Guest guest Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 , sorry to hear about the loss of your job! It is scary stuff to lose a job before you find another one, especially in the current economy. Even though you wanted to quit anyway, this marks a change in your life so it is natural you may be grieving. But I have to commend you on your wonderful attitude and positive response to the job loss! No negative thinking! Good for you!! Wishing you and the group a healthy, prosperous 2010! And hope, , your period of unemployment will only be long enough for you to complete those things (reading, painting, resting, etc.) you want to do. Have a safe New Year's Eve. All the best, Jeanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 I am sorry to read that you have lost your job. I am glad to hear that you have already been looking and are keeping a positive attitude about this too. Your awareness about your emotions is great! That is a big challenge for many too. Neat that you can turn this negative into a positive not only for yourself, but for us too - looking forward to more posts from you too. ehugs, Katcha > > Yesterday my boss called me in his office and let me know they had to lay me off bc they cannot afford to pay me anymore. I had been looking for other jobs anyway so it was sort of a relief, but I was still upset. I don't have any money saved or anything, and I keep hearing all this stuff about how hard it is to find a job these days. He came in at 12 to do it, but I knew it was going to happen since 6am. I didn't cry when it happened, and I thought I was completely fine. At least I acted completely fine all day yesterday. I was suprised when I was trying to fall asleep that I just started crying so hard. Although I wanted to quit and was really hating my job in the last month, I just kept thinking about all the good memories. I really did love that job for a long time. It was my first " career " type job out of college, and I'm really sad to see it go. It felt really good to just let myself cry though and not hold it all in like I had been all day. > > Hopefully I will find a new job soon, and I'm planning on going back to school in the summer to be a registered dietician which I think is going to be a perfect fit for me (I hope so anyway). Ultimately I'd love to be a nutrition counselor and help people with eating disorders. > > I guess the reason I'm posting this is because I did NOT eat away my feelings. I held them in for awhile, but I did let them come out. I'm looking at this hopefully short period of unemployment as a gift. I've been so tired from always waking up at 4:30am, and now I don't have to do that. I feel like that extra sleep is going to make me feel so much better. I'm going to have the time and energy to do the stuff I've been wanting to do for awhile like painting my room and living room, learning to use my sewing machine, and learning to cook delicious and healthy meals for my boyfriend and me. Not only that, I will have more time to finish reading WWSHTB and 2 others I have (forgot their name), and spend time on this board! And I will be able to use the time to become much more intune with my hunger/fullness signals, eating completely on my own schedule! > > So I guess this doesn't really have much to do with EATING, but I do think it has to do with taking care of myself. I realize that this period of unemployment is a great opportunity to really care for myself and recharge. A fresh start to a new year. With the IE, eventually a new job, and returning to school, 2010 is going to be a completely new chapter in my life, and I look forward to it. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2010 Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 Thanks guys. I've been keeping a positive attitude, but the last couple of days I've definitely been overeating. I can't really figure out why. Part of me is blaming it on the holidays, part of me thinks it's a lack of schedule (especially bc my bf has been off work this whole week), part of me thinks it's bc I haven't worked out in 4 days, and the other part thinks it might be that I'm scsred to get a new job. I am really shy. I hate starting new jobs. It's so uncomfortable for me. I wonder if subconciously that is bothering me, and it's causing me to overeat. I've been having a lot of fat thoughts too. I'm trying to figure this all out. > > > > Yesterday my boss called me in his office and let me know they had to lay me off bc they cannot afford to pay me anymore. I had been looking for other jobs anyway so it was sort of a relief, but I was still upset. I don't have any money saved or anything, and I keep hearing all this stuff about how hard it is to find a job these days. He came in at 12 to do it, but I knew it was going to happen since 6am. I didn't cry when it happened, and I thought I was completely fine. At least I acted completely fine all day yesterday. I was suprised when I was trying to fall asleep that I just started crying so hard. Although I wanted to quit and was really hating my job in the last month, I just kept thinking about all the good memories. I really did love that job for a long time. It was my first " career " type job out of college, and I'm really sad to see it go. It felt really good to just let myself cry though and not hold it all in like I had been all day. > > > > Hopefully I will find a new job soon, and I'm planning on going back to school in the summer to be a registered dietician which I think is going to be a perfect fit for me (I hope so anyway). Ultimately I'd love to be a nutrition counselor and help people with eating disorders. > > > > I guess the reason I'm posting this is because I did NOT eat away my feelings. I held them in for awhile, but I did let them come out. I'm looking at this hopefully short period of unemployment as a gift. I've been so tired from always waking up at 4:30am, and now I don't have to do that. I feel like that extra sleep is going to make me feel so much better. I'm going to have the time and energy to do the stuff I've been wanting to do for awhile like painting my room and living room, learning to use my sewing machine, and learning to cook delicious and healthy meals for my boyfriend and me. Not only that, I will have more time to finish reading WWSHTB and 2 others I have (forgot their name), and spend time on this board! And I will be able to use the time to become much more intune with my hunger/fullness signals, eating completely on my own schedule! > > > > So I guess this doesn't really have much to do with EATING, but I do think it has to do with taking care of myself. I realize that this period of unemployment is a great opportunity to really care for myself and recharge. A fresh start to a new year. With the IE, eventually a new job, and returning to school, 2010 is going to be a completely new chapter in my life, and I look forward to it. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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