Stress Eating College Kids
gurlysmiles2001
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so i thought i'd try making a support group since i've noticed my eating habits have started to drift back to their old ways since school started. i eat like crazy when i'm stressed, and really need more friends to hold me accountable. i met a friend on here that i write daily to, and we started doing mini challenges each week, so if anyone would like to join i'll post new challenges each week and we can post our success and failures and support each other to be successful. the first challenge we did was to try to get 8 glasses of water logged. than we added who could get the most veggie servings in a day. last week's challenge was to try to log at least 20 exercise mins everyday. This week we added NO CHOCOLATE. feel free to start at the first challenge or a combination of all of them.
its really helped to focus on just one thing until it becomes more of a habit, because even now i don't always get 8 glasses of water, but i'm more aware of it now and go out of my way to chug water when i think of it. goodluck this week! i'm currently on day #2 of no chocolate
its really helped to focus on just one thing until it becomes more of a habit, because even now i don't always get 8 glasses of water, but i'm more aware of it now and go out of my way to chug water when i think of it. goodluck this week! i'm currently on day #2 of no chocolate
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Finals week is nearly upon us here in North Texas, and I want to eat an entire pizza SO BAD!0
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request sent!0
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Count me in. I could use a little more challenge and motivation. Although I have meet great people on here that keep me motivated!! (:0
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Sounds like a plan. I know I should eat small meals all day long, but when the caf is only open three times a day (and a buffet!) that's a little hard...I need to start taking food for two meals and sneaking half of it out.
We can do this! Let's get through the rest of this semester on tea - not frappacinos, apples - not pizza!0 -
Can graduate students join too?
I'm writing my thesis proposal AND finishing up my last class right now...so stressful! I just want comfort food! 0 -
Hey guys! This is my first post on here, though I've been using mfp for about two months now.. I also don't have any friends as of yet but why not start here. This couldn't be a more fitting topic for me! Finals begin this next week and the only thing I wanna do while studying is eat! I'd love to help each other out and join the challenges!
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Found it!
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i have midterms this week. yesterday i ate a 5 pound burrito on campus and found out afterwards it was 950 calories! totally put me over for the rest of the day, and i was feeling so sick from it i didn't have the motivation to go to the gym. we can do this! and for pizza search on here for healthy pizza, i found alot of recipes using flat out bread which i make like once a week to satisfy that craving 0
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i totally understand, thats been my challenge is eating the same amount of calories throughout the day in smaller portions. what i did that helps me is put myself on like a eating schedule that follows my break schedule at work. breakfast around 9, lunch between 11-12, snack 1 at 2 p.m. snack 2 at 4 p.m. dinner at 6 or 7, and if i was really good and made it to the gym, i eat a after dinner snack if i need more calories. eating healthy is alot of work, and involves alot of prep time. i bring my snacks in little baggies and eat them in class on my scheduled times. i've been pretty good about staying away from coffee, instead i bought one of those ceramic reusable coffee cups that i make instant coffee in. cut out the chocolate creamer this week so i need to buy some sugar free creamer or splenda, but tea is great too!0
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Hey guys! This is my first post on here, though I've been using mfp for about two months now.. I also don't have any friends as of yet but why not start here. This couldn't be a more fitting topic for me! Finals begin this next week and the only thing I wanna do while studying is eat! I'd love to help each other out and join the challenges!
Kristi
i've been on here for two months too so thought it was about time i tried to get some more support since i've been starting to slip. i'm still figuring out how to reply to comments etc but its nice that this site is pretty user friendly. i check it more than my facebook now lol. feel free to join any of the challenges i posted in the first post, this week is NO CHOCOLATE which is my toughest challenge yet :P0 -
Can graduate students join too? I'm writing my thesis proposal AND finishing up my last class right now...so stressful! I just want comfort food!
