So... I really didn't drop that much weight in the past week. I had a stark realization. I am a food addict with a penchant for stress eating. Before surgery... and actually up until last week... I would have told you that I got fat because I chose the wrong foods... and that I ate too much of them.
What I didn't realize is that when I get stressed out.... I eat like there is no tomorrow. Maybe in the past - I didn't realize when I was stressed... that's because I thrived on it! Let me explain....
My college degree is in Broadcast Journalism. So I spent the better part of my first 10 years out of college slaving away in TV Station newsrooms as a producer. Mostly working the overnight shift to write the morning news that you see while you are drinking your first cup of coffee. That shift was BRUTAL! Dissecting the news from the evening before, answering phone calls from crazy & drunk people, listening to the police scanner.... all while shoving fast food down my throat (since they were the only ones open for business at midnight when I was driving to work) and typing away to make an interesting newscast that is 2.5 hours long... but writing it in only 3.5 hours since the director has to mark the scripts for camera crews.
Stress was an everyday occurrence! I switched to a different position in the newsroom shortly after arriving in Houston - Executive Producer of Special Projects. Much less stressful.... and the weight started coming off. I got laid off nearly 2 years later... weight came back on.
I recently had a position with a company for years that involved a ton of travel. I was miserable at work, worked about 70 hours a week - but it still wasn't enough. I climbed to probably 290 lbs or more. None of my clothes fit - and I was afraid to get on the scale. That company letting me go saved my life!
I found a job with a great company just 3 weeks later. (I hadn't even gotten my first unemployment check yet.) I have the most supportive boss anyone could ever hope for! It was stressful starting during holiday but I got it done... and learned from it. (I am a retail store manager...) The insurance package I selected covered my surgery in full except for my deductible (woo hoo!) And the job wasn't stressful.... so weight loss was easy.... or so I thought.
Now - sorry for the digression - but I thought you needed a little bit of history on me first. Fast forward to the week of Mom's Day. HUGE gifting season for my retailer - but my store is falling behind plan and behind the district trend. I have to keep an eagle eye on payroll, find out what is happening, why aren't people buying as much: do we have the right selection of product, do I have the right people working, is our sales floor staffed appropriately...
SIGH... when I realized that we were going to miss Mom's Day - I found myself stress eating all over again. Now this was 2 weeks in a row! I've got to get a handle on this if I am ever going to drop any weight....
OK - enough thinking for now..... I gotta get back on track. Have a great week!
Danielle
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