Unhealthy food at work :(

I agree with Rachel about the protein. On days my macros are 155+ because of weightlifting I can barely eat it all. But days I eat around 50g I'm still famished even at 2000 calories. The easiest thing to do if you like eggs is to boil a dozen and eat one with breakfast and lunch.

A few thoughts -

1) There's ALWAYS going to be food around. Get used to it. Otherwise being in public is always going to suck. Easier said than done, for sure, and I get it... but...

2) If you're ALWAYS hungry regardless of how much you eat, then there's something else going on. Have you done any reading on things like food cues and environment/habits related to diet?

YES! This is a daily struggle for me as well. It seems like every vendor we have likes to send us chocolate, or cakes, or greasy lunches. My biggest struggle at first were the overflowing candy dishes that are on my walk to the bathroom. I've learned to just say no thanks to most of the crappy food offerings OR fit a small portion into my day.

I've learnt to ignore it; I don't even notice it's there now!

Yep! My job recently had a 5 year celebration and it was awesome. I still ate the food, but got back on track once the celebrating was over. People at my job also love to eat pizza, but I don't eats it.. I hate most pizzas ^-^;

Oh, I can relate. I'm sitting here looking at the tray of Banana Nut Muffins that someone brought in and placed at our team table which is about 6 feet from my desk. I can smell them. Like, I want to eat the entire tray.

Whats your priority - a lasting improvement to your health including weight loss or momentarily eating something that you either dont need nor truly want. Its a decision I have to make many times in a day, even after over a year of following MFP guidelines and losing over 100lbs. I still struggle with it, but dont want to give anyone else control over what I choose to eat. Sometimes logic wins, sometimes emotion wins. But overall, I have been able to say "no" far more easily, and my reward is continued health improvement and weight loss. It does get easier when you are motivated by your own success.

I used to work in a kitchen, and I gained 10 lbs in 3 months because I didn't know how to resist the food my coworkers would make me for break times.

Retraining yourself to have less of a taste for sweets is possible. I totally avoided added sugar for months, then added it back for a few treats I enjoy, and find that sugar just doesn't call to me like it used to. I realized that for me, the enjoyment wears off after the first 2 bites and then it's just sickening sweetness. It is now easier to pass up, or at least stop if I'm full.

If you can, avoid even looking wherever the treats usually are kept. Keep a stash of tea, coffee, flavored seltzer, whatever, and go straight for it when you feel sugar calling. I used to keep bags of cut veggies and munch on them furiously too. It will get easier. Best of luck.

Edit: OP, I just noticed your profile pic and it is awesome. That is one of my favorite episodes of GG.

Is your period due? I'm always starving the week before mine starts.

I live in Louisiana which means we have greasy fried snacks all of the time but I've noticed that if I eat my greek yogurt or fill up on good stuff that I bring, I don't have the urge to eat the crap they bring to the office.

Yep (a friend's leaving the company, however people bring in for birthdays, project milestones, treats from holidays or just because its Friday so the kitchen can be a bit of a calorie-bomb landmine) and I'm "due on" so I've been vacuuming it up everytime I pop in for a cuppa, I'm doing a fitness class later though so hopefully that'll negate some of the damage. However I've been getting better at ignoring when I'm not pre sharkweek.

Feeders are the worst though I had one for a year when I was dieting for my wedding and she'd not only offer me cake constantly (after I was noticeably losing weight) but put the cakes on a spare desk next to mine instead of in the kitchen. She was a lovely person too in every other way and a little heavier than me so I'd always feel guilty refusing since I was "on a diet" but man having those cakes at arms reach giving me flirtatious "come hither and put me in your mouth" looks whilst I was already restricting cals was a nightmarish test of will.

Tempting food choices will always be around but I try to do a few things to help myself avoid indulging:

1. Take a few minutes to ask myself if it's worth it. Will it be worth the guilt I will feel after I have the treat?
2. Take a moment to ask myself if it's worth how I will physically feel after. I'm finding now that if I have something really sugary, I will feel sick to my stomach and queasy. Is that two moments really worth hours of physical agony and headaches that I know will come?
3. Take a moment to feel proud of myself for being able to resist. It's actually a really empowering feeling.
4. Make a joke to my co-workers. Many know about my journey as I've been pretty honest, so I find that saying something like, "I'm sure it tastes horrible, right?", they will joke back and say... "yes, you wouldn't like this at all". I know it's not true, but it's enough accountability addressing it that I can have the willpower to walk away.
5. Keep a few small sugar free candies, gum or popcorn at my desk so if I really feel I need something, there is something to go to.
6. Take the time to plan some really yummy food for lunch and know I have that to look forward to.
7. Take a moment to read an inspirational quote or look at a few online to keep me motivated.

It will never be easy, but the more you do it, the stronger you will be and the more you will feel good about yourself for being able to be around treats and not partake whether it's at work, a party or holiday functions.
Now that's not to say I never indulge... I just make sure I've made an educated choice whether it's really worth it in that moment.

Good luck and stay strong.