Ok this is a place for us office workers to exchange tips.

I work here 7am - 5pm 5 days a week and i travel about 11 weeks of the year from Oct to April on and off.

Right now in our lunch room there are Haloween Cookies and im avoiding it like crazy!

I can share some of my office eating habits and a few tips.

Ok here is the first. I keep a 12LB dumbbell in my cubie and when im talking on my hands free cordless phone i just curl away. I wonder what the guy on the other end of the phone would think!

That was nice of your friend to eat your cake...rude, but nice! lol

This might sound silly but I have the chocolate flavored calcium chew and I eat that when I have the candy crave!

Yummie...I love those bad boys...I have my dose of them daily! :mad:

Imagine, I had my surgery last Tuesday - didn't tell anyone at work what was going on. My birthday was Sunday and on Monday (first day back to work) they have a big CIDER AND DONUTS (donuts are my second biggest weakness) party for me !!

Most of them knew I had had some kind of surgery, so I was able to say that I just didn't have my appetite back yet and thanked them as they all ate my birthday party goodies.

I could say I'm proud of myself - but 6 days after surgery even a nibble of a donut would have been a bad choice for me. I suppose I could have had the cider, but I'm not a cider lover, plus I didn't want to risk the ""digestive"" results of drinking cider.

I'm feeling quite safe with my protidiet drinks, carnation instant breakfasts, soups and water. Why mess with it when I'm feeling pretty good so far. We'll see what happens after Friday when I think my Dr will put me on 'soft foods'. Can you really put a cheeseburger in a blender? :mad:

I have three candy jars in my office - and a pretzel jar. I'm not tempted by the candy - never have been a chocolate nut. The pretzels looked good to me yesterday - but I knew that was a no no too.

Hey TopDownBug, I had the surgery on Thursday, 10/18 and MY birthday was Sunday too! Happy belated, Libra!!

Good luck!

It was nice of her to leave a note.

LOL! Did she leave many crumbs to clean up?

The company I order the office gifts for our clients from, and handmade chocolate company sent me Dark Chocolate covered Pretzels. I didn't even tell anyone at work. I took them home tonite and ate just 3.

Its been so long since I ate candy, that it made me nauseous and gave me a headache. So I rang the doorbell for my sister upstairs and gave them to her.

So I guess that is a small victory for me. The people at work have been keeping their candy hidden, and it was nearly 6 weeks for me to have a piece and it made me sick tonite.

Here is our kitchen this morning.

That is just wrong. In my office they put them on the desk right behind me. I was a good girl last friday one of my co-workers came by with danish, and I said no. Then one of my other co-workers said "GO AHEAD you wont be able to eat it after your banded"

Man I was like this is not the help I need

I also work in an office... in a private golf club with a dinning room and a chef! Its not so much the sweets but the all the "bar" food - ugh. Thank goodness the season is almost over!!! I drink coffee in the morning and I also use the calcium chews as a treat. Now that I have a good fill I really don't struggle much with the temptations - and as for eating a danish or doughnut - all I can say is OMG I'd be stuck and puking if I even thought about it for too long. With the proper fill it just ain't gonna happen. But I will admit I do give in to a piece of chocolate now and then, bad thing about the band it still allows me to eat chips and candy :boink: So will power is needed in those areas.

We have candy coming out of the ears. I have brought in sugar-free candies and filled my drawer with them. There is a gentleman in the office who is a diabetic, so I told him any time he wanted, help himself. So, he and I were going through the drawer, picking out what we wanted when a co-worker leaned over and took a handful. I was shocked! My friend said, "Hey! Those are sugar-free - you don't need it, you can eat the real stuff. Put it back!" So, she did!

Don't stand between a diabetic on a bad day and his SF candy!

Well today, the candy, Cookies, cake, treats and stuff all showed up. In the pantry area, near the supply closet. I resisted until 1:00pm, and just had a bite of the cake, and threw the rest out. I did take a handful of black licorice pieces, but I know you can't eat too many of those.

So, I figure the fork full is enough, and so far I am not wanting more. The licorice is still on my desk too.

Ok heres my Heli.

When there is cake and donuts or candies that are not wrapped, I imagine people going to the washroom and not washing there hands properly, or people having a good ole nose picking session before they handled that food, and that it is riddled with germs from snot and feces............works every time.

Sorry for the nasty visual

When there is cake and donuts or candies that are not wrapped, I imagine people going to the washroom and not washing there hands properly, or people having a good ole nose picking session before they handled that food, and that it is riddled with germs from snot and feces............works every time.

Sorry for the nasty visual

Actually thats pretty good! Thank you! It might work for me!

hello all,

that is what i do i just keep in mind that they don't wash their hands or here is another one. i saw a fly land on the goodies then fly away. yuck.. when i need something more to take my attention off candy i pop a fire ball in my mouth.. try it..

<p>I know what you mean. Today at work they are having a mandatory luncheon with a delicious box lunch...sandwiches, chips, soft drink, cookies. I'm freaking out. I was told just to be grateful that it was a free lunch. Not many people here know about lapband. I guess I'll eat the meat. I'm so upset. I take my meals very seriously.</p>