Today was my first real day in Med-Surg clinicals. It was really interesting- my client was only 45 and had over 16 different diagnosis. It took me over two hours just to look up all 21 of his meds! Yikes!!!
My client made some bad decisions in his youth and early adultlife and is now paying for it- quite possibly with his life. Yes, it is sad. But, he seems to have come to peace with this prospect. It served as a reminder to me though- a reminder of how important it is to take care of yourself.
I have been getting to the Y as much as I can. I'm down 7lbs from my last post. So, that's really good.
I'm feeling really good about my goals. I'm really holding out hope that this time I'm not turning back...
Anywho- that is all for now!
N
Wednesday, April 09, 2008
Friday, April 04, 2008
Weighing Down
I'm not quite sure if you could call it a 'wow' moment- but, stepping onto the scale after a weekend away with the fam and seeing 2-6-5 flash back at me was an out of body experience. It was as though the reality of how much I've let myself go literally crashed into my own little world. Yes, I have made efforts in the past to lose weight. I've known that getting into shape is a top priority after I get done school, have more kids, make enough money to afford my own workout equipment... you get the picture.
So, here I am. Why I am I publically putting out there my weight? I can't hide anymore. I've finally decided that it is time- time to change.
Here's my goals:
1) View exercise as a chance to de-stress
2) Excerise as much as I can
3) Be focused on the process and not so much the progress
That last one may seem like an odd goal. For those of you who have struggled with losing weight, you'll know what I'm talking about when I say that focusing on the outward progress is only setting myself up for failure.
Last Friday I signed up for a membership with the YMCA. So far, minus Sunday, I've gotten a workout every day. How do I feel? GREAT!!!
Who needs drugs? Seriously! The first day I worked out I felt like I was in 7th Heaven because I had my daughter in the daycare they provide and was able to have two hours of 'me-time'!
I'm going to make an effort to check-in here and post my progress as a means for my own accountability. I don't know if anyone really reads this blog- but, that really isn't the point!
That is it for now :-)
Nancy
So, here I am. Why I am I publically putting out there my weight? I can't hide anymore. I've finally decided that it is time- time to change.
Here's my goals:
1) View exercise as a chance to de-stress
2) Excerise as much as I can
3) Be focused on the process and not so much the progress
That last one may seem like an odd goal. For those of you who have struggled with losing weight, you'll know what I'm talking about when I say that focusing on the outward progress is only setting myself up for failure.
Last Friday I signed up for a membership with the YMCA. So far, minus Sunday, I've gotten a workout every day. How do I feel? GREAT!!!
Who needs drugs? Seriously! The first day I worked out I felt like I was in 7th Heaven because I had my daughter in the daycare they provide and was able to have two hours of 'me-time'!
I'm going to make an effort to check-in here and post my progress as a means for my own accountability. I don't know if anyone really reads this blog- but, that really isn't the point!
That is it for now :-)
Nancy
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