Looking for other professional women on here!
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My office gets pizza every month and baked goods 2-3 times a month. Muffing tops, cookies, pastries... very hard to avoid. Not to mention all the jerks in here trying to pressure me into a box of girl guide cookies... madness.0
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I am a payroll supervisor/department coordinator with government. We have a small office separate from the rest of our department, our own fridge, microwave, toaster and kettle. Unfortunately since we reconfigured the office the conference/lunch/goodie table is literally right behind me! Along with the toaster.... and every day someone brings in gorgeous home made bread and makes toast. Right.Next.To.ME!! The smell is divine and so very tempting.
We are also a "let's have cake!" culture. For every birthday there is cake (two birthdays in one week? Well that means two cakes!) If we have a month with no birthdays there is cake just for the hell of it. Add in a few great cooks with no families at home, and one girl who has a mother in law that LOVES to make cupcakes for us... and you can see where it's going.0 -
Constant traveler here too -- work in multiple cities regularly, sometimes every other day! The worst is trying to schedule good eating and regular workouts around an irregular schedule. Even being able to think ahead and pack a lunch some days, nothing ruins planning like a 3hr meeting scheduled between 11am and 2pm across town from your office. Anyone is free to add me.0
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Engineer working out the house running a business with remote employees...I don't even have the excuse to go visit their cube.....Can you say refrigerator temptation and lethargy during the day? Then traveling and working nights on travel....But no excuses. Feel free to add me....I am getting close to loosing some really old weight thanks to MFP!!!!0
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We do a "snack" for everyone's birthdays in my office. Cakes, pies, ice cream. This month is my birthday- trying to decide what I want. Last year I got soft pretzels. Any ideas besides the ususal cakes,cookies, etc?
Have you ever seen Edible Arrangements? Maybe something like that? More pricy than a birthday cake (or a basket of fruit) but equally festive! http://www.ediblearrangements.com/?c=10 -
Management consultant working for a large national bank at the moment! Spend lots of time at a desk and traveling! A challenge in both arenas! Feel free to add!0
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I work in Finance and I struggle with lunch ideas. I am the person with a candy dish on my desk, but I put all the things I won't eat in it! I love to bake, but I am kucky that no one in my area really eats sweets. I get bored with food easily and don't really care for sandwiches. After two days of salads, they are out the door for a week as well.
I make a chickpea salad that I can usually eat for a few days. This week is hummus and veggies, but next week - who knows. I rarely eat out even though we have a cafeteria. Mainly because the meals are too heavy for lunch and I don't want salad or a sandwich.0 -
That's the problem I have, someone will bring something in for everyone and it's hard to say no! I don't pack a lunch, but I bring in fruit. By the time lunch rolls around I am ready for something else. I end up eating fast food. I am unable to go home for lunch, I live so far out of town. I have been thinking I need to cook healthy, easy to pack foods on the weekends to bring in with me to work. I know that would cut a lot of calories.
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I bring a lot of lunch boxes to work. I work shifts, and they are quite long. I have to make sure I eat healthy, not some junk from the vending machine. Since I started using MFP and tracking my carbs-fat-protein intake the food people bring in the office doesn't bother me. Last week I resisted a birthday cake! And it wasn't difficult!
Plus bringing my own food lets me pre-log it and be sure what and how much I eat that day. Makes me comfortable.
this is my day also. . .someday's I am here for all 3 meals...and while the hospital cafeteria has made improvements , it remains hit or miss if you actually want to eat what is there...I also like to pre log to know where I stand and realize there is no room for cake, etc.0 -
Fellow lawyer here; cookies and baked goods abound in the kitchen and TONS of candy on various desks! I bring my own lunch every day and lots of snacks. I think I do a decent job of staying away from the goodies, but I do cave every now and again....0
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Prosecutors Office here - goodies about in every crevice of our workplace. I allow myself to eat out for lunch only once a week and it does help. I bring my own snacks because planning is essential for me. My co-workers have the candy dishes but when there was 100 days until summer I vowed to not take anything from these dishes. I have succeeded so far
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Any one can add me I am a social worker 0
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International Project Manager here.
I learned to say NO and NO and NO. Sounds easy huh?
It really is not! I do allow myself to be part of our breakfast once a month, but try to fill up on fruit and just dig into the other things a tiny bit ;-)
Feel free to add me ( just notice compared to others here, I am friendless LOL)0 -
We have at least one (or more) catered lunches per week at work (thanks drug reps!). It drives me crazy, but they typically bring salads and I will have that. Otherwise I pack my lunch and snacks. I make soup on Sunday and have plenty for the week. I also drink tons of water. Most of the office staff at my work are dieting as well and cave when they hear "free food", but will power is key!! You can add me for support!!0
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I'm a client service coordinator - home health care.
