Do you ever get meals catered at work? We used to get pizza every Friday at the …
Do you ever get meals catered at work? ?We used to get pizza every Friday at the last office job I had. At prior jobs we had pizza AND bagels 2x a week.
Post By @workweeklunch✨
?Free office food was a huge pain point for me. On one hand, it was free! ?On the other hand, pizza and bagels every week made me feel so bad physically. It wasn’t an ideal way to nourish myself (and that’s one of the main reasons I started meal prepping). Plus, the free office food played a huge part in the binge and restrict cycle I was trapped in back then.
??Finally I realized that…
1) I could PLAN to eat the pizza at work by not bringing lunch that day. Then I wouldn’t have to feel guilty about wasting food or feel guilty about eating 2 lunches (thanks, diet culture)
2) The only reason wanted the pizza so bad is that I was RESTRICTING myself. In my head, pizza was “bad” and off limits. The office pizza was my chance to stuff 3 slices in my face before going “back to clean eating.” ❌ My relationship with food was unnecessarily stressful.
And 3) once I gave myself permission to eat the office pizza, I realized it actually wasn’t that good quality in terms of flavor and texture. If I want pizza, I want a GOOD pizza, not just because it’s there and it’s free. I’d rather pay for the good stuff and be even more intentional about enjoying it- somewhere that’s not at my desk in an office.
??So I went back to bringing meal preps on most (not all) Friday’s because my home cooked food was actually more appealing to me than the mediocre free office pizza.
??Looking forward to discussing this more and what your experience has been in the comments.
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