My first post here, been reading for months. Seems a lot of people posting are in the medical field. I thought it would be cool to hear what fellow sleevers do for a living.

The wife and I are both Respiratory Therapists here in Michigan. I am just starting this journey with my 8 hour information seminar ( pre-op ) scheduled for later this month. My better half was sleeved the end of April. She is doing awesome. Down 84 lbs total including the pre-op weight loss.

Im so excited to get my life back after getting this incredible weight loss tool.

Hope to hear from you guys.

Hmmm... I was going to post a study about nurses' date=' shift work and obesity rates.

But it looks like you guys have moved on to making fun of people you perceive as being not as intelligent as you?[/quote']

Uh oh, that's totally not cool. I missed that part. No one should build themselves up by putting others down.

Hmmm... I was going to post a study about nurses' date=' shift work and obesity rates.

But it looks like you guys have moved on to making fun of people you perceive as being not as intelligent as you?[/quote']

Um duh Laura don't you know that all Fat people are smart?? Lol

I'm a psychiatric RN living in Northern VA

Clinical Social Worker with the Veterans Administration doing case management with homeless Veterans. Sleeved 8/5; didn't weigh before but think it was somewhere between 260 and 270. The surgeon weighed me July 3rd during my final consult with him and will weigh me again when I go for my post-op on the 21st. I feel good, still tire easily, getting in all my liquids and more and pushing my suggested protein intake. On liquids until I see my Doc for post-op. Life is good and now it will be better.

Hmmm... I was going to post a study about nurses, shift work and obesity rates.

But it looks like you guys have moved on to making fun of people you perceive as being not as intelligent as you?

It's the only thing I'm really good at...

Clinical Social Worker with the Veterans Administration doing case management with homeless Veterans. Sleeved 8/5; didn't weigh before but think it was somewhere between 260 and 270. The surgeon weighed me July 3rd during my final consult with him and will weigh me again when I go for my post-op on the 21st. I feel good' date=' still tire easily, getting in all my liquids and more and pushing my suggested protein intake. On liquids until I see my Doc for post-op. Life is good and now it will be better. <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />[/quote']

I'm currently enrolled in school with a double major to be a Clinical Social Worker with a focus on Substance Abuse.

I've been looking into entry level jobs with the VA in Wilmington, NC.

Uh oh, that's totally not cool. I missed that part. No one should build themselves up by putting others down.

I assure you, nothing was directed at any one, group, or condition in particular. Just general ridiculousness... I would not survive without my dark, dry, wry sense of humor. It's an occupational hazard

I am a Project Analyst and a full-time student (getting my degree in Accounting). I have two children, daughter 5 and son 17. I am married and was sleeved on Tuesday, Aug 6th.

I'm a 911 dispatcher for a three county dispatch center in Northern Michigan. I've been working midnight shifts for the last 12 years and for most of my adult life. I'm curious how many others would attest that shift work throws their eating habits (and sleeping) into a spiral of chaos?

I work 3rd shift 12am-8am for the past 17yrs...my weight has gone from 155lbs when I started in '91 to 285lbs now...I work for the MTA of NYC...I love working nights though...

I'm currently enrolled in school with a double major to be a Clinical Social Worker with a focus on Substance Abuse.

I've been looking into entry level jobs with the VA in Wilmington, NC.

My concentration in school was adult substance abuse/mental health/criminal justice. I went to school at 40, have a buttload of loans that I will be paying for until I die. It took me 5 years of applying with the VA to get hired but after years in the social services field, I can tell you that working for the Feds is the only place you will make good money with good benefits unless you want to go into private practice. If you are still in school, I would suggest you attempt to get an internship. My supervisor came on as an intern 23 yrs ago and has never worked anywhere else. You will be able to work in any state anywhere regardless of where you are licensed.

Give thus a look. http://ijahsp.nova.edu/articles/Vol8Num3/pdf/feldman.pdf

JAMA had some thing out not to

Long ago also.

Interesting study....and perhaps I'm missing something, but it still looks like correlation. Even in the study, they cannot "prove" cause, they only list "possible causes for shift work related weight gain."

To me, that's like the correlation between watching too much TV and obesity. Yes, people who watch alot of TV may be more likely to be overweight, but watching the TV is not the cause. And correlation is not causation.

Never mind....I'm not trying to get picky. I'm a shift worker, but I'm making plans to give it up. Trying to eat right and stay fit are difficult enough. Doing it while being a shift worker takes it to a whole other level of difficulty, but I'm living proof it can be done.

This thread is still going. I love it.

Interesting study....and perhaps I'm missing something' date=' but it still looks like correlation. Even in the study, they cannot "prove" cause, they only list "possible causes for shift work related weight gain."

To me, that's like the correlation between watching too much TV and obesity. Yes, people who watch alot of TV may be more likely to be overweight, but watching the TV is not the cause. And correlation is not causation.

Never mind....I'm not trying to get picky. I'm a shift worker, but I'm making plans to give it up. Trying to eat right and stay fit are difficult enough. Doing it while being a shift worker takes it to a whole other level of difficulty, but I'm living proof it can be done.[/quote']

Would this explain part of it??

We show that shift workers have higher BMI than day workers, and shift working is associated with BMI, independently of age and work duration. This is an important finding since a higher BMI is associated not only with an increased risk for morbidity and mortality, but also with accidents and injuries at work.14,27 Our results are consistent with previous studies showing that the prevalence of obesity is higher in shift workers15 and that weight gain occurs in late-shift workers (evening and night),16 cleanroom workers changing from an 8 to a 12-h shift,17 and offshore workers under continued exposure to day–night shift work.18 Other evidence highlights a positive relationship between BMI and duration of shift work exposure.19 In particular, employees involved in shift working for more than 5 y had significantly higher BMI than those with no shift work experience.19 Weight gain in shift workers has been explained by several mechanisms, such as higher calorie intake,16 changes both in dietary habits (such as eating fewer meals and more snacks) and in the circadian distribution of food intake,16,28,29 lower physical exercise,16,30 and changes in sleeping habits.16

Moreover, rotating shift work has been shown to increase the daily cortisol secretion31 and to dissociate the cortisol circadian rhythm, with a progressive rise in cortisol levels during sleep (that is, normally, a resting phase).32,33,34 This seems to be an important point, if it is taken into account that central obesity has been suggested to have a hypothalamic neuroendocrine origin, with increased ACTH and cortisol secretion.35,36

I work for Social Service, I am 6 months post surgery and down 90 pounds

My concentration in school was adult substance abuse/mental health/criminal justice. I went to school at 40' date=' have a buttload of loans that I will be paying for until I die. It took me 5 years of applying with the VA to get hired but after years in the social services field, I can tell you that working for the Feds is the only place you will make good money with good benefits unless you want to go into private practice. If you are still in school, I would suggest you attempt to get an internship. My supervisor came on as an intern 23 yrs ago and has never worked anywhere else. You will be able to work in any state anywhere regardless of where you are licensed. [/quote']

Thank you for the feedback! I really appreciate it. I'm looking into trying to get in with a good company, preferably the federal government, to maybe help with tuition.