Is anyone else motivated by economic reasons for weight loss? I was talking to my husband last night and the company we work for is going through tough times. He has a lot more seniority there than I do, and even though I have more seniority than a lot of people and more training than some people with more seniority than me...it looks bad. I'm thinking I will probably be on the job market by June of this year.
I was telling my husband that thinking about that prospect really gets me motivated when I'm thinking about having that slice of pizza or taking the day off my exercise program. I'm finishing a masters and have done some research for some faculty members in my graduate program, so a PhD and post doc work may be a fall back plan...but I don't know if I can leave my industry for teaching. No offense obviously to anyone who teaches. I've done student teaching and I love it, it would just be a major career switch for me.
I was on the elliptical last night and feeling tired and I started thinking about having to go through the interview process. I started thinking to myself I have to LOOK GOOD for that. I know it sounds really stupid. But as much as there shouldn't be these unwritten rules for women in the workplace, I can't help but think if it came down to me at 210 pounds and another candidate with similar qualifications (female or male) at 140 or 180 lbs., that I wouldn't get the job and I'd be back to the unenjoyment line. I know only the state of Michigan does not allow forbids employment discrimination based on weight but it seems like a problem everywhere. Does anyone else have these thoughts? Does anyone have any experience with job hunting as overweight versus thin? I can't help but think that living in the world is easier for thin people, not just in an emotional sense but in the economic one as well.