Workplace saboteurs...
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Life is so hard sometimes!0
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YEP! Our company provides catered lunch sometimes. Most of the time it's pizza. Great. I can't eat that. Neither can some of my coworkers who have gluten aversions, so we all kinda mope about. We have a wellness council at work, and a lot of it focuses on health and nutrition, yet they still order pizza probably once a week instead of having say a salad bar or something (anything) healthy. On occasion they order Jimmy Johns, but after seeing those big game hunting photos I will never eat there again. I will not support a man who slaughters elephants, rhinos, leopards, and protected species just for fun. Disgusting. I can't even go in the break room on pizza days because it's too tempting. When I do go in there to prepare my own healthy foods, I'm dying a little bit each second. I think it's just the way it goes though. It's nice for them to provide food. It'd be nicer if it was healthy food, but healthy food isn't cheap, and as they are buying it for 100 people between our 3 shifts, I can understand why they always choose pizza.0
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The radio conglomerate I work for provides a fresh fruit snack each afternoon.
My "real" job in commercial banking has it's share of title companies bringing us lunch. When that's the case, I try to find out what they're bringing so I can make adjustments if need be.0 -
I feel your pain....albeit they are not trying to FORCE the food down my throat (as so many people have pointed out), they do make comments about how I should "relax" and "enjoy life" and blah blah blah.
Last night I worked a marketing event at the playoff game for the OHL and my options were hot dogs, pizza, pretzels, cotton candy, or nothing ("but the hotdog buns are gluten free! just get one!" must have been said to me 50 times). It was not a situation I could bring my own food to, so sometimes it does feel like work is sabotaging my lifestyle decisions. I handled it by not eating anything while I was there and after my 16 hour work day finally ended, I was able to go home and make better choices.
I know sometimes it super sucks! Just do the best you can - sometimes you are going to have to "cheat", but everyone is entitled to that once and a while....just try to burn it off later with some really fun exercise
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Ughh...this is the worst part about working with all women. As I type this I am forced to look at a plate of brownies that are set out for everyone! I'm drinking water instead
Actually, the worst part is period timing.0 -
Is anyone else frustrated with workplace treats, provided lunches, etc. that are extremely high-cal?? We have had a week of "thank-you" treats from admin to employees, and all/most of it has been something I really shouldn't eat. Today's treat? Ice cream floats. I can't even go there to socialize because of the temptation!
Frustrating...
Not trying to be a jerk, but I just want to make sure I get this straight.
So your job pays for treats or lunches for all of it's employees to THANK THEM for their work and dedication.
This upsets you because you don't think you can have those things?
So because you are watching your calories they should take your feelings into consideration and get nothing for no one?
Not a lot of companies do this anymore. I'm not saying you aren't appreciative of what they are doing, but it all boils down to who has control over what you put in your mouth. You're the only one that can sabotage yourself. One treat today isn't going to ruin all of your progress. I had ice cream 3x yesterday and I've actually lost weight. You can have these things in moderation.
Just remember you are the only one who can sabotage yourself. You decide what you eat. Simple as that. I'm not saying it wouldn't be tempting, I'll admit, I'd be in there in a heartbeat and if I went a little over my calories today, fine.0 -
I have pizza at least once a week now... never mind work place treats. That would be awesome if my workplace did that sometimes.YEP! Our company provides catered lunch sometimes. Most of the time it's pizza. Great. I can't eat that. Neither can some of my coworkers who have gluten aversions, so we all kinda mope about. We have a wellness council at work, and a lot of it focuses on health and nutrition, yet they still order pizza probably once a week instead of having say a salad bar or something (anything) healthy. On occasion they order Jimmy Johns, but after seeing those big game hunting photos I will never eat there again. I will not support a man who slaughters elephants, rhinos, leopards, and protected species just for fun. Disgusting. I can't even go in the break room on pizza days because it's too tempting. When I do go in there to prepare my own healthy foods, I'm dying a little bit each second. I think it's just the way it goes though. It's nice for them to provide food. It'd be nicer if it was healthy food, but healthy food isn't cheap, and as they are buying it for 100 people between our 3 shifts, I can understand why they always choose pizza.
This is how I envision pizza day at your company:
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We have lunches every other week, which I love haha. I don't find it too difficult to resist. If I want a snack, I'll make a way to fit it into my day.0
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Where I work, the market place has salad bar and health bar. If you can't find anything healthy at the cafeteria, you need to pack your lunch.
As for treat day, get a small portion of either pizza, cookie, donut, bagel, cake, ice cream, whatever you fancy. I don't deprive myself of indulging a little, and being part of the team and socializing. However, I don't need to eat everything and have second serving.0 -
This is part of life, live and learn!! You can't avoid everything!!
