Inconsiderate coworkers wrecking my hard work

I don't think that's necessary. If you don't like them bringing in cake, then avoid going near it, I guess. They seem like they're just trying to be nice by offering these things and what does them being bigger have anything to do with leaving cake out? I think you're making a huge deal over nothing.

Why penalize your coworkers for your lack of self-control? I had a coworker offer me half a chocolate bar today. That's just like offering candy to a fat kid. Actually, it was offering candy to a fat kid. :-) Anyways, I sure wanted that chocolate. I have the sweet tooth to end all sweet tooths. I was at a point where I was sick of healthy food and could taste the chocolate. What did I do? Did I get angry at him for offering me junk? No. Did I eat the chocolate? No. Instead, I politely declined and stuck to my plan. That's the only way I know I'm going to get healthy. I've got to make the choices. I can't walk through life demanding that everyone else keep temptation away from me.

I work in an office that has a tuck shop full of salty and sweet goodness (badness) right in the corner so temptation is always going to be there. I don't begrudge my coworkers their snacks. I just make sure to bring my healthy snacks and avoid the shop. Does it suck? Yup. Is it tough? Sometimes. At the end of the day, though, I feel a whole lot better having eaten good food than I ever did eating junk, so I focus on that. Of course, I still break down from time to time. Now let's be realistic. I still have my lapses. There are times when I just can't keep myself from grabbing that chocolate bar or bag of chips. When that happens, I have no one to blame but myself.

To me, this journey is all about personal choices and personal accountability. Becoming the snack police at work won't help this.

Are they using enhanced ingestion techniques and cakeboarding you?

lol @ cakeboarding

I wonder if cakeboarding is against the Geneva Convention...

It is against the Geneva Cookie Convention. However the Geneva Chocolate Convention tolerates such behavior while the Geneva Caking Convention fully supports it.

Choose your Geneva Convention affiliation wisely.
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Well, I have always thought the Geneva Cookie Convention was wrong headed.

Just gonna put this riiiiight here. Don't blame me if you eat it.

Grow up.

^^This^^

My inconsiderate jerk co-workers just made me dinner. Seriously. How the hell am I supposed to lose weight when presented with a plate of pasta made with wild-foraged Hen of the Woods mushrooms and a rich alfredo sauce? Why won't they think of anyone but themselves when making all of their co-workers dinner?

They are SO selfish! :sad:

Just gonna put this riiiiight here. Don't blame me if you eat it.

::swipes cake::

Digital cake has no calories! Mmmmm!

::takes bite::

Ew, gluten free. Pass.

::returns cake::

This is ridiculous. Instead of throwing the '*kitten* food' in the bin - throw the larger people who bring it in instead. Eliminate the source. And then their families and pets, too.

Go nuts! :drinker:

If they want to have a treat counter, fine, but it should not be next to the only source of water. Nobody is stopping them from putting their cake on their desk.

Do you drive past a McDonald's on the way to work? Perhaps a Dunkin Donuts? Pizza Hut maybe? Do you stop at every place you see or that sounds tasty? Do you walk pas the ice cream at the grocery to get to the frozen vegetables?

How inconsiderate of these people to leave treats out on the counter. How inconsiderate of franchises to put eating joints on every corner. How inconsiderate of the store personnel to place the ice cream in the same section as frozen fruits and just down the freezer from the vegetables.

Not.

There is huge difference between leaving it on the counter for any one to partake, and shoving it in your face insisting that you eat it after you've said no.

If it's the latter, you have a right to be upset.

This.

I love baking. Always have. And whenever I make cupcakes or cookies or anything else, I tell people to help themselves. It's not an attempt to sabotage anyone's lifestyle choices; I don't shove anything down anyone's throats or whine if they don't want any. Hell, I can tell them the calorie count and macronutrients of everything should they want to know!

It's just a case of, "Hey, I can't finish all these and you have been deemed awesome enough to have cake shared with (no mean feat, let me tell you!), so go ahead and enjoy". Also kinda doubles as a way of showing affection. My mum likes coconut ice, so I've made it before with her tastes in mind. My sisters like lemon cheesecake, so I had it for my birthday one year. My boyfriend's not a chocolate person, so I tend not to use it as much these days.

It really isn't malicious in any way.