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Wanted to B&P, but didn't...

flyawaybyebye
flyawaybyebye Posts: 250
edited November 2024 in Social Groups
I found out an hour or so ago that I didn't get a job I applied for (it had a very long, involved, intensive interview process). I am disappointed, but I can honestly say it is for the best. Still, I was feeling overwhelmed by emotions when I found out, and totally wanted to B&P. But, I didn't. Or, at least, I haven't yet, and I'm not planning to. I'm going on a date tonight with my hubby. We're having Jimmy Johns for dinner and I'm bringing candy to the movie - calories I've already counted and will be okay with consuming. When I get home, I'm going to bed. I'm not going to allow myself to be alone in the kitchen. I have a daughter who needs her mom. She needs a mom who isn't going to set an example of B&P to deal with stress. I can do this.

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  • ALH1981
    ALH1981 Posts: 538 Member
    good on you!!! what a great post. you can do it!!

    concentrate on being with your hubby and enjoying the movie...!

    good luck and have a wonderful night
  • I made it! I was grumpy & edgy for part of the night because I wasn't sure how to cope, but I made it. Today is a fresh, new day. :)
  • Leo_Joy_HG
    Leo_Joy_HG Posts: 57 Member
    Well done you!
  • PoleBoy
    PoleBoy Posts: 255 Member
    Sorry to hear about the job, but wow - so very, very well done to anticipate and avoid the urge.
  • Thanks guys. It's one step forward, one step back sometimes, but at least yesterday was a step in the right direction. I wish I had been the one to be telling them no about the job, instead of the other way around, but at least I have an answer and can move forward!
  • LovelyTea
    LovelyTea Posts: 3 Member
    great job!!!! :D
  • Thanks, all, but yesterday was a total disaster. Apparently all I did by planning well for Friday was push the problem to Saturday. Ugh. I talked to my husband and we're trying to make an appointment with a counselor. This can't continue, and clearly, I'm not doing a good job of stopping it on my own. Sorry to be a downer today - just trying really hard to be real.
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