ETA: Moderation. :bigsmile:0 -
Bravo to those of you who are able to fit in certain foods, then call it a day. There are many people who just can't do that. Bravo to those of you who have enough willpower to just say no, some of just just do not have that.
I have seen so many snarky remarks on so many posts, and almost hear the eyes rolling (ex. "Um, just eat one and fit it in your calories, it's called willpower, try it sometime). I won't be able to be trusted to just have one of anything for a very long time. Try telling an alcoholic to "just have a sip of beer and get over it".
I am very happy for those of you who are able to control yourselves. If many of us here were able to control ourselves, we wouldn't be here in the first place. Many times it isn't about the donut. It's what the donut "does" to us. It can emotionally medicate many of us, and so 1 donut turns into 5 donuts when we eat it and old feelings of food and emotions come flooding back. And I personally don't want to fit 5, or even 1 donut into my day, because then I'll be hungry later when I can eat 300 less calories, than if I hadn't eaten the donut.
OP, what I do at work is bring something satisfying to eat in case there are crazy snacks around the office. I have 90 or 100 calorie snacks to eat, and I can say I've been good with not caving into temptation. There was a meeting a couple weeks ago during which a bag of dove chocolates was being passed around. I have a friend who can eat 1 and she is satisfied. I would eat half the bag, and then wallow in self loathing.
Different strokes for different folks; some will be able to do things in moderation, some will always have to be extremely careful, as the risk of falling back into old habits can be very high.0 -
Bravo to those of you who are able to fit in certain foods, then call it a day. There are many people who just can't do that. Bravo to those of you who have enough willpower to just say no, some of just just do not have that.
I have seen so many snarky remarks on so many posts, and almost hear the eyes rolling (ex. "Um, just eat one and fit it in your calories, it's called willpower, try it sometime). I won't be able to be trusted to just have one of anything for a very long time. Try telling an alcoholic to "just have a sip of beer and get over it".
I am very happy for those of you who are able to control yourselves. If many of us here were able to control ourselves, we wouldn't be here in the first place. Many times it isn't about the donut. It's what the donut "does" to us. It can emotionally medicate many of us, and so 1 donut turns into 5 donuts when we eat it and old feelings of food and emotions come flooding back. And I personally don't want to fit 5, or even 1 donut into my day, because then I'll be hungry later when I can eat 300 less calories, than if I hadn't eaten the donut.
OP, what I do at work is bring something satisfying to eat in case there are crazy snacks around the office. I have 90 or 100 calorie snacks to eat, and I can say I've been good with not caving into temptation. There was a meeting a couple weeks ago during which a bag of dove chocolates was being passed around. I have a friend who can eat 1 and she is satisfied. I would eat half the bag, and then wallow in self loathing.
Different strokes for different folks; some will be able to do things in moderation, some will always have to be extremely careful, as the risk of falling back into old habits can be very high.
Well, there's the fact that alcoholism is a disease... eating one cupcake or a slice of pizza is not. Nobody is intentionally trying to trigger dramatic emotional outbursts by putting a dozen donuts on the break table. If people can't function properly at a work setting, perhaps they should remain at home, safe and sound from the "saboteurs" of the outside world.0 -
Bravo to those of you who are able to fit in certain foods, then call it a day. There are many people who just can't do that. Bravo to those of you who have enough willpower to just say no, some of just just do not have that.
I have seen so many snarky remarks on so many posts, and almost hear the eyes rolling (ex. "Um, just eat one and fit it in your calories, it's called willpower, try it sometime). I won't be able to be trusted to just have one of anything for a very long time. Try telling an alcoholic to "just have a sip of beer and get over it".
I am very happy for those of you who are able to control yourselves. If many of us here were able to control ourselves, we wouldn't be here in the first place. Many times it isn't about the donut. It's what the donut "does" to us. It can emotionally medicate many of us, and so 1 donut turns into 5 donuts when we eat it and old feelings of food and emotions come flooding back. And I personally don't want to fit 5, or even 1 donut into my day, because then I'll be hungry later when I can eat 300 less calories, than if I hadn't eaten the donut.
OP, what I do at work is bring something satisfying to eat in case there are crazy snacks around the office. I have 90 or 100 calorie snacks to eat, and I can say I've been good with not caving into temptation. There was a meeting a couple weeks ago during which a bag of dove chocolates was being passed around. I have a friend who can eat 1 and she is satisfied. I would eat half the bag, and then wallow in self loathing.
Different strokes for different folks; some will be able to do things in moderation, some will always have to be extremely careful, as the risk of falling back into old habits can be very high.
Well, there's the fact that alcoholism is a disease... eating one cupcake or a slice of pizza is not. Nobody is intentionally trying to trigger dramatic emotional outbursts by putting a dozen donuts on the break table. If people can't function properly at a work setting, perhaps they should remain at home, safe and sound from the "saboteurs" of the outside world.
