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March 26th, 2007, 09:23 PM
|  | Newb | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Wisconsin
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Rep Power: 0 | |  The new girl from Wisconsin
 Hi everyone. I'm 27, female, and a nursing student (well i'm taking the nursing assistant class but i'm working towards my ultimate goal of having a BS in nursing).
I've been overweight for most of my life and I was bigger than most of my friends but my asthma kept me from being as athletic as other kids and the weight kept going up as I got older. The last 10 years have been the worst since I hit the 200 mark in my early 20s and now I'm getting dangerously close to 300 and I DO NOT WANT TO SEE THAT NUMBER ON MY SCALE EVER!(well it only goes up to 270 anyway).
A year ago I lost my husband to cancer and I have not taken as good a care of myself as I should have and that is why I have finally decided that enough is enough. I'm at risk for too many health problems and I don't want them to interfere with my new career goals. I can't be an effective caregiver to my patients if I'm too out of shape to take care of them. Plus I know my husband would be worried about me if he were still here - and I promised him before he died that I would take care of myself after he goes.
I've never been successful with diets because I go too fast and give up too soon. I realize I need some kind of support and so I decded to join this forum for the comraderie and to vent or get advice. I also got a meal plan from the the Mayo clinic so I know my daily calorie goal and servings and serving sizes.
Thanks for patiently reading all this. I hope to get to know more of you and wish you the best.
Ciao,
Maria
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March 26th, 2007, 09:40 PM
|  | Junior Member | | Join Date: Mar 2007
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Rep Power: 8 | | | Hi madophelia. Welcome to the site.
Very sorry about your loss.
I admire your determination to set things right for yourself. .
You have come to the right place. The support here is the best!
All the best
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March 27th, 2007, 12:15 AM
| | Newb | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia
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Rep Power: 0 | | | Hi madophelia,
I think you are very brave and losing weight is the hardest thing I have ever embarked on.....I am doing the cohen diet as it has fast results and that is the only way i stick to it.....I am also a nurse and a midwife. Getting things right before you start shift work is imperitive as that is when I put on my weight when I began full time shift work...Good luck....
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March 27th, 2007, 12:23 AM
| | Newb | | Join Date: Mar 2007
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Rep Power: 0 | | I'm new to this forum too, but I'd like to welcome you and wish you all the best. There seem to be a lot of really nice people here, knowledgeable too.
Good luck and may you reach all your goals  ! |
March 27th, 2007, 02:12 AM
|  | Newb | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Singapore
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Rep Power: 0 | | welcome aboard madophelia. You'll find lots of support and helpful people here
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March 27th, 2007, 07:10 AM
|  | The Objurgating Queen | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: near the search button
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I also got a meal plan from the the Mayo clinic so I know my daily calorie goal and servings and serving sizes.
| Welcome to the site, Ophelia but just a word of caution - if you're usig the Mayo Clinic Diet Plan that's been on the internet since the beginning of time -it's not the diet plan by the famous Mayo Clinic in Rochester Minn.. It's nothig more than a too low calorie fad diet... Please make sure you're using a sensible eating plan that gives you enough calories during the day
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March 27th, 2007, 07:37 AM
| | Newb | | Join Date: Sep 2005
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Rep Power: 0 | | | Hi , I am also from Wisconsin! Welcome, welcome!! |
March 27th, 2007, 10:22 AM
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You've come to the best place to lose weight and get the support and information you need to continue. You're gonna lose all that weight.
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March 27th, 2007, 12:43 PM
| | Newb | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Wisconsin
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Originally Posted by maleficent  Welcome to the site, Ophelia but just a word of caution - if you're usig the Mayo Clinic Diet Plan that's been on the internet since the beginning of time -it's not the diet plan by the famous Mayo Clinic in Rochester Minn.. It's nothig more than a too low calorie fad diet... Please make sure you're using a sensible eating plan that gives you enough calories during the day | Thank for the advice. Actually I went to the Mayo Clinic website looking for info on MS for a report i'm doing for my class. I saw they had some info on diet and nutrition and that is where i got my info from - what is the fad diet thing about?
Thanks for the welcome everyone! I am having a good day so far - and right now I think my goal is just being really aware of my choices - and to not eat mindlessly. I'm glad I found this forum.
Beverly - where in Wisconsin are you? I'm in Madison and grew up here but will eventually move to Milwaukee to do the rest of my nursing school stuff there.
Ciaol everyone!
-Maria
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March 27th, 2007, 12:55 PM
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