I’ve never really been one for New Year’s Resolutions, but every year the biggest New Year’s Resolution seems to be losing weight.
Personally, there was no single moment when I decided to become healthier. If there was any point, it was when I was trying to get into a college of veterinary medicine. For as long as I can remember, I have wanted to work on farm animals as a food animal veterinarian. Also for as long as I can remember, I have been told that it is hard work with long hours (which it is) and I will change my mind.
One night I was at a meeting and a large animal veterinarian was speaking. He made a comment that stuck with me. “Women are just as capable of being veterinarians as men, but everyone who wants to be a food animal veterinarian needs the endurance. You all have access to your college gym, use it!”
I’ve never been extraordinarily overweight, but my idea of exercise in high school was being part of the marching band. I wasn’t interested in sport because even to this day balls flying at my face turn me into a complete spaz. Endurance was something that I didn’t have, but if that’s what I needed to achieve my goal than that is what I would do.
So, if it takes the date 2011 to make that turning point that you were hoping for or maybe a challenge to achieve the a goal in your life, those of us here at Porktastic say go for it. I’ve only decided to become an effective veterinarian after I accomplished some really unusual resolutions, like eating pork 4-5 times per week. I thought, might as well do something really noteworthy before trying to get a 4.0 in vet school. And come to think of it I made tough decisions in the right order. Pork has protein which helps build muscles (and I’ll need that brain muscle in vet school)
As a side note, if you are hoping to lose weight, remember that there are six cuts of pork that are considered lean by the USDA and that a pork tenderloin is leaner than a boneless, skinless chicken breast! Adding protein to your diet is an important way to control hunger cravings and make sure that you aren’t losing muscle mass in the process of losing weight.
Good luck!
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