The interview

I have two interviews scheduled this week. I was approached about both opportunities, which is nice. They are both fairly comparable to my former role, but one is actually much more extensive. I haven't started looking beyond these two roles yet, because I am very interested in each, and I am hoping one of them will end up working out. If that does not happen, I will launch a full search. For the positions I am interviewing for, it's not as easy as going to Monster.com because many of them are only listed through search agencies, so networking is a good bet for me. I will also need to work with some search firms, but for now, I'm focusing on the two opportunities at hand. I have time...for now. :)

I'm so glad I'm not going through this process a year ago, before I had lost the weight. I always had self confidence, but some people truly discriminate against bigger people, and while I'm still overweight, I think I'm now out of the range where I would be discriminated against. It's sad that it happens, but it's true.

Also, as a smaller and healthier person, I just feel that much better about myself, so when I'm going into an interview, I will have that much more confidence and self assuredness. It is important to look good and successful, and I think I can portray those things.

These are the times when I value my weight loss journey the most. Losing weight has opened so many doors for me. It's almost shocking to think about how difference life was before.