So up at work they are doing all these fund raisers for the combined federal campaign.

Today is a bake sale.  Here is what is for sale

The best part.. they will even bring it to you with a cart.

Another group offered breakfast a few weeks back. It was all empty carbs (donuts, bagels cream cheese, muffins). Only one person in the group used her Vitamix to make smoothies (I bought two...packed with veggies).

There are days such as today...when I just get freaked out/annoyed that normal people of normal weights apparently eat like this all the time and remain...normal.

In summary, I am jealous. I feel blessed everyday for this surgery and what it has done for me. But when I see stuff like this. I would lvoe to take part but I cant. Because I am an addict with no self control and once I start I cant stop. And further, I KNOW that it will jsut hurt me TO eat it.

Next year, I swear I am going to voluteer my tiem and money and make a quiche with caulflower crust and use my vitamix.

I am not going to be angry. I am going to "fix it" by giving a better alternative.

I totally get about being jealous of people who can eat crap and be thin. I try to remember how I felt after I ate something I shouldn't have.  Even the thin have health issues they may not be over weight but they may have heart disease and not even know it.

The holidays can be trying. In life it seems it can be trying daily. There is always a birthday. There is always some sort of party. 

I am glad you didn't abuse yourself with food. It is so easy to fall back into old habits. 

Maybe next year say to everyone how about everyone puts in a certain dollar amount instead of taking all of this time to make all of this crap. 

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I could be around pumpkin whoopie pies all day long and never give them a second thought. Who would do that? 

Oh my god I was slobbering over pumpkin roll in the grocery store yesterday. 

Thank you for posting - I thought I was a sick puppy when I did the same thing.  It almost jumped in my cart, but I walked on by.  Thank you Dionne Warwick - Walk on by, just walk on by. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrNpzSqtE4E

But could you be around BACON whoopie pies and not give them a second thought?  You know the nice thick cut kind that is cooked perfectly and has all that delicious baconness in them.

I don-t mix too many things. I'd eat them separately. My nutritionists always say, protein first, and then if you have room, whoopie pies. That's how I remember it.

Yeah, somebody just randomly brought in donuts today from the awesome bakery down the street.  I would love to have one and yes, I'm jealous of those people who are indulging, seemingly without a second thought.  The girl who sits next to me is like, "you have some willpower", but I'm not sure that's it.  Just leave me alone with my coffee.  LOL

At my job I'm usually driving around and some of my coworkers are stuck in the office and they ask me to pick them up lunch a few times a week and me being the nice guy I am I usually agree.  I joke with them all the time that what they are doing to me is the equivalent of sending a recovering drug addict out to score drugs for you.