Office Carbs

If you have ever worked in an office any nature, shape, or size... then you know that there are ALWAYS occasions for people to bring in all kinds of homemade or store-bought baked goods.  Any reason at all.  Birthdays, Holidays, Retirements, Babies, Promotions, Going Away Send-Offs, etc.  It's good and it's terrible at the same time.

However, the point here is: don't give in! Everyone believes these office events give them a free-pass to shove otherwise unthinkable amounts of sugar loaded, tasty, doughy treats into their faces.  And because everyone is jovially sharing this wonderful social experience together, it will feel accepted and justified. You also feel HIGH from all the sugar and probably caffeine.

One catch.  If you decline... your apparent display of reason and self-restraint makes them feel GUILTY. You've just destroyed everyone's happy place.  Good job, Ace.

They will try to convince you to "just eat one... because it's [name]'s [occasion] and there's soooooo much [items] and we shouldn't waste it."  And when their efforts fail, they try to make you feel bad and write you off as a freak.  "Well, you don't know what you're missing out."  "You're no fun."  "You suck."

It's not your fault if you don't want to carb-out and eat like 1,800 calories in one sitting.  And why undertake the inevitable crazy sugar spike and risk falling asleep during the meeting with the entire office watching as you fall out of your chair.  You're an informed adult.  Make good decisions.

But with all that said... I freaking LOVE brownies.  And I would have happily shoveled them one right after another into my happy little face.  Except I just didn't bring any toothpicks and didn't want brownie bits all over my braces.  Crisis averted.