Business Travel and Eating

[azinuit1 12]

What a week. I had a business trip and it seems everything included food! Meet and greet..food...breakfast food, meeting...food... meetings... lunch...meetings...dinner... food food food...I tried to do the best that I could at 6weeks post op, but hated that everyone kept looking at me as to why I would not eat or could only eat a couple of bits of food... and why I wouldn't drink.... Help, I have not disclosed my surgery to co workers.

I have another business trip in 1 month... any tips from people? I tried the move things around on my plate, but when it is buffet, its hard!

[Catherine707 253]

I agree everything seems to be about food these days! When at one of these events get yourself a beverage (even if it is just Water or coffee) so your hands stay busy and people wont think you "need" something. Most people that push food are just trying to be good hosts.

Second peruse the food choices and decide what if anything you can / will eat. Fix yourself a plate and follow through with your plans. If something being served is a "weakness" then either decide to have 2 bites or decide to not touch it at all. I've gotten really good a looking and smelling the food (cake seems to be the big thing at my work) and then walking away from it because I don't want the sugar or the calories.

Listen to your body and when you are full (as you would when you are at home) stop eating. If anyone says "you ate so little" or "have more", just have a stock reply something like "it was very good but I am full now". Keep repeating the same phrase until they stop trying to get you to eat more. The broken record really does work even if you feel like an idiot saying the same thing over and over again....

[lockkill 47]

My daughter was in the hospital !! The one I had my sleeve done in!!

So I spent three days there, and had to eat there the looks I got when I went to the cafeteria was unbelievable...... I stood next to a dr ordering a cheese burger, and loaded fries and tell the man making it how unhealthy it is!! When the man preparing the food asks me what I would like and I say one plain grilled chicken breast please!! The look on the Drs face and the mans face worth a million !! Then man said would you like a bun ?? I said no thank you plain will be fine!!!

Edited May 5, 2014 by lockkill

[dreamscometrue 262]

What a week. I had a business trip and it seems everything included food! Meet and greet..food...breakfast food, meeting...food... meetings... lunch...meetings...dinner... food food food...I tried to do the best that I could at 6weeks post op, but hated that everyone kept looking at me as to why I would not eat or could only eat a couple of bits of food... and why I wouldn't drink.... Help, I have not disclosed my surgery to co workers. I have another business trip in 1 month... any tips from people? I tried the move things around on my plate, but when it is buffet, its hard!

I'm in outside sales, and I also had a week long meeting at my 4-5 week mark and so I planted the seed weeks before seeing any of my district/work friends that I had been getting really strict and trying to eat small meals. I also would get a drink with a straw and just casually pick my drink up and "pretend" ...I wouldn't go down for Breakfast or if I did, I would just take my Protein Shake. It's hard when it's a buffet, but I would almost prefer that because I would get a salad covering half my plate and then whatever protein... What I didn't eat, I could hide under my salad and it seemed to work just fine! That was back in January and I will now be going to another meeting this week and seeing the same people, only I'm down another 40lbs (78 lbs total) so I'm curious to see their reactions! Hopefully you don't have any other meetings coming up soon!

[brinasl 15]

Great advice dreamscometrue ....I'm constantly on the road and have business lunches.....now I will be more prepared ☺