Weight loss tips

So I'm pretty sure I'm gaining weight now which is super discouraging even though I haven't been doing anything to prevent that (despite my gym membership) soooo. I really really need to get it in gear! Does anyone else just feel like giving up when they go backwards instead of pushing harder? What a ridiculous concept but that's exactly what I do. So I've bought a ton of fruit and even spinach leaves for salad (be very proud Kadee!) I'm still not trying the shakes but I will soon! I know that the thing is to get my metabolism going. To do that you have to eat. I'm going to start out tomorrow morning with yoga, yogurt and coffee. I've GOT to do something and I need to do it now! I work tomorrow morning so I will be up early and get moving. I'm going to buy a scale and use it weekly and report it here. If I don't get a scale I avoid checking my weight and it becomes "out of site out of mind" so maybe that will help keep me motivated to work hard and then harder. I also bought some B12 pills so maybe that will help keep me energetic because lately I just feel so exhausted. No more afternoon naps! Lol so get my metabolism kicked in gear and keep it going. Nuts are very good because of the protein, so snacking on those and fruit is ideal. I found these tips on a website and I'm just going to paraphrase a bit and share. 1. Add foods don't subtract. Instead of "dieting" eat healthy meals snack on fruits and veggies and add them to your meals. 2. Instead of calling it "working out" think of it as just an activity, dancing, bike riding, etc. while doing housework turn up some music and dance some with it. We tend to avoid exercise when we look at it as working out 3. Walking more. Park further, ride bikes, take wAlks, take the stairs instead of the elevator. 4. Don't cut out the foods you love just use low calorie or low fat cheeses or whatever. Fiber makes you feel fuller for longer so add some fiber to your diet. 5. Drink water! Keeping yourself hydrated makes you able to work out for longer and feel better afterwards. Drink a glass of water before meals to feel fuller and you won't eat as much. 6. Share meals, split price for a trainer or gym membership. 7. We spend more time watching tv than we do almost anything so add some cardio while watching tv, no matter what it is, dancing, boxing anything that keeps you moving and your heart pumping. 8. Use a smaller plate. When you have small portions on a large plate it makes you feel less satisfied and leave you craving more 9. Get involved, with anything that keeps you occupied. Many people eat when they are bored, especially whole watching tv so when you have too much free time get up and get involved in something to take up that spare time. 10. It takese time to begin losing weight. It's frustrating and hard but have PATIENCE. Once you lose writ it is much easer to maintain the weight loss. http://women.webmd.com/guide/weight-loss-tips?page=3 Hope this was helpful to someone out there. Any other tips you have feel free to comment! I think it's really important for people to understand that "dieting" is not really good for you. Eating healthier and the right amounts is what you really need, but it's Hard to start out. Especially when you have a busy life Do you have a busy hectic life, if so, how do you maintain a healthy lifestyle and make time for exercise, and have the energy?? Any healthy recipes that the family would enjoy as well?

Slacker

Thats me! I've been plain lazy lately. Since the wedding I can't really motivate for anything. I'm so disappointed in myself. I wish I could figure out where my motivation went and why it chose to leave me!? I have a gym membership and I haven't really gone I haven't been studying like I should. I gave up on trying to eat healthy. I just need someone to shake me and tell me to wake the hell up!

Clinicals have gone well I've got to do quite a bit now and I'm going three days out of the week. I went to hosa last weekend and scored top five in the state for taking a pathophysiology test. That was kind of Exciting.

I'm going to start the body by vi shakes soon. I hear they are good and work, has anyone tried them? You replace two. Earls with them and eat one meal of whatever, which is great for me because my main problem is I DON'T eat then when I do I definitely over eat or just eat really bad. So hoping that works out for me!

I've been kind of lonely lately I feel like I don't have any gal friends to just hang with and vent or work out. I have one friend that's really into working out but she wears that treadmill out way after its kicked my butt, if that makes any sense. Its just embarrassing when you suck so bad and she's so good. Her kids even kick my butt, one is like 11! I've got to do something though my blood pressure has been really high lately, 135/105! And I KNOW that I'd feel so much better all around. Just have to climb out of this hole I dug myself in.

Any suggestions?
Ever feel like this?

Life in the fast lane

Today my clinicals were canceled so I just did what everyone does on their day off, cleaned my 7 year olds messy room. While wrestling a dog and a 16 month old, both of which pooped on the floor as I was cleaning. What a glorious day.

Yesterday I had clinicals at a nursing home and this time I got to follow an LPN, give insulin, draw blood and all that good stuff. It was fun. There was a lot of drama going on between employees and management though. That was exhausting and uncomfortable! My assignment for
Today is to write a paper on the different types of embolisms. For those that don't know, an embolism is a blood clot that has been freed and is going through the circulatory system, it's very serious and fatal.

I really haven't done much working out lately, my life has just been kind of hectic and my husband has been sick and men are total babies when they are sick, at least mine is haha. I plan to start again soon, I've got to do something! I have at least been going to the gym once a week for a minimum of thirty minutes which is pretty good for me. Joshua and I are probably going to start trying to conceive in may ish. I'm not sure if I'm exactly ready for three heathens but who really is?

