In article , "Ozone"
wrote:

Thanks for all of your tips.
I guess I'm leaning towards just politely bowing out.
Up to now I've been leaving work for my lunch anyways.
Maybe I'm just looking for the polite way of handling it.



Bowing out as in not going at all? Screw that. You'll look impolite if you
do that. This is a new job right? and part of the politics of fitting in
is socializing. Maybe after you've been there a while you could start
skipping these things, but skipping the first one might send an anti-social
message. Just bring a low-carb dish and eat only the low-carb choices.
Who knows, you may be surprised! Low-carb is becoming so popular, other
people might be on it too.

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