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It's almost the weekend.
Just wishing everyone a lovely break and let's go for gold in the abstinence/sticking to plan regime.
Big kiss.
Mrs L (at this rate may go back to Development - can you believe it?!?!?) xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
PS Sandra - hope you are ok and had a better day. Big hug!
Hi TG and Helen thank you both for the welcome I started LL on 14th March and up to last Tuesday have lost 5st 8lbs but its getting harder I ate a meal in the evening on holiday last month so really hard to stay totally abstinent now but Im trying. Hope your all doing better lots of love Mandy x.
Hi Developers,
I've just come back from hols and just catching up. Must say I'm feeling a bit gutted today, I went away for an interview just before my hols - to be a LLC actually, and just got back last night to find a rejection letter in the post box.
It is my second rejection in a month. The first was from my current work where I didn't even merit an interview despite working there for 17 years. I feel quite kicked in the stomach from both of them really.
But I am sooo relieved to say I didn't even think of reacting with food. Still in my miraculous little world of abstinence.
Just thinking what to do with my life now. Hopefully a day out at the village show today will buck me up - the dog might win a rosette again. Or maybe she will attack a little terrier like she did once before and have to be removed from the ring. Don't know which one I would enjoy the most!
Claire
Dear Claire
Just checking in and saw your post. First, your comment about the dog made me laugh! What sort of dog have you got? Mine's a chocolate Labrador and I've only been able to enter her for one show - she 's rescue, what can you say?!
Second, I want to give you a BIG round of applause for not giving into food after two rejections. Obviously, can't comment on current employer, suffice to say it's just bad manners. But a rejection from LL??? How come? Am a bit amazed, particularly when you think of number of complaints on here about c**p counsellors (not all LLCs are c**p, just in case any of you are reading - I LOVE mine!).
But, cheesy and corny as it sounds, as one door closes, an even bigger one opens!
So, well done, you are abstinent. That is AWESOME! And let us know how the dog got on.
In the meantime, how is everyone else? I went a bit (well, massively!) crazy - confectioners' convention crazy - on Thursday/Friday but (yes, an excuse) I did pull an all nighter for work - stayed up until 4am. Sort of back in the zone - sort of.
Take care.
Mrs Lxxxxxxxx
Hi Mrs L and everyone else,
We've got a collie and she was very well behaved this year. I took her into the ring for the third round and as I stood there I felt really calm and serene, knowing I wasn't being stared at because of my size, I felt like I looked normal! In fact I felt like I looked slim. It was great. And we won a 4th place rosette! Which believe me is good because competition at these things is fierce.
As for the LL interview, I passed the telephone interview and had to go down for an all day assessment. It was really tough. No one to one interviews, just lots of group situations where you are observed interacting with other prospective counsellors. And you are constantly monitored and assessed, with no feedback or intervention. I think they are looking for certain psychological profiles and if you don't fit then thats it!
Anyway, I feel like another door is going to open too. It is as if I've got this new me and I don't know what to do with her.
Have a good week everyone. Stay strong, focus on your goals.
Claire
That's interesting JDI. Chin up.
I was recently rejected for a basic admin job at LL despite the fact I am a manager in education at the moment and could have done the job with my eyes closed. I challenged the fact I didn't even warrant an interview and the HR person admitted in writing (email) that they made all kinds of assumptions about me and my intentions.
So I would say their administrative/personnel practices aren't quite as positive as the programme!
Still, it might be a blessing in disguise - mine was - as I got a brilliant new job which I start on 1st October. Much better than the LL opportunity.
Have a rethink and assess what's important to you and keep trying...
Just Do it
Sorry you are having a tough time of it recently. I am a firm believer that everything happens for a reason even if that reason isn't apparent at the time. I am sure whatever you are supposed to do with your career is just around the corner and will be much better for you in the long run.
I just wanted to ask out of interest - as I was also umming and ahhing about becoming an LLC. Did you get your finances in place before applying to LL or did you try to get through the interviews first?
