Embarrassed

I had a co-worker who was always on the cabbage soup diet (awful diet where you only eat stinky soup made from cabbage and tomatoes). She used to eat about 8 bowls a day so the office always stank of reheated cabbage. Everyone used to tell her it was stinky and she just used to laugh about it. In the end she lost a lot of weight so 10 more people started doing it too.

You are not alone. I once heated up a beautiful bit of salmon in the microwave at work and even I had to admit that it was really smelly. I had to listen to the office drama queen fake retching all afternoon. But guess what, the next day it was something else they were all going on about. It'll pass!

Food smells. They can get over it or leave.

At my last job, my office was closest to the kitchen. People would burn toast, burn popcorn, and make all sorts of things that would stink up the place. It REALLY sucked because it was in the center of the building with no real vent. All the fire alarms would go off - there'd be no way to air out the stink. *ugh*

I remember once too - I had had something that was too rich and made me sick. I ran to the bathroom to throw up, and it got on the wall. I tried to clean it up the best I could - but it wasn't the best job apparently. Some people were joking around about whoever did it not having good aim - they thought it was poop!! (I don't know how people don't know the difference in smell between poop and throw up!)

Anyway - we did have a conference room area that had a small kitchen that nobody really used during the day. When I wanted to be by myself during lunch, I'd go over there. For some time, there was a real jerk that worked there who kept trying to get me fired - and whenever he was in the office, I really liked being able to go over there for lunch....If I stayed in the office, he always found an excuse to come in and talk to me or ask me to do something - we were supposed to have a 45 minute "duty free lunch" and he always would ask his assistants to do projects while they were at lunch. I don't know if there's another area you can go to fix or have your lunch, but that might be an option.

I feel your pain. A couple of weeks ago, I reheated homemade seafood gumbo in the microwave at work, then carried it to my office to eat. When I came back to the breakroom to wash my bowl, someone had put a sign on the microwave, complete with pictures, that said the only acceptable fish for work are Swedish fish and goldfish crackers.

Your coworkers sound like a bunch of tools. They'll get used to the change eventually, though, just hang in there.

mrsloganlife wrote: »

Just need to vent...

At my job we have a chef who makes lunch for us. Buttery, fattening, unhealthy food. So I started bringing in Lean Cuisines for lunch. Today I made one and it made a stink in the office by accident. That was 30 minutes ago. Since then it has been non-stop teasing, screaming, dramatics about how the smell will kill someone. And now since people are coming back into lunch people are asking "do you smell that smell? It was her!" I mean they are acting like this is the end of the world and they are all going to die.

It's just discouraging. I'm trying to eat something a bit healthier (albeit still processed), and while I understand the smell and immediately started to open doors and throw it out in the dumpster, it's just getting ridiculous.

Any advice on rising above this teasing and picking apart? I am not losing my motivation to lose weight, but honestly I am sitting at my desk and thinking about just leaving.

Just wondering if your co-workers are being mean or is this some light hearted teasing that's just gone to far? Is it possible they don't know you're upset and think you're taking the ribbing with good humor? Like, we have all taken the mick out of a co worker who does/says something we think is funny and sometimes it goes to far without people realizing yeah ok, enough is enough. They could think you are "in" on the joke if you know what I mean?

Laugh about how you must have gotten a defective lean cuisine (that one must have been made by the new guy), then tease them back. "Next time I'll bring fish!"

If you laugh with them then you'll feel much better.

Happened in our office once. A girl reheated some sort of fish medley pasta bake from the night before.

White fish, shell fish, tuna...

Our office was huge, like a warehouse space, and the whole place absolutely reeked of fish in the worst possible way.

"Pungent" doesnt even come close.

It really qas quite disgusting and caused a bit of a reaction, while I dont blame anyone for that (it was awful) I really felt for her.

Bless, she took it in good spirit. And never bought fish pasta bake again!

newmeadow wrote: »

fitoverfortymom wrote: »

Curiosity is killing me. What on EARTH does Lean Cuisine make that got so stinky?

Anything that contains artificial butter flavoring, curds and whey and/or freeze dried parmesan cheese.

In other words, every entrée they make.

I heat up lean cuisines at work all the time. No one complains; in fact, it makes most of them hungry.

AnvilHead wrote: »

Forget that. I'd go home and eat a big bowl of chili beans, a few hard boiled eggs, some popcorn, a little cabbage and a glass of milk, then go back to work the next day and turn the air in that office green. I'd then proceed to heat up the exact same Lean Cuisine meal from the day before, but at twice the recommended cooking time. Oops, looks like I burned it - pardon me while I heat these brussels sprouts and open my jar of kimchi!

HAHA! LOL AnvilHead! I like brussels sprouts and I like your style!