GOAL -- Weight Loss and healthier living

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Like many of you here, I am not happy with my weight gain.....and I have not even started the nursing program yet. :cry: I am planning on doing something about it. I have seen another post with regards to weight loss and motivation, just wanted to start another one. I will be starting a regiment immediately to hopefully drop those lbs and extend my life. If anyone is wanting/willing to join me....chime in. I am working on a spreadsheet to track weight loss/gain and lbs to go for my goal. I am happy to keep track of the information for others and could even post here if we want or by email. I can assign "new names" for everyone on the spreadsheet so it can remain a little more confidential if people have issues with having their weight information out here. I am also thinking of trying to find some sort of prize for the most significant change.

Let me know if you are interested and if there is anything else you would like to see. I am doing this with or without you, but am happy to motivate and "suffer" along with others :)

Feel free to respond here with input/suggestions/motivation.

Matt Olson

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Specializes in Medical/Surgical/Transplant ICU.

Boy, I know how you feel. I start my nursing clinicals in fall and I would love to drop a bunch of extra weight before that happens. I used to be pretty easily motivated to work out but since I've had my son (he's 10 months) I just can't seem to find the motivation. I think I need some accountability but I'm not sure where to find it. I'm in a total rut!

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Im a student too, doing my prereqs. College makes you gain weight. Good luck guys, just don't overdo it. I know I gained 30 pounds the first year of college and I'm stuglling horribly to lose them (they're really not coming off, or they are slowly) I just wanna lose about eleven more pounds. The problem is, the scale lies. When I do work out and excersize, I put on muscle fast, so I gain weight. So um, when do you start losing it?

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You need to be really careful with your calorie intake. You need to add details of everything you eat (which often means weighing food) and it then calculates how many calories you are eating. It will also tell you how many calories you should be eating so you know what your target it. You then need to stick within the target for calorie intake.

It costs about £11/12 a month, but I thoroughly recommend it! It's a very good site - all about sensible eating and also has a members forum - and they are very encouraging. I think they still do a 3 day free trial, so it's definitely worth a look. You may think you know how many calories you are consuming but it's surprising how much you underestimate. Give it a go!

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Specializes in ICU.

while in nursing school it can be tough. weight loss is total effort between calories in and calories burned.

I would just be fair to yourself while under so much stress. If you have the time to exercise.. then great! Go for it.

Changing your eating habits is THE best way to slim down that waist line. making life long changes and being honest about your habits.

Best of luck on your both your journeys!

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Specializes in Rural Health.

I've been trying to change my eating habits and essentially Lifestyle for the last few weeks and have managed to lose 13 lbs. I've been using www.sparkpeople.com. It's 100% FREE!!! There is a Nutrition Tracker and Fitness Tracker. You can also track several different goals on there and find recipes. There are SOOO many things you can do with it! If you join feel free to look me up, my userid is nkochrn.

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I like MyFitnessPal for iphone it's free and has a website associated with it as well

It combines a food diary/calorie(and daily nutrition) monitor/exercise diary and a chart of your progress!

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Specializes in Psychiatric.

I like the Wii Fit Plus program. It is helpful with motivation and tracking results such as weight, BMI, calories burned, etc. I have only been using it for a week but I am finding it very helpful. I like that I can work out at home at any time. I am a nurse with two years experience and my weight did not go down after nursing school. In fact, it has gone up slowly but surely.

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Specializes in Med Surg, Parish Nurse, Hospice.

I have lost 42 lbs since Jan 2010 using weight watchers and working out at the Y. Have changed my eating habits completly and no longer eat an entire container of ice cream at the end of my 12 hr shift. I take things to work that I can eat on the run. I am an older nurse and didn't think that I would be able to do this. I am in a boot camp for 7 weeks and finding muscles that I didn't know that I had.

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Specializes in Nursing Professional Development.
I have lost 42 lbs since Jan 2010 using weight watchers and working out at the Y. Have changed my eating habits completly and no longer eat an entire container of ice cream at the end of my 12 hr shift. I take things to work that I can eat on the run. I am an older nurse and didn't think that I would be able to do this. I am in a boot camp for 7 weeks and finding muscles that I didn't know that I had.

Congratulations! A few years ago (around age 50-51), I lost 40 pounds through diet and exercise and know how you feel. I felt so strong, so fit, so healthy. Unfortunately, I couldn't maintain it as I developed some health problems and injuries. I gained 33 pounds back over a period of 2 or 3 years. I am now 55 years old and trying to start over.

I always thought, "If I ever lose this weight, I will NOT let myself gain it back." But I was wrong. It was much harder to keep it off than it was to lose it in the first place. Hypothyroidism and a broken ankle did me in.

Please don't make the same mistakes I did. Do NOT allow yourself to gain it back. You'll feel even worse than you did before you started your program. I know I do.

Good luck to you.

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Specializes in med-surg, MCH home visiting.

i have been discouraged with trying to loose weight. i was trying the 'just eat healthy' thing + working out and it didn't work :(

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I know we're all short on time but here's an article I found about various activities (several that aren't often mentioned like hiking and basketball) and why they help to take off weight: Best activities to lose weight - CribSocial

I got it off one of my nursing LinkedIn groups.

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