Whatcha eating today? Friday, 2/24/2017
When I went for my masters, I tossed around between vandy psych np, or going back for a bachelors in anthropology and doing grad at the body farm. I took the easy way...
"...This one a long time have I watched. All his life has he looked away, to the future, to the horizon. Never his mind on where he was. What he was doing..."
Rachel, PMHNP-BC
HW-271 SW-260 LW(2009)-144 ~ Retread: HW-241 CW-190 GW-150
I was thinking about doing a nursing NP (my MA is in clinical psych), but I think I'd wind up mostly prescribing... I'm a big fan of psychotherapy for obvious reasons, haha.
Nurses always get my respect, though! They are basically the doctors of the 21st century.
I would LOVE getting a degree in anthropology. I'd never use it. Too bad you can't counsel skeletons >.>
I follow a ketogenic diet post-op. I also have a diagnosis of binge eating disorder. Feel free to ask me about either!
It is not that we have so little time but that we lose so much...the life we receive is not short but we make it so; we are not ill provided but use what we have wastefully. -- Seneca, On the Shortness of Life
Yes. Unless you have your own practice, or a great boss, you would end up prescribing. It's one of the drawbacks of the gig. I've got a colleague that is working towards opening a private practice. I'm starting to save now!!! My minor is forensics. Growing up, I always wanted to be Quincy, but MD was too much math for me. I would have loved to do forensic anthropology. But it is mostly to lead to a career in academia. 
"...This one a long time have I watched. All his life has he looked away, to the future, to the horizon. Never his mind on where he was. What he was doing..."
Rachel, PMHNP-BC
HW-271 SW-260 LW(2009)-144 ~ Retread: HW-241 CW-190 GW-150
Hi All,
I had a bad diet day yesterday. Its amazing how my brain is able to talk me into eating things when I know that it is not in my best interest. I went to the food store and managed to leave without buying the cookies I was craving. (The voices in my head were saying, "You'll go off the diet anyway with your visit with family, and then when the grandkids bake cupcakes. You might as well have the cookies you want.")
But I bought some cake mix, frosting and candy for a project for my grandkids to decorate cupcakes. When I got home, I realized one of the candies was not what I thought I had purchased, and wondering if they would work for decorating the cupcakes, I decided I should try one. Well, I found they were also addictive, and half a bag later, I'm wondering why I let myself eat them.
Managing obesity is not an easy task. Today I'm back on track, but I just don't understand how I was doing so well, and then could talk myself into eating candy. Sigh.
Today, I'm visiting family, and don't have complete control of my diet, but I had a great chicken soup for lunch and I think we'll get seafood for dinner. So I should do well.
Breakfast - salmon
Lunch - chicken soup with sweet potatoes and kidney beans and corn - yum
dinner - probably fried fish... Not great, but not too bad, either
snack - a glass of wine with the family.
Have a good weekend everyone.
Carol
Surgery May 1, 2013. Starting Weight 385, Surgery Weight 333, Current Weight 160. At GOAL!
Weight loss Pre-op 1-20 2-17 3-15 Post-op 1-20 2-18 3-15 4-14 5-16 6-11 7-12 8-8
9-11 10-7 11-7 12-7 13-8 14-6 15-3 16-7 17-3 18-3
