A brief rant!
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| Wed, 02-07-2007 - 11:29am |
Hi all,
I am new here, well not really new but new in the sense I haven't been here for years and years, and this is the only place I feel I can rant about my life and people will understand.
My husband is wonderful, but is 170lbs and muscular and has never had an ounce of fat on him in his life...luckily for me he likes his women chubby and doesn't pressure me at all to lose weight (he only gets worried when health issues arise), but all the same, he doesn't understand what it is like to be chubby and can't deal properly with the issues I bring up.
So here is my rant for today:
I was diagnosed with metabolic syndrome about 5 years ago. I did really good keeping it in check since then but have recently had a relapse of high bp etc. most likely due to the fact I have gained 30+lbs in 2 years. I am also fairly high strung so the stress I cause myself really doesn't help me any either. So long story short I am back at the gym everyday (which I dont mind because I do enjoy it)and back on my eating plan and should be able to sort it out again within a few months...
I work in a job where I can kind of pick and choose the hours I work and the people I work with, but the last few months I have been suckered into working a shift I didn't want to do, and hate going to everyday...this all happened because I am a nice person...but now this shift (because it is stressing me out so bad) is most likely helping my health problems. So I knwo I have to suck it up and just call my work and tell them I can't do it anymore and can only do my regular work, but i hate confrontation and am getting more stressed...but now I am in the mindset that I have to start doing for myself first because I am no good to anyone dead.
But all in all, it still sucks.

Angela
me too! I swear one day I will give myself a heart attack or something with all this stress and worry. I also have a similar affliction, niceness! I am the yes girl. sure I can work for you. I can run the cub scouts, short coaches, Ok, I'll do it, ...you get the idea. I am only just getting to the point where I need to learn to say no. But then the stress and guilt take over. So yes, I feel your pain. Best of luck!
Betsy
I second what Bee wrote about exercise. Not only does it make me feel better overall, but it helps me sleep better at night. (I often have trouble staying asleep if I am not physically tired out.) There is growing evidence that even if it doesn't result in big weight loss, exercise for folks like us helps lessen other health issues. Good luck! Annie
Welcome aboard from another "yes" girl. I hope you'll be able to get rid of the stress real soon.
On another note, you get to chose when to work AND who you work with.. it sounds like a dream job to me.. I'm practically turning green here LOL. What do you do? (if you don't mind sharing)