Dammit Jim! I’m a doctor, not a nutritionist!
Or at least I’m trying to be. A year after graduating with a BA in English, I have embarked upon the long journey of becoming a doctor. I am currently in a post-bacc pre-med program, taking all those undergraduate science courses I now regret not taking fresh out of high school. It’s tough getting back into the mindset needed for science after spending four years studying a completely different subject. I feel like I don’t understand as quickly as everyone else, but I probably just need to get off sites like this and put more time into it.
Something I always think about when I picture myself as a doctor in the future is, will I be overweight? Would I trust an overweight doctor to give me advice about my health? I know that weight and health don’t always correlate, but it is more difficult to be heavy if you’re eating right and staying active. For me personally, I want to be healthy so when I give me patients advice it can be from personal experience. The best way to lead is by example, so if I eat a balanced diet and keep myself moving I will be more convincing if I tell my patients to do the same. I don’t drink too often and don’t smoke or do drugs, so food is the top bad habit I need to quit.
I have plenty of time to get healthy before I become a doctor so hopefully by then I will be at the level I want to be.
Once More With Feeling 