Day 15: Back On The Tracks ?

 

Here is the link to my original Day 15 on Nutrisystem. It was Friday January 18, 2019. My headline that day was "Crossroads To Perspective". A colleague had suffered the sudden loss of an infant and that made any problems in my life seem insignificant. No parent should ever have to go through that. I had lost 10 pounds in the first 2 weeks of Nutrisystem and I'm a little sad that I've made pretty much zero progress in the past 2 weeks. I'm not going to give up or "start again" .. again. I'm here. I know what I need to do. I'm starting slow .. but I'm going to do it ! In reading through my original Day 15 I mention a "dear friend Sally" .. and I had absolutely no idea who that was !!!! I think it was a former Facebook friend (Sally Taylor Tetrault) who appears to be a Dem ... so I'm not sad we are no longer connected. I wouldn't unfriend someone for being a Dem unless they are posting hateful material, political or otherwise.

I got up just after 9 am. I could easily have slept longer since it was after 2 am again before I went to sleep, but I had to get up to pee and once I'm up that's it. Once the cats were fed I settled down with coffee & my breakfast to watch some YouTube and play Cookie Jam. Minnie snoozed in my lap for a while but by 10:30 she was over it and off to snooze on my bed. I think she likes the peace and quiet.

Breakfast was 160 calorie waffles with low cal syrup. Much later I had an 80 calorie yogurt. Lunch was a 220 calorie pepperoni pizza melt and some pretzels. I guess that was my morning and afternoon snacks ! Dinner was 220 calorie rotini & meatballs with a bag of green beans. Evening snack was a 140 calorie chocolate cupcake. 

The past 2 weeks didn't go as planned but it's a new month, a new week and a new year. I'm 62 now and officially Social Security eligible ! The goal for today is to shower, get dressed, get on the treadmill and have a successful Nutrisystem day. Simple enough !

I let myself eat a bit more over the past few days only because it was my birthday. I will finish the open bag of pretzels since they meet the Nutrisystem guidelines for a smart carb. They'll be a good afternoon snack with some cottage cheese. I thought about freezing the butter toffee cashews but I'm going to try just having a few here and there for a quick sweet treat until they're gone. I need to grocery shop in the next couple of days as I'm getting low on fresh produce. 

On the AT&T front, the strike goes on and it appears little progress has been made. I'm not surprised the company is trying to play hardball, considering the "leadership" that is in place. They are all about reducing operating costs and holding the line on the stock dividend. That is all they care about. They could care less about their employees. All of the bad decisions that were made in the past 20 years are coming back to bite them now. The $1B they had to pay when the T-Mobile merger failed. The debacle with DirecTV. The debacle with Warner Media. The entertainment group was a complete and total failure and the company lost billions on it. All that debt is the reason the stock price is so low. Talk about your negative equity ! In 2024 they're looking at a bunch of lawsuits over data breaches and service outages. They have no one to blame but themselves, since they've given so many offshore contractors access to their systems and there is not enough oversight. For example, I was supposed to send back my equipment after my job ended. It's been over 3 months and I have yet to send it ... yet no one has inquired about it. How many other laptops are floating around out there in the wrong hands ? Considering the amount of scams perpetrated by India based call centers ... why would anyone in their right mind outsource to that country ? Makes no sense. All the money they're "saving" will be spent on paying lawyers and funding class action settlements because of their negligence. Though I was paid well and had great benefits, I have zero loyalty to them now. They tossed me aside after 39 years of hard work and I can't help but smirk as Karma starts hammering away at them. Nothing would make me happier than seeing the senior leadership change after this shitshow of a year. At the very least, I'd love to see the asshole that led the layoffs get shown the door. Of course, at that level any departure is spun as a positive and they go off with an NDA and a boatload of cash. No matter how the company tries to spin it, 2024 has been a horrible year for the company. I'm looking forward to getting a job (hopefully) with a small company that actually does care about it's people. I never wished bad things would happen .. didn't have to in this case as they are arrogant enough to keep shooting themselves in the foot .. over and over and over ! Ok - enough negativity on this beautiful Sunday !

It's 12:10 pm and I'm starving ! I'm going to pee, have my yogurt and then take a shower. After that I'll get dressed, make my shake and get on the treadmill for workout #1. I have 2 on the schedule for today.

Well, it's 7:44 pm and I didn't make it to the treadmill. I was lazy - that is the key reason - but my calves are still sore. I looked online and the recommendation is to rest, not try to walk it off. Hopefully they will be better tomorrow and I'll get back to my exercise program.

Today I scheduled a transfer of $1000 from savings to checking for 9-6. This is the start of using my savings to pay my bills. I really hope I get a job soon, so that I can minimize the amount I have to use. I haven't heard from the CEO that I sent my resume to yesterday, but I'm actually glad of that. It's Labor Day weekend and everyone should be relaxing and spending time with family and friends. I'm sure I will at least receive an acknowledgement sometime during the coming week. I'm really hoping to get an interview AND a job offer !