Losing it With Laura

Day one!  I jumped out of bed ready to do this thing!  Started out the day great, stuck to my menu, drank my water, even walked the mall with hubby (since it was too cold to walk outside by the time I got home from work).  A few monkey wrenches thrown at me but I am committed to not let anything pull me off course. Monkey wrench # 1 - Tomorrow my boss is taking us all out for a belated Christmas lunch at a Mexican restaurant. Instead of panicking I pulled out my Dr Oz book when I got home and read up on what to order (and what to avoid) when eating Mexican.  So instead of eating what I had planned for lunch tomorrow I'll just have to improvise and make a healthy choice at the restaurant, drink lots of water and enjoy the conversation instead of the chips and salsa (one of my faves of course!)  I can do this!

Monkey wrench # 2 - a piece of news that totally ruined my day - our office is moving AGAIN!  I know that may not sound like a big deal to most people but a) I HATE MOVING more than anything in the whole world and b) in the 10 years I've worked there I've had to move my office 7 (now 8) times!  We are currently located in a beautiful new office building with a cafeteria, work out room, lots of lights and windows.  They've decided to move my department to an old converted warehouse space they acquired because as a company we've outgrown the new office building they built just 3 years ago! (Great planning right?)  I imagine it will dark and dirty and damp. I know there's no fitness center or cafeteria. :o(  I'm so bummed out!

Last week news like that would have sent me straight to the fridge to binge eat or straight to the alcohol to drink away my sorrows.  But not this week!  I'm committed to not let anything throw me off course!  I'm going to find a punching bag or a pillow or something and hit it until I get rid of my frustrations and then I'm going to move on. End of story.

Thanks for listening!