“The journey of a thousand miles
begins with a single step”~Lao-Tzu
Hi everyone and welcome to my blog!
The main reason I started this blog was that I wanted to show our
patients that just because I am a medical provider it doesn't mean
that I can't be affected by the escalating obesity epidemic. In
other words, wearing a white lab coat does not mean that I don't have
challenges battling the numbers on the scale or my waistline. As
some of our patients may already know, I stopped my medications for
several months and 20 pounds slowly but surely crept up on me. Being
barely 5 feet tall, this extra 20 pounds feels more like 50 in terms
of how I look and how I feel so I decided to restart the same
medication regimen that many of our patients are on in addition to
some personal lifestyle changes. I already know that losing weight
is not an easy or quick task at all so I figured it might be helpful
to some of our patients if they could see my challenges and struggles
as well as strategies that I may use to try to overcome them. Since
it is coming from both a provider and patient perspective, this blog
is going to mainly be a mix of personal and educational aspects
associated with obesity and weight loss. However, I have to say that
any opinions expressed within any entry are strictly my own. I plan
to try to update this blog atleast once a week and in the end, I hope
that it helps not only me with my weight loss journey but other
people as well. In the meantime, try to stay positive and believe in
yourself!
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