New job - already fed up with unhealthy ‘working lunches‘

Urgh, working lunches with meetings are my absolute pet hate at work. Sorry I haven’t read through responses. Where I work we all bring our own lunch and my manager provides some unhealthy treats as a sweetener but I personally don’t want that sort of temptation, I’m trying to lose a lot of weight and it’s not helpful…. Can you suggest they schedule the meeting for 10am and then all have optional lunch together afterwards?

I’ve had some mental health issues where the gp suggested I sign off from work (I didn’t take him up on it). after burning out i have realised that break in the middle of the day is so precious so I really do resent the intrusion on my time, for you that time is your routine of preparing food that you actually want to eat and will make you feel good. I totally get it.

How are you not able to figure out such a simple solution yourself? Sheesh.

Maybe if you were supporting the size 14/16 women you speak of in that condescending tone of yours, people would be more supportive of you.
You sound like a skinny cow of a colleague, surely you have enough life experience to know that people come in all shapes and sizes and it is none of your business why they are the size they are?

I don’t think it’s too difficult to find healthy and cold. Especially in the summer

make a chicken or prawn salad

This is such a non issue, just bring your own salad in and let the fatties enjoy their dominoes, do you really have time to over think this in a senior role?

Tbf this is pretty common in people serious about diet/training. I was on a diet where I'd count my macros (ratio of protein/fat/carbs) and would have a cheat meal every week where I ate what I wanted.

For context I'm into strength training and have a deadlift a little over 150kg which is considered elite for my weight.

In summary op was a troll who made up he was a corporate titan surrounded by fatties eating UPF on the company tab
Whirlwind of posts by op who called his colleagues a porker
op then whined we all hate successful and slim women as we are fat jealous unsuccessful dullards
MN then banned op

I'm not seeing any reason why you can't have whatever else you usually eat for lunch. Put meal in fridge in the morning with your name on it, extract and heat in microwave if necessary in a break, return to room with cutlery, eat, take detritus back to kitchen. What are you struggling with?

Yes what did we miss?

Think of the cost, she’s only on a six figure salary.

maybe she could set up a go fund me?

Get a food flask…

@Trendyname The OP is having us on. See the MN message. They know how to push our buttons. 😂

I think it’s because you first showed your contempt at size 14-16, then called colleagues pudgy and posters porkers and acted like you are superior.

Also because sometimes it is hard to support ‘successful’ people when they become judge anyone outside their narrow vision.

What did I miss??!

Have a cold lunch. Or skip lunch that day. Or eat a small portion of the Dominos etc. Those are your options. More than that is being deeply petty.

Is this someone's full time job now? It's certainly starting to feel like it.

Well well well. There's a surprise.

More 'Bored Panda' type fodder on MN. Who'd have thought it?

free pizza once a month and you are complaining? Do you have any idea how expensive and tedious it would be to try to cater to everyone's specific needs in situations like this? The simple fact is that most people like that sort of food, rightly or wrongly, even if you don't. They are catering to the majority and going down the quickest and easiest route, which makes perfect sense in the circumstances.

It's not obligatory to eat any of it and you'd usually be providing your own lunch anyway, I assume. Your job doesn't come with lunch included, so just take your performative avocado, quinoa and undressed baby spinach leaves in a tupperware box.

I'm going to do an AV on your name in a minute and if this isn't a 'first time poster' I'll eat my Greggs puff pastry hat.

I'd started reading this thread and was just dusting off my high horse when I saw MN's comment and OP been deleted. Damn it. Comments have been comedy gold!

Fair point, though judging from the tone of the thread, OP's unlikely to have the tact required to do that.
I've not really come across performative eating outside of MN, but I can imagine OP would be the type to make a big production out of it.

Just seen the MN message - very funny - nothing gets MNetters worked up more than someone trying to get rid of junk food in the office - easy pickings!😂

I love a sausage roll but not a Greggs sausage roll - there's no harm in asking as long as it's done the right way, she of course should check whether a chat has recently taken place about the food. Things don't always have to be done the same way forever - change can be a good thing.

@AliceSeal

To account for the queue for the microwave, you could ask to pop out for 10 mins, heat up your lunch in the microwave, and bring it back to the meeting room? I'm with you OP, I wouldn't want to eat Greggs or pizzas. I'd bring a cold packed lunch (although also not my preference), but you can make your hot lunch work, I'm sure nobody would mind you popping out for a few mins to sort out your food.

Maybe they've already had a chat about it and people have voted for pizza and Greggs. In your office, you might all be horrified at the sight of a sausage roll, but there are people (believe it or not, intelligent, professional people) who like this sort of food.

It's really not necessary for OP to do anything other than bring her own lunch.

I think they've been pretty sporting leaving the thread up having banned the OP.