Re: Phew! - warning, bloggity and long!

[Guest guest]

Congrats on not beating yourself up!! You were getting "beat up" at your job, from the sounds of it. No need to do it to yourself! And your re-commitment to caring for yourself and being gentle is AWESOME!!! I'm saving some of your email for the times when I will need to put my stake in the ground!

Kim

IE since Aug 08

Subject: Phew! - warning, bloggity and long!To: IntuitiveEating_Support Date: Tuesday, September 23, 2008, 10:38 AM

This post is primarily to get some of the anxiety I've been feeling about the last three weeks off my chest. Read it at your own risk!I work in Human Resources at a mid sized auto parts company that paints car parts. As everyone knows, the auto industry stinks right now - especially in Michigan. Last year we went from three shifts to two shift. Then we went from five days a week with two 8 hour shifts to four 10 hour days a week. Then we went to three 12 hour days a week on both shifts. Three weeks ago we made the decision that we had to cut another shift in our plant. My job became to take 20 of the nicest, hardest working people I'd ever met (and 15 I was happy to be rid of) and tell them they were laid off until another plant in the company could use them. I spent a week arguing policy with two managers who wanted to keep all of their people and lay off everyone else (NO!) and then the next

week having individual meetings with those impacted to give them the news. I spent days being very sad and cried with a few of the single moms. I spent days being really annoyed at people who acted out, though I couldn't blame them. I took half a bottle of Tylenol in a week. I did not go to the gym once. I slept a lot and was grumpy to my husband. I ate full Burger King meals for lunch four days in a row and hated the way I felt afterwards. I also (TMI) was in PMS hyper drive during the last week, which did not help at all.It's over now, but the physical effects are still lingering. I feel bloated and yucky. I haven't had a veggie that wasn't on a pizza or burger in nearly a month. I went to the gym yesterday for the first time and thought I'd have to stop after 15 minutes on the treadmill when I used to be able to go for 45 and run part of it. So last night I put my stake in the ground.

Enough! It's time to start taking care of myself again. I picked up the IE book and started at page one. I signed up for a new knitting group in my area. I haven't touched my knitting since my son was born nearly two years ago and I miss doing it. I formulated a plan to get myself through that high anxiety period between coming home from work and before dinner when I'd eat the dog if he'd stand still. I packed my gym clothes and committed to 30 minutes of movement after work. I packed a lunch and told myself I didn't have to eat it if it's not what I wanted. I reconnected with you all. More important is what I did not do. I did not beat myself up for the past three weeks. I did not weigh myself. I did not have diety thoughts. That is a major victory.So, that is my story for the last three weeks. Hopefully I won't have any more

gaps!:-)

[Guest guest]

Very rough! taking in every one's pain is understandable! I am gladyou did not beat yourself up over your response to these very difficultsituations! .

More important is what I did not do. I did not beat myself up for

the past three weeks. I did not weigh myself. I did not have diety

thoughts. That is a major victory.

So, that is my story for the last three weeks. Hopefully I won't

have any more gaps!

:-)

[Guest guest]

Now that is a stressful time! Congrats on making it thru in one piece

AND hanging onto as much IE as you could manage too. I hope all is

settling down for you and all those that work with you too. Tough

times ahead, but no sense in eating as the only reaction. Gold stars

for you as well as lots of hugs too -

Katcha

IEing since March 2007

>

> This post is primarily to get some of the anxiety I've been feeling

> about the last three weeks off my chest. Read it at your own risk!

>

> I work in Human Resources at a mid sized auto parts company that

> paints car parts. As everyone knows, the auto industry stinks right

> now - especially in Michigan. Last year we went from three shifts to

> two shift. Then we went from five days a week with two 8 hour shifts

> to four 10 hour days a week. Then we went to three 12 hour days a

> week on both shifts. Three weeks ago we made the decision that we

> had to cut another shift in our plant. My job became to take 20 of

> the nicest, hardest working people I'd ever met (and 15 I was happy

> to be rid of) and tell them they were laid off until another plant in

> the company could use them. I spent a week arguing policy with two

> managers who wanted to keep all of their people and lay off everyone

> else (NO!) and then the next week having individual meetings with

> those impacted to give them the news. I spent days being very sad

> and cried with a few of the single moms. I spent days being really

> annoyed at people who acted out, though I couldn't blame them. I

> took half a bottle of Tylenol in a week. I did not go to the gym

> once. I slept a lot and was grumpy to my husband. I ate full Burger

> King meals for lunch four days in a row and hated the way I felt

> afterwards. I also (TMI) was in PMS hyper drive during the last

> week, which did not help at all.

