stpauligirl

I admit I am very strict with my food choices and I totally agree with you that it isn't good for mental well-being. I am totally obsessed with my weight, there is no doubt about it. I am afraid to have a cheat day. if I stray from my usual eating...

You are so right....the slang still gets me at times after all these years of living in the US

English is also not my first language and I start an ADN program in August. So far so good. I had only minor difficulties during pre-requisites. How did it go for you in your pre-reque classes. Does your school offer English as a Second language cl...

My son is nine and I always got the best studying done while he was in school. Is your little one starting first grade? Taking advantage of that free time will help. I try to think positive, too. As long as we give it our best. I have already enc...

Good luck, you are truly blessed to have that kind of support! Hopefully my husband will be back in December at the beginning of the second semester. I hope I will pass the first semester. I am afraid I'll fail.

Ooooh, I sooooo hear you!!!!! I am in the same boat. We are military and my husband is stationed elsewhere. we have zero family around. Have you considered hiring a nanny to come to your house to take care of your child. THere is a nanny service...

I will start August 27th, my son is 9 and will be in 4th grade

I will be a nursing student at San Antonio College ADN/RN program in August

I kind of eat like that....restricting fats and starchy carbs makes you hungry faster, that's for sure. It seems like I am eating all the time but still maintain my weight

Keep taking those classes towards your BSN....it will be a good distractor + it will show them that YOU ARE NOT A QUITTER!!!!! Good luck!

I decided to diet down 15 pds in the Spring of 06 and achieved my goal weight by the beginning of last summer. Sometimes I bump a couple of pds up but it has never been more than 5 at a time (I went up 5 psds during the winter but it came back dow...

What's your plan to achieve your goal? I am on a maintenance plan...what's worse, loosing the weight or keeping it off? Keeping it off is HARD work I am up a couple of pds and start panicking Off to the gym this afternoon......I need to put in e...

I completely understand the family thing.

Wow, 30 pounds!!!!! Great job, keep up the good work. I have some Tae Boe CD's and particularly love Billy's Ab- CD! All that twisting made a difference in my waist :monkeydance:

I am so sorry, you don't deserve this....sounds like a screwed up system Don't give up and keep trying!

a cross between a waddle and a jog.....that's cute!!!!! Hey, whatever works! Who cares!!!!! I sometimes run on the treadmill at the gym, too. I also have a stationary bike at home for those rainy days. Afterall we are not in a competition, we ar...

WElcome, please, please share your workout routines. I also "run" well....jogg 3-4 miles at least 3X a week and found it the most affective when it comes to bodyfat control! I just don't seem to get the same results doing any other cardio exercise...

Congratulations on your weight loss! Exercise has been an important part of my life since I quit smoking ca. 10 years ago. I am in the best shape of my life and work out daily. Without it I don't think I would have chosen to tackle nursing at my ag...

We had to identify digestive organs on a fetal pig and their tissues under the microscope. Let me know if you need any help in those areas.

So is it the same what they call "orientation" at my school? We get credit also for attending....like one free "get out of Jail" card for one missed clinical I am glad that you had a positive experience!

I am starting "Fundamentals" in August in a nursing home....so it's going to be like CNA training, huh? something to look forward to In all seriousness: I was a substitute teacher for severely handicapped children a few years back, it never bot...

I was in SCHOCK when I read the e-mail from my school that started out as "Congratulations, your composite score for the nursing program was adequate....blah blah blah!!!!" I had a Miss America moment....you know how they always start crying and qui...

The lab work was more like a Chemistry lab...you'll work with the Bunsenburner and do all kinds of biochemical tests and you will use the microscope A LOT I spent a significant amount of time in open lab to get everything done and make an A. The lect...

Choose a dark color to disguise neck dirt and grunge? How gross!!!!! The thought makes me shudder....clean your stethoscopes daily with 70% isopropyl alcohol solution And don't use anyone else's stethoscope without cleaning the earpieces with alco...

I just received mine in the mail.....love the color, VERRRRRY nice