We literally have a picnic everyday at work and it's showing on my hips, waist, and in my health. It's time for it to stop but I don't know how to stop it. All the eating goes on right in my work area. These people have already said that they aren't interested in "healthy eating," so suggesting that they join me isn't going to work. I don't want them around me with all the fried, greasy food. It's just like if you were trying to stop smoking, you wouldn't hang out with smokers. But these people are my friends and I just don't know how to stop this. Any suggestions???
2007-07-13 09:16:46 · 4 answers · asked by MsKenny 4 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
Blame your doctor!
"My doctor says my cholesterol/ triglycerides/ blood sugar is too high and I can't eat chocolate/fried chicken/too much fat".
"That looks good, but my doctor says to stay away from ice cream/fried foods/cookies. He's really mad at me!"
"This looks great--I'll just take a tiny bit of it since my doctor told me to avoid butter/sugar until my blood sugar/cholesterol goes down a little."
"This looks wonderful! I had a huge breakfast and I'm so full--can I take a piece of it home to enjoy tonight?"
Change the sentence to suit whatever food your co-workers and employer are offering you. If you say you're dieting, you'll just get unwanted diet advice. I have used all of the above tactics to avoid unhealthy foods as well as foods that looked really nasty. You won't offend anyone and it will look as though you WANT to eat that stuff, but your doctor won't let you.
2007-07-13 09:34:16 · answer #1 · answered by july 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IF they were your friends, they would support you in your efforts to live a healthier life. These people just sound like really selfish jerks. I would ask them to take the food elsewhere, it doesn't belong in the work space anyway. If you can't bring yourself to do that, then bring your own healthy food and don't eat what they bring. That isn't being snobbish, that is being smart, and if they can't see that, their loss.
2007-07-13 09:23:58 · answer #2 · answered by essentiallysolo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had the same problem at my last job. We didnt' have picnics, but my boss wanted to buy us lunch nearly every day. It was a really nice gesture, but he bought really unhealthy food.
I finally just put my foot down. I told him that I was struggling to lose weight and that while I appreciated it, I needed to bring my own lunch. After that, he would offer to buy but stopped pushing me to order in with everyone.
I suggest you tell everyone politely that you're trying to lose weight. Just take care not to make it sound like you're looking down on them. If they get offended, there's not much you can do. But it's not worth protecting their feelings if it makes you unhealthy.
2007-07-13 09:22:54 · answer #3 · answered by Kat24 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just say to them you want to be healthy and don't want to continue eating non-healthy food.
2007-07-13 09:21:21 · answer #4 · answered by Chris 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