>

> It's over now, but the physical effects are still lingering. I feel

> bloated and yucky. I haven't had a veggie that wasn't on a pizza or

> burger in nearly a month. I went to the gym yesterday for the first

> time and thought I'd have to stop after 15 minutes on the treadmill

> when I used to be able to go for 45 and run part of it.

>

> So last night I put my stake in the ground. Enough! It's time to

> start taking care of myself again. I picked up the IE book and

> started at page one. I signed up for a new knitting group in my

> area. I haven't touched my knitting since my son was born nearly two

> years ago and I miss doing it. I formulated a plan to get myself

> through that high anxiety period between coming home from work and

> before dinner when I'd eat the dog if he'd stand still. I packed my

> gym clothes and committed to 30 minutes of movement after work. I

> packed a lunch and told myself I didn't have to eat it if it's not

> what I wanted. I reconnected with you all.

>

> More important is what I did not do. I did not beat myself up for

> the past three weeks. I did not weigh myself. I did not have diety

> thoughts. That is a major victory.

>

> So, that is my story for the last three weeks. Hopefully I won't

> have any more gaps!

>

> :-)

>

[Guest guest]

Jennie,

I can so relate to your stress, maybe not to that degree, but I can

relate. I used to work in an HR dept. as a trainer for a very large

credit union. I always hated when the let someone go that I had

trained and I knew they were a good employee, but then I saw

employees still around that should've been let go. I ended up

leaving that job in 2006 and have never looked back! Last year 15

of my previous co-workers (one having been there for 30 some years)

had been laid off. I know that if I had stuck around, I would've

been one of those people.

It sounds like you have made some huge progress! For starters, not

beating yourself up for coping with your stress in the best way

possible is a huge step forward. Congrats on not being pulled by

the scale and the diet mentaility. Now the next time you have to

deal with something so stressful, you will find ways to cope more

healthfully!

Take care,

Alana

>

> This post is primarily to get some of the anxiety I've been

feeling

> about the last three weeks off my chest. Read it at your own risk!

>

> I work in Human Resources at a mid sized auto parts company that

> paints car parts. As everyone knows, the auto industry stinks

right

> now - especially in Michigan. Last year we went from three shifts

to

> two shift. Then we went from five days a week with two 8 hour

shifts

> to four 10 hour days a week. Then we went to three 12 hour days a

> week on both shifts. Three weeks ago we made the decision that we

> had to cut another shift in our plant. My job became to take 20

of

> the nicest, hardest working people I'd ever met (and 15 I was

happy

> to be rid of) and tell them they were laid off until another plant

in

> the company could use them. I spent a week arguing policy with

two

> managers who wanted to keep all of their people and lay off

everyone

> else (NO!) and then the next week having individual meetings with

> those impacted to give them the news. I spent days being very sad

> and cried with a few of the single moms. I spent days being

really

> annoyed at people who acted out, though I couldn't blame them. I

> took half a bottle of Tylenol in a week. I did not go to the gym

> once. I slept a lot and was grumpy to my husband. I ate full

Burger

> King meals for lunch four days in a row and hated the way I felt

> afterwards. I also (TMI) was in PMS hyper drive during the last

> week, which did not help at all.

>

> It's over now, but the physical effects are still lingering. I

feel

> bloated and yucky. I haven't had a veggie that wasn't on a pizza

or

> burger in nearly a month. I went to the gym yesterday for the

first

> time and thought I'd have to stop after 15 minutes on the

treadmill

> when I used to be able to go for 45 and run part of it.

>

> So last night I put my stake in the ground. Enough! It's time to

> start taking care of myself again. I picked up the IE book and

> started at page one. I signed up for a new knitting group in my

> area. I haven't touched my knitting since my son was born nearly

two

> years ago and I miss doing it. I formulated a plan to get myself

> through that high anxiety period between coming home from work and

> before dinner when I'd eat the dog if he'd stand still. I packed

my

> gym clothes and committed to 30 minutes of movement after work. I

> packed a lunch and told myself I didn't have to eat it if it's not

> what I wanted. I reconnected with you all.

>

> More important is what I did not do. I did not beat myself up for

> the past three weeks. I did not weigh myself. I did not have

diety

> thoughts. That is a major victory.

>

> So, that is my story for the last three weeks. Hopefully I won't

> have any more gaps!

>

> :-)

>