Avoiding free food at work?

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  • runfatmanrun
    runfatmanrun Posts: 1,090 Member
    Eat them and exercise more.
  • BritneysStuntDouble
    BritneysStuntDouble Posts: 849 Member
    Passing wind when the food is offered helps. Passing wind on the food itself also helps.
  • Mary6955
    Mary6955 Posts: 12
    I just bring my own food and pre-log my entire day so I know ahead of time that I have no room to eat any of that junk people brought in. Unless I DO want it, and in that case I still pre-log and work the rest of my food around the junk.

    Pre-logging is a great idea. I'm going to try that.
  • fun_b
    fun_b Posts: 199 Member
    What helps me is that I hate eating infront of strangers or people I work with. Therefore I tend to do the polite thing and grab less infront of them. But when I am relaxed, the hardest thing to resist are the sandwiches! I tend to be more choosy with the rest of the food. If it is chocolate, I tend to just pick one or two that I really crave. Luckily there are usually a couple that look nice but I know I won't miss out if I skip them.

    If I know in advance, I make sure I have a small breakfast incase I go over with the calories. I also try and imagine how much I will eat so I prepare mentally for how many calories I will consume.

    I definitely know where you are coming from though as I find myself in similar situations.
  • Klopford
    Klopford Posts: 129
    Another division in my office building was having a bake sale for donations RIGHT OUTSIDE MY WORK AREA. So I came on here to plan out my entire day and worked it around allowing myself a small strawberry cupcake, because it's very hard for me to say no to a cupcake! (At least I'm good at only having ONE if offered! :wink: )
  • slobkitten
    slobkitten Posts: 22
    If it's something you don't actually want to eat, here are my strategies for it:

    1. Stay physically away from it if you can.
    2. Chew gum
    3. Drink a lot of water
    4. Think of all the germs that might be on it from coworkers handling it.

    Even if you want some, but only want a little bit, take what you want, and then walk away from the supply. Good luck!

    this!!
    you just have to say no and ignore it. a lot of people leave things near my desk like sugary donuts, chocolate, crisps etc and i just move them into the kitchen out of my sight and ignore them. if you're craving something sweet take some fruit in, that'll do the trick! if you can look into buying a graze box, i usually snack on them when everyone else is eating so i don't feel left out but i get healthy snacks while they don't!
  • MyM0wM0w
    MyM0wM0w Posts: 2,008 Member
    I work for a huge corporation but our division is pretty small. I've just asked the co workers to put the stuff on the back table (furthest spot from my desk). I don't even go back there and look at it.

    That said, today I DID enjoy a piece of homemade Pecan COffee Cake, but I adjusted my pre-logged day to fit it in.

    For bigger company events I just don't go where the food is. If I have to attend I'll stick to the other side of the room and try to avoid seeing what goodies there are.
  • nonstopper
    nonstopper Posts: 1,108 Member
    the free food is always bad for you

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