Been off the grid since June, but the break was well-spent overhauling a part of my life.
Once I hit the goal of fitting back into my old navy blue interview dress (at 127 lbs.), I took it for a test drive. Updated my resume, and out of nowhere my old recruiter/faerie godmother 💜 called. The next day I sat for a Zoom panel interview in my navy dress and fuzzy bedroom slippers (YES, I did). An hour after the meeting, they offered me the job -- and 35% 💰 more than I was making at my previous firm!
So to reward myself for the Huuuuge Non Scale Victory, I bought several holiday candles and stashed them in a kitchen cupboard, so now there is less space to store holiday junk food. (Gotta have a concrete plan through the fall & winter.)
I'm now in the office 2 days/week (WFH 3 days), with my new co-workers only knowing me as Healthy-Weight Bananas. The challenge, now that I've given myself a second chance and clean slate, is to manage the employee breakroom pitfalls of shared holiday food. That's how I packed on 60 lbs. at my last job.
So this time around, I'm using the building's gym on my lunch break on the days that I'm in the office. I'm also not bringing any food in, and only eating fruit for breakfast at home and a small dinner. Previously I had been grazing all day at my desk; that WON'T be happening this time around. I look back on those gluttonous days, and just SMH; I wasn't even hungry when I ate! 😒
New Job, New WOE. Happy weekend, All!
