I'm having some serious cravings right now for I don't even know what. Just something to munch on. I really want a smoothie actually. Strawberries... but not fresh strawberries. Frozen strawberries. The kind with a lot of sugar. That we use at J&J. Gosh I miss ice cream. Summer will be hell if I work there a lot. haha. I don't even know what the status is on that.
Yesterday I talked to Darin at work about possibly picking about another department, because I am getting absolutely peanuts for hours. I was so sure I was not going to be able to make rent this month. Luckily I am able to, but it leaves very little money for much else. Per usual. He said he would look into it, that I should definitely talk to Yvette about what is going on there (which I intended to do today but discovered she had the day off!) and of course I know that I won't get many hours in photo, though it is my favorite place. I wish the higher-ups would just realize how poorly Mark is doing and just give me the job. I could make that place run so much better. Or maybe I have too much confidence in myself. But still. I want it.
But I digress. What I WAS talking about picking up more hours in another department. So he came to me today and we talked about it, and it has been decided that I will start working in Customer Service as well as Video and Photo. Hopefully this will give me at least 12 more hours a week, if not more. Which is fantastic. What is not fantastic is that they will mostly be night hours. Darin has it in his head that I am a night owl, and only a night owl. While being a night is true, I also need to grow up and starting acting like an adult. I can't do this while having to work until 10pm and being "allowed" to sleep until noon the next day. It seems like a pitiful excuse, I know.
I don't eat supper at work. I like to eat supper in the comfort of my own home. So when I work nights, I usually don't eat supper until at least 11pm. There have been a couple of times that I just wasn't hungry until midnight! While the rule of "don't eat two hours before bed" still applies, because I'm not going to bed until probably 2:30 or 3am, I just don't feel that this is a good idea. Another revelation! Aha!
While it seems kind of sucky, I need to be thanking my lucky stars that I even have this opportunity. I have been looking for another job and there is just not much out there. Well, not much out there in the way I want to go anyways. That would be more accurate. I want a full time job with "normal" hours, and a set schedule. I'm being too picky of course. Another escape tactic.
I just worry about my eating habits. I tend to eat better on the days that I work during the afternoon, rather than evening. It's easier.
I thought that typing an entry would help with this craving I'm having, but it's really not going away. I stop typing for a moment and it immediately comes back. I can even taste what it is I want. A fruit (strawberry!) popsicle. I have been eating a lot of those lately but I stopped buying it because I didn't have enough money... the Edy's brand only. Mmmm. Damn.
I need to stop thinking about that though. I should just go crawl into bed, though it's earlier than usual, and do crossword puzzles or sudoku. That's what I'll do. Take my Melatonin and just conk. I can eat in my dreams, and it won't go to my waist. =)
Final note, I overspent my WW points today. Like I said earlier I am allotted 44 points in a day. I used 56 today. That's tough. I've really never gone that far over since starting WW. Just goes to show how far off I really was in my thinking. But alas, tomorrow is another day. Hopefully it will be better. =)
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Even if you're not eating a full meal or anything at work, do you have a small meal? Studies have shown that several small meals (250-300 calories each) throughout the day are most effective when dieting. I don't know if that fits into your plan or anything, but if planned correctly, it can really help curb going overboard on meals.
ReplyDeleteI know you're still working on eating three meals a day, so it's really important for you to adjust to that first. Maybe it's just food for thought for the future. :)
Maybe that would help, because I'm really stuck on the schedule of three full meals in a day. I feel almost bad if I do eat anything out of the ordinary for a snack while I work in the evening at work, because I almost feel like I am cheating myself out of a good dinner. I will have to work that into my plans. Thank you! =)
ReplyDeleteNo problem. Yeah, anything you do keeps your metabolism running better. Several studies have been done on this very thing, and I think they've all found that spreading your normal 3 meals out into 6 is one of the most effective weight loss methods.
ReplyDeleteIt kind of takes some getting used to, I think (especially since one of my vices is eating til I'm full...which can take a lot more food than 250-300 calories). I still have days where I can't go past just the regular 3. But on the days when I do 6, I have more energy in general.