[medic4life]

Hi Everyone, I'm new here. I'm battling the bulge and it's winning, need help desperately. I'm a 31 y/o paramedic. I eat out a lot and I don't have much time for me. I work full time and I teach almost full time as well. Then there's extracirricular activities. I'm realizing finally I need to make time for me. I'm exhausted all the time. I'm addicted to sugar, I crave it when I wake up in the morning and I don't feel good until I have something with sugar. I really really don't like breakfast food so I wait to eat at lunch time. I hope someone knows my struggle to give me some advice and probably a kick in the pants as well. Not much around in terms of family support, they think I should just not eat so much and I'll be fine so I don't eat much in front of them, usually when I'm alone I eat the most. I hope someone has kind words for me.

Robin

[junkintrunk]

Girl, I understand your pain! I know ALOT of paramedics/EMTs. And I know what they go through. My husband is a volunteer firefighter. I too have a lot of weight to lose, about 70 pounds. You can do it!It's so hard for women to find time for themselves. We are always last in our own lives. You will find lots of info on this site. Stick with it, the women here are wonderful and will help you every step of the way. Good luck!

[srmb60]

Here's my kind words ... Hello and welcome!
Read lots here at 3fc and get posting! You'll find lots of great support here.

[Misti in Seattle]

Hello, Robin... and welcome! Glad you are facing things and realizing the need to eat more healthfully.

One suggestion... the fact that you don't like breakfast food doesn't mean you should skip breakfast. It is widely considered as one of the biggest mistakes people make in developing a healthy lifestyle. If you don't like breakfast foods, eat something else for breakfast! But it's a good habit to get into to eat something.

The sugar habit can be hard to break but... voice of experience here... once you do it is NOT hard to do without it once the junk is out of your system. Now I hardly ever eat anything sweet and don't even miss it!!!

You CAN do it... but just like for the rest of us, it is hard work. Too many "diet schemes" present it as if it is sooooo easy to lose weight and get in shape. NOT true... it takes hard work and commitment but it is worth every bit of it!!!