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Originally Posted by x0xmelissax0x
Girlscouts came today and my mom gave me half a box of mint cookies.
I've only eaten 2... but it's only been 20 minutes, lol.
Now one of my coworkers just gave me a CHOCOLATE COVORED donut.
I've only eaten a pinch....
Someone take this food awayyyyy....
One of the best things I ever did for myself when I started this journey was to give myself permission to be a ***** about food. I found that a lot of times, I ate stuff I didn't want to eat because I wanted to fit in, be easy to get along with or not hurt anybody's feelings. If my coworkers want Mexican or pizza, in the past I would have said yes, in order to fit in, to be easy to get along with - now I just tell them to have a good time.
If one of my coworkers offered me a chocolate covered donut, I would immediately say no. It's odd how people are with food, because the coworker would probably start insisting that I take it, I now feel perfectly comfortable saying firmly that I don't want the donut. If they left it in my office anyway, I would immediately pitch it in the trash.
Saying "no" to food has been a real eye opener about other people. If someone doesn't want a chocolate donut, why be so pushy/insistent? It's just weird behavior on their part.
You didn't even like the donut, you ate the edges of a donut you don't like. Why did you do that? If it's not worth eating and makes you feel guilty and like you have to work out to burn it off, just don't eat it in the first place.
Caveat - if you do want to eat the donut, it fits in your plan for the day, eat the donut