New here... young male and my story.

Exude · December 30, 2006

Thanks so much for the responses everybody! I feel a lot more welcomed here.

I see most of the replies were from females, with the exception of I think one male. My Doctor was surprised that I actually came in because the majority are middle-aged women that come in. He then joked that it's either the woman that comes, or the boyfriend/husband that the woman makes go there.

Serious and Chubbola... I am with you on concerns being a nurse and telling my patients how to be healthy, but to feel that I am unhealthy myself. I just don't feel right tellng my 275 lb. patient that he needs to lose weight to help with his disease, but here I am 320 lbs. and taking care of them. I am curious, what type of nurses are you/want to be? If all goes well with this, I may want to use my experience and be a gastric nurse of some type. I've always had a fascination for cardiac/ICU stuff, mostly because of my dad's health being on the transplant list. Hopefully, I will eventually become a professor and aid in turning around the nursing shortage. But who knows! Maybe after losing the weight again, I may have some other high aspirations (mountain climber maybe? :rolleyes)

So is it recommended I do a journal on here to chart my progress? Does anyone read it or get anything out of it? What else can I do to chart and aid in my own progress?

Does anyone have before/after pictures or know a site they could share that would give my family and friends better ideas on what to expect from me?

I will start scouring the other forum pages and start my posts there soon. Figured these may be introductory questions .

Thanks again everyone!

-Jason

JDru · December 30, 2006

Welcom to LBT Jason and thanks for sharing your story! This site is such a great resource for information and support. Good luck on your journey, I know you will do well!

SherryW · December 31, 2006

There is a before and after thread on here Jason. Just do a search for it and you'll see hundreds of pictures on it. It's quite the inspiration

mookie1 · December 31, 2006

Welcome friend. All the best on your journey. Mookie.

chubbola · December 31, 2006

Thanks so much for the responses everybody! I feel a lot more welcomed here.
I see most of the replies were from females, with the exception of I think one male. My Doctor was surprised that I actually came in because the majority are middle-aged women that come in. He then joked that it's either the woman that comes, or the boyfriend/husband that the woman makes go there.

Serious and Chubbola... I am with you on concerns being a nurse and telling my patients how to be healthy, but to feel that I am unhealthy myself. I just don't feel right tellng my 275 lb. patient that he needs to lose weight to help with his disease, but here I am 320 lbs. and taking care of them. I am curious, what type of nurses are you/want to be? If all goes well with this, I may want to use my experience and be a gastric nurse of some type. I've always had a fascination for cardiac/ICU stuff, mostly because of my dad's health being on the transplant list. Hopefully, I will eventually become a professor and aid in turning around the nursing shortage. But who knows! Maybe after losing the weight again, I may have some other high aspirations (mountain climber maybe? :rolleyes)

So is it recommended I do a journal on here to chart my progress? Does anyone read it or get anything out of it? What else can I do to chart and aid in my own progress?

Does anyone have before/after pictures or know a site they could share that would give my family and friends better ideas on what to expect from me?

I will start scouring the other forum pages and start my posts there soon. Figured these may be introductory questions .

Thanks again everyone!

-Jason

hi again, jason!

i am more than likely going into the mental health field-i am so fascinated with the brain and how mysterious it is! we'll see-who knows-i'd love to be some sort of bariatric nurse also-it would be neat to share my (hopefully positive) story someday!

i know it's no excuse, but i've found myself gaining weight with the larger homework load i have...it seems like if i'm not in class or clinicals, i'm sitting on my duff in front of the computer-sometimes i have to suck it up and get a B or C on my exam in exchange for going outside and playing with my kids! you're almost done-hang in there! you can be an awesome nurse AND a hottie mountain climber, ya know! don't trade in one for another (sorry-i'm a bit of a mother hen)!!!

hope to hear from you soon!

marjon9 · December 31, 2006

Jason, I think a journal is a good idea for anyone who feels motivated to write one, but it seems like a particularly good idea in your case since you are so good at expressing yourself with the written word. I hope you do a journal and I look forward to reading it.

Mark