High five.0 -
I don't really like the term "sabotage" for this type of thing because no one is trying to derail your progress. You are responsible for the choices you make at work.
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Bravo to those of you who are able to fit in certain foods, then call it a day. There are many people who just can't do that. Bravo to those of you who have enough willpower to just say no, some of just just do not have that.
I have seen so many snarky remarks on so many posts, and almost hear the eyes rolling (ex. "Um, just eat one and fit it in your calories, it's called willpower, try it sometime). I won't be able to be trusted to just have one of anything for a very long time. Try telling an alcoholic to "just have a sip of beer and get over it".
I am very happy for those of you who are able to control yourselves. If many of us here were able to control ourselves, we wouldn't be here in the first place. Many times it isn't about the donut. It's what the donut "does" to us. It can emotionally medicate many of us, and so 1 donut turns into 5 donuts when we eat it and old feelings of food and emotions come flooding back. And I personally don't want to fit 5, or even 1 donut into my day, because then I'll be hungry later when I can eat 300 less calories, than if I hadn't eaten the donut.
OP, what I do at work is bring something satisfying to eat in case there are crazy snacks around the office. I have 90 or 100 calorie snacks to eat, and I can say I've been good with not caving into temptation. There was a meeting a couple weeks ago during which a bag of dove chocolates was being passed around. I have a friend who can eat 1 and she is satisfied. I would eat half the bag, and then wallow in self loathing.
Different strokes for different folks; some will be able to do things in moderation, some will always have to be extremely careful, as the risk of falling back into old habits can be very high.
Well, there's the fact that alcoholism is a disease... eating one cupcake or a slice of pizza is not. Nobody is intentionally trying to trigger dramatic emotional outbursts by putting a dozen donuts on the break table. If people can't function properly at a work setting, perhaps they should remain at home, safe and sound from the "saboteurs" of the outside world.
High five.
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Bravo to those of you who are able to fit in certain foods, then call it a day. There are many people who just can't do that. Bravo to those of you who have enough willpower to just say no, some of just just do not have that.
I have seen so many snarky remarks on so many posts, and almost hear the eyes rolling (ex. "Um, just eat one and fit it in your calories, it's called willpower, try it sometime). I won't be able to be trusted to just have one of anything for a very long time. Try telling an alcoholic to "just have a sip of beer and get over it".
I am very happy for those of you who are able to control yourselves. If many of us here were able to control ourselves, we wouldn't be here in the first place. Many times it isn't about the donut. It's what the donut "does" to us. It can emotionally medicate many of us, and so 1 donut turns into 5 donuts when we eat it and old feelings of food and emotions come flooding back. And I personally don't want to fit 5, or even 1 donut into my day, because then I'll be hungry later when I can eat 300 less calories, than if I hadn't eaten the donut.
OP, what I do at work is bring something satisfying to eat in case there are crazy snacks around the office. I have 90 or 100 calorie snacks to eat, and I can say I've been good with not caving into temptation. There was a meeting a couple weeks ago during which a bag of dove chocolates was being passed around. I have a friend who can eat 1 and she is satisfied. I would eat half the bag, and then wallow in self loathing.
Different strokes for different folks; some will be able to do things in moderation, some will always have to be extremely careful, as the risk of falling back into old habits can be very high.
Well, there's the fact that alcoholism is a disease... eating one cupcake or a slice of pizza is not. Nobody is intentionally trying to trigger dramatic emotional outbursts by putting a dozen donuts on the break table. If people can't function properly at a work setting, perhaps they should remain at home, safe and sound from the "saboteurs" of the outside world.
High five.
Double-High five.
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Wow! This lady went nuts today at work because a couple of people brought in cake.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unxHTEdye2A 0 -
Do what I do, say "no thanks, I'm on a gluten free diet". Most people don't have a clue what gluten is. I've gotten out of so many less than great food choices this way. But once the public is more informed on gluten, this may not work. But I figure i'll have time to come up with something else before then,. :laugh:0
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Wow! This lady went nuts today at work because a couple of people brought in cake.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unxHTEdye2A
And then this happened
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDkepTx-PnU 0 -
Both interesting addiction and disease. The thing is obesity is referred to as a disease by some but scientists are divided on the subject and as for addiction well some doctors do consider food addiction is relevant to weight pain and salt and sugar are both addictive. Addiction can make us sensitive to automatic triggers and we need extra will power to beat the cravings. Also emotional highs and lows too can make us very susceptible to these triggers ...like donuts.
Anyway I say have the donut and try and good the next day.0 -
as part of our company "wellness" initiative, they replaced lots of the old snacks with fresh fruit delivered once a week At first people were pretty resistant, but it's become super-popular.
