I work in a minefield. Seriously.
Anyone trying to lose weight or change their eating habits that works in an office can completely understand where I'm coming from.
There's always someone buying bagels, or bringing in homemade something-something that just has a big EAT ME sign on it.
Well, my work has those things plus a seperate special layer of suck. I work in a hotel - there's food EVERYWHERE. Not as bad as a restaurant, to be sure, but it's on level of stinky.
Earlier this week, the skinniest girl in my office had a craving for Lemon Bars the night before. She made a whole batch, had a few, and then brought the rest in - to sit on the table that is 5 feet from my desk. Today, Sales brought in bagels - not just bagels, but the Cosi "squa-gel" (square bagels), of which the Asiago Bagel is my personal favorite. I abstained. Then later, the catering staff sent out an email to my floor titled "Meeting notes & FUDGE!". Someone just got back from a trip and brought back a big box of fudge. Once again, I abstain. Lunch today? Leftovers from a meeting, eaten standing up in a back hallway. Mashed potatoes? yes I love you, but I'm going to have the chicken instead. Bit size fruit tarts? No thanks, I'll have some slices of cantalope.
And you should see the looks on peoples faces! So dissapointed the fat girl doesn't want their fudge! Sorry dude, trying to live a better life, one day at a time. And one abstained land-mine at a time.
To help combat this, I have a "bag of tricks". Nothing sexy, but some acceptable salty or sweet snacks. Better for me, low in calories and fat, high in fiber.
Someone has chips, or pretzels? I assault you with my WASABI PEAS! or I can also bombard you with my MINI RICE CAKES!!!!!
someone have a candy bar or something sweet? I pelt you with my PITTED DATES!!! or my HANDFUL of CRAISINS!!!!!
But the biggest lifesaver.... it's filling....it's sweet...it's HIGH in fiber (9g) and it's my favorite flavor in the whole world.... CARAMEL.
Dude, the Fiber One Oats & Caramel bar..... I love you man, you save my life almost every day.
3 comments:
Keep on fighting the good fight!
Proud of you. Feel your pain; the studio always has a big basket of candy bars & bags of chips on the client table. Takes a lot of willpower to not grab a snickers bar every afternoon at 3. And every morning at 10. And after lunch. And for the commute home...
What Joe said.
I think that's what folks (who aren't trying to lose it) don't understand...it's not having to walk away from a temptation once a day...I think 99% of us can walk away from the temptation once.
It's more like having to deal with the same one (or additonal ones)five times a day that wears one down.
Keep up the good fight, lady!
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