The two part-time jobs didn't hire me,
but the weight loss clinic did offer me a job. I was almost gonna
take it. But some red flags came up when I learned more about it, and
I didn't take it. Which is for the best, I think – because
something better came along. A professional, corporate wellness job
as a health coach – the ideal thing I've been looking for and
competing with many for. I've just interviewed for it and am waiting
to hear, but I have a good feeling. It's in FL, but on the east coast
instead of the west. Which is actually a great scenario – I get to
move, but still stay in state : ) And it's 85% travel (with mileage
reimbursement). I haven't done that before, but it means I'm not at a
desk job 9-5! This could be life-changing. Getting my career off the
ground for one thing, and shaking things up with my own health / way
of living. When I look back at some of the things I did when I was
younger (like being a movie extra in L.A., a thing which also had a
lot of unpredictability) I marvel at how much changed in just the
last couple years. It's a physical health issue I can't really
explain, but I've kept wondering if a return to my old self / my old
ways would somehow improve it. I just haven't known HOW to return to
my old self / old ways.
Something that goes along with this is
a post from the Institute for the Psychology of Eating, which I've
mentioned before. The post is http://psychologyofeating.com/new-definition-metabolism/ . I love it because it gets at my
long-time interest in how the mind or even outer circumstances in
life can affect your body. It isn't just nutrition and exercise.
After reading the post, it made me wonder – could there be people
who are happy / have a sense of purpose, good relationships,
everything good psychologically – who still have body / health
issues? I guess so. But if I got in a job I loved and was happy like I was in
college, would it help me? It's a research question for sure,
and I feel like my life itself is essentially one big work of
research. Hehe. Come to think of it, I believe there were some tough
times in my life when I didn't have the health issues despite the
fact that times were tough. So who knows? But yeah, I think when I'm coaching people, there WILL be some who are generally happy with their lives overall and just have some health things to address. Otherwise, we'd be getting into therapy territory, and I'm not a therapist. But behavior change DOES incorporate psychology and it DOES come about as a result of something not working in a person's life. So there's some overlap. That's what makes it so interesting to me and brings me back around to the start of this paragraph - your mind and life circumstances affect you physically in profound ways.
