To make a long story short, the company that I work for is going to be having a “realignment” of territories a.k.a. layoffs in November.  Out of over 4,000 reps in the nation, we were all given an alternative choice to voluntarily leave with extra severance.  The only catch was this Voluntary Exit Program (VEP) would only be available to a little over 300 reps. If you wanted to get the VEP you had to sign up with HR and wait.  I had a strong feeling that I would be gone in this November realignment, so I decided to sign up for the VEP.  We had to wait one month to find out whether or not we were selected for the VEP and I just found out that I did get it.  I’m very happy and sad at the same time.  Sometimes things in life seem unfair and for some reason I never felt like I was valued or appreciated in my job.  I’m very thankful to have gotten the opportunity and experience to work for this company, but I’m very excited to find a job where I can be valued and appreciated for my gifts and abilities. 

Now that I know I will be gone in 2 months, it makes each day hard because I know that I will probably not see a lot of these people ever again.  One of my friends recently told me: “when one door closes, another one will open.”  So as you can see I’m very excited to see what the next open door will bring in my life, but it is a hard process closing this door. 

Despite all of these changes, I’m still following my low carb lifestyle.  I’m still losing weight pretty slowly, but I’m just happy to not be gaining any weight from this stress.  It would be so easy to have an emotional cheat day right now, but I’m not going to eat my emotions.  I hope you are all doing well out there.  If you are going through any similar situation, please feel free to share.  It feels much better getting these feelings out in the open.  Just remember to "Be grateful for everything you've got. Be brave to face all kinds of challenges in life.  Be Passionate about what you do.  Life comes in difference forms, ups and downs are the journey, but belief is the key to make us strong and move forward.  Goals are the way to turn your dreams to realities."  -Yann Yip