OMG y’all!

 

I’ve been hesitant to say anything online because I didn’t want to Jinx it. 

But …. 

OMG y’all! 

I was awarded a new job at work.  

 

A desk job!  

But I am so nervous!

For one thing – there is so much new stuff to learn.  Can you really teach an old dog new tricks? 

But I’ve been training now since December 11^th and I am really liking the new position.  Granted, there is a LOT to learn and I probably have not even learned half of it yet.   But, watching these gals and guys that have been training me just do the job without having to think about it, there is hope that maybe eventually I, too, will be able to just do it.   Right now?  Not so much.  I probably over think everything and make it harder than it needs to be.

Granted, I have managed a video store.  And at the bank I was a loan processor.  I also was the Receptionist/Customer Service back-up.   So hopefully I am able to pick up the new job pretty quickly. 

As I said, I am nervous …. But also very excited at the same time.

For one thing.  No more hair-net!  Which means I have to get up a little earlier because I need to do more than just wash my hair and throw it up in a pony tail/bun before work.  But, then again, I am not one that has a super fancy hairstyle.  I don’t mess with hot rollers or a curling iron these days.  Blow dry and go; Long and straight.    

Another thing.  I get to wear more make-up because it’s not just gonna sweat off.  Which means, I need to get up a little earlier!  Are you seeing a pattern here?

But, I no longer come home from work with grease on my clothes, so I get to go to work wearing nice clothes and come home looking close to how I did when I went in.

I can wear my rings again!  Well, I could if they fit, that is.  Unfortunately they do not fit right now.  My hands/fingers are still swollen from blanking.  (a very hands on job)  We talked about splurging and buying me a new wedding band but I think I’d rather just have this one resized.   This one and my diamond anniversary band along with my Mother’s ring.  I just want to wait it out and see if the swelling goes down with the office job before I have them made larger …. If the swelling does go down, I don’t want to have to turn around and have them made smaller again.

In the meantime, my daughter has given me a ring to wear – just to have something on my finger.    

Anyway, back to the job,  The biggest SCARE of the job;  OMG  I hope I do not gain 10 pounds each year, like I did when I worked at the bank.

When I worked at the bank, I was not Keto and I did not weigh every day.   

In fact, I did not step on the scales, period.   I will not make that mistake again.   I may not like what I am seeing, but I do and will continue to step on the scales every day!

These days, I actually step on the scales at night, too.  I have learned that I will almost always weigh 2 pounds LESS in the AM, then I do just before I go to bed at night.

I’m also thinking that since I don’t come home from work totally wiped out , that I just may be able to make myself sit on my exercise bike for at least 10 miles each evening.  

For the past three years I have been on my feet for these 12 hour shifts.  I averaged close to 30,000 steps a day …  grabbing handful after handful of Blanks – most often 20 to 30 oz blanks – and loading them into the carts.   I had to push and mount 2000 pound rolls of paper on the machine and had to push the 2000 pound filled carts off the lift and out to be picked up by the P.I.T. operators.  I should be honest here and say attempt to push.  Many times I’d have some sweet soul working nearby that would see me failing at my attempt to move my cart and come give me a hand.   

Even though the new job is not going to be as physical, it does look like it’s going to be busy work. So hopefully I get more exercise than I think I’ll be getting once I’m on my own.  Right now there are 2 of us doing everything.   But I will be honest, I think it’s going to be more of a mental challenge than a physical one.

Anyway, with the added stress of trying to learn a new job in addition to the Holiday Stress – I decided that I picked a bad time of year to try to diet (or lose weight).  So instead of trying to get this last 15 pounds off by my birthday – I changed my goal to maintain the 5 pound loss.  My goal is to keep my weight at 135 until after the New Year. 

But come January - it is time to get serious.  I’ve given myself babystep goals.

Goal 1 is to hit 129.8 (To get in the "120s")

Goal 2 is to hit 125.

Goal 3 is to hit 120.

The ultimate goal is to hit 115 and then to keep it between 115 and 120.