Do you work around food?

Congrats on losing 117 lbs! That's amazing! You can do anything you set your mind to.

Hi OP I have the exact same job as you, I have been there for 5 years and I too had the same issue as you for a little while, just constantly picking and eating the food (not frowned upon at my work so it's even harder to stop lol) I have a particular weakness for their sweet morning teas!

Anyway what I did is treated it like any other workplace and I told myself I was ONLY allowed to eat on my official breaks.
So if I saw something that I would like to eat I would have to put a portion aside and then eat it when I went on my lunch break. This means I'm not denying myself what I want, just WHEN I could have it. This gives you what you want but in a sensible portion as it is easy to get carried away while picking.
And to be honest, by the time your break rolls around you don't even really feel like it you would rather eat something substantive for lunch!!!!
Works for me....

Alatariel75 wrote: »

On a practical note, maybe try chewing gum? If you have something in your mouth while you're doing these food prep tasks, you'll be less likely to stick something else in there. Get a fresh stick of gum right before you start prepping. No one wants toast crumbs in their gum. Or brush your teeth after you eat your planned food.

Don't chew gum while preparing food. It's against health code here and pretty nasty with saliva flying around.

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