Are we having fun yet? I’m not so sure I am! Work is not fun. My stress levels are not so much fun. Oh and let’s not forget that my weight loss journey is not fun at all! I’m not having fun in life right now am I?
Work fun (sarcastic fun)
Work has been absolutely insane lately. We are crazy busy. There is not enough time in the day to complete what they ask of us. So we are left with two options. 1. Come in early/stay late/work through our breaks…off the clock. Or 2. Have this manager or another manager constantly asking about why such and such isn’t done. We (my coworkers) are constantly being belittled and micromanaged by the people in positions above us. We are singly called out for things that either everyone is doing or is something that they are just announcing to the whole team that you didn’t do….even though it isn’t due until that work day, it’s only 8:30 and you just arrived at 8am. We have to literally ask to go to the bathroom…take a break….or go to lunch. I have had a break scheduled at 9:30 AM that I wasn’t allowed to take until 11:15. Not much that we do is good enough. It’s terrible and causes quite a bit of stress. I wake up with nightmares about this job. (And it’s not just me…two coworkers have started taking anxiety meds. Another told me about how she can’t sleep at night worrying about this job. A different one just called out sick and told me how she just laid in bed depressed and upset about this job.).
House Hunting Fun
We are house hunting. We are pre approved and ready to go. But have you taken a look at the housing market recently? It’s nuts! Our lease is up in July and I’m already panicked about the switch over…I’m stressed about finding something in time so we have a place to live…but not too early because we can’t afford paying a mortgage and rent both! Can we find something that makes both of us happy? I’m just worried.
Weight loss Fun
Weight loss just sucks some time! Last week I watched my calories so closely and I did amazing. My calories were right where I planned.
I actually aim for the 1280 mark and my average for the week was spot on! I actually lost a fair amount of weight at my official weigh in. 3.6 pounds to be exact.
And then this week started…. No my calories have been 100% in check since my weight in day (which was Saturday). A bit higher on weekend but still in my lose zone!
Yet my weight this week popped back up to my starting weight. Yes, you read that right. That 3.6 pound weight loss that I showed last Saturday…the pounds that I saw slowly disappearing all through last week came back.
Yes, I weight in daily. I know that there are normal fluctuations and I only count my weekly weigh in as the official one. But the daily weigh in keeps me on track and on target. It’s disheartening to see the weight pop up and then look at the calories and know that I am being 100% on track! (And I’m drinking my water too!)
I’m not giving up. It’s only Wednesday. My body has until Saturday to ‘get with the program’. I will keep eating right. The scales will catch up with my efforts…eventually. Is it stress affecting my weight. Could be. Is it hormones affecting my weight? (Yes, my cycle is all whacked out …I’m at that age you know.). Could be. Could my body just be doing it’s own dang thing? Could be. But the bottom line is that I am doing what is right and good for my body…..and I will continue!
No giving up!!
