Food being pushed on you...

I think most folks mean well and just want to ensure you're not left out. I say "Thanks so much for the offer, but me and my diet respectfully decline ... Do you have any carrot sticks"? That makes them laugh and makes me not seem like a downer. At least I hope so!

I say "no, thank you" ALOT.

I think they only do that to make themselves feel better about eating junk. In the office I work, everyone knows I'm not touching naughty food so they've stopped offering. But it did take a while for the message to sink in..

No. I just say "no thanks", or "yes, please" and fit it in my daily calories. I don't expect people to change just because I am on a diet or something.

There's as much ''junk'' food now around the office and at family gathering as there was before I started my journey and people still offer it to me just as they did before the only difference is that I now kindly decline - actually have been for a long time now so they bother asking me as much anymore. No one dares try to push it on me or ''guilt'' me because I can get pretty rude if I have to say no more than twice.

I completely agree with

annie_858 wrote: »

Has anyone noticed once you start to lose a few pounds and feel good about eating healthy, people bring you junk food and push food on you!? And I'm
Not talking about health food, it's fudge, brownies, or cookies laying around the office. Or is it just me?

I completely agree with this. At first, the most challenging part on my diet journey was to push back my wife from cooking things she considered to be healthy but didn't fit into my program.
I quickly prepared my own meals and picked a few things from the meals she prepared for the family.
Now, she understands better and is clearly supporting my efforts.

I have always found more difficult to fight against the others than against myself.

Lots of people have terrible food habits so it's due to ignorance. But there is also a bit of "if you failed your diet, that would make me feel better about my own diet".

So at the end of the day, I avoid any debate or argument about what is good and what isn't for your diet. Everyone has a different opinion on this topic...unfortunately, it is rarely an informed one.

So, what I do: I have a plan and I ask people to respect that.

I work in an office environment where we constantly snack. I'm offered stuff all the time and I politely say no thanks and they respect that decision. Other times I said okay I'll have something and fit it into my calorie goals.

Lot of times I don't think people are being rude or inconsiderate. food is a very social and communal event. Think about it can you really be mad at somebody when you're eating with them.

My dad / his whole side of the family is like that. Culture-wise, it's considered rude to decline food, and they never want guests (especially family) to leave hungry, so visiting is always a battle (especially since it smells and tastes amazing! >.< )

Co-workers and friends though, I always have something non-perishable on me, like some fruit, or a snack bar, so when they offer, I'd just be like "all set" and that usually ends the asking. Most offer just because it's the polite thing to do. I'd rather think that way than to demonize someone for just sharing food. In the end, it all comes down to you, and your will power.