Weight Watchers #3 (Aren't you loving these kinds of updates?)
I'm now on my third week of Weight Watchers and so far, things are looking well enough. At my first weigh in on Jan 11, I had lost 2.5 kg (5.5 lbs) and was absolutely stoked with the result. At my second weigh in on Jan 18, I had a bit of a shock moment when I only had lost 0.2 kg (0.4 lb). I had stepped on my own scale in the morning and had seen a much bigger difference so it came to me as a bit of a shock in the evening when it was "so little". I'm aware that you tend to be heavier in the evening and that I'm being weighed with clothes and shoes, whereas in the morning it's just me and my undies. But still.
I was pretty frustrated on the 18th tbh. After my meeting, I was invited at a colleague's for some wine, together with some other colleagues. One of those colleagues, Nick, is also currently doing Weight Watchers and I've found somewhat of an alley in him. We often go to lunch together and try to determine together what's a good choice and what maybe not. Nick's boyfriend, Stuart, also started with the program. They were both there at the wine-drinking-gathering and they both know that Tuesdays is my weigh in day. They asked me how I was doing and I told them how it was a lot less than I thought it should have been, but they were really cute and encouraging.
I had a little a-ha moment that evening. There was plenty of alcohol and fat cheese and while I did have a little bit of both, I held myself back and mostly just took a bit of everything for a taste. In the past, I totally would have eaten and drunk a lot, especially on a day when I'm frustrated or stressed or unhappy. I felt really proud of myself afterward for showing so much self-restraint without feeling like I was punishing myself for something or like I was forcing myself to forgo something I really wanted. I had wine and food. Just not as much as I'd have had in the past.
Portion sizes is currently something I'm still learning about. I find it really hard to estimate good portion sizes. I think I've mentioned before that this is something where I simply didn't care for in the past because I sometimes barely ate all day and when I finally got to eating, I was starving so I cooked HUGE portions. I'm currently learning that I'm happy with way less or when for whatever reason, I'm not full with what I had, how I can make sure I am full without going totally overboard. The apple for dessert is my new best friend. I'm also testing new recipes and new foods. I've discovered low-fat curd with rye bread and fresh veggies as a wonderful breakfast choice or low-fat yogurt with whole wheat zwieback as a yummy snack.
I'm still working out regularly, even though lately I've found it hard to motivate myself. I've also got the feeling that I've had less energy while working out. I don't know whether my new diet is to blame and whether maybe I'm not "eating enough energy" or whether this is just a winter thing. I'm nervous about next Tuesday and the next weigh in day. According to my own scale, I've lost about 5 kg total (11 lbs). Curious what Weight Watchers will say. Ack.
Btw, I know I haven't updated about the NYC transfer in a while. The reason is that I feel like nothing is happening. I'm getting frustrated and incredibly anxious and stressed out. I've been annoying the NYC office and been asking about updates constantly. As far as I know, they still haven't even FILED for the goddamn thing. What they're doing is preparing the paperwork and the information for a potential RFE. The way this apparently works is that you file for the visa and then the US government considers the application. This can take up to two weeks. They either grant the visa or they request further evidence (RFE), which then means that the company filing needs to provide further information on the person and the position, etc. Then the application will be considered again.
I don't know why, but the US office is still confident that we can stick with the March 7 start date. That's 6 weeks from next Monday. The thing is though that I can't even start with making arrangements for a move unless I know for sure that the visa has been granted. And even if they filed for it tomorrow, I might not find out until early February. And then I have about 1 month to arrange everything. I have no idea why it's taking them so long.
This ongoing uncertainty is killing me. I'm starting to have a bad feeling about this and quite honestly, I have no idea what I'll do if it doesn't work out again. It's kinda hard to stay positive right now.
I was pretty frustrated on the 18th tbh. After my meeting, I was invited at a colleague's for some wine, together with some other colleagues. One of those colleagues, Nick, is also currently doing Weight Watchers and I've found somewhat of an alley in him. We often go to lunch together and try to determine together what's a good choice and what maybe not. Nick's boyfriend, Stuart, also started with the program. They were both there at the wine-drinking-gathering and they both know that Tuesdays is my weigh in day. They asked me how I was doing and I told them how it was a lot less than I thought it should have been, but they were really cute and encouraging.
I had a little a-ha moment that evening. There was plenty of alcohol and fat cheese and while I did have a little bit of both, I held myself back and mostly just took a bit of everything for a taste. In the past, I totally would have eaten and drunk a lot, especially on a day when I'm frustrated or stressed or unhappy. I felt really proud of myself afterward for showing so much self-restraint without feeling like I was punishing myself for something or like I was forcing myself to forgo something I really wanted. I had wine and food. Just not as much as I'd have had in the past.
Portion sizes is currently something I'm still learning about. I find it really hard to estimate good portion sizes. I think I've mentioned before that this is something where I simply didn't care for in the past because I sometimes barely ate all day and when I finally got to eating, I was starving so I cooked HUGE portions. I'm currently learning that I'm happy with way less or when for whatever reason, I'm not full with what I had, how I can make sure I am full without going totally overboard. The apple for dessert is my new best friend. I'm also testing new recipes and new foods. I've discovered low-fat curd with rye bread and fresh veggies as a wonderful breakfast choice or low-fat yogurt with whole wheat zwieback as a yummy snack.
I'm still working out regularly, even though lately I've found it hard to motivate myself. I've also got the feeling that I've had less energy while working out. I don't know whether my new diet is to blame and whether maybe I'm not "eating enough energy" or whether this is just a winter thing. I'm nervous about next Tuesday and the next weigh in day. According to my own scale, I've lost about 5 kg total (11 lbs). Curious what Weight Watchers will say. Ack.
Btw, I know I haven't updated about the NYC transfer in a while. The reason is that I feel like nothing is happening. I'm getting frustrated and incredibly anxious and stressed out. I've been annoying the NYC office and been asking about updates constantly. As far as I know, they still haven't even FILED for the goddamn thing. What they're doing is preparing the paperwork and the information for a potential RFE. The way this apparently works is that you file for the visa and then the US government considers the application. This can take up to two weeks. They either grant the visa or they request further evidence (RFE), which then means that the company filing needs to provide further information on the person and the position, etc. Then the application will be considered again.
I don't know why, but the US office is still confident that we can stick with the March 7 start date. That's 6 weeks from next Monday. The thing is though that I can't even start with making arrangements for a move unless I know for sure that the visa has been granted. And even if they filed for it tomorrow, I might not find out until early February. And then I have about 1 month to arrange everything. I have no idea why it's taking them so long.
This ongoing uncertainty is killing me. I'm starting to have a bad feeling about this and quite honestly, I have no idea what I'll do if it doesn't work out again. It's kinda hard to stay positive right now.