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Now I know why no one wants to hang out
Ok, I have a lot of neurotic behaviors. I admit that. Most of them have to do with what I eat. Today, the same guy saw me display two of these behaviors and the look he gave me made me think I might actually be insane.
First off, I count calories. So when I put dressing on my salad I have a tablespoon measure to make sure it's actually one serving. I take my salad out of the fridge, dole out my dressing and move on with my life.
I also have a water bottle with a filter in it (http://www.waterbobble.com/). The water here is gross, yo. It smells bad, I'm not drinking that. There's a Brita in the fridge but I don't trust that the filter is actually changed ever, so I pour Brita water in to my water bottle and refill the pitcher for the next guy. So anyway, I was in making tea and rather than using the hot water tap, I squeezed my Bobble in to my mug and microwaved that.
The guy was looking at me like, "oh my god you're the crazy salad dressing chick and now this too!?".
I'm too young to be the crazy coworker. And I only have one cat.
Re: Now I know why no one wants to hang out
I get made fun of for being a "healthy eater" in my office. Then the coworker who did most of the making fun was diagnosed with a diet related health condition. and now steals all of my "healthy" food out of the cupboard.
I say being the crazy coworker in this regard is a good thing.
Meh, doesn't sound crazy to me. If you really cared, you could pre-portion your salad dressing at home into a tiny piece of Tupperware. But really, who cares.
I wash my mug with a wet paper towel and dish soap because the sponges are nasty. I'm sure someone might find this odd.
Aw, thanks guys, I feel way less weird. A lot of the people here are not so in to the health thing... which is a little weird since our entire industry is healthcare.
And Motz, I do that too. That sponge is funky.
I have a food scale, and back when I first started to count calories I used measuring cups/spoons. Now I can eyeball it. And I also bring my own water to the office.
I own zero cats.
lots of people count calories.
I dont ever eat salad dressing. Gross smell/consistency. I periodically try it every few years and, yep, I still dont like it.
I like the idea of a water bottle with a filter.
We have sponges and brushes by the sink in the breakroom at work and I would never in a million years use them. Makes me gag to think about it. I also use papertowel to wash my dishes at work.
I'm weird about that type of thing. Plus, I won't eat food that someone made at home unless I know them well and know that they wash their hands and have a clean kitchen.
The people at Real Estate Office (previously mentioned for generally ridiculous employee treatment) use think that I was seriously odd for my health obsession, from eating *gasp* apples and cheese sticks to changing for the gym at the end of the workday.
At one point, about half of the agents started going to a "fat doctor" and would tell me all about their new healthy lifestyle, eliciting approval from the office health nut. But it was always something totally idiotic, like "I've stopped eating carrots because they have CARBS!"
Man, I do not miss that place.
I don't understand why people think this is weird. It's common knowledge that if you want to lose or maintain your weight or make sure you don't overeat something that's high calorie that you weigh and measure your food.
I'm a papertowel washer, and I would never drink the tap water at work. I looked at your water bottle and think I want one.
Everyone at work thinks I am weird because I walk by the bowl of chocolates daily and have never taken one, never eat cookies or muffins on Fridays, and eat salads for lunch daily (with no meat, cheese, bacon or deep fried bread on top! Ack!!!). I am happy being the weird one when it's time to wear shorts though.......
And that would be???