Tonight was election night at my weight loss group. I had already announced that I would not be available to be leader again because I could not balance my own weight loss needs and the needs of leading the group. What I did not tell them is that a minority of the group made the expereince hell for me. A few of the old ladies were just nasty - really into the politics, gossip, and stiring the pot. Well one of them has been treasurer for years and years. In order for you to be able to run for an office then you need to get nominated. When I went in tonight, I asked a friend to nominate me for treasurer. My friend's eyes went wide and she said, "Oh you are bad". Well she did not nominate me and the group was stunned! As the gasp went around the room the all I could think was somehow, suddenly I became part of a bad tv reality show on Bravo. But as they thought I about the idea, I quickly added that I had said I wanted to remain active in the group but just could not invest the time needed to lead the group. I also discussed how I could update the books and put the ledger into excel and could give every member a print out of where the finances stand. So vote came down to between me and her. As the secretary counted the votes it was so dramatic and the room was silent and then wham, she announced that I was the winner. In my head I was like OMG what did I just do??? I know that I can be treasurer but then I was like - what the hell karma is coming my way for taking this old ladies position? - especially since it was such an out of the blue action to everyone. The thing is that even though I gab a lot - I can keep my mouth shut. Hopefully the karma is from her being a bitch and the last laugh will not be on me. But I hope even more that now that I am past the stress of being leader that I can just get back to why I am in the group in the first place - to lose weight.
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