Day 159: The Way Forward

 




Today is day 159 of Nutrisystem 2.0 and it's the start of a new work week. I was awake when the alarm went off at 7 and got up a few minutes later. I made the bed and headed downstairs to face the day. Thanks to the Tylenol I took at bedtime, I didn't have any aches associated with yesterday's yard work. We had a little bit of rain overnight but I never heard it, so it was either very light or I was very tired and didn't hear it !


Breakfast was 150 calorie pancakes with sugar free syrup and an 80 calorie yogurt. Morning snack was a 120 calorie protein shake. Lunch was a chef salad and 1/2 pizza. Dinner was hotdogs. Evening snack was lemon cake. Calories are unknown and definitely over 1200.


I woke up determined to get back to my normal routine, which means getting my fat a$$ back on the treadmill. I logged onto iFIT before work and scheduled workouts for the next 3 days. I actually broke the cycle and spent 32m20s on the treadmill during my lunch hour !!! I am SO happy ! It's long past time to stop letting things I cannot control .. control me ! I've taken steps to secure a new job and beyond that, there is little I can do right now today. I didn't work out after work and there is no excuse, other than the fact that I stupidly scheduled a 42 minute workout, which I could easily have swapped out. Bottom line is I wasn't motivated enough. I will try again tomorrow !


On that note, it's also time to start talking more about the impending loss of my job. I found an online article with some good info. Here's the first part of it:

"Give yourself time to adjust. Grieving the loss of your job and adjusting to unemployment can take time. Go easy on yourself and don’t attempt to bottle up your feelings. If you allow yourself to feel what you feel, even the most unpleasant, negative feelings will pass."

This accurately describes what I've been doing the past few weeks. I am definitely grieving the loss of a job I've had for over 38 years ! I don't think I will need to adjust to unemployment, as I (hopefully) already have a new job lined up. One aspect of my current job that I will not miss is dealing with the reps in the center. They are lazy and entitled and it's really the only part of my job that I absolutely hate. I've asked for a salary of $100k at the new job since I grossed $97k last year with my bonus, overtime and awards. Considering it's a California company I feel like that's a reasonable amount. We'll see !!

I spent the evening on the couch watching YouTube videos. It keeps my mind occupied ! On that note, I'm heading for bed. We have some rain falling now so I'm going to open the bedroom windows a bit so I can hear it. I find that very relaxing !


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