Lost my job today... determined not to emo eat!
Hi Folks!
Well... some of you know that I've been through a little over a year of pure hell with my job. Readers Digest version: I was the corporate scape goat and was treated horribly for about a year, sent me into a depression, spent 4.5 mos on a leave of absence, and went back to work on 4/1. Well, the year from hell is finally over. I am no longer employed by this screwed up company. I won't mention any names, but it's a very large internet company in Sunnyvale, CA who's corporate name is an exclamation... like Yippee Y...oooo! Just sayin!
Anyway, so I was officially unemployed by 10am today. So I went home. I really do feel pretty good about no longer working there. I've already been looking for a new job for a few months and i'm in the middle of interviewing for a really great job right now (fingers and toes crossed!) I'm really in a pretty good space about it. I'd honestly rather be unemployed than to deal with that horrific work environment anymore. It was really bad.
However, reality is that I am now unemployed and I'll be tapping into my savings to live. I will probably be giving up my awesome condo (just renting) and moving in w/my brother & his family (love them tremendously.) So this reality is a little unsettling. I noticed this afternoon that I just wanted to eat. Luckily I only have healthy food in my house. So it wasn't bad at all. But those feelings are there.
Then I got a text from a great friend (who's also on this board... LOVE YOU INK'D!) She came over for a few hours this evening. I cooked us a yummy healthy dinner and we talked for a while. It was great to have company. I just need to focus on staying active and getting lotsa workouts in (now that i'm not bogged down with a hectic schedule anymore) and finding a new job.
And my amazing girlfriend... eh... um... new fiance is coming into town this weekend. So that will be fantastico! (I live in San Jose, CA and she's in Portland, OR for now.)
I have an appt with my nutritionist for a tune-up because my weight loss has really stalled (despite my clothes still getting looser on me.) And I already talked to my therapist today.
Sorry for the long post, but sometimes we just gotta get it all out. Thanks for letting me just spew. :-)
Well... some of you know that I've been through a little over a year of pure hell with my job. Readers Digest version: I was the corporate scape goat and was treated horribly for about a year, sent me into a depression, spent 4.5 mos on a leave of absence, and went back to work on 4/1. Well, the year from hell is finally over. I am no longer employed by this screwed up company. I won't mention any names, but it's a very large internet company in Sunnyvale, CA who's corporate name is an exclamation... like Yippee Y...oooo! Just sayin!
Anyway, so I was officially unemployed by 10am today. So I went home. I really do feel pretty good about no longer working there. I've already been looking for a new job for a few months and i'm in the middle of interviewing for a really great job right now (fingers and toes crossed!) I'm really in a pretty good space about it. I'd honestly rather be unemployed than to deal with that horrific work environment anymore. It was really bad.
However, reality is that I am now unemployed and I'll be tapping into my savings to live. I will probably be giving up my awesome condo (just renting) and moving in w/my brother & his family (love them tremendously.) So this reality is a little unsettling. I noticed this afternoon that I just wanted to eat. Luckily I only have healthy food in my house. So it wasn't bad at all. But those feelings are there.
Then I got a text from a great friend (who's also on this board... LOVE YOU INK'D!) She came over for a few hours this evening. I cooked us a yummy healthy dinner and we talked for a while. It was great to have company. I just need to focus on staying active and getting lotsa workouts in (now that i'm not bogged down with a hectic schedule anymore) and finding a new job.
And my amazing girlfriend... eh... um... new fiance is coming into town this weekend. So that will be fantastico! (I live in San Jose, CA and she's in Portland, OR for now.)
I have an appt with my nutritionist for a tune-up because my weight loss has really stalled (despite my clothes still getting looser on me.) And I already talked to my therapist today.
Sorry for the long post, but sometimes we just gotta get it all out. Thanks for letting me just spew. :-)
Our little miracle baby boy is on his way!
You lost a job that was making your life hell but it sounds like you've gained so much more!
Freedom
No Stress from Work
A fiancee (I wish just for a boyfriend)
already have leads for a new job
One thing I did recently that made me want to stress eat was do 30 mins on the elliptical, I hate that thing but it burned a ton of calories. Then I went to the grocery store and grabbed a single serve container of low fat ice cream. I worked out some, I ate some... made me feel better :)
Freedom
No Stress from Work
A fiancee (I wish just for a boyfriend)
already have leads for a new job
One thing I did recently that made me want to stress eat was do 30 mins on the elliptical, I hate that thing but it burned a ton of calories. Then I went to the grocery store and grabbed a single serve container of low fat ice cream. I worked out some, I ate some... made me feel better :)
sendin' some lurve!
:Danni >>>AIDS/LifeCycle 10 & 11 Finisher: 545miles on the bike in 7 days <<<
HW390/SW340/CW 208/GW170
Sorry to hear about the job, but it seems like it's going to be so much better in the long-run. It sounds like you're doing an awesome job of handling the adjustment so just try to keep going with that. Don't beat yourself up though if you give into temptation a little bit. I haven't been around here long to get to know you, but I'm sure you'll come out of it great.
Oh yeah, congrats on the engagement!!
HW 394 / SW 341/ CW 168/ GW 160
Really sorry to hear about your job. Sounds like you have a lot of changes coming up, but change can be good. Just from reading your posts on this site, you sound like a very strong person, and I firmly believe if you can make it through WLS and stick to the lifestyle changes than you are an extremly strong person. You have made it and continue to do great, so you can make it through this and you can make it through without stress eating. I found myself getting bored or stressed one day, and what i did was take post it notes. I wrote my goal and how far away from it I am and posted it on the fridge, my wallet, my pantry, my car everywhere and that seems to help. Hope things get better for you...sending you happy thoughts.
Erin
Erin
I can totally sympathize with you as I'm in that current position where work life is nucking futs and my prayer is to be fired so I can take a break. Working 12 - 14 hours a day, 6 days a week is not conducive to a healthy mind, body and spirit. this is truly a blessing in disguise for you and I hope you get your needed rest and stress relief. My job used to be a pleasure to go to....but for the past three years it has declined at such a fast pace that I'm just over it. I wake up mad and stressed.
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