My son has done a lot better on his ADHD medicine, it's not a narcotic it's actually a blood pressure medicine originally and it's called Intunive, in case anyone else would like to know an alternative medication. I really didn't want to put him on a narcotic so young. Had to do something though.

Almost done with school! It's all gone by so fast I can't believe it's already April! If I stay as ahead as I am I'll maybe end up graduating with the class before me! I'm so ready to be a nurse! And then on to RN BSN =)

Clinicals day 3

I'm getting ready for my day 3 clinicals. Monday I went to a big hospital in a nearby town. I was shawdowing an RN in interventerional radiology. It was mch more interesting than I expected!

Only an RN can work in I.R., or a tech. The techs are very intelligent and do a lot of work, they get to scrub in with the radiologist. It's kind of close to surgery so we had to all stay sterile and it was super neat. All that was done was a fistula gram. Just pictures of a fistula and attempt to clear out blood clots and a stent was added. It took approx. 2 hours! Conscious sedation was used which was pretty neat! That's just making the patient really sleepy and comfy but also alert so that if you say their name they respond.

Today I'm going to another hospital, it's not as big. I'm not sure what floor I'll be on but I'm kinda excited. Hoping it's a good one and get to see a lot of interesting things.

Tomorrow I'll go to a nursing home, not near as exciting as the hospitals, in April I'm in the nursing home almost all month. I do not look forward to that. I already "basically" work at a nursing home. (I work at a small hospital).

Working out has not gone well at all, but my mother in law has been staying here a few days so I didn't want to leave to the gym and leave her here by herself so today I'll get back on trying to start a routine. Ugh I jus feel do ridiculous.

I'm going to start selling and drinking body by vi soon! Hoping that will make a difference! It's made a big difference in my friend and I'm going to at least try it out.

Has anyone tried body by vi? How did it go??

If you were to be in nursing or health care what would you be and where Would you like to work?-I'm wanting to become an RN, possibly PA, and work in the ER.

Princess for a day

My wedding was march 17! It went wonderful thanks to all my amazing friends, Kadee! We are on our way home from the honey moon now.! I hvent been working out because I've had so much to get ready for the wedding but I'm eager to start!

Gym time

Worked out Sunday night after work at a gym in a nearby town. I have a yearly membership! It's 24/7 access. Pretty dandy. So I didn't last long but I got to see and try a little bit of everything. My bestie and I worked out for about an hour yesterday. I think about 11 minutes on the treadmill and she did 15 minutes on the other thing I only did 10 minutes total. I did frontwards and backwards and then I did some other stuff. Anyways I'm not so proud anymore I just enjoy it. Have so much stress going on right now it was really relaxing. Probably going again after my clinicals, around 1! I'm ready, I need it mentally and physically.

H2O workout!

I started clinicals today. I went to a physical therapy place that is located in a nearby gym. We did physical therapy in the pool all day long. Let me tell you, it was awesome. Most of the patients were older, at least 50+ and I'm not gonna lie, they out did me. It really got me pumped up and motivated to start working out. So I got a gym membership from that place and plan on going days I'm not at clinicals and around lunch. I need class hours otherwise I'd go after I dropped the kids off in the morning. Anyhow, it was really awesome seeing this elderly people work so hard and so determined to get better and to stay mobile. Very inspirational. I wish everyone, young and old, had the determination they have.

I would always just assume that working out in the water would be ten times more hard. But really it's not. The pressure of the water against your body actually relaxes or loosens the muslces, and it helps it feel better. So really the hardest part I experienced today was staying balanced while trying to do jumping jacks or squats or whatever it was I was doing. KEY THING TO REMEMBER: Keep pelivs neutral, spine straight. I really never felt like omg I'm going to die I have to stop now! But I did feel some burning but I could keep going. 20 minutes of jogging? Psh, no big deal. I think for people like me, (who dont like to feel uncomfortable, out of breath and like I'm failing) beginning exercising in water is probably a very good start. It really made me excited to continue working out, not only in water.

One of the things many patients mentioned to me was to make sure to teach to future patients that it always takes time. We today live in a society where we want it, now not later, we want it when we want it. Fast internet, fast food, fast delivery, etc. Everything should happen with a click of a button, end of discussion (I'm one of these people!) But when it comes to losing weight, or getting rid of pain or getting in to shape it takes lots and lots of time, effort, and determination. You may feel like you're not getting anywhere but it takes time, don't give up and keep working towards the goal and continue to add new challenges as you go.

My experience today was very positive. It taught me a lot about patience and about how there are so many different ways to work towards the goal and you have to take small steps before you can achieve the main goal. If you want it, you go for it, and you go for it some more, then you work harder, and eventually it'll pay off.

I go back tomorrow, which I'm excited about. Then next week I go to either a hospital or a nursing home, I can't remember. Either way I'm super stoked to see what things I can learn. It's always exciting when patients and others can teach you stuff, even when it doesn't have to do with the actual job but just life in general. SO that is all.

Except: I made a 100% on my dosage calculation test. =) Heck and YES baby!


If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them.
Henry David Thoreau

*Getting married in 10 days!! <3