No scale for the next 9 weeks. Well, folks.
I went to the doctor and things weren’t great. My weight is the same but my blood pressure
is thru the freaking roof! My doctor
wants me to calm down, sleep more and exercise more. For the next 9 weeks I am to get off the
scale and take care of myself. Stop obsessing
and start doing what I know I should. I’ll
have to weigh in at my metabolic screening at work on February 7th. Can’t tell you how much I am looking forward to
that. (eyeroll) It’s amazing how much personal information we
have to give to get the insurance we pay for.
I’m really not one to complain but it’s getting a teensy bit
creepy. Of course you can say that you
don’t want to participate…but then you don’t save the $20 on your insurance
each month. OK, then. I’m having a stressful time at work. I am overwhelmed and lonely and I know how
dramatic that sounds. Long story short…my
boss whom I loved quit to take a better position within the hospital. So she left and they started interviewing
candidates for her vacant position. I
applied but was denied even having an interview. So I wasn’t considered for the job but I was
qualified for the 3 months of covering the duties of that job plus my own
duties. Super classy. Eventually, I think the higher ups feared
that I would jump ship and gave me a TEMPORARY 10% raise while I covered. OK, I’ll take it! Then the weirdness of interviewing my new
bosses began. I’m glad to be involved in
the process but there is nothing weirder than interviewing someone who will
soon be your superior. Where do you see
yourself in 5 years? Will you care if I
grab at coffee every morning at 10:00AM?
Will you let me wear jeans on Friday?
I just tried to be professional and keep in mind the horror of being
interviewed. I can easily talk to most
people so most of the interviews ended up being OK. And what can you tell from an interview? Most people can turn on the charm for 60
minutes. ACK! Clearly, I should not work in HR. I’ve “heard” that HR extended an offer to an
external candidate that I really liked!
She will need lots of training from me and also on our charting system. But there is now light at the end of the
tunnel! Perhaps my blood pressure will
be coming down soon? I’ve been having
trouble sleeping and I’ll admit, I’ve been so sleepy that I haven’t been going
to the gym. I’ve GOT to improve those
habits so that I can feel better and so I won’t be put on BP medication. I’m supposed to take my own BP twice per week
and record that numbers for my doctor.
After I report to her, we’ll evaluate the numbers and look at our next
step. I’ll keep you posted, of course
with my healthy progress and my weight loss after my next appointment. The scale is not good for me. While I want to know my weight, I often let the number discourage me. If I'm up in weight I say to myself...Well, then what's the point? I eat what I won't and don't go to the gym. My doctor recommends that for awhile I let her do the weighing. I agree. Thanks for listening!
Stay Houndy!
Em
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