Older, fat, nurse looking for friends for health journey

32 yr old nurse working on losing weight and changing my lifestyle!

LTC nurse, 24, mom to a 5 year old and a 9 month old. have about 50 more lbs to go....:) lost 37 so far.

I am not a nurse but I am looking for friends to help me on my journey as well. Anyone feel free to add me. I am a 42 year old stay at home mother right now but I am going to college online at University of Phoenix. I am will have my degree in March or April and would like a new body, and outlook on life when I get it.

30 + years of nursing, 100+ excess lbs. No excuse, obviously my education gave me the tools. Just bad choices. I excercised once, my heart rate went up, my BP went up, I became diaphoretic, and short of breath. I quit just in time! Anyway--pick me, pick me!

Hi...my name is Kim...been on this roller coaster of losing weight for about six months...lost 30 lbs...but just got back to doing myfitnesspal again...I need to lose 100 lbs also.... six years ago I was about 430 then lost 100 on my own...then this past Jan started losing 30 more...now trying to lose again after getting side tracked...you can do it... start out small then increase alittle at a time....I have set goals this time and rewards...hoping to reach my mini goal of 10 lbs by Oct 1 ..

I'm also a nurse.. 53 years old and have struggled with my weight for 35 years.. I'm wishing to lose 50 pounds but I'm sure I'd feel better with even 20.
I've also joined the Y to get some exercise -- I like it once I get there but it's a challenge to make myself go.
You can be proud of the weight you've lost, and take it a day at a time. The first goal is keeping off what you've lost. I know I always want it to happen fast.. but even a pound every couple weeks is 25 pounds a year!
hang in there,
Lori

54 year old nursing student- 8 months to go!!

Lost 11 before MFP- and 18 here in ten weeks. Counting calories, eating clean, some workouts. I have been meticulous about eating and logging... Not so much about working out due to lack of time/access. I am also a work study at school and work alternate weekends at a nursing home.

Always glad to have new friends!! Feel free to add.

Labor and Delivery nurse age 63. Up and down in weight 1000 times in my lifetime. lol Up at the moment but want to be down.

I have been a nurse for 24 years, after 15 years of evening shift I have been on day shift for 6+ years. I work 3 days a week, 12 hours shifts, in a NICU. Like all of you, getting breaks is difficult, and meals are hard to figure out, when I am at the hospital during breakfast, lunch and dinner. Sometimes it is hard to even get a bathroom break, as I am in a small community hospital, and I can be at the mercy of someone coming to let me out. I think it is great that we can support one another, and get healthy. We can best take care of our patients, when we take of ourselves.

Hi, not a nurse but a slightly pudgy GIS tech (= sit all day at work) with cholesterol issues. I need to lose 15 lbs.
Just started out & need motivation to get up and get my tush to the gym in the morning.
This can be challenging since insomnia is poblem. I find that if I can just get there, the work will get done. I'm a Foodie so have resisted calorie counting until recently.

Fellow nurses, feel free to add me too. I am a rural ER and community health nurse. Always looking for fellow nurses for support, as we have the somewhat unique schedule of shift work/lack of breaks/high stress.... which makes our journey even harder!

Hi, I'm a 61 year old nurse who refused to have my picture taken with anyone. I prefer to remember myself as a tiny person years back. I am determined to become healthy and in good shape for my retirement in 2 years. I am staying motivated with MFP and the support of my husband. But it is hard when you only have 20 minutes for meals sometimes and you eat so fast you don't remember eating! Good luck everyone!

Just found this thread, and though it's a few months later I figured I'd pipe in. Perhaps there are other nurses out there who want MFP nurse friends!

I'm 29 and have been a nurse for 8 years. I work full time days on a med-surg/oncology unit, and am going to school at night for my MSN in education. It's really hard to stay on track when I'm a stress eater and, let's face it, being a nurse is a STRESSFUL job! I have also done night shift for a while over the past few years, and that certainly helped me pack on an additional 5-10 lbs. :-P

Any fellow nurses or healthcare workers feel free to add me

I am a wound care nurse in LTC. I am 29 and wanting to get in shape for my health but to also be able to set an example for my little girl who is four years old. I have lost 23 pounds so far my goal is 50 more. Hoping to be at my goal wt by my 30th birthday!

hi my name is clare and im 28 im a care worker in a care home.
i really need to start loosing weight and been more active, but the times i work is 2pm till 10pm, i dont like eating late when i get home so i just seem to snack when im at work, i work 3 days on and 3 days off, the days i am off work i eat more healthier. i really need to be more motivated
PLEASE HELP :flowerforyou: