I started a new job in June of 2010 and it was horrible. Non-stop stress, yelling, ridiculous expectations and having to work in what I called, ‘the sweatshop’ office – 6 of us crammed into one office, one of which I really didn’t like. And I’m a designer, so try being creative with sales people, program managers and the like on the phone all day long, sitting next to a very large, very loud printer that was constantly going, with people coming in and out to pick up their printouts. No privacy, no freedom to even break for 2 minutes to write a personal email. No time for food or even bathroom breaks. But it was a job. After being laid off, I felt lucky to find this job after just 4 or so weeks and I was determined to make it work. Unfortunately, it sucked up so much of my energy and time that I let almost all of new new, healthy habits go and just ‘coped’ for a year straight.
Things at work are much better now. We moved to a new building last June and I have my own cube. We have more people, including me having a new boss who’s really nice and laid back, and who balances our CEO quite nicely. After the hell of the first year I think I proved my worth and now my CEO loves me and treats me very differently than she did at first. But all those bad ‘coping’ habits I picked up the first year didn’t go away on their own and I didn’t realize I was still doing them until recently when I got frustrated about not being able to continue my weightloss journey successfully. ‘
I’VE LITERALLY GAINED AND LOST THE SAME 10-15LBS 4 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF. Read the rest of this entry »
