Was I rude?

no and oh well. what are you gonna do waste your calories for the day to make someone else happy? NO...i mean im sure you thanked her for being "thoughtful" and all but she'll get over it....just dont expect her to get you anything from now on (which could be just as awesome) remember, youre in this for YOU.

meh...If I were her, I would not have found it rude. I would have found myself rude for buying it without first making sure it would be something my friend would enjoy.

you didn't ask for the smoothie, it would be rude of her if she was upset that you didn't want it.

You were not being rude. You didn't want it. If someone offered you a cigarette, would you smoke it so you wouldn't offend them? What's the difference?

do you think that was rude of me to have a rejection manner about the drink?

Pretty much. I value friendship over going out of the way to make a point about my own eating habits. I would have taken a couple of sips, then perhaps dumped it later without her seeing.

Could have made it clear that you don't want any in the future, with a "Oh wow. I really shouldn't, as I'm trying to stay away from these, but hey -- I'll make an exception today. Thank you!"

While the only behavior you mentioned was "I was hesitant while drinking it" it's hard to say if you were being rude.

Drinking it at all, or at least pretending to drink it, seems like the polite thing to do to me. I wouldn't mention your distaste for McDonalds unless it became a habit of hers to give you the stuff. Or at least don't bring it up until the shake is long gone.

She meant well. That's the most important thing. I think it's a good idea to be gracious of peoples kind intentions.

Yeah so someone was nice enough to go out of their way and buy me a smoothie from mcdonalds..problem is I think mcdonalds is the worst place you could possibly go for anything! She realized I was hesitant while drinking it..so she dumped it....do you think that was rude of me to have a rejection manner about the drink?

No, I don't think you were rude. But I think her reaction was the same as many people might have and I'm not sure what you can do about it. Some people are just offended when you don't eat/drink something they give you. Some even try to convince or beg you to eat/drink it. But if you didn't ask for it then it's really their issue and all you can do is say "I really appreciate the thought".

do you think that was rude of me to have a rejection manner about the drink?

Pretty much. I value friendship over going out of the way to make a point about my own eating habits. I would have taken a couple of sips, then perhaps dumped it later without her seeing.

Could have made it clear that you don't want any in the future, with a "Oh wow. I really shouldn't, as I'm trying to stay away from these, but hey -- I'll make an exception today. Thank you!"

Ditto!

Why was she watching you drink it? That sounds like sabotoge to me!

Why was she watching you drink it? That sounds like sabotoge to me!

Yeah, that's spooky.

Honestly, from the scenrio in the OP - you both kind of acted childish.

Does she know you are dieting? If not, then a simple thank you would suffice and keep it at your work station until she can't see you any longer and dump it.

If she knew - she just may not be aware that smoothies are high sugar and you could have just mentioned that it would have killed your meal plans for the day. Thanks, but no thanks - not make faces as you drink it.

For her to react that way - just take it away and dump it with no words - her feelings were obviously hurt but she could have handled it better too.

You could have not drank it at all and told her to give it to someone else who might want it. It probably was a bit annoying for her to see you act like you wanted it, only to have you be pretending and now since you were pretending, she can't very well give it to anyone else. I'd say drink if you're really going to drink at least half of it, otherwise be polite and ask her to see if someone else might want it but thanks for thinking of you.

It depends... I presume you like smoothies or why else would your friend buy you one... then again was this a friend friend or a close friend.

If I am offered things I neither like nor want, I would thank them for the offer, but politely decline.

It sounds a bit rude of her that she percieved your hesitant efforts as a rejection and then proceded to take the drink from you and bin it.

There was a time when I used to bite my tongue, but it's not worth it. You gotta be true to yourself... that's not rude.. that's being honest.

Some people who are not knowledgable in healthy food and weightloss do not realize that a Smoothie from McDonalds is bad. It is marketed as a healthy option. I don't think she was trying to sabotage you. However you could have just accepted it and threw it away when she wasn't looking..

example
It was my 1yr anniversary here at my job, a co-worker kindly made cupcakes. I took one, put it on my desk, made an effort to make it look like I ate it, while in reality I tossed it. When people do something special for me or think of me, I in no way want to hurt their feelings if they miss the mark. It honestly is the thought that counts.