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Greetings all!
This is my first ever blog so forgive me but I am really excited. So, a little about me - I am a 32 yo wife, mother and 2nd year PA student. Like many of you my goal is far greater than just to lose weight, I want to not only be healthy but I also want to be a healthy example to my patients and family. I am about 100 lbs overweight and hate it! I have finally begun to feel the effects of my weight that I never noticed in my twenties. It began with my knees -they're killing me, they creak moan and groan more than the stairs I climb every day and hurt constantly. My energy is at it's lowest, I am so drained by the end of the day that I have no energy for my family and often come home and sit on the couch like a zombie staring at the TV for 2 hrs before I can motivate myself to do anything. Finally, I feel like a hipocrate as I talk to patients about their weight, diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol when I know that I am in the very same boat or will be very soon if I don't change something. How do you tell someone they need to lose weight when they too can obviously see that so do you? I can easily empathize with my patients about their weight and the struggles they endure but I know I will be more effective in helping others if I actually set the goal and achieve it. I want to show them that they can do it too!! So, my absolute mission is to lose the weight, track my progress, reach out for support and inspire my patients to do the same. Sound reasonable?
Well, I have tried every diet in the book over the years but what I know always works for me is the Low-Carb way and with all the new options & substitutions out there combined with the great support of forums like this and all of you, I know I can do it
This is my first ever blog so forgive me but I am really excited. So, a little about me - I am a 32 yo wife, mother and 2nd year PA student. Like many of you my goal is far greater than just to lose weight, I want to not only be healthy but I also want to be a healthy example to my patients and family. I am about 100 lbs overweight and hate it! I have finally begun to feel the effects of my weight that I never noticed in my twenties. It began with my knees -they're killing me, they creak moan and groan more than the stairs I climb every day and hurt constantly. My energy is at it's lowest, I am so drained by the end of the day that I have no energy for my family and often come home and sit on the couch like a zombie staring at the TV for 2 hrs before I can motivate myself to do anything. Finally, I feel like a hipocrate as I talk to patients about their weight, diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol when I know that I am in the very same boat or will be very soon if I don't change something. How do you tell someone they need to lose weight when they too can obviously see that so do you? I can easily empathize with my patients about their weight and the struggles they endure but I know I will be more effective in helping others if I actually set the goal and achieve it. I want to show them that they can do it too!! So, my absolute mission is to lose the weight, track my progress, reach out for support and inspire my patients to do the same. Sound reasonable?
Well, I have tried every diet in the book over the years but what I know always works for me is the Low-Carb way and with all the new options & substitutions out there combined with the great support of forums like this and all of you, I know I can do it
Where do I start?
Posted 04-02-2008 at 11:49 AM by SlimmerPA
Hi Everyone!
It's been quite awhile since my last posting but I've been reading all of yours every chance I get. I am so excited to say that I have finally finished Physician Assistant school, Whoo-hoo! 2 1/2 years of hard work and I can finally call myself a real PA!
I have been studying like crazy for months as I will be taking my board certification exam on Monday so wish me luck! I have a great job lined up and will start at the end of April - DH will be delighted I am back in the workforce and making some money, I am just delighted I found a great job that I love doing, ok so the money thing is good too considering we will be drowning in student loans come October. As for LCE things have been a little rough over the last month - I'm still eating low carb but not as carefully as I was - truthfully things have been a little stressful with finishing up school and the testing we do for this - I always eat and eat and eat when I 'm stressed. I've also been really pinched for time, haven't been able to shop for good foods so I haven't exactly been making the best of choices when eating - it's called scrounge for whatever you can find or DH brings home. This pretty much stifled my losses and then added a few lbs back but... I still have the big picture in mind and am back to it today. Soooo, water, water, water (Thanks for the reminder Dixie) and LCE all the way. Have a great day everyone!
It's been quite awhile since my last posting but I've been reading all of yours every chance I get. I am so excited to say that I have finally finished Physician Assistant school, Whoo-hoo! 2 1/2 years of hard work and I can finally call myself a real PA!
I have been studying like crazy for months as I will be taking my board certification exam on Monday so wish me luck! I have a great job lined up and will start at the end of April - DH will be delighted I am back in the workforce and making some money, I am just delighted I found a great job that I love doing, ok so the money thing is good too considering we will be drowning in student loans come October. As for LCE things have been a little rough over the last month - I'm still eating low carb but not as carefully as I was - truthfully things have been a little stressful with finishing up school and the testing we do for this - I always eat and eat and eat when I 'm stressed. I've also been really pinched for time, haven't been able to shop for good foods so I haven't exactly been making the best of choices when eating - it's called scrounge for whatever you can find or DH brings home. This pretty much stifled my losses and then added a few lbs back but... I still have the big picture in mind and am back to it today. Soooo, water, water, water (Thanks for the reminder Dixie) and LCE all the way. Have a great day everyone!
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 |  glad to see you posting, karen! i was wondering about you.   congrats on finishing school! that's a huge milestone, and you've got to be so happy to have that done. i'll wish you luck on yor exams, but i'm thinking that since you've done the work, you don't need much luck.  i hear ya on the busy/stress thing. i do the EXACT same thing...unfortunately, "easy" often = "carby." you can slide out of your lc groove easily enough that way. but with life settling down, you're in a perfect position to get your focus back. but even a slide here and there can be part of life, and since you never stopped being a lc, the transition back to where you want to go shouldn't be that hard. and that water sounds like a good start, too....   |
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