They're watching. Waiting. Lurking. Instilling fear into the hearts of millions who try to resist their evil grip. The Sugar People are coming…will you be their next victim?
OK, so enough of the movie theatrics. The Sugar People aren't really alien invaders coming to scare the hell out of you. But they are real people like nagging mothers, hungry co-workers, greedy spouses, or the snot-nosed kid next door. Anyone really. They're the sum of all people in your life who, although they love you, make it difficult to steer clear of sugary snacks.
My own group of Sugar People don't exactly have me in a choke hold, but every now and then my Sugar Daughter bakes three nights in a row – cookies, muffins, then brownies. Or my good Sugar Friend pays a surprise visit with a large box of pastries in hand (check out the pic below – this is what I got). Then there's my Sugar co-Worker, sweet as she is, who sometimes sets a large blueberry muffin on my desk before I even get to work.
The Sugar People aren't evil adversaries. They actually mean well. And the goal is to learn how to co-exist with their sweetness so it doesn't go straight to your fat cells. Take control, set your goals before you, and decide ahead of time how you will respond to the Sugar People. This may mean rejecting altogether their offer of a sweet snack, or indulging in careful moderation. If the outcome isn't exactly what you had planned, just remember that tomorrow is another day to begin again – and begin again, you will.
Top Photo: Ali Brohi
My sugar “people” bring chocolate to every meeting and pass it around. They also won’t take no for an answer. Grr!
i’m lucky that it’s only me and my boss here at the office. we don’t bring anything in to work to ‘share’, so it’s one of the things i do NOT miss about working in an office space with 20 other women and all their goodies they bring in.. LOL
Twitter: truth2beingfit
says:
The sugar/fat people are everywhere so we do need to learn to do what is right & good for us. People are so used to me saying thanks, but no thanks, or bringing my own food that it does not effect them anymore. Yes, at first, it offended some & po’d others but I need to do what is right for me & maybe, just maybe, it will rub off on others. But, yes, I do “indulge” every week but it is on my terms & what I know I will really enjoy. I don’t eat to just not hurt someone’s else’s feelings or just because it is there anymore.
I think we all are at times! I have 7 grandchildren & come the holidays.. well, need I say more! I send them goodie bags but I try not to overdo & add in fun toys too!
My favorite way of dealing with Sugar People is to thank them and accept the gift, try it and sing their praises, and then have a bunch of people over and set it out on my table for everyone to share. And then they get DOUBLE praise because everyone else approves as well. AND I don’t have to be stuck with gorging myself on it.
Of course, sometimes, I just choose to keep it all for me. Sometimes the baked goods are just too good to want to share hehe.
Did I mention that sometimes I AM part of the Sugar People collective? It’s very rare, but I’m still guilty. Call it fitness schizophrenia.