A co-worker of mine told me that she gained 30 lbs in nursing school and I couldnt believe it. How could you let yourself gain so much weight?? Sadly, when I finished nursing school I had gained 45 lbs. Its easy. Stress = poor diet choices for me. When Im busy the first thing I am willing to do is skip a workout and eat whatever is available and most convenient. So now I have started working for a new comapany that offers employees an incentive to lose weight. $10 dollars for every pound lost plus other monthly incentives. I weigh out in May so the goal is to lose as much weight by then. I planned to lose weight but this just sweetens the deal. Its not going to be easy though...I will be back working nights in the ER so either we are slow and I have too much time and want to snack or we are busy and I get to eat once in a 12 hr shift. These are challenges I will have to face head on and hopefully they will get easier with time. I dont want my life to pass me by and its finally time for me to take charge and do something about it.