Guest guest Posted October 4, 2008 Report Share Posted October 4, 2008 Hi - I work in (Quality) Outcomes. My mind fights the knowledge constantly too. My emotions overrule just about every time. I am recording my food and trying to watch portion sizes and make better choices. I became a vegetarian last December and hoped along with the health reasons for making that change (and the humane ones) I would also benefit from weight loss. I don't know too many fat vegetarians My office is a large room right near the ICU and I share it with a nutritionist, case manager and social worker. Having the nutritionist at the desk next to me has actually helped me eat better at work because I couldn't let her see me eating unhealthy foods!! I guess that is a positive result of a negative part of my " inside " that worries about what other people think. Have a great day! I am off to the beach to exercise! Re: Another newbie Hi Heidi I am a nurse too. I work in Case Management and like you I " know " all about the nutrition thing. My problem is my mind FIGHTS that knowledge all the time. Good luck on the journey!! > > Hi! I have just discovered and started listening to the Inside Out > Weight Loss podcast. I am very excited and eager to get started. I > will be 40 years old this December and I have never been heavier. I > am a registered nurse and could possibly be a dietician with all the > learning, studying and interest in nutrition and health. My entire > life, starting with my teenage years, I have been an emotional eater > and restrictive eater. Name a diet, I have been on it. I have > always enjoyed exercise and belonged to a gym most of my adult life. > That is not to say I am a regular exerciser however. I used to be. > > Five years ago, I moved from RI to Florida with my husband. This was > following a second abdominal surgery trying to locate the source of > carcinoid cancer which was discovered after a ruptured appendix > (by accident -- the cancer didn't rupture the appendix). Two months > after moving here, we were given full physical custody of my two > beautiful stepdaughters. So, in a relatively short amount of time, I > moved away from my family, got diagnosed with cancer, was gravely ill > from ruptured appendix, started a new job, in a new area of > nursing, bought a new house and became an instant fulltime mom to two > tweens. > > I am blessed with a absolutely fantastic husband, great > stepdaughters, two adorable dogs, live in paradise and have a > fantastic job. I am also fifty to sixty pounds heavier than when I > got married. When I got married, I could have lost 10 pds or more. > > My self image has deteriorated and I am so ashamed of my body I do > not use the pool if anyone else is home, won't go to the beach with > my in-laws out of embarrassment (or my husband and the kids if I can > help it), wear shorts only if absolutely no alternative is available > or reasonable, don't like to exercise in front of anyone, haven't > been to a couple of my physicians because I don't want to be weighed > again and see the number hasn't gone down, forbid my photo to be > taken and avoid people I haven't see for a while because I don't want > them to ask what happened to me. I tried to start my own business > but feel too self conscious to feel confident on sales calls and have > temporarily abandoned that venue. > > I work a lot of overtime because my family needs the money and I > probably need to organize my time better to get more physical > activity a part of my daily activities. The money issue is why I > also " quit " the gym. I am often tired and depressed about my poor > self image and hating what I see when I look in the mirror. I miss > the intimacy I used to have with my husband -- a lot of things > changed when the girls came to live with us -- I don't think it is > only the added weight I carry. > > I could write and write but I think I have already probably said too > much -- sorry. I am so eager to find a support system -- my poor > husband has heard it before, many times. I look forward to working > on my insides -- thank you! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2008 Report Share Posted October 4, 2008 Michele made some very good points. Its very important to love yourself. When you do that, you wont eat unhealthy foods because you love your body to much to do that to it. This is a much better response than not wanting someone else to see you eat unhealthy foods. Eventually, that kind of motivation will backlash and whenever they are not around, you will pig out on all the things you " can't " eat when they are around. If you use outside factors (peoples, places, things) as motivation instead of purely internal ones (love your body), you will only get so far before you resent the outside influence and start eating unhealthy again. Permanent changes don't come from friends, co-workers, skinny clothes, or vacations. Permanent change only comes from inside. Randy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2008 Report Share Posted October 4, 2008 Congratulations on your success. Keep up the awesome work!. Randy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2008 Report Share Posted October 5, 2008 Congratulations on the great day! May you have many, many, many, many, etc... more of them! Randy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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