I work at the corporate office of a local chain of bars/restaurants/venues. My office is at one of the locations and my lunch is provided- anything I want off the menu.
I have learned to work with what is available to me. I have my "go to" salad and I bring my own dressing. If I want something else I will order a dry sandwich with no bread or a up of soup or the hummus and switch out the flatbread for veggies. (this has made me the center of a lot of ribbing. I asked for extra veggies in my salad the other day and I ended up with a giant serving platter piled about 6 inches high with every vegetable in every variation. The kitchen staff thought it was hilarious. I was in heaven.
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I find that I really don't desire the crap choices, which I really thought was going to be a huge problem. I guess deep down I know that the high cal, fattening stuff is there and will be there tomorrow and the day after that. It's not going anywhere and if I really want it, I'll have it when I
really want it.
Suprisingly, I've
lost weight since I started the job.
The soda IS a problem, though. I have what feels like my very own personal soda fountain. If I need an afternoon pick me up, I'll get a cup of diet and cut it with about 1/3 regular soda.