Co-workers Offering Food...
chette78
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How do I this...Keep Politely decling....No! I do not want an oreo! No thanks...Your Pizza looks great, but i have a salad....No thanks...I dont want your extra Taco Bell...I have a granola bar....I cant do it...Please what do you do to keep co-workers at bay?
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I would probably start bringing in healthy snacks (enough to share) and when they offer their junk food to you, make a counteroffer to them and see what happens. "No thanks, but would you like some of this?" They might 1) get the hint that you're trying to eat better and back off or 2) join you in your quest for healthier eating and start bringing better food in as well. Then you'd have an ally!
Also if you have good food around you I think their junk won't be so tempting.0 -
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Its my neighbor .....she bakes for us.0 -
I would probably start bringing in healthy snacks (enough to share) and when they offer their junk food to you, make a counteroffer to them and see what happens. "No thanks, but would you like some of this?" They might 1) get the hint that you're trying to eat better and back off or 2) join you in your quest for healthier eating and start bringing better food in as well. Then you'd have an ally!
Also if you have good food around you I think their junk won't be so tempting.
The Confectionary Declination
Written By Joseph P. Weeks
I know they work hard, to make treats for all.
I hear them talking as they pass in hall.
They baked a new kind of cookie, hoping I’d try it.
But I have to decline because I’m on a diet.
It’s never easy to walk past the plate.
They smell so darn good and I know they taste great.
The truth of the matter is I have a goal.
I want back the body my gluttony stole.
It was ever so perfect back in my youth.
But now it reflects the whims of my tooth.
The soda and frosting has taken its toll.
Now I’m far too young to feel so darn old.
I don’t think I’m better than anyone here.
But to get back my courage I must face my fear.
I’m not making a statement that says you must too.
I’ll do this for me and you do for you.0 -
I just say "No Thanks!" with a smile and go back to doing whatever I was doing.0
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Just keep saying no.
Eventually they'll get it.0 -
Keep saying no. The past few days have been hard at my office... quiche, lemon bars, bagels & cream cheese, soup- all made or brought in for the whole office to share. I probably could have had the soup but I passed because I had my own and I knew how many calories were in mine.0
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Just keep saying no.
Eventually they'll get it.
No, they won't!
I keep saying no. I get all kinds of, "Come on, it's just one cupcake!" "Ohhh, Jen's being goooooooood." (Sarcastically.) "You're so skinny, you need to eat!" Ad nauseum. It's annoying. It sucks. In the past year, all of a sudden my weight and eating habits are apparently for public consumption. But, I keep saying no. Sometimes, I do let myself have a treat here and there, although sometimes that starts a bad backslide. 0 -
I'm not sure if there's a sure-fire way. I have so many co-workers that bring in food. Usually they just do a general announcement that "there's such and such in the kitchen, help yourselves!" but occasionally there's someone who will actually bring stuff over. I usually just smile and decline. I'm considering putting up a sign tho that says something along the lines of "# pounds lost to date. Please don't derail my progress train". haha0
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No thank you.
No thank you.
No thank you.
Me eat that? That'll be the day!0 -
No thank you. Plain and simple.0
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Lick it then put it back - you won't get asked again.0
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Just keep telling them, 'no thank you' politely. Just remind youself they were likely brough up to always be curtious and share. They really don't mean harm; and many really just don't know any better.
I had one co-worker, who was passing around birthday cake who finally stopped at my cubical. She told me, "I know your on a diet, but I just feel I would be rude if I didn't at least offer." It made me laugh, and that's when it finally occured to me that most of them are not deliberately trying to sabatoge my new healthy lifestyle.
Cheers.0 -
How do I this...Keep Politely decling....No! I do not want an oreo! No thanks...Your Pizza looks great, but i have a salad....No thanks...I dont want your extra Taco Bell...I have a granola bar....I cant do it...Please what do you do to keep co-workers at bay?
Just keep doing it a little bit longer. Eventually they will learn. They won't be asking forever. Just repeat.
"Keep Politely decling....No! I do not want an oreo! No thanks...Your Pizza looks great, but i have a salad....No thanks...I dont want your extra Taco Bell...I have a granola bar....I cant do it..."
It's like your mantra until one day they won't be offering at all.0 -
Lick it then put it back - you won't get asked again.
Yeah, but how would she calculate the calories?
I get it though. I work from home (self-employed) and that *kitten* keeps trying to make me eat Doritos!
