Free Cake At Work

WINE! everyday all day ! lol .. although i used to have a saying .."never pass up cake PERIOD" make sure it is worth the calories. Like the other day when i consumed a warm donut o_O. i will never have a cold/stale donut again. and it was for sure worth it. just make sure you are under your cals for the day and if not, go workout! but by all means... don't deprive yourself! will only lead to binge eating later! :happy:

Is it good cake? Like, did some French chef come in and whip it up by hand and them flame torched a little creme brulee to go with it? If so, face plant into that cake! (Or, you know, have a small, reasonable slice.)
Or is it some dry, grocery store cake or a "homemade" cake that someone made from a box that is most likely dry and cardboard-ish with icing that tastes sickeningly sweet because it came out of a plastic tub? If that is the case, don't waste your calories and stick to your carrots!

This is so true and something I've really focused on. I had that conversation last week with some coworkers when we had ice cream and cookies at work. I was GOING to have some, and then realized the cookies were oatmeal chocolate chip cookies instead of regular chocolate chip cookies. When I was eating ALL THE FOOD, I absolutely would have had it; now, I evaluate whether it's worth using my calories on, and it wasn't. The next day, I went and got a cookie with some ice cream that I REALLY wanted and fit it into my day and was perfectly happy!

and i can back that up with science.

Because nothing tastes as good as skinny feels.

I've been skinny and I've had cheesecake. Cheesecake is much better than being skinny. I also know that long term success is not depriving yourself of things you enjoy, but learning to incorporate them as treats. Have a small portion and fit it into your calorie goal. You don't have to be miserable to lose weight.

Truth.

Honestly, if it's sheet cake, I know I won't like it as much as I hope I will so I avoid it.

But if someone bought me a GOOD cake, I would totally eat it.

working in a nursery with lots of very little children, there is A LOT of cake around. today was one such day and it was brought in with the strict instruction it was for the staff only. my lunch break rolled around and i turned down a slice of the gooey, chocolatey cake and opted for a little cake-lollipop thing instead.

turns out the cake was over-powered with mint and tasted like mouthwash.

made the right choice i feel this time.

ordinarilly, if i want it, i make it fit.

For me it would depend greatly on the cake and who made it, etc. A lot of people at my office bring in cake and it's usually just some grocery store cake and I can easily pass on that. If someone brings in a moist, homemade cake that rocks, I'm having a small slice..but in my experience, an office cake that is actually good is a rare thing.

and i can back that up with science.

No, you said death!

worst ... idea ... *ever* .....

"cat litter-box cake"

and i can back that up with science.

No, you said death!

"i meant cake."


"ohhhh alright...."

I would have eaten the cake... so good or bad for you, depending on how you view it. Most of the time, I just fit it in my calories.

This would be my answer, but he said it first.