Wyllowdaemon

I was thinking about the same thing actually. That doing the work would hurt like hell at first but if I was able to stick it out it is the chance to start a job that really HELPS people and I could always take classes and move up later on. I would be more active and would likely loose weight.

I am not worried as much about employer prejudice, albeit it is a concern as I am being able to do my job well. I know alot of lifting and so forth is involved but I wasn't sure this was something a heavy person would physically be able to do. I will agree I am ignorant COMPLETELY when it comes to understanding how physically demanding the job is. I am sitting here thinking of me lifting a person by myself with no assistance and I wondering how I would manage that. True I haven't had the training and I am sure there are methods taught to do this but I am a bit worried. If it is possible I will try and go for it. I am a very caring person and I love helping people so I know I could likely handle that portion of my job well.

I absolutely agree. I know this has been a problem for years and I have been too scared to confront it head on. I do not want this holding me back from what I am able to do either.

Please understand when I post this I need brutal honesty. I would rather be told something is a bad idea than be encouraged and fail and be in a worse place than I now am. I am 33 years old, obese likely close to 360-380 lbs. Despite the obvious "you should diet etc.. (which is clearly apparent) I need to know what to do I was recently laid off of my job, the business closed and laid off 100 workers with virtually overnight notice. A WARN notice was not even filed with the state. I have been looking for a job and the ONLY thing that comes up in my job search are CNA jobs. I have an opportunity as a displaced worker to get a CNA class paid for by the state through unemployment but I am scared to death I will fail the physical or PASS and be unable to do the lifting and other stuff the job requires. Can anyone who knows more about this than I do give me some honest advice. Please let me know if this is worth the effort or not. Thanks.