Also, we are small enough and have enough people with special food requirements that we've found a couple catering options that work for everyone.
That said, between Thanksgiving and Christmas is client gift free-for-all time. Candy is everywhere.0 -
I know the feeling. Saying no to those things is a real bummer. During the holidays I really gave up and overdid it.
Do try to have your own real treats. Nothing too diet-y but a real treat that you plan into your day and isn't 800 calories...
I like 100-calorie packs of cookies, or just one real cookie. I enjoy it and then when the treat march in, I don't feel out of control because I just had cookies.
Make sure to track on those days because knowing you have to plug that in really dissuades you.0 -
Do what I do, say "no thanks, I'm on a gluten free diet". Most people don't have a clue what gluten is. I've gotten out of so many less than great food choices this way. But once the public is more informed on gluten, this may not work. But I figure i'll have time to come up with something else before then,. :laugh:
It would be great if even the people ON a gluten free diet knew what gluten was LOL:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/06/gluten-free-people-have-no-idea-what-gluten-is_n_5273980.html?ir=Comedy0 -
When I indulge in office treats, which we have in the office here quite frequently (doughnuts, candy all the time, chips bagels etc) I feel terrible. I try to let that guide my decision making but it doesn't always work. Sometimes i smell the doughnut or think about the chocolate and I just cave in; it can be so hard.
One thing that helps me is eating breakfast and staying full throughout the day by way of the kinds of foods i DO eat - I try to cook and bring my lunch and I eat breakfast in the morning. On the mornings that I don't eat breakfast or keep myself sated, I end up giving in to the temptations of office treats. But I have found that when I stay sated on the good foods I enjoy eating and that don't make me feel guilty, I don't even want the office treats.
However, when all is said and done, I do indulge at times, and I always always always enter them into my food log. This way I can realistically see how the food is affecting me physically, and I can still treat it more as fuel than anything else.
The bottom line is that I hate the way I feel after I eat the treats, so what has worked for me (sometimes) has been to remind myself how good I feel when I don't eat the treats. Yes, it's hard to hang out with other people when they are eating the treats, but I think about it this way: I don't smoke cigarettes and if they all wanted me to go out and smoke cigs with them for a break, I wouldn't do that.
You aren't alone. Office snacks are a tough one!0 -
No. No one is trying to force these things down your throat. You can choose to avoid people like the plague or learn to eat in moderation.
unfortunately eating in ''moderation'' doesn't necessarily always work. one lady mentioned a carrot cake muffin with cream cheese frosting from costco that comes in at 800 some odd calories. I'm sure one couldn't accuse someone of 'overeating' or not eating 'in moderation' because they had one cupcake at a social gathering, but if you don't know exactly what's in those treats people are bringing, you could be packing on an extra 800 a day while thinking ''it's ok. i've 'learned' moderation and am only having one treat" which will quickly add up to extra pounds0 -
Yup! my work had 20 delicious smelling greasy pizzas down the hall yesterday. I sat at my desk and enjoyed my apple, yogurt, blueberries, sandwich , and chips though lol0
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It wasn't the occasional workplace treat that caused me to gain 25 pounds. I find that I can still enjoy workplace treats now that I have cut out the nightly mindless eating of chips, etc., and gotten a little more active.0
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Same issue. Even worse in my job there are lots of time when food is brought in. Lots of very very tasty stuff that lives on my waistline.
Saying no has been a very tough battle. But I slowly winning the fight as long as I stay on target with big picture goals.0 -
Oh Lord can I relate to this one!!
My office kitchen right now has Cheese pastries, chocolate chip cookies, oatmeal raisin cookies, white chocolate cookies, breakfast tarts, double stuff oreos, Magnum ice cream bars, nutty sundae bars, brownie bites, bagels and a variety of cream cheeses.
Pretty much like that everyday. About once a week or so the boss brings in gourmet bagels and/or doughnuts. It's a killer!
There's no way to tell people " NO " without it being mean or bad spirited, so I find it best to simply stay away from the kitchen at all costs if I can. I always keep my own 'stash' of stuff in my desk or in my bag to make sure I have what I want.
At times, like when there's the custard filled doughnut that's screaming my name, I'll take it.
and throw it away. Wasteful, yes. rude? Perhaps, since no one else can have it. But my thinking is: if it goes into my mouth or in the trash, when I take it, it's mine to do with it, right?
That has only happened once, but it seemed empowering or something.0 -
Its a huge problem in my work, the bulk of us are female and emotional eaters. We started a weekly fat day called fat Friday's a while ago for a laugh but all it did was encourage unhealthy eating. I don't take part in it anymore and tend to turn down sweet treats. I've had a week away from work this week and have spent the entire week eating very healthy and feeling great. Will be going back next week with a refreshed outlook 0
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