LPN 411

Hello- I went to orientation Monday. I had my physical Thursday of last week and just today got my TB skin test. I go back next Tuesday for the 2nd TB skin test then I get the results Thursday. This Wednesday I have an eye exam required lol. Which is a good thing I guess given its been 4 years since my eyes have been tested. Thats all I lack. I start classes September 5th. I go to Paris and register that morning at 8:30 am and get my books and order my uniform. Then I drive to Dresden where my class will be til I'm out. I will be going to class Monday through Friday from 7:50 a.m. til 2:20 p.m. As for work I will work one hour Wednesday then one hour Saturday. Then the rest of my hours Friday. I have a new girl at work so we have to split the hours down the middle. Which is gonna hurt pay check wise. Given that I have to make my car payment not David. I am also going to have to take out a bank loan for college!! $2,500.00 I will be getting $1,500.00 from a lottery scholarship which means I have to make C or better or I pay back. That will motivate me to study more. Anyways back to the LPN thing. I have a vocab test two days after I start then my first test 3 days after I start. So for a year basically I won't be online much period if at all. Given its the acclerated program and only lasts 12 months. I just Thank God that I got into the program. I'm staying around 136 lbs and mainly eating carbs. I want to maintain and if I eat less carbs I lose! LOL! But I am a lil worried I may not be getting enough protein. But my hair isn't falling out so I think I'm good. I eat 1/3 slice pizza a meal or about that and its just cheese. I eat that 4 times a day then have 2 snacks. My snacks vary. LOL! Basically I eat 1/2 pizza by the end of the day. So I am guessing I get in about 24 to 30 grams of protein from the pizza in a day. I also heard that I don't need as much protein as I did right after surgery. Is that true?? Guess that is all for now. Thanks! HUGS!

April, Good luck with school! Hope all goes well. Honey, you cannot live on pizza. I'm all for eating carbs if your body tolerates them well and it keeps you from losing but you need more protein and a better source of protein. Yes, it is true when you carry less weight your body requires less protein but remember... we still don't absorb all that we take in. I'd check with your surgeon/nutritionist to find out how much protein you should get in but I wouldn't really suggest getting less than 50 grams in a day and would probably suggest even more. Be well, Kathy

You're going to do just fine, April! It's pretty exciting isn't it? Anyway, don't sweat student loans too much. They are a fact of life; I owe Uncle Sam about $100,000 in student loans. No, that's not a typo. I said one-hundred-thousand-dollars. Of course, I'll be repaying it until I die. But I guess there's worse ways to blow $100K. Anyway, I know you won't have much time, but do drop in to tell us how you're doing! I'll be praying for you! Hugs, Tracy