Hey kids! Does anyone else work in a corporate suite, where the management provides something delicious now and again? At my office, on Wednesdays the kitchen is always stocked with donuts and bagles and coffeecake (oh my!). I haven't "partaken" in weeks. In fact, today while everyone was chowing down on gooey treats, my diet buddy and I ate delicious asian pears. I wasn't wishful for a second. If I can eat something delicious that does my body good, why would I be tempted by something else that, though it may taste good, makes me feel bad when I'm trying to put on a pair of jeans?

Not that I won't ever have a sweet, but most of the time, I prefer to make the healthy choice.

How about you guys? Are you "winning" the battle when it comes to tempting choices, like my Evil Wednesdays?

For the past week I've been fighting a battle not to eat the rice that comes with school lunch. It's definitely against protocol, but I've been throwing away my rice each day. One day I tried to take it home in a Tupperware but the staff just loaded me up with a ton of extra food, too. Even though I love rice (and keeping the peace) I'm learning to throw it out. I feel immeasurably better when I do.

I'm failing horribly and have singlehandedly eaten at least half of the large snack supply at my office. It's Japanese-sized and individually portioned so not quite as bad as a box of DD Munchkins, but still. Burning guilt and shame all week long.

I'm losing this week...losing the battle that is, not losing weight.

Yes. For awhile my work was having boxes of fresh oranges and on breaks I would go in and have one. loved it. Well they ran out of oranges this week. And instead had boxes and boxes of DoNuts. I went in for my break and had two. I miss the oranges.

Today is potluck lunch at my office. We are pretty healthful, but since I do low carb, it can be hard. We have several people with food intolerances, some vegetarians too. So working around everyone's food needs is difficult, and some potlucks are better than others. I usually make sure I bring a big salad and then a protein food for myself, and take what I can from the other dishes. The hard part is that this is also a meeting, and it sits on the table in front of me while we continue meeting, and I want to overeat. I am going to insist on clearing the table after lunch today.

When I first started losing weight, I sat 5 feet away from a 'treat' corner. It was stocked with all sorts of snacks including candy, chips, and assorted items. Also, people regularly brought in food to share. At that point, I just said none of it is for me and I'm ok with that.

Wednesdays are a tough day at my office too - there is a weekly breakfast with bagels, something like waffles or pancakes, and halfway decent (though not really all that special) pastries.

Actually the fact that it's weekly makes it pretty easy to avoid. I often tell myself "eh, not this week." There's no need for a "woe is me, I can never touch those things again" dramafest - all I have to say is "not today." And every once in a while - maybe once a month - I grab myself half a bagel, toast it up with a little butter, and count it in my calories.

It also helps that in the grand scheme of things, the breakfast treats they offer are not really that good. Cafeteria food-service bagels and pastries - the sort of stuff I'd have been happy to eat because it was there when I wasn't being mindful of my eating. Now, though, I'd rather save those splurges for higher-quality versions of those items.

My office has evil Monday through Friday. I'm surrounded by chocolate and sweets all the time.

My office used to have a bowl of chocolates that you had to pass by every time you came in or out, went to the kitchen, to the bathroom, you name it.

I'm so glad they took it away. I had a hard time resisting that temptation. Hence the 30 lbs I gained since I started working here!

My office is bringing in pizza for lunch today since the weather is not so good. It sounds nice, but pizza is my biggest weakness. I'm debating if I want to try and fit it in my calorie budget or just stick with my original lunch. Unfortunately, all of the leftovers go to the break room on my floor so it will be staring at me everytime I go in there to get a drink, my afternoon snack, etc.

Also, tomorrow is my manager's birthday so we are having a "food day" and it's the company's monthly luncheon and they are catering Johnny Carino's Italian food. *sigh*

I win the battle if I am not PMSing I just had 1/2 a piece of cake on Sunday b/c I was craving it so badly (I even worked it into my calories for the day), but my body rejected it since I've been eating healthily. Guess I learned my lesson, and I have no desire to eat anything bad for quite some time.