What's next for me

Posted on 01/12/2013 by thriftycupl

I've been waiting for over four weeks to decide what's next for me. Rather than sit and wait, I think it's time I made a plan for a few areas of my life:

- Weight loss. I started my weight loss journey without MFP and lost most of my weight through very low carb. For me at this point in my life, I don't know that very low carb is entirely sustainable. I've deviated for much of the past 7+ months and my weight has remained consistent. A few pounds up, a few pounds down. I need to figure out how I'm going to get the weight coming off again.

- Taking care of my body through exercise. I've gone from pure walking to Jillian's 30 day shred, weights and elliptical. This has definitely become more of a regular routine (outside of the past two weeks). I've lost focus here too always putting it off due to this or that.

- Determine my next career step. Being passed over for that last job still stings. I have always been the "go to" girl, not just at this job, but at every job. In this organization, there doesn't appear to be value in the person who holds it all together with their diverse knowledge. I need to figure out what skill I want to refine and work on that. What is the next step in the organization I want to shoot for?

- Combine the continued weight loss, taking care of my body and my career with my family and their needs. Maybe I'm not wonder woman, but I do want it all.

So, back to the gym and healthy eating.

More than just that -- this has been an incredible journey so far. I've learned how to take care of my body and myself. Along the way, I've met some incredible people.

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4 comments:

cessnaholly wrote 5 months ago:

You are incredible yourself. :)

tmhartung wrote 5 months ago:

I know I just started this journey, but I found a meal plan that focuses on clean eating and lower (not too low) carbs. I think it is really going to work for me because I like the food and everything is already planned out for me. You may already know this meal plan, but if you don't then you might want to check out Dashing Dish. I think she's genius and I want to share what I think is a terrific plan. It was worth the money to me.

Sorry to hear your work isn't recognizing your efforts. I worked for a company like that and ended up having to leave.

notreallytrillian wrote 5 months ago:

Sometimes being the "go to" person means they feel like they can't afford to lose you in your current position if they promote you. It's a terrible thing. I'm sure you'll conquer it in the end though - your plan sounds great - good luck!

carolstartingover wrote 5 months ago:

Go for the gusto at work. Do things that nobody else will as a very great speaker told me in a management job I had. Maximize your skills, but offer up new ideas and have the plausible results handy. Feeling good about yourself will help you with losing weight. Mind: Have it focused on the end result. Make your mind up this is what you want to weigh for a lifetime give or take a few pounds. Then the eating plan needs to be automatic , if you feel deprived of sweets and you are not diabetic, eat some sugar free pudding and add half teaspoon of sugar to it. Still 70 cals. less than the regular kind. Feel chip denial, find some good ones with less calores you can enjoy. It won't work if it is a sacrifice.

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