of course! being college students i think we can relate to the problem with stress eating and finding the time to prepare healthy meals and snacks. feel free to join in some of the challenges this week. i'm still figuring out how to use this site, but it has definately helped me alot in just the last two months. welcome to the group 0 -
Haha I've been starting to stalk this site just as much as facebook too! I'd love to get in on this week's challenge of no chocolate (though my roommate has SO much of it around, since she had given it up for Lent and just now can eat it again hahah). Last week, I ate a whole bag of mini cadbury eggs
they were just soo good. BUT time to get back on track this week, and so far so good! 0 -
Count me in! I'm a grad student too, though I won't be doing my thesis until next year. Here's in important goal for finals time---drink plenty of water! I find myself thinking abck on the day and realizing that 80% of my liquid intake has been coffee! Not good!0
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No chocolate challange this week! All over it, we can do this!0
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Count me in! I'm a grad student too, though I won't be doing my thesis until next year. Here's in important goal for finals time---drink plenty of water! I find myself thinking abck on the day and realizing that 80% of my liquid intake has been coffee! Not good!
i definately needed this reminder. i've been studying all day to take my first midterm tonight and i've drank more coffee than water. i've managed so far to stay away from the chocolate though yay!0 -
Ok sue me. My acting director gave us chocolate today for doing such a great job. Totally lost it and went for it. Oh well, tomorrow's another day.0
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I'm in !!
I want finals to be overrrrrrrrrr with!! LOL.0 -
This is AWESOME!!! Finals week is here and I find myself pulling all nighters and always wanting to revert to my unhealthy eating habits.
Or my friends would want to meet at the diner at 2 am to take a break from the insanity that is finals week studying....
Please keep up with the challenges I'm game
And friend me everyone, I'm still semi-new and trying DESPERATELY to lose 50 pounds by September!!0 -
My other question for you guys.... how do you find time to work out???
I work 25 to 20 hours a week and I'm a full time student.... it's nearly impossible to fit in a decent amount of gym time... I mean i manage, but then it's always a late night work out. For instance tonight I didn't go to the gym until 11:30pm and wasn't out of there until 1am..... ridiculous....
Also, what do you eat when you're rushing around campus and don't have time to sit down and eat a salad.... or actually make a healthy breakfast?
It's all really frustrating the college environment isn't conducive with healthy eating habits....0 -
My other question for you guys.... how do you find time to work out???
I work 25 to 20 hours a week and I'm a full time student.... it's nearly impossible to fit in a decent amount of gym time... I mean i manage, but then it's always a late night work out. For instance tonight I didn't go to the gym until 11:30pm and wasn't out of there until 1am..... ridiculous....
Also, what do you eat when you're rushing around campus and don't have time to sit down and eat a salad.... or actually make a healthy breakfast?
It's all really frustrating the college environment isn't conducive with healthy eating habits....
Ah i totally understand! I am a full time student-athlete, and playing a sport here is like a full time job! (You'd think i'd be in better shape haha, but just struggled with weight my whole life no matter how active I have always been!) I am also always on the go. I found that pre packaging different types of snacks in little baggies in the right proportions has helped me a lot. I do this usually right after i buy them from the store. That way in the mornings I can just grab my cereal and some fruit and whatever else I need as I run out the door in the morning! Haha. If I have time I usually make oatmeal or egg whites because they're quick and easy too! Also, planning my day out in my head the night before if there is any time to grab something like a salad between class helps me too. I'm all about to do lists haha.
I try to run around campus in the early mornings, but its taken a lot of will power! If I run at night I just have too much energy to fall asleep lol. Other than that I just have to plan around my schedule that changes daily, so it's just a constant challenge.0 -
My other question for you guys.... how do you find time to work out???
I work 25 to 20 hours a week and I'm a full time student.... it's nearly impossible to fit in a decent amount of gym time... I mean i manage, but then it's always a late night work out. For instance tonight I didn't go to the gym until 11:30pm and wasn't out of there until 1am..... ridiculous....
Also, what do you eat when you're rushing around campus and don't have time to sit down and eat a salad.... or actually make a healthy breakfast?
It's all really frustrating the college environment isn't conducive with healthy eating habits....
