My coworkers are making fun of my healthy eating habits

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  • Windy_
    Windy_ Posts: 1,012 Member
    You're coworkers are dilholes.
  • martyv73
    martyv73 Posts: 32 Member
    There is nothing wrong with what you are doing and they are just jealous they don't have the strength to make positive changes to their own lifestyle. Keep it up!!! Great job!
  • Firefox7275
    Firefox7275 Posts: 2,040 Member
    I don't think they are really making fun of what you're eating so much as they are making fun of the way you are eating. I have never really seem someone eat a tomato or green pepper whole without cutting or slicing them up soo I would honestly think that is weird too. People make fun of things that they don't see as "normal", that doesn't make it right but its a fact of life.

    Indeed *some* people do and it can be labelled bullying, racism, bigoted or plain rude .... it's not acceptable for a group to make fun of a someone for being clinically obese or having red hair, nor for their food choices regardless if those are driven by personal tastes, moral beliefs or religious persuasion. I was raised to be more respectful, inclusive and less judgmental, shame more people aren't. If we make fun of customers, clients or patients who are not 'normal' how long til we are out of work? But it's a fact of life if it's done to our colleagues and employees?
  • ryblueeyes
    ryblueeyes Posts: 257 Member
    My husband and I both get picked on at work for our healthy eating habits. People will curl their nose and say "how do you eat that stuff". I just laugh and look at their oil soaked fries and say, "really?". I think people do it because picking on you makes them feel better because they just don't have the will power to break from the unhealthy habits that is societies norm.. It's ok for them not to eat healthy, but it is not ok for people to pick on your for caring about yourself.

    Agreed. They're just picking on you to make themselves feel better. I saw a meme the other day... "Broccoli may get stuck in your teeth, but french fries get stuck in your *kitten*." Hahaha
  • digitalxhottie
    digitalxhottie Posts: 22
    I work with food all day long! ( Deli ) and fortunatly I dont get made fun of b/c we sell these amazing salads. Half of them are full of carbs and the other half is like Superfood/Broccoli/ Kale salads. We also make ALOT of fried foods and now I have become resistant to the nasty greasy stuff - as before I would just inhale the bad before I would even consider the good. LoL

    I like to eat the same stuff you do and I probably eat it the same way LoL I could probably eat a bell pepper whole :) Im not a huge fan of tomatoes, so a few cherry tomatoes and Im good. :)
  • kayleen_longworth
    kayleen_longworth Posts: 147 Member
    Yeah, I get the same thing at my work. haha. I'm definitely the "weird" one. I'm vegan and I eat extremely healthy like 80% of the time and people even think my stir-fry with tofu is weird, or meals with a large variety of veggies in it. Little do they know, I eat WAY weirder at home... like green smoothies with swiss chard, spinach, spirulina, flax, and fruit blended together. Dates, raw seeds, nutritional yeast, maca powder, hemp protein powder, etc. Now that's the kind of stuff I keep within my home so people don't make fun of me. I really shouldn't care, since everyone knows I eat healthy and have lost a large amount of weight.. but I still feel embarrassed when people talk about it as if I'm crazy.

    Just keep doing your thing! You're better off with your healthy habits! :)

    Bring all that stuff mainstream. Who cares what others think. You're eating it, they're not. People need exposure to healthy alternatives, even if they are weird. Green smoothies (even the ones that look like swamp sludge) are becoming more common. It's something that is easy to prepare ahead of time, easy to transport, and very filling and healthy for you. Whole foods are sooooo much better for you than super processed garbage. (I've been way slacking on that lately).

    Don't be afraid of what others think. It will spark a conversation for sure. I've brought my vitamix blender to work and made basic fruit smoothies with spinach and the coworkers loved them. It's really more a mental thing. Make it common, and it eventually becomes the new normal. My 5yo has drank a super green colored smoothie before, and because she was drinking it, even after the inital weird face, my hubby finally tasted it and decided it was actually pretty good. Not what he expected it to taste like.
  • mfpcopine
    mfpcopine Posts: 3,093 Member
    You have to show some backbone. There are always going to be *kitten*. About 20 years ago, a co-worker tried to act as if I was compulsive because I always washed my hands upon arriving in the office (the subway is disgusting) and of course, after using the toilet. I also will try not to touch the handle of the bathroom on the way out. I don't want pick up the same germs I just washed off.

