Monday, July 7, 2008

A New Month

I'm down 94 lbs and I'm 7 months out. I'm so pleased. I've been evaluating my stress factors.

Work continues to be stressful. I've worked at a major computer company for 18 years. This was my first real job right out of college. Corporate America has changed so much since 1990. If you are in Corporate America, I'm sure you can relate to my next statement, "my company has continued to downsize and the work load for the remaining employees seems to increase daily. While I'm grateful not to be one of the ones laid off, there's a lot of pressure.


I'm working on my plan B. For the last 10 years, I've wanted to go to nursing school. Yesterday, I found a nursing program in my area for students who already have a Bachelors degree in another field. It's a 16 month program as long as the pre-requisites have been completed. I know it's a challenging program but it will be worth while if my time comes. I need to schedule some time with an academic counselor to see what I need to do to prepare for the program. I'm hoping and praying for at least 18 more months with my company, so I can pay my car off. I would like to have 20 years of service too.


Anyway, next week is my daughter's 7th birthday and I told her that she is not having a party this year. She usually has a party because she's an only child and it gives her something to do, but not this year. I am planning a special day for her and two of her friends, but I haven't decided what to do yet.

I have not been consistent with my exercise and I so want to do better in this area. It seems like I can eat almost anything now, so I really focus on portion control. I only eat off salad plates to make sure I don't eat more than I need to eat.


I still need to do a beter job of getting all of my supplements in. I'm still working on my hair issues which seems to be improving. I hope I'm done with that.


I'll chat later.