I tend to bring small meal/snacks around with me so I can eat throughout the day. For example, I'll pack a baggie of dry cereal, baby carrots, an orange or apple or container of berries, yogurt, etc. and eat during class (not all teachers are ok with it, so be careful). I also have back to back to back classes (no breaks from 9 - 3) so this works really well for me. I've literally created my class schedule around fitting workouts in, kinda pathetic, but it's the only way I'll be sure that I'll go everyday!0 -
So glad I found this post! I'm new here (this is my first post) and just getting used to how the site works. I am also a full-time college student, work on the weekends, and somehow training for a 5k (it's next week!) during finals. I am taking 18 credit hours this semester, so I'm in classes most of the day. I also find it easiest to pack small snacks/fruit in sandwich bags to eat between classes, and I ALWAYS have a water bottle with me during the day.
I'll find windows of time in which I can work out. Recently, I've been hitting the treadmill after class, but that often leaves me feeling tired the rest of the night. So now I'm trying to get up early and take my runs outside before my classes start. This is especially hard because I'm not a morning person, and I also have to drive somewhere to run, but I'm going to make myself get into this habit which will be better for me anyway.0 -
here goes day #3 of NO CHOCOLATE! sorry i haven't responded to anyone's post i've been studying like cray for midterms this week. my next one is in 3 hours ugh. goodluck you guys, and feel free to add me
p.s. if you find yourself eating chocolate its ok, just don't eat anymore haha. than restart the challenge tomorrow! 6 days of no chocolate is better than none 0 -
My other question for you guys.... how do you find time to work out???
I work 25 to 20 hours a week and I'm a full time student.... it's nearly impossible to fit in a decent amount of gym time... I mean i manage, but then it's always a late night work out. For instance tonight I didn't go to the gym until 11:30pm and wasn't out of there until 1am..... ridiculous....
Also, what do you eat when you're rushing around campus and don't have time to sit down and eat a salad.... or actually make a healthy breakfast?
It's all really frustrating the college environment isn't conducive with healthy eating habits....
I'm a full time student working 7 days a week (40-45 hours) so I feel your pain!
2-3 times a week I suck it up and go to the 545 spin class, it sucks, and I dread it every time, but I do it. (lately I've been too busy with trying to ge tmy new job situation straightened out, but I will get back on track!)
Another thing that helps me is to find someone to go with you, keep you accountable, posting my weight loss on facebook has made at least 5 of my friends start wanting to get healthy.
The best thing I've found is to SCHEDULE my workouts, put them into my calendar and everything. Working out should be as important as going to work or school.
Set yourself a fun, non food/weight loss goal for when you reach X amount of pounds lost, me and my friend are getting new tattoos that we both have wanted a long time once I lose 20 more pounds and she loses 10 more pounds. Neither of us can get the new tattoo without the other one reaching their goal, it's a HUGE motivator for both of us0 -
Penn State will be the death of me... at leas my weight loss0
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This finals week sent me into binge mode. Luckily I'm done with the worst of it. Just have a final in Nutrition (ironically enough), but that's an online class.0
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I agree totally! It is very difficult! I've been on here for a little bit, but havent posted anything yet. So im looking for supportive friends to help with the process 0
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My other question for you guys.... how do you find time to work out???
I work 25 to 20 hours a week and I'm a full time student.... it's nearly impossible to fit in a decent amount of gym time... I mean i manage, but then it's always a late night work out. For instance tonight I didn't go to the gym until 11:30pm and wasn't out of there until 1am..... ridiculous....
Also, what do you eat when you're rushing around campus and don't have time to sit down and eat a salad.... or actually make a healthy breakfast?
It's all really frustrating the college environment isn't conducive with healthy eating habits....
I know Clif bars and Protein bars don't satisfy some people, but it can hold me over pretty well, and if I'm busy enough, it can be a meal replacement really. I never keep them in the house because I know they'd be prime targets for that uncontrollable late night snacking, but they're the one reason I like having a 7-Eleven or Race Trac nearby.0 -
Great ideas guys!! I just got paid today and after I get out of class I'm going to go food shopping and do the whole pre-pack food portions thing.
Hope everyone is doing well!!0 -
Great ideas guys!! I just got paid today and after I get out of class I'm going to go food shopping and do the whole pre-pack food portions thing.
Hope everyone is doing well!!
Save yourself some money and buy a box of crackers or something and some snack sized ziploc baggies!!!! It You can reuse the baggies if all you put in them are crackers or cereal and you get a lot more portions and it's cheaper than buying the 100 calorie snacks or whatever.0
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