    And now I read that one of the most effective ways to avoid a cold is to wash one's hands frequently.

    I've had similar issues with food. The comments usually come from people are overweight or obese and out of shape. They can't stand even a silent reminder that other people are trying to eat better.
  • mfpcopine
    mfpcopine Posts: 3,093 Member
    I say we go kick their *kitten* right now. Who's with me?!


    Wouldn't that be WONDERFUL?:flowerforyou:

    One reason I couldn't stand the show "The Office" was it showed all these oddballs who were actually fairly nice. Some co-workers are malicious and can make your life hell for no other reason than that they have nothing else to do with their lives.
  • Sister_Someone
    Sister_Someone Posts: 567 Member
    I'm vegetarian, very close to being vegan, and anytime my classmates see me eat salad or soup or a sandwich that doesn't have meat in it, they say things like"Look, she's eating what our food would eat", sometimes they ask if I'm getting help for my eating disorder...

    But the best thing I've ever heard was when a teacher was eyeing my meat-free sandwich and giving me pity looks, so I eventually got tired and asked her if I could help her with something, and she said that she never realized I was too poor to make a real sandwich. Now, I don't normally laugh at people in their face, but at that moment I really couldn't hold it. Good thing that she was a good sport and laughed at herself when I explained her what was going on.

    P. S. I don't think eating whole peppers and tomatoes is weird. In fact, I think it's cute.
  • mfpcopine
    mfpcopine Posts: 3,093 Member

    Indeed *some* people do and it can be labelled bullying, racism, bigoted or plain rude .... it's not acceptable for a group to make fun of a someone for being clinically obese or having red hair, nor for their food choices regardless if those are driven by personal tastes, moral beliefs or religious persuasion. I was raised to be more respectful, inclusive and less judgmental, shame more people aren't. If we make fun of customers, clients or patients who are not 'normal' how long til we are out of work? But it's a fact of life if it's done to our colleagues and employees?

    I was once in an office in which a group of workers made fun of another worker's weight. She was quite obese. They exchanged hundreds of emails with mocking photos. Believe it or not, they were lawyers.

    Needless to say, I knew nothing about it until was exposed. Had I known, I would have said something.

    Ultimately, they were made to apologize, but the atmosphere remained tense. It was a very ugly incident.
  • larainew
    larainew Posts: 17
    BTW -- adorable snowshoe kitty -- how much does he/she weigh? I have a seal point snowshoe girl -- some times I catch her sitting on the scales -- she tops at 11 pounds!!
    He's my in-law's cat and he weighs 27 pounds! Makes me look skinny!
  • Firefox7275
    Firefox7275 Posts: 2,040 Member
    I was once in an office in which a group of workers made fun of another worker's weight. She was quite obese. They exchanged hundreds of emails with mocking photos. Believe it or not, they were lawyers.

    Needless to say, I knew nothing about it until was exposed. Had I known, I would have said something.

    Ultimately, they were made to apologize, but the atmosphere remained tense. It was a very ugly incident.

    If they worked in any public organisation in the UK (national health service, education, government) they'd have a good chance of being sacked for that, certainly major disciplinary incident if procedures are followed. I'm glad you would have spoken up had you been aware of the bullying.
  • larainew
    larainew Posts: 17
    I'm glad everyone is so indigent on my behalf, but I have to say my co-workers are really nice people giving me a little light-natured poking. They're not bullies and they're not judging my eating habits in general. And when I brought fresh cherry tomatoes from my garden last summer, I shared them and everyone thought they were delicious.
  • aparis33
    aparis33 Posts: 11 Member
    My coworkers are/were like that, too. We all got along really great, and they were lighthearted about it. Eventually, though, a few of them even started adopting better eating habits (not going out to lunch all the time, eating smaller portion sizes, more veggies, etc.). So, in the long run, it was a win for all. :)

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