I have been on these "recruitment days" for other positions in the past and they are far more scary than a one on one situation aren't they? Like you said, you get no feedback and have no idea what it is they are looking for, plus you feel "watched" for the entire experience. If I do decide to go for it (making my decision once I have done more research after Christmas) - I will be a nervous wreck. What was the phone interview like ?
Laura
Hi Laura,
Your ticker seems to be adding up really well! I haven't seen it for a while.
I didn't have any finace in place, I thought I'd see how I got on at the interviews. The telephone interview was quite lengthy. At the end it was one of those Say the first word that comes into your head sessions.
At least they told me I had progressed to the next stage at the end of the call. You only get to that stage if you have agreed an area to have your LL meetings in. I thought it was a bit odd that at the recruitment day they never said how long it would take for them to let you know the result, I had to ask that. But you get to talk to a counsellor and area sales rep about the business side.
Good luck if you decide to go for it.
Claire
Thanks for the info Claire. I really would like to give it a go - but at the moment I am just focussed on finishing my LL journey and will research everything after that.
You are speeding along yourself with your weightloss - not far at all to go now.
Hope you have a good week
Laura
Well - having a 'high' moment and since we are usually on a downer I thought I'd post it. I lost 8lbs this week. It comes after a 2lb gain last week but has totally saved my month. I feel good!
Highs and Lows?! That's what this thread is all about. OK, so I have jumped ship but this is where my heart is...
Tonight, as Sandra has lost (WAY TO GO!!!), I have gained. 3lbs. I am p****ed off, to be honest. There were three out of four of my Foundation Group there tonight and all three of us are contemplating coming back to Development. (Can you believe this?!?!?) The sad thing is I really like my Management group, they really do rock. Development sucked! But it is NOT working for me, this RtM business. Yes, I am freaking out but not in this crazy weight gain way.
So, it's me, whingeing and whining and...well, plus ca change!!! How is everyone else?
Big kiss.
Mrs Lardy Lard
Sandra - would just like to join in with a Development "high" (of which for me there have been very few) I lost 5.5lbs this week and that means I have reached 6 stone lost in total.
I was so pleased as I have been having very slow losses the last 3 weeks and it was really getting me down, especially as I had bought a treadmill for home and been working out (ok not jogging but very fast walking) every night - anyway, it looks like the scales are finally catching up so I am relieved !
Mrs L - please don't doubt yourself. You have done so amazingly well - RtM sounds terrifying and it must be so tempting to rush back into the comforting arms of the packs when things like this happen.
But look at the facts - you have an incredibly stressful life, your home is in unheaval and yet still, you are grimly hanging on and not giving in - that takes some moxy and you should be proud of yourself.
Re-learning all about food and facing your demons is the hardest skill of all to master, and it takes practice. Everyone makes mistakes - but the test is - can you learn from them ? I think you of all people can. You have been my inspiration since the start. I KNOW you can do this.
Chin up and big kiss back
Laura
Mrs
I agree with Laura. I am constantly amazed by what is going on in your life.
I think you should try to reflect on whether returning to development is what you really want to do. You may not have reached whatever goal you set yourself but your pics show that you are slim. Certainly weight-wise healthy enough to conceive.
I note from the thread about periods that you said time was not on your side to wait for a few months after eating again. Remember that returning to development would set that timetable back again.
Obviously you should do what is best for you but my advice would be to keep trying to crack the RtM so you can restart TTC as early as possible.
Well - rather ineveitably getting straight back on track after a night off was too difficult to manage... In the back of my mind I knew this...
It didn't help that in my sister's birthday package from NZ there were two packets of really yummy looking gourmet biscuits. When I unwrapped them I was quite detached and planned to have them when I next allowed myself to eat but they've gone just 24 hours later. Last night was a disaster.
But it's gone now. Today we head to Dorset for the weekend. (I have a meeting there on Saturday.) I'm always better when we're travelling so I am sure I'll get back on track now.
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