Co-Workers Comment on Your Food Choices?

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 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.

jhard728 wrote: »

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.

That....doesn't even make any sense.

I would get a lot of "that's not healthy for you" when I'd go to a fast food place to get a side salad and piece of grilled chicken.

Lately, I got an "ewww" when I brought back a single serving pouch of tuna and a greek yogurt after walking around Target during my lunch hour. Hey, 29 g of protein in 170 calories for just over $2 is nothing to sneeze at.

I work with a little Miss Know It All who constantly tells me how I should eat and it drives me nuts. She's so underweight it's not funny. I'd say she needs to gain at least 10 kg but is now doing the 5:2 diet, I have no idea why yet she'll make comments about the weighted amount of feta cheese in my salad at lunch time and that I had two mandarins (OMG shock horror) yet never sees the healthy breakfast and dinner I have. I feel like telling her to mind her own damn business but dealing with her sulking just isn't worth it.

I have one co-worker who just does not think when she talks, and if she does, then she is b****ier than I thought! lol...but hey, I'm doing this for me. Not her or anyone else. She won't be talking **** when I'm hot lol