Cake Rota!

[Emmotha]

Hello,
We have a monthly meeting at work where they have just introduced a cake rota!
Obviously I won't be able to eat cake (I'm trying to lower cholestorol, lose weight etc, so if I have an occasional treat I don't want it to be at work), so I have to sit and watch them all eat cake. And then every so often I have to go and do a big cake shop!!

What is the etiquette in these situations?

 

[Engineer88]

Refuse to participate. Honestly I would refuse even if I didnt give an excuse.

 

[Lenny3]

I think if it was me, when they get the cake out, I'd get a little cool bag with nibbles out, like cheese or salami sticks. Then when it came round to my turn to bring in cake refuse due to you bring your own stuff and don't have theirs. Or offer to make an almond flour sugar free cake...see what they think of that.

 

[Robinredbreast]

If you dont want to do something because it makes you uncomfortable, then it would be best to tell them. If they dont like it or dont understand it, then that's their problem, and not yours. Good luck

 

[Avocado Sevenfold]

My workplace is a complete cakefest. I just say no thanks and don't offer an explanation. I seem to get away with it

Make something amazing to take in when it's your turn

http://www.diabeticgoodbaking.com/p/cakes.html

 

[lessci]

I still join in with cake baking - either something low carb for those of us who choose to "be good" or just normal baking, I enjoy doing it and get enjoyment from others eating my products. But then again if I'm out for a meal I'm not the pay for what I ate type, just split the bill between however many are there for me

 

[Daibell]

Hi. I might bake my own lower carb cake which might involve no added sugar, definitely no icing, possibly almond flour. Molly cake which I've mentioned before just has added fruit e.g. e.g. current, sultanas etc which do have their own sugar but no need to pile sucrose on top of that

 

[dtennant9]

As above why not just bake low carb cake and see if they notice
If you really don't feel comfortable with it though just say so, I'm sure nobody will think any less of you.

 

[jack412]

cocoa/coconut oil/creamed coconut/desicated coconut/nuts/ vanilla concentrate, pepermint essense.... 'fat bombs' are the LCHF friend and cheap as chips, so you can pass them around

http://www.pinterest.com/morathat/fat-bombs/

 

[douglas99]

I would guess it would be interesting etiquette to try to feed them fat bombs.

Etiquette, normally, as you say, sit and watch them, buy a cake from the supermarket on your day, for 99p, then sit and watch them eat that as well.
Do they know you're type 1, as I worked with someone that ate what he ate, and we knew he counted carbs, so that was it really, as the oher option.

 

[noblehead]

If you don't want to eat cake then don't eat it, lost count of the times I've been offered it and declined at social functions, but that doesn't stop you from doing the cake run if you feel comfortable doing so Emmotha.

 

[Emmotha]

The thing for me is... I can't just eat one piece of cake. I have 2 modes: no cake or the whole cake. Not their problem I know, but I'm really trying to be good and low carb.

It's not about the money as the cakes will be expensed - I just don't want to sit and watch them eat cake and then go and buy a load of cake for them to scoff in front of me. Also, I work for a chocolate company so don't see the point in bringing in cake! It's just hard to sit in a boring meeting and resist cake. If I'm not in the rota it will be "off bounds" so I won't be able to have any.

 

[jack412]

this might help
http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/lowcarb101/a/firstweek.htm
http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/lowcarbliving/a/Food-Cravings.htm because carbs don’t give up easy.

better to be off bounds and take some low carb treats and you can share them to be in the group, so to speak

 

[douglas99]

Do they know you're diabetic?

 

[noblehead]

The thing for me is... I can't just eat one piece of cake. I have 2 modes: no cake or the whole cake. Not their problem I know, but I'm really trying to be good and low carb.

It's not about the money as the cakes will be expensed - I just don't want to sit and watch them eat cake and then go and buy a load of cake for them to scoff in front of me. Also, I work for a chocolate company so don't see the point in bringing in cake! It's just hard to sit in a boring meeting and resist cake. If I'm not in the rota it will be "off bounds" so I won't be able to have any.

Just go down the No Cake route. I could eat cake if I wanted but don't particularly have a sweet tooth, so if a slice contains 20 or 2g of carbs it makes little difference to me, but that doesn't stop me from enjoying watching others having a special treat.

It's a bit like being teetotal, if you don't like alcohol it doesn't stop you socialising with people who do.

 

[Emmotha]

Do they know you're diabetic?

Aye they do indeed, but they pretty much don't care.
I think I'll go with taking in low carb food for myself then take in low carb food on my week

 

[Emmotha]

Just go down the No Cake route. I could eat cake if I wanted but don't particularly have a sweet tooth, so if a slice contains 20 or 2g of carbs it makes little difference to me, but that doesn't stop me from enjoying watching others having a special treat.

It's a bit like being teetotal, if you don't like alcohol it doesn't stop you socialising with people who do.

I'm not that good though. I have a massive sweet tooth and literally cannot resist. A bit like a recently recovered alcoholic who may not want to go to the pub and put himself in front of beer :-/

It's like asking said recently recovered alcoholic to buy u a round of beer - but obviously nowhere near as dramatic

 

[noblehead]

I'm not that good though. I have a massive sweet tooth and literally cannot resist. A bit like a recently recovered alcoholic who may not want to go to the pub and put himself in front of beer :-/

It's like asking said recently recovered alcoholic to buy u a round of beer - but obviously nowhere near as dramatic

Not good then, but sometimes you have to have willpower to overcome these things. If you look in the low-carb section of the forum they may be some recipes in there, a member called Whitby Jet used to post a few cake recipes when she was active on the forum.

 

[Brunneria]

Well, they obviously like cake, so it would be unfair to expect them to stop eating something they enjoy, and that doesn't cause them the same problems it does to you. We aren't the Diet Police - and I react quite... unfavourably... To well meaning people who try to police MY diet.

So if they are stuffing their faces with oozing, gooey wedges of sublime sensory delight, then I would reach into my bag and pull out something just as nice, better for me and delightfully decadent.
There are many low carb cake recipes on here that fit the bill. Including fat bombs.

And I would politely decline to take part in their rota.

 

[Emmotha]

Yup I realise it's not their issue.
Thanks for the advice, I shall take in my own nibbles