyone would do such a thing (but, I can believe management at most places of employment would respond that way). It's almost enough to wanna holler "harassment"! That's terrible...I wish I could help you punch those people right in the throat! :mad:
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I vote just throw the donut at them. Make sure it's thoroughly drenched in its own sweet syrupy disgustingness. Then aim straight for the crotch so they have to go wipe it off or live with a reminder for the rest of the day.
Or I mean... if that's too extreme, aiming for the trash can and conveniently letting it fly by their face works, too.0 -
I have found that a simple, "Nope, I'm good, thanks," along with a smile goes quite far. I've said it enough times that now everyone leaves me alone. That, and, I've started using headphones at my desk so people can't talk to me about what I am eating/what I should be eating/what new crazy diet they're on/or that there's cake in the breakroom. :devil:0
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I just laugh off unsoloicited weight loss tips from folks who look like they have no idea what they're talking about.
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i would just say, "Well, this works for me. So far so good. I've lost X lbs, how much have you lost?"
^^^^ this^^^^
I agree....sometimes just a few words do more good than anything. And forget the word "diet". Diets fail, it needs to be a lifestyle change. Good luck.0 -
I'm kind of a **** about it. They point out what I am eating and I point out the way their body looks and then mention how much weight I have lost so far compared to them. That usually shuts them up.0
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You laugh at that, but in all truth, it probably IS sabatoge. My wife is overweight and used to continually bring in sweets, knowing that I have a sweet tooth, and diabetes. I dont think she was trying to kill me, but wanted "company" in her overweight state. I think since my daughter and I have been working on her with peer pressure, she seems to be cracking, and is finally changing her eating habits a little. I bought her a fitbit (my daughter and I both have one) to help her get addicted to being more fit.0
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Actually that IS harrassment. When they leave stuff on the desk that you are alergic to, bring it up with the manager. they dont want a medical law suit on their hands.0
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Where do people get off - putting cupcakes and candy on ANYONE's desk? WTH? If you brought in extra, leave it in the kitchen - it will get eaten. Good grief! Maybe on Friday, I'll come in early and put salads out on everyone's desk... or a bowl of broccoli - on every desk. :noway:
Hahaha, this made me chuckle.0 -
You are doing this for YOU, not those who set out to sabotage or belittle your efforts. I know it's hard, but try not to engage in discussion with those who pass judgement.
I have learnt to keep my goals mostly to myself, in all areas of my life, because there are those who try to sabotage, criticise, out-do, or even worse point out when I fail. Only my husband and one friend know I am doing this.0 -
Luckily my co-workers are considerate and don't do this to me! However, I love to bake and love to take things in for them to try. Little do they know they are low cal, healthy treats!! Made them flourless, butterless cake brownies last week....they were a big hit! They are my guinea pigs....little do they know!
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My coworkers are always trying to get me to eat pizza, cake, cookies, etc. I always bring my own food to work and everyone has to make comments about what I'm eating. I could care less about their food. No, I'm not a fitness model and neither are they, but they just need to mind their own business. Just tell your coworker you appreciate her concern, but this is what you prefer to eat and go about your day. I hate those people that think carbs are bad. I get that all the time, too.0
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I guess it sucks that your co-worker can't eat carbs like you can. I tell people to try and take it away from me when they say "You can't eat that". After the first smackdown, they learn quick to shut up about the chocolate and pasta.
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I eat popcorn all the time...?!! and... so what- you got to have carbs to live- eating zero carbs is retarded. But since you seem pretty laid back and dont like people in your biz, the moment she said "smells good, what are you eating" i would tell her, "nevermind its healthy carbs, you wouldnt like it".:flowerforyou:
besides what idiot dosent recoignize the smell of popcorn...im just saying:huh:0 -
You could always print this thread and leave it on her desk so she knows the majority think she is rude and an idiot :happy:
ahahahha....I think I will! thanks for the advice everyone!0 -
So, I just made myself some popcorn for a snack at work. A coworker of mine chimes in when she smells it and yells that it smells good and wants to know why I am eating it. I tell her it is low calorie and full of fiber. She replies that it is full of carbs and if I was REALLY on a diet or trying to get in shape that I wouldn't be eating it. What do you do when people say stuff like this to you? I feel that I should have never told anyone what I was doing. But it is the only way to shut down the request to go to lunch, have a slice of b-day cake, etc. How do you get people like this off or your back? I hate the critiques, judgements, and unsolicited advice. btw...most of the people giving it don't exactly look like Jillian Michaels. I want to say this, but I don't want to be tooo rude.
I love that comment!! Jillian Michaels!! I try to never actually mention anything about being on a diet... I might say that I am trying not to eat so much junk or trying to get in more fruits and vegetables. I am not a carb watcher. Food/Calories are Food/Calories in my book! You get em' girl!0 -
I just say "it's working for me so far, so I must be doing something right." It usually shuts them up.0
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Unfortunately, everyone thinks they're an expert so you're not going to be able to avoid unsolicited advice. What I tell people is that I'm not actually on a "diet", per se. I'm modifying what I eat, my "diet" in general, so that I can lose weight in a healthy way. I then tell them that the beauty of this is that I can eat anything I WANT whenever I want it - I just need to make the best choices for me at the time. And that as long as I'm within my calorie goals, I'm fine. I then go on to tell them that diets don't work - sure, you can lose weight quicker that way, but you can't sustain the weight loss and that's what I'm all about. This whole journey is about finding what works for me - which may or may not be what works for other people.
Long story short, what I'm basically doing is telling them what I'm doing with excitement, and with way more details than they really want to hear, So, they back down quickly and stop with the advice. I didn't realize what I was doing at first - all I knew was this was what I was doing and it was working. But, then I started realizing how people were reacting to what I was saying. Most still don't believe they could lose weight that way - it's easier to be led by a diet than to make personal choices.
Anyway, that's what works for me.0 -
Hmmmm..I respect the fact you feel that way...used correctly annoys people and shuts down the convo0
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As someone who has lost a significant amount of weight in the last 2 years I get this all the time. Luckily I have thick skin and don't let it get to me.
I usually reply, "last I checked I am an adult and I can eat whatever I like". Then they realize how ridiculous they are being.
Sometimes I am in the break room with rice cakes and peanut butter, and sometimes I will partake in the pot luck or baked good sale they have, but the point is I planned ahead and knew how to fit it all in.0
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