had to work a waffle station tonight

[Chef Kevin]

Yes, part of the job. We have a large convention going on and we had a late night breakfast buffet going. I was lucky enough to work the station doing waffles.
OMG the aroma....
the chocolate chips...
the M&M's.....
The Strawberries.....
The whipped cream....
The Maple syrup.....

I didn't eat a bite.
just sipped a diet coke...

Bad news is I have to work it 4 more nights.

Lucky I am a savory eater, not a sweets nut. If I was working a pasta station I would be dying.

[Jasmain]

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Okay, bag up those smells and mail em to me.

I don't know how you do it, but grats for staying strong!

[djfmf]

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this is what i have to deal with everyday, people and their high carb foods. i don't serve food, i just have a lot of temptation around me even though i don't give in. i feel guilty because i carry stuff like muffin and pop tarts from the cafeteria and stock up the refridgerator at work with it. being exposed to food i can't eat actually makes me stronger because i will myself to not eat any of it. when i do go through and not eat any of the bad stuff i feel that much better, giving in makes me feel like a failure. just think of serving food as a way to strenghten your will power, as long as you don't give in you can become stronger against temptation.

[kacey1]

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omg! it'd kill me. a little lick here, a little taste there... Way to go - being so strong! You are going to be a WAY better person for it! Amazing!

Kacey

[SarahJane]

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I totaly understand where you're comming from. I'm a nanny, and yesterday I was making french toast (one of my pre Atkins favorites) for the child I work with. It was hard, but I didn't take a single bite. Great job on sticking to Atkins!

[cmcole]

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Good for you, Kevin.
You know, the smells are so much more rewarding than the taste, anyway (or at least to me).
I like to walk past bakeries, etc., but if I were to stray and take a bite - it wouldn't satisfy, anyway.

[Lyssie]

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omg! it'd kill me. a little lick here, a little taste there... Way to go - being so strong! You are going to be a WAY better person for it! Amazing!

I wonder how many carbs would be in licking a waffle...

[TammyJo348]

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I wonder how many carbs would be in licking a waffle...

LOL! Just one lick please!!! For me that would turn into about 5 million waffles, so no thanks

[2big4mysize]

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great job ressiting

[Chef Kevin]

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This kind of temptation is a daily thing for me. If I'm not around food, I'm reading about it, or talking about it.

[CarbaholicJoe]

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I wonder how many carbs would be in licking a waffle...

I bet theres carbs in just sniffing it..

[Kent]

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Good job -- developing that resistance early in your profession is critical. Keep up the good work!

[Chef Kevin]

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Night 2 of the waffle station. And I just found out I have to do a wedding cake on Sunday.
dang, I am surounded by by sugar!!

[cmcole]

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Some people who work around a certain product daily develop an aversion to it (like people in a chocolate factory, for instance)

[taovande]

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I completely understand the temptation as I work in a restaurant and on Sundays we have a HUGE breakfast buffet with pastries and donuts and waffles and everything else that is a huge no-no.