bjpkwiltz

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  • Welcome to all of you to patient care!! 35 yr experienced RN, so no great advice for school it has been too long! With 30+ yrs of night shift work, weight control has been a real problem for me. I am hoping that now a day shift person regular eating habits will help get the wight off that I need to lose.
    in Calling all nursing students/RNs/EMTs/etc! Comment by bjpkwiltz November 2013
  • Ditto! had a start going last year and then life happened in a big bad way. Trying again, with a better life schedule-finally working a day shift job for the first time in 30+ years.
    in Hi I'm Back Comment by bjpkwiltz October 2013
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    in Post ONE word to describe your personality and I will... Comment by bjpkwiltz October 2010
  • ok, so i joined the group...oops for got to walk...life really happened this last week, but just got my first mile in with the "raisinwalk"...so eay to get 1 down!!!! So thankful this group is here, see you tomorrow!
    in SWaT Walking Group Comment by bjpkwiltz October 2010
  • Is it too late for me to join? I am a somewhat newbie to MFP, have been meal tracking for about 30 days, but need to "move it to lose it"! One of my stumbling blocks is working 12 hour night shifts, with no set schedule, and I am so good at making excuses. My new plan is to walk the mornings after I get to sleep....that…
    in SWaT Walking Group Comment by bjpkwiltz October 2010
  • hey everyone, MegJo, I am in the same boat as you with the protien thing....feeling so much better with 4x as much protien and 1/3 the carbs..... eating fish for lunch, and chicken or more seafood for dinner. Made a turkey rice and beans casserole for dinner tonigth and enough leftovers to get me through the next 3 days of…
    in Official Nightshift thread!!! Comment by bjpkwiltz September 2010
  • I am so glad to see so many people here, after 30+ years of working nights you 'd have thought I would know I wasn't the onlyo ne in this boat!!!! After 2 on, 1 on call and called in at 0200 , 1 off and 1 on, I am off for 3 days, had a wonderful breakfast- protien pancakes wiht fruit before I went to bed and woke up…
    in Official Nightshift thread!!! Comment by bjpkwiltz September 2010
  • My scrubs for work move around my butt instead of getting stuck.....and I have lost enough water weight that the ridges in my ankles from my socks after 12 hours are less noticeable..... Small steps, but they are forward.....
    in Small victories count, too. Share yours! Comment by bjpkwiltz September 2010
  • I am one of you !!!!!! A 32 year night shift RN, now in ICU... single mom with kids now in college....the shift diff is hard to give up and at least now with the tracker I have a way to shuffle calories when I am up at night or normal. My schedule changes weekly with those wonderfu l"we are short tonight, do you want to…
    in Official Nightshift thread!!! Comment by bjpkwiltz September 2010
  • tortilla stuffed with nofat refried beans-1/2 cup, 2 eggs and 2 T shredded cheddar...need to find something green.....
    in Lunch today Comment by bjpkwiltz September 2010
  • I would love to join in...need motivation and accountability....just positng what I eat has been a big boost. My 6 week goal is to be down 10 pounds, would love to make it 15..... I am currently 240 lbs. Does anyone have tips for those of us who do shift work? I work 3 12 hr night shifts/week, sometimes more. I night time…
    in 6 Week Fall Challenge Folks Comment by bjpkwiltz September 2010
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