Translation:
Temptation comes from everywhere. You're an adult. Say no thank you. Over and over and over and over again. It'll stop eventually. Some people are just extra thick and need extra time. Just don't give in.. even once... you'll start the cycle over again!0 -
I accept the treats..and then take them home to the kids or hubby...0
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You always have the option of saying no.
People are going to make comments, or offer food, or whatever else. You just keep saying no.
I don't think anyone is really trying to be rude, or derail you. I get offered things all the time, because most of the time it'd be rude of them to ask the other 10 people in the room if they wanted a cookie/pizza/candy and skip over me.0 -
Just say no. I've been doing it for over 4 months and they don't ask me anymore.0
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pro tip
When you go to the bathroom, make sure someone else is in there each time.
Be sure you DO NOT wash your hands after using the toilet. *IMPORTANT* Be sure that they see this!
This will usually stop them from trying to share food with you.0 -
pro tip
When you go to the bathroom, make sure someone else is in there each time.
Be sure you DO NOT wash your hands after using the toilet. *IMPORTANT* Be sure that they see this!
This will usually stop them from trying to share food with you.
Great idea. I might switch up ... I usually start picking my nose when they come by. For whatever reason they tend to not ask anymore ...0 -
Yes, definately keep saying no. Here, we have vendors bringing in Krispy Creme, or Wilsons (a local bakery that is sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo good) almost daily. I told my co-workers to not even call me over to their office until they were all gone or hidden. At my previous location which was more women than men, someone was always baking something. I've learned to say no 95% of the time and only when i truly want to splurge do I accept.0
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pro tip
When you go to the bathroom, make sure someone else is in there each time.
Be sure you DO NOT wash your hands after using the toilet. *IMPORTANT* Be sure that they see this!
This will usually stop them from trying to share food with you.
Great idea. I might switch up ... I usually start picking my nose when they come by. For whatever reason they tend to not ask anymore ...
Yet another pro tip! You should have labeled it as such!0 -
Since I do an on site WW group at work, I said straight up in my team's staff meeting "I have recommitted to my WW@Work group, it meets Tuesdays at 11:30, please do not book meetings over that time, and please respect my commitment."
BAM.
I find I earn respect from those that are a generation older than me close to my parents age (I'm 28), they've been back and forth and respect that a young person is taking control early. The young people are also supportive, they always ask me if I had a "good week" when I come back from my meetings. My manager puts away the chocolates on her desk when I come by for meetings and replaces them with a satsuma orange. It's amazing how helpful people are when you're just straight up with them!
I just signed up for the 200 mile Seattle to Portland bike ride this summer and my coworkers know this goal too, and they want me to make it and good nutrition is only the beginning of the training!0 -
The word NO was the first on kids learned. That and the head shake that goes with it. Interestingly, they learned it in order to decline foods that they didn't want to eat. There's no magic trick. Just keep saying no.
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The word NO was the first on kids learned. That and the head shake that goes with it. Interestingly, they learned it in order to decline foods that they didn't want to eat. There's no magic trick. Just keep saying no.
I guess its easy for u to say but if im able to take lessons from this fine brother the answer might come easier lol.. But yea i have been dealing with this same prob but i manage to improve each time just have to fight temptation0 -
I guess I am lucky. No one in my office pushes food on me. They had a birthday party on Monday and was going around with cake. They offered me some but they actually said, you are doing so good you dont want any do you? I didnt want any.
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I work at a college, so everything is cookies, pastries, bagels, sandwiches, wraps, etc. I do Keto/low-carb, so I can't have any of that. I say no politely and explain that I've been doing very well on my diet and that I don't want to stray from the path, or I'll go nuts and lose my progress. Everybody seems to understand, since they're wowed by anybody actually losing weight.0
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Apparently you've been saying no all along.
Sounds like it's been working.
I'd say go with that.0 -
My colleagues have stopped offering me stuff now cos they know I'm losing weight - I actually find that quite offensive because I might want to eat a biscuit and just count the calories! I feel like the fat girl who isn't allowed a biscuit!!! lol0
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I'm usually the one who brings in the goodies, people don't tend to pressure you if you have your own stuff on offer! (and nope, I don't usually succumb to the temptation to eat it, it just becomes background stuff and keeps my coworkers happy).0
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I've had success with explaining to my coworkers that I'm working hard to reach a better level of health - now that they're "in on the secret" in a way, they don't pressure me to eat. They'll still offer to be nice, but don't give me grief if I say No. Maybe try that?
It's funny that you posted this - I just posted a related question on my own wall about how to deal with eating out with friends when they want to go somewhere that is waaaaayyyyyy far away from what you want to (or can!) eat, nutrition-wise. It's tough!0
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