Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Christmas Party Success...Maybe...


I went to my annual Christmas luncheon, knowing that I could eat anything I wanted. I know that if I was really obsessed about being healthy, I could have smuggled in a Subway sandwich. But I decided, in the spirit of relaxing my urge to diet, to just attend the party, eat reasonably, and try to have an okay time.

When I got there, however, I wished that I had smuggled in a turkey sandwich. The food consisted of the following: soggy, greasy green beans, odd colored mashed potatoes, fried chicken, grainy roast beef, corn salad (which actually looked fairly edible) and a ton of desserts. So, yeah, I didn't really want to waste the calories on such unappetizing food. But on the other hand, I couldn't be completely rude (I was sharing a table with the CEO and VP of the company) so I took a reasonable plate of green beans, roast beef, a small roll, and the corn salad.

As I was walking to my seat, one of the senior employees loudly shouted, "That's not on your diet, is it Katie?"

Did I mention how much I love the employees at my company? Haha, needless to say, I walked past him and didn't feel one bit guilty about my plate of food. Then I proceeded to make small talk about the weather and traffic tickets and eat maybe four bites of food plus the entire mini roll. And I drank two cups of strong coffee with cream.

And then I got back to the office and had an apple with peanut butter and an english muffin with butter. A few people commented on my second lunch, but I just smiled and said 'I'm a hungry girl.' =)

3 comments:

  1. Good for you! We have our holiday party on Friday at work and I'm pretty nervous for it to be honest. They order a bunch of food to be catered and then everyone brings in sides and desserts, so there is always a ton of food and most of it is not healthy and (unlike yours it sounds!) delicious. Eek!

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  2. What is up with the people you work with saying stuff to you about what you eat?? Geez, people ned to mind their own buisness. I like the way you handle all the talk though!

    Isn't it the worst when you are planning to try and eat like a normal person and then everything that is being offered is gross or just not worth it at all?

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  3. Why can't people mind their own damn business when it comes to food?

    Sheesh.

    Good for you! Your second lunch sounds more appetizing than your first, IMO!

    Angie

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