Nursing school sent me to 200lbs

Unfortunately it may not get any easier when you're on the nursing floor. My fiancee was a floor nurse for some years in acute care, med/surg, and in nursing homes. Between the candy/treats that facility liaisons handed out, a lack of time to eat right (necessitating stuffing your face with vending machine goods), combined with the stress of high patient loads, it sounded pretty rough. This may be a good opportunity to get used to managing your time wisely. A lot of it depends on where you work, but nursing is a very demanding profession.

Be strong, you can do it.

Hey, baby steps . I have a soft spot for healthcare workers because they go through a lot, and it's possible to burn out quickly if they don't take care of themselves first and foremost. My guess is that you went into the field to be able to help those in need, or in pain? You will be able to serve your patients to the best of your ability with a healthy body and healthy mindset.

Coming from a nontraditional pre-med student with a family and a huge lust for active life, it gets easier over time to prioritize. If you keep at it, pretty soon you'll look back triumphantly. Discipline > motivation every time.

I'm a RN. As above poster states, learn to snack. Having healthy snacks around will keep you from eating the junk. Take study breaks and go for a walk, etc. Good luck in your studies.

Paramedic here. Studying medicine is tough and time consuming. We have a running joke about all of us EMTs becoming fat alcoholics when we went through medic school due to the stress and lack of time. RN is just as grueling with plenty of classes and clinicals and especially if you're also working full time and or have a family to care for. Get some audio study material and listen to it while you walk work out or commute. My classmates and I would go running and quiz each other while we ran. Don't go for quick unhealthy snacks out of convenience. Don't have junk food in your house, or at least not where you study and work on separating eating time and study time. Joining the two is a lethal combination of grazing/mindless eating. Find some healthy fit nurses or classmates to hang around and study with. Being around overweight people that don't have the same goals as you will sabotage your efforts. It's all too easy to "grab a pizza" with them when you planned on a healthy meal just to have company and be social. The likeminded individuals will influence your meal choices and lifestyle positively. The best advice I can give from my past experience of losing 40lbs, was to always order and eat a small meal. You can always have more, later. 95% of the time you will be full and won't want or need anything later. However, if you order a large meal to begin with because you are hungry, you're much more likely to keep eating out of habit and to "finish the plate". Good luck and congrats on RN school!

I'm currently entering my third year of university where i am studying biomedical sciences (think its call premed in america) , i started uni between 115-120 lbs with a body fat percentage of 18% i also exercised daily . i finished my exams this year at 150lb and I don't want to check my body fat! I have had enough and need to do something (15lbs weight gain a year means that my weight would be at 165lbs by next year!) . I am currently trying to stay on track with my diet and develop a workout routine that i will be able to continue when I start back so far i am at 145lbs with some yoyoing depending on how well i am eating and exercising for me i feel that when i am consistent with my exercise that eating healthy is easier, its as though i fall back into my previous eating pattern which i had prior to uni. Just wanted to share with you and let you know that you aren't the only one.

I understand how you feel on this! I am in the pharmacy program currently and I have noticed that I am a big stress/study eater. It's almost a form of procrastination because I'll get up from studying to get a snack that I most likely don't need. However, I am trying to get it in check and fit in time for working out more often. It's hard but one day at a time!

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I'm just worried I don't feel like I can get out of this rut. It's getting to the point I get winded just walking up a flight of stairs or doing a quick jog less than 100 feet

its not hard you just have to start small and be consistent, wlak 5 mins one day walk 10 the next 15 the next. Keep progressing then youll walk 30 mins and hour, then youll move up to jogging then running. You have to start somewhere and if you stick with it you will see improvements quite quickly.

17+ years as a nurse! And loving it!! Best profession but it's very exhausting...mentally, emotionally and physically! All worth it... For the most part.
Find time to exercise even for 20 mins. That is huge for me for de stressing. Play around with foods that are good, tastey, and keep you full. Increase protein!!
Work on small changes but move more and eat better!!

Good luck!!

I am a pct (patient care tech). I work on a med surg unit in a hospital. I love the rn's I work with! We have a gym we can use for free in the hospital before or after work. But the best part is we have some days when about 5pm comes abd dinner trays are served we get a few min to take some laps around the unit adding squats and lunges. Take the stairs avoid the elevator. Pack a healthy lunch. All those treats from families and such I cover with paper towel so I cant even see them. I buy a cake for co workers birthdays but have been buying fruit as well for a treat. I use to work nights and admit I had less energy then.
Do you have any audio you can listen to while working out? Audio study guides?
Drink lots of water

Girl I gained a ton during nursing school. We all did. An instructor told us it is just as important for us to take care of ourselves as it was to read and study. You can do it even if it is just a walk here and there. Add me if you want snd good luck