Co-Workers Comment on Your Food Choices?

I don't eat with them. Oh yeah & jealous!

bellaa_x0 wrote: »

does anyone else NEVER hear the end of it from their co-workers when you bring your own, pre-portioned food to work with you?

I find it interesting that people feel the need to comment on my choices, meanwhile I don't say one word about theirs. also particularly interesting that the people who chime in with their opinion the most are the ones who should be a little more health conscious themselves. I guess it makes them feel better about eating loads of gravy covered meat with corn and mashed potatoes when they nag me about my "healthy" food (I had chicken thighs, asparagus and sweet potatoes for lunch). and don't get me wrong, i love gravy, corn and mashed potatoes - in moderation, of course!

ugh.

Who cares? Being affected by what others think and say is part of the reason that people have self esteem issues with themselves. My stance is that if people can't stand the way I am, then it's their issue not mine. Whatever someone else thinks or believes has no effect on how I care for my family, my income, and my enjoyment of life, so why even care about their opinion? Let it ride and just do what you need to get done.
Just make sure that you're not one to act "elite" about their own choices of food or how they go about their own lives. That's just as irritating.

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People at work used to make fun of the food I ate. Then I started bringing extra for my co-workers to try. They all admitted that my food was great and stopped making comments on my food. We even had a pizza lunch and one co-worker made a comment that I didn't eat the pizza and another co-worker defended me and said I did. I ate half a slice. Give it some time they will get used to your eating habits.

I find my coworkers tease me to eat more. I work in daycare and when we serve snack they all munch but because I don't they will say something along the lines of, "You ate -insert lunch here- so you have enough calories left, common just have a piece." In reality they have no idea how many cals Im allowed or what is in the foods I eat. Quite annoying. Don't tell me what I can eat! XD

cwolfman13 wrote: »

Most of my co-workers know how I roll after three years of kicking *kitten*. Nobody really says anything anymore...I look the way I look for a reason...and they look the way they look for a reason...and they know what those reasons are.

Mine have pretty much stopped the comments when I eat healthy lunches since I have been at it for 5 years, but now if I eat something that is no quite so healthy, I get the "are you really gonna eat that?"

I was actually very happy when someone commented not long ago that I was the healthiest eater in the department. Of course they were questioning why I made the high calorie dessert that I had brought in

It is horrible/rude to tell someone not to eat that chocolate cupcake, but it is okay to tell the person who eats veggies that they should eat a chocolate cupcake once in a while instead of their "boring healthy meals".

goalpeace wrote: »

My Co-Workers laugh at me and whisper behind my back They hate that I can decline donuts, etc.

We haven't had anything brought in or have someones birthday since before I started my weight loss journey. I'm almost looking forward to being able to say "no" to the next birthday cake. Hopefully it won't be too hard, because I used to try and say no but then end up giving in like 30 minutes before it's time to go home. I'm just going to tell myself that I can have my own sweet treat at home, where I can accurately weigh and log it..lol.

I've been "watching my weight" for over 20 years and I've been at my current job for 17 years. I've worked in many, many departments as I've worked my way up. People typically said things when they were new to working with me, but they got used to it. Everyone pretty much knows that I won't eat the cookies, cake, doughnuts, bagels, free lunches, etc. My days are pre-planned and I stick with them, especially during the work day.

ETA, none of my co-workers were really rude, they would just say things like "she's not going to eat it" or "you're always so good" (even though I don't place value judgements on foods).

initialsdeebee wrote: »

Pet Peeve!

Even if the remarks are complimentary, like "Oh, so healthy!" or "That looks great I should be as healthy. You always eat so healthy! " It still strikes me as obnoxious. I'm eating a salad. It's not earth shattering and I'm sure you've had one at some point in your life too. Also:

A. I just want to eat lunch and not respond to phoney office niceties and oooohing and aahhing.
B. I'm not trying to impress anyone or show that I'm better than them. I just like to cook and eat good things.
C. At my job a lot of the people who say these things look pretty healthy themselves and don't seem to struggle with diet problems, so I don't understand the patronizing fawning over my healthy meal.

I think a lot of this behavior is sometimes just standard workplace chatter--something people say because they're in the break room with you and feel the need to say something, regardless how pointless or awkward. It's like the lunchtime equivalent of TGIF. Haha.

+1 for A and B. 90% of the people in my office are varies degrees of overweight (including myself) but the main difference is I am making strides to change my life. Most of my coworkers go out to fast food lunch every single day and some of them also eat fast food breakfast every single day. They munch on candy and chips all day. There are often donuts and cake brought in and I always refrain. I do get tired of the comments, but I've learned to just let them go best I can. Sometimes I will take the piece of cake or the donut just to avoid the comments and then I put it in a Ziploc bag or my lunch container and take home to my husband.

Also, alot the people I work with have tried every single fad diet out there and would rather take pills while standing on their heads than to try changing their diets.

I can admit I am a bit judgmental of my coworkers diets sometimes.

I've also overcome a lot to try and get my life and health together and I continue to work very hard everyday. I weight, measure, count and log all my meals and snacks every single day. I work with a trainer 3 nights a week and I do at least 200 minutes of cardio outside of that.

my boss tells me that I am going to get sick from eating food that was prepped ahead of time... I told him and another coworker that I used to get sick from eating fast food everyday and I will live with the consequences of my own actions. They haven't said much since other than constantly asking me if I want to go grab lunch with them.

They also tell me that walking over my lunch break is counter productive because it is too hot outside and what do you do if you can't go home to shower. I live in Wisconsin and it hasn't even hit 80 other than 2 days this year.

Haters gone hate. Just do your thing and block out the negativity or use it as motivation.

SherryTeach wrote: »

My co-workers are in awe of what I eat. A couple have asked me if I would consider cooking for them if they paid me.

I did this at my job! Pay weekly for a healthy meal packed by me. When I was fresh out of college, I was working four part time jobs and my fifth was a "catering" company of people who wanted healthy dinners. I later catered parties and business meetings (not for my coworkers).

I work in a fish bowl. It is rough. For instance, today I had a big bowl of broccoli and I got the comment...oh thats alot of broccoli your eating! I said why dont you stick around for the fireworks.

Luckily my coworkers are very supportive. They are mostly old guys that laugh every time they see me scan something on my phone. They are always asking me what I'm doing because they don't understand phone apps... probably still don't understand. Guess it's better to ask legit questions out of curiosity than try to lecture me. They did use to make remarks about my "healthy food" in the very beginning, but now it's usually "that looks really good" or ask me what's in it.
By now they know if I want a piece of birthday cake or cookie I will ask for one - don't give me such a hard time when I say no.

I do have a vendor that comes in once a month and contradicts herself on "healthy food". One minute she loves peanut butter, the next minute she's saying peanuts are the wicked stepchild of nuts. Always trying to push organic on me, too. So annoying!!