Work and weight loss

[Guest guest]

I know I should not say this given the current economic climate, but I really

hate my job and I think it's sabotaging my weight loss. When I started I thought

I'd be doing actual Administratie Assistant work, managing calendars, making

travel arrangements, supporting people, making PowerPoint presentations, setting

up catered lunches. The scope of work I actually do amounts to me being nothing

more than a full time Intern. A good portion of the time, I have nothing to do

and when I do have something to do its sticking labels on envelopes and stuffing

mailings. The people I work with irritate me as well. It's like they rather not

think for themselves! They ask me and the other admin idiotic questions about

simple stuff and I just sit back and think to myself, " But I need a degree to do

your job?! " I'm so stressed and pissed off during and after the work day that

all I want to do is drink or stuff something sweet or fatty in my mouth. I don't

always win that battle. I just recently contemplated running to the Ben and

Jerry's in Rockefeller Center (I work a couple blocks away) and getting a huge

scoop! The thought of stopping by a liquor store on my way home and buying a

bottle of white wine crossed my mind as well. I've been looking for a job off

and on for the better part of a year, I'm hindered by the fact that even though

I do crap work, I get paid well and going somewhere else more than likely means

a pay cut and less security. Also, I don't have my college degree, I am in

school currently however. 90% of the ads on Craigslist and Monster.com state

that a B.A. is a must. Plus on the rare occassion I actually get someone excited

and they call me in for an interview. either I don't get a call at all or I

interview and they hire the person with a degree. I really don't want to be at

this place for another 3 years (that's how long it's going to take me to

complete my courses) but it's looking like I may have no alternative. I'm so

scared that I'm going to give up and turn to sweets and junk to quell my stress,

my anger, and the self loathing I feel for not getting my degree sooner. What

can I do?