# Bringing treats into work **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 5, 2023, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bringing-treats-into-work/983610 "2023-05-05T13:36:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 9
**Author:** ![tofor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tofor/32/13727_2.png) [@tofor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tofor)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2023, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bringing-treats-into-work/983610/9 "2023-05-05T14:51:16Z")
Yes, that’s related to [How do I stop from eating so much? - #27 by Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-stop-from-eating-so-much/983592/27) as well. I grew up in a large and definitely-not-wealthy family, and we were always the first in line to take home any leftovers from group events with food. That was reasonable at the time, but I had to unlearn that habit with office food. I eventually realized, “Hey, I already had lunch. Why am I eating a second lunch just because there’s some cold leftover pizza from a meeting?” It took a while to convince myself that it was OK to not eat it just because it was free and available. Maybe when I have a house full of teenagers it will make sense to bring that stuff home again. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bringing-treats-into-work/983610)._