I tend to not be able to get out of the office EVER. So I sit and eat junk and never move. People bring in snacks, candy dishes, social workers bring in lunch. NEVER ending. Candy is usually what gets me!
Add me if you like!0 -
Hey ladies! I'm a PR professional, feel free to add me!
(My helpful hint for work lunching is to look at your checking account history... when I saw how much I was WASTING on lunches it broke my heart!!!!) 0 -
I'm in nursing..12 hr shifts are tough on the body and patients always come first..sometimes 15min breaks if lucky..add me 0
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I work in IT and sit all day at a computer -- any of you feel free to add me! Good luck.0
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I'm a CPA and I work out on my lunch breaks. I also unfortunately eat out a lot and trying to make healthy choices is hard! Feel free to add me!0
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Feel free to add me too. I'm in government as a AP/Payroll supervisor. I'm gluten free right now so that pretty much cuts out all the treat that people bring in. I buy a lot of bagged salad mixes and add my own chicken or ham. I eat alot of greek yogurt and have either protein shakes or bars on hand for my snacks. I get a free day on the weekend but have found I don't tend to splurge except for wine. When I do tend to try a Mc Donalds french fry, it makes me realize it doesn't taste all that great after not having it for a while. I try to change my thinking about food and just keep saying it's used to feed my body and not my emotions. Although I'm not losing weight as fast as I would like, slow and steady wins the race.0
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Architect in NYC...I typically bring lunch, but often forget to eat or only get to eat a portion of it. Too busy!
The men in my office are the snack providers...or the vendors who come in to do 'Lunch and Learns' or hawk their carpets, wall coverings, etc. They ALWAYS come in with treats- sometimes I make it fit into my day, sometimes I don't take any. The men have a habit of candy dishes and bringing in treats weekly from pretty killer Italian bakeries.
I pass on some, take some- I always log!0 -
I work at an engineering firm and there is free breakfast, lunch, goodies EVERYWHERE!!!!! I struggle with the same issue! Add me ladies! I am on this site reguarly, too.. its not a once a month thing for me! 0
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I am in advertising sales - lots of client dinners, especially during "conference season" which just started. Clients LOVE to eat, drink, and order dessert. I usually do not partake in sampling the after dinner sweets, but lately it has been a bit tougher. When I travel, I try to choose hotels that have decent gyms and bring snacks (protein bars, almonds) with me.
When I am in the office, I am sitting most of the day. I have a very strict routine that I adhere to when it comes to working out (early AM before work) and meal times. For me, having this routine is very helpful. I also bring in snacks for every day and lunch 4 days/week.0 -
Pffft....Im in field sales. Totally get that. Add me!0
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I'm the purchasing manager for a day spa in Vegas. While our company preaches healthy lifestyles, when they offer lunch or treats it's usually pizza and candy. Go figure! But what kills me is the delicious food available outside our company in the casino resort. The restaurants are top notch, and all the food is unbelievable. It's really hard to find something that is lower in calories.
Y'all feel free to add me! 0 -
Work at a law firm.
I bring my lunch whenever I can and try to make good choices when I have to eat out.
One big help is exercising in the AM to build up a cushion of extra cals in case I get tempted by a treat at the office.0 -
Instead of a sub at Subway, I find that making it a salad instead really is good (with oil and vinegar). I'm going to go back to that!! It's really almost as good as just a sub if you get all the veggies....and water of course!0
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I work at a government agency in a downtown area. Thankfully the gov't is not supposed to buy food so that cuts down on free lunches. There was a buy-out and lots of people are retiring, so that means lots of retirement parties. At the last one I managed to resist the cake and pastries and only eat some strawberries and herbal tea. Next week the party is going to be at a Chinese restaurant.
I also have a coworker who keeps Doritos and Oreo cookies in his file cabinet and offers them to anyone who comes by. He's either eating junk food or on the Atkins diet. I don't indulge in the treats often, but I've been known to finish off half a bag of Doritos that I found in his cabinet, along with a half dozen Oreos.....thankfully not often and definitely not since I started tracking again!
BTW I love the Fruity Friday idea someone had.0 -
I am an Inventory Control technician for a large bakery/cookie company. I believe that just the smell of the cookies baking in the air as I get out of my vehicle every morning makes me gain 20lbs!! And as you can guess there is no end to the temptations here! But I do bring my lunch everyday and try to stay away from the goodies. The job requires a lot of walking and I do try to avoid the enrobe cookie area. That chocolate waterfall...feel free to add me!0
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