Oh hey, it's been six months. Seven months. Seven?

Jul 24, 2015

...I did not mean to go so long without updating, but there haven't been too many dramatic happenings in the realm of My Exciting Post-Op Bariatric Lifestyle. There has been Life Stuff, so much Life Stuff, but the worst of that seems to have calmed down for the time being. 

The biggest thing: about two months ago, I was laid off from my job doing marketing and communications work for a local nonprofit. I saw it coming (feeling compelled to create an iTunes "My Job Is In Peril" playlist is probably a pretty big red flag) but it was still depressing and aggravating. I am still sort of stewing in my ugly feelings about how it all went down, but honestly getting out of there was a good thing. Even unemployment was less stressful than going in every day wondering if this would be the day they finally let me go. Anyway, for now I'm working part-time at a place I love and I don't feel at all bad about working part-time at a pleasant job at a pleasant place and just letting the stress of the last ~9 months evaporate. Thinking about doing some continuing-ed classes or something with my downtime, once I'm a little more settled.

My eating hasn't been perfect but I feel more sane lately, and that sanity boost means I'm eating better. Not amazingly; I'm no bariatric role model. But not bad. Way better than I have in the past. And another upside to my part-time job: walking. So much walking. Like eight to ten miles on some shifts, which is great. It feels SO GOOD to move around again and not be tied to a chair in front of a computer all day. And I've been...decent...about protein shakes and vitamins. Getting better at water. Overall, I'm okay. And for the first time in a while I feel generally positive about the present and the future, so that's cool.

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