I think it’s part of our “software”. Our genes are for one purpose, to ensure we continue to pass them along, anything and everything that might get in the way of that, we question, argue, and fight against, often with zero clue of why we are so opposed.
In this case, the OP is healthier than the others in the office, they recognize that, even if it’s subconscious, they can probably sense better health through clear skin, shinny hair, whatever, it’s most likely not at a conscious level.
So, their reptile brains are threatened. Another member of the gene pool is in better health, therefore has a better chance to pass along genetic material, so, we must try to bring them down to our level (via snipping and passive aggressive mechanisms since we are “civilized” and we fight in this manner rather than just butting our heads like other species…).
If you can keep everyone around you at a lower level of performance/health/wealth/whatever, then you reduce competition.
Once again 98% of this is happening in the subconscious and yes, I am series. Once you’ve read enough/studied human behavior/psychology
enough, it’s as clear as the nose on my face. (I have a big nose…)
You are welcome and I hope that you do start to “fire back” at them, in some manner. I wash dishes at my local VFW just to get out of the house and interact with people. The cook is a 70 year old wonder woman whom I’ve grown very fond of, but she constantly wants to feed me. I told her I was carb sensitive and just couldn’t eat 90% of what most people eat. She backed off and since then, has taken that into account. Maybe sitting your co-workers down and just explaining that sugar/carbs could put your health at risk so you’d appreciate it if they stopped with the “good natured” offers? (Though we know it’s not good natured…) If, after you make the situation clear, they persist, then it’s face punching time (metaphorically!).
Best of luck!
I was thinking on your post and I realized that the parallels between keto/eating healthy/living clean and financial fitness are similar as well. Not to devalue your POV, just to say that there are many corollaries between this WOE and other mental models that a large part of our society do not use/embrace/live by. I’ve often felt that having the self control to either control your diet/finances/anger/attitude/time often creates benefits in other areas of our lives. Once we get our finances “under control” (say by not eating out daily) we can use that same skill set to improve other areas of our lives. Improve enough areas and bamn, you are doing great, threatening the gene pool on many levels!
Great post RJ, I hope you have a good day.
Lets reward ourselves for beating up on weird keto lady by going and eating the killer diet!
) and being told, “oh, we go to church on Easter, thank you, good bye, go away please”. More politely than other times 
! Or, they say, “Really?!? You’re kidding?? Can that really work? How? What? Why? Just like bringing the Word out. Most people don’t want to hear it. But when those that are ready hear it, they can’t get enough.