Nursing school sent me to 200lbs

Options
2»

Replies

  • Cutiepie1501
    Cutiepie1501 Posts: 19 Member
    Options
    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
  • 999tigger
    999tigger Posts: 5,235 Member
    Options
    Cutiepie1501 wrote: »
    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.
  • Cutiepie1501
    Cutiepie1501 Posts: 19 Member
    Options
    Thank You for the suggestion. Right now is a little hard on my weight since I've got finals Finals going on but I'm doing my best
  • lavrn03
    lavrn03 Posts: 235 Member
    Options
    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!!
  • shank35l
    shank35l Posts: 102 Member
    Options
    I've started sneaking in "calibration" stress tests (Bruce Protocols) to get a bit of extra cardio. I did 3 last week. That is just how crazy it gets here at times.
  • turkeyandrice
    turkeyandrice Posts: 7 Member
    Options
    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 :)
  • Cutiepie1501
    Cutiepie1501 Posts: 19 Member
    Options
    I do a lot of reading cause audio confuses me lol. But that's not a bad idea I try and get as much movement at clinicals as possible
  • jsimms2127
    jsimms2127 Posts: 14 Member
    Options
    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 :)
  • CompM
    CompM Posts: 47 Member
    Options
    kommodevaran wrote: »
    Is this for real? I'm not American, so I don't know what facility liaisons are, but does a health facility really hand out candy to the staff/students? And don't they give you time to eat/rest? It sounds so backwards. How can this be allowed?

    My other half is a nurse and I have a close friend who was a liaison for a specialty facility. Also, some friends and family are hospital or clinic staff. :) They talked about bringing/getting treats for the nurses, doctors, and support staff. It's common here to have someone go out to a general hospital and try to convince the doctors to send patients to specialty hospitals or clinics for certain things. More patients=more money.

    As far as patient load, when my fiancee worked in a skilled nursing facility there was an abundance of CNAs (Certified Nursing Assistants/Aides) but she may be the only Registered Nurse on night staff, and that was OK because of the type of patient. In Med/Surg or Acute, they required much more involvement, and she has had up to 5 or 6 per shift before. When you consider the paperwork involved, that's a lot to deal with at times. You are "allowed" a lunch and two breaks, but since they are part of your clocked-in workday, if the patients need something, then sustenance has to wait.
  • Cutiepie1501
    Cutiepie1501 Posts: 19 Member
    Options
    I'm about to start med surg any suggestions?
  • shrinkingletters
    shrinkingletters Posts: 1,008 Member
    Options
    kommodevaran wrote: »
    CompM wrote: »
    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.

    Is this for real? I'm not American, so I don't know what facility liaisons are, but does a health facility really hand out candy to the staff/students? And don't they give you time to eat/rest? It sounds so backwards. How can this be allowed?

    This is definitely for real. I too work at a hospital (although I'm not a healthcare practitioner, I'm a number-cruncher), and during any kind of "appreciation" week, we get candy apples, ice cream, fast food burgers, cupcakes, root beer floats, etc., etc.
  • hekla90
    hekla90 Posts: 595 Member
    Options
    I'm a nurse and anyone who says its that hard to eat healthy is either lazy or has no self control. It's super easy not to gain weight as a nurse: don't eat everything in the break room. Plus, you'll be walking a ton on top of that. If you don't take your lunch and breaks that's on you: they are legally required. You get to take them, unless you choose not too I can only imagine how bad at time management someone has to be not to fit in their breaks. I work in a level 2 icu and we cover for each other's breaks all the time. I get food breaks and I damn sure don't hold my pee for 12 hours. If you choose to do that, that's on you. If no one is willing to cover for you, you might want to take a hard look at yourself and figure out why. And even then I'm pretty sure at our hospital the charge would have to cover you regardless because it's illegal not to give breaks.
  • nail_polish
    nail_polish Posts: 16 Member
    Options
    I'm keep a mini stationary bike under my desk. I pedal while I type/read. On a good day, I pedal over 4 hours.

    You can also go up and down stairs, if you have them. Do this once every hour for a week; the second week, twice every hour, etc. You can do squats every time you go to the rest room. Start with a certain amount and increase every week.

    There are also many phone apps with short workouts using only your body weight.
  • StacyJ8888
    StacyJ8888 Posts: 23 Member
    Options
    I am currently a nursing student too. We have two 8 hour lectures a week and it's hard to get through them without sugar and caffeine (I really like to squish two skittles together, study the pattern in the broken shell, then eat them..lol). Everyone was squeezing into their scrubs and testing the strength of their seams by time finals rolled around last semester, even the super athletic nursing students that run 5 miles for fun. I started using MFP during summer break and have dropped a good chunk of weight and the scrubs pants that were too tight in May are now sliding down if I have anything in my pockets. I will need to buy a size smaller before clinical starts up again. I bought a couple of bento boxes to help with portion control and a food scale. I do try to pack healthy salads, but its the sugar cravings that kick in during hour three of a monotone lecture that kill me. I am going to pack bite sized fruit to try to satisfy the need for sweet. I am also going to try to avoid the group lunch breaks at Chipotle. Those bowls add up fast. But I do like the ride with my class buddies back and forth, good for bonding.

    A lot of the people in my class record lectures and then listen to them while driving. I have good recall on things I hear in class once and so far the professors pretty much base 99% of the exams on lecture material. But maybe listening to the lecture again while walking would be a good way to study as well.

    I have worked at companies that like to feed you non-stop and yes two companies actually had designated "treat givers" to hand out candy, popcorn, etc. I have bad reactions to gluten so I have a "get out of pot-luck free" card without offending anyone. People already know I am "weird" about food and most are happy with the food "allergy" excuse, without much argument. My reactions to gluten are painful so there is nothing about that birthday cake or box of doughnuts in the break room that says "eat me"

Categories