tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8762358785193196947.post7693151926221361880..comments2019-09-26T14:32:42.466-07:00Comments on Treading down the tenure track: Confession timeBioBrainshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10317577197056197225noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8762358785193196947.post-12513929894303124342016-09-10T01:17:40.356-07:002016-09-10T01:17:40.356-07:00Thanks a lot. As it turns out, all I needed (I thi...Thanks a lot. As it turns out, all I needed (I think) was to step away from my regular life (which was, well, quite irregular) and take a deep breath of (fresh mountain) air and actually move around. I think I caught this just in time...BioBrainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10317577197056197225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8762358785193196947.post-86636749734698788042016-09-05T21:08:11.317-07:002016-09-05T21:08:11.317-07:00You sound a fair bit like me. I think it's imp...You sound a fair bit like me. I think it's important to recognize you can't do this alone and that it's okay to get help and nutritional coaching. Do sign up for some sort of program, preferably one that pays, so you'd not be compelled to quit because you've invested money. I recommend Weight Watchers, and don't just do it online but get a local program, because it will force you to go to weekly meetings and see people and hear yourself and others talk about struggles with food (one colleague jokingly calls Weight Watchers "Overeaters Anonymous"). There is no shame in needing a nudge, and in reality everyone who's lost a lot of weight long term has simply dedicated themselves to forever carefully tracking what they eat. It's not the worst thing if it helps you reconnect with your body. <br /><br />I started the tenure track with a 4-year-old kid and a normal BMI (I always thought I was fat, but the truth is I never was until the tenure track, even though plenty of boys commented that I would be really hot if I lost weight). Twelve years later (and a total of 3 kids) and I am obese and quite disconnected from my own body. <br /><br />Do whatever you gotta do to reconnect with your own body. Love it; it's the only one you've got. <br /><br />From your other posts, you might also suffer from a thyroid malfunction or depression, so you might want to go do a full physical and get checked for depression. Sometimes people need meds to get back to feeling like themselves. <br /><br />Best of luck! xykademiqzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18306861394466282929noreply@blogger.com