Any medical people here, doctors, nurses, other who want to form a group and support each other?

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  • beccarockslife
    beccarockslife Posts: 816 Member
    RNMH here *waves* would be great to have some support :)
  • ashliedelgado
    ashliedelgado Posts: 814 Member
    Medical Assistant working on the pre-reqs for PA school and hoping to apply in the next 2-3 years. I've already lost 70lbs with CICO and have 50 to go.
  • kar328
    kar328 Posts: 4,159 Member
    I'm a Labor and Delivery nurse - 28 years of that, coming up on 30 years as an RN. Work 12 hour nights. I've been morbidly obese for about 20 years, started here 1105 days ago and am currently down 109.6 lbs. With a few more pounds I'll be in a "normal" range which boggles my mind. Eating at work is always an adventure, I bring my own food, our cafeteria closes at 9PM, but there's a 24 hour Starbucks. Coworkers can be a problem, it doesn't take much to have them want to all bring food in for a potluck. Saw the link to the group and joined.
  • sweeti738
    sweeti738 Posts: 3 Member
    RN here needing to be healthy for MYSELF! Feel free to add me! :)
  • PamOliva
    PamOliva Posts: 101 Member
    Thanks to everyone who joined the new group. Invites sent to everyone who posts here. Thanks to Dr. Nicole (provon) for the great idea! Up to 28 members so far. :)
  • stazed657
    stazed657 Posts: 19 Member
    Ortho reg with another 15-20lb to go, we can do this!
  • robinalexis
    robinalexis Posts: 50 Member
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    Just below our chart rack in the nurses station. I have to smell it every time I get a chart!
  • lavrn03
    lavrn03 Posts: 235 Member
    Wow we never have that kinda spread... I guess I should be grateful, that would be hard to walk pass.
  • dawnnicole85
    dawnnicole85 Posts: 9 Member
    I am currently just a student, I am in the physical therapist assistant program right now. But I also have the same feelings, if I want my (future) patients to be healthy, I need to set a good example as well! Feel free to add me I would love the extra support!
  • girlcalledryan
    girlcalledryan Posts: 241 Member
    I'd like an invite! Peds Medical Assistant working toward a bachelors in public health and then on to PA or Med School. Need to lose about 90#, also turning 30 this year so....tick tock
  • NurseSassy76
    NurseSassy76 Posts: 23 Member
    Is this a group? How do I add...former labor nurse now family practice..would love support! Feel free to add me
  • Pinkylee77
    Pinkylee77 Posts: 432 Member
    Oncology nurse here and we have more food in our building than a grocery store. We all stress eat I thing. I am up for a support group and I want to drop about 25 pounds or so.
  • Pinkylee77
    Pinkylee77 Posts: 432 Member
    Someone the OP perhaps needs to go to groups and form one.
  • shenabena
    shenabena Posts: 20 Member
    I am a nurse as well. Went from
    217 to 144lbs. I actually worked in a women n men's clinic. We specialized male and female hormone imbalance. Hormones can make huge difference in weight loss and gain.
  • Kmcginn13
    Kmcginn13 Posts: 1 Member
    RN 8 years, Er, Psych, Cardiac, Community health background. Looking to loose about 30. My downfall is snacking on night shift and being too tired to work out during the day.
  • lariel2005
    lariel2005 Posts: 8 Member
    Female dentist with a sitting-still kind of Job :/
  • PamOliva
    PamOliva Posts: 101 Member
    Love how this group is coming together. Invites sent to all new posters. Anyone else who wants to join please check out this link... http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/111029-heal-thyself-health-care-professionals
  • bobkat80
    bobkat80 Posts: 347 Member
    Medical technologist here. I don't have as much patient contact as all you nurses, but I do understand the problems with eating when on the off shifts. It messes with your sleep too, which adds to unhealthy lifestyle and overeating. It is always a problem for me when I get home at 2am and am hungry! Only MFP has helped me because it helps me to plan ahead for meals and also leave calories for after work so I don't go to bed hungry.
  • Jetamu96
    Jetamu96 Posts: 963 Member
    I'm a med student! Was always really active until a couple of years ago when I gave up my extracurriculars to study and get into med school. Now i'm in I want to get healthy again :)
  • kaassiia
    kaassiia Posts: 51 Member
    How do we join? Accelerated BSN Nursing student here!
  • Murphles1210
    Murphles1210 Posts: 16 Member
    provon wrote: »
    I feel extra guilty knowing that I need to lose this 30 pounds and set a good example for my kids and patients. Anyone else?

    Please add me. My diary is open!

  • PamOliva
    PamOliva Posts: 101 Member
    *bump*

    Our group has 54 members. Let's keep growing.
  • PamOliva
    PamOliva Posts: 101 Member
    Bumping this up from page 15 to see if any HC folks want to join this group. Up to 62 members now.
  • SassJess81
    SassJess81 Posts: 75 Member
    I'm a nursing student who will be graduating in a year from now. I need to lose at least 100lbs, and would love to be down 50 lbs for graduation. While I've been obese my whole adult life, nursing school has made me the most unhealthy I've ever been!
  • ayslinn28
    ayslinn28 Posts: 13 Member
    ICU RN here. I volunteer as tribute lol! I work nights and at night we only have a crappy little cafe that sells chicken tenderloin, hamburgers, pizza, and tonsssss of desserts... I'm really bad about bringing my own so usually it's off to the cafe I go! I've stopped that now but it's really hard to know what to eat, and how to eat, on night shift. Especially when sometimes I only have five seconds to cram something down.

    I'm giving protein shakes a go. Not as a meal replacement, but as a snack when mixed with 8 oz skim milk. They seem to keep me full at least and they're something I can eat quickly. Any other tips very welcome!



  • dgoode444
    dgoode444 Posts: 20 Member
    RN also trying to lose weight so I can be healthy please add me!
  • crazydogladyjess
    crazydogladyjess Posts: 128 Member
    RN here. Went from floor nurse to more of a desk nursing job and gained a bunch of weight (for a variety of reasons). Need to get in shape, as I know how important it is, and also feel like a hypocrite. Feel free to add me, would love more mfp pals.
  • fey1
    fey1 Posts: 27 Member
    edited January 2016
    I'll be starting PA school in May. A bit of my background: almost 20 years as a fine dining cook/pastry chef, striving to eat the most awesome tasting food with no worries about nutritional content led to 180 pounds on a petite 5'2" frame. Lost 60 pounds with the help of a wonderful doc a few years ago, less rigorous monitoring of my diet led to slowly putting 20 back on. I look/feel ok, but am happier 10-15 pounds lighter, and am worried that the stress of school may lead to additional gains. I seriously miss my doc, and would greatly appreciate having a community of support over the next few years.
  • poojie4
    poojie4 Posts: 23 Member
    I'm in my last year of pharmacy school, feel free to add me! I graduate this May and I just want to be healthier!
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