Weightloss-Workplace, advice/help ... please! ;)

How much of it do you have to have? A few sips or bites won't hurt as long as you account for the calories in your overall food plan. Do you have to have some of everything? Why not have water as your beverage and then have some of the granola and/or canned fruit for a snack.

Also, why don't you suggest some healthier choices? Baby carrots are healthy and kids tend to like them. Raisons make a great snack and are generally pretty cheap and easy. Peanut butter and celery---loved it when I was a kid. Same with cream cheese and celery. Grapes or sliced apples are good in place of canned fruit, healthier, probably cheaper and kids like them too.

I'd tell that lady to get stuffed!

Talk to your supervisor and get her/him to intervene with the other lady. By being your desired weight you will be happier, less likely to get ill, and still a good example. Yes, little kids don't always know the cues that say "I'm hungry" but you should also be able to model listening to your body and not eating when you are not hungry.

Worst comes to worst, can you get your doctor or a dietician to write a letter exempting you from eating snack? Seems silly that an adult has to do that, but it may be what you need.

Or, eat an alternative snack (if allowed) of something basically calorie free, like a small stalk of celery (with nothing on it,) and some water. (Get in those 8 glasses a day!) Also, you can explain to the kids that kids need more energy producing food because they are growing. Unless they are under 1 or 2, they should be able to understand that you don't need to eat the same way that you do.

It may be that the older woman is threatened by your weight loss and is using this as a way to get you off track.

If you have to eat a snack, I agree with other posters. See if you can substitute a snack of your choice. However, it might be a good teaching opportunity to talk about not eating if you're not hungry. My husband and I have spent most of our lives being overweight. Part of my struggle includes emotional eating, not wanting to waste food, eating just because it is there, etc. We have a two year old who is VERY inconsistent with is eating habits. He will chow down like a maniac some days and then just want to graze the next. We try to be very aware of not telling him he has to eat just because it is meal time or finish his meal if he isn't hungry so that he doesn't develop the same habits we had.