https://paulnystrom.com/tags/overweight/Recent content in Overweight on Paul NystromHugoen-usSun, 15 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://paulnystrom.com/posts/living-my-life/Sun, 15 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://paulnystrom.com/posts/living-my-life/<p>“Living my life.” That was the answer from a 45-year-old, 300 lb man in the ER for a simple injury related to a slip on ice while intoxicated. I was examining him while simultaneously asking about his medical problems. I was determining what needed X-rays, and our conversation went something like this:</p> <p>“What medical problems do you have?”</p> <p>“Hypertension and being overweight.”</p> <p>“What are you doing about that?”</p> <p>“I’m on meds for the hypertension.”</p>