any college students out there?

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  • TooTatToTrot
    TooTatToTrot Posts: 81 Member
    Second year at Ohio State but came in with lots of college credit so technically i'm a junior. I 'm a productions and operations management (aka business) and Spanish major with a minor in fashion. Last year I had like zero hours of free time after class and work, so this semester I decided to add in dance and boxing to my routine of classes. I get a grade for them, so that mean their fun GPA boosters. And trust me, both of my teachers are professional and train us like we are too. In dance we do 10 minutes of pure ab workouts, and if someone stops a minute is added. Pure hell but helping me drop the pounds. And keeps me from going crazy from my "real" classes.


    Add me as a friend!
  • LisaMarie8713
    LisaMarie8713 Posts: 310
    I really understand. I'm a single mother of two crazy kids, work full time and take classes part time. I've ignored exercise and diet for the last several months and really need to get back on the wagon. Its just hard to get up so early to make time for exercise!! And don't even start with me about budgets! It gets ridiculous to balance it all... add me if you like! I could use more support :)
  • gotfatincollege89
    gotfatincollege89 Posts: 48 Member
    I'm entering my final quarter of having to choose between sleep and exercise, salad and my friends' penchant for fast food. How do you motivate yourself to schedule working out in every day?

    I feel you, it is so hard some days. I just joined this last week and I've been more motivated than ever, just by diligently logging every little thing I eat and seeing what exercise I have done. Having a fitness goal in mind is really helping me
  • sarahbethfit233
    sarahbethfit233 Posts: 77
    Currently working on my second year at Lincoln Memorial Univ in Tennessee!
  • knk1553
    knk1553 Posts: 438 Member
    In my 2nd year of my masters at UNC in north Carolina! Would love more student friends because a lot of mine don't understand
  • shannana
    shannana Posts: 10 Member
    I'm entering my final quarter of having to choose between sleep and exercise, salad and my friends' penchant for fast food. How do you motivate yourself to schedule working out in every day?

    I feel you, it is so hard some days. I just joined this last week and I've been more motivated than ever, just by diligently logging every little thing I eat and seeing what exercise I have done. Having a fitness goal in mind is really helping me

    hey, that's great! this place is pretty good at showing where you're at. it helped me find the extra calories in my diet for sure!

    how did you choose a good goal? it seems like numbers of pounds is the typical goal, but i'm not fighting the scale as much as the mirror!
  • kathrynloreili
    kathrynloreili Posts: 394
    I'm not in school right now (Hoping to go back sometime soon) But I also work (between 8 - 12 hours a day) and live on a budget... anyone can feel free to add me!
  • shannana
    shannana Posts: 10 Member
    Yup yup!!! Back in school...it's hard, especially with a tiny-*kitten* fridge, but my university revamped their food stuff and has vegetarian and vegan options for every dorm and every meal, and a calorie list for every food sold on campus (except vending machines, etc). Feel free to add me, and start asking your student government to do what my school. It might help :D

    Learning time management helped a lot...I went to a seminar as a joke, but actually learned a lot.
    j


    omg, please tell us what you learned about time management! that's the number one enemy to working out!
  • mcaffreyg
    mcaffreyg Posts: 69 Member
    feel free to add me fellow college students I know the pain!! and sturggle it can be :(
    I'm pre-vet maintaing a 3.9 GPA, Work part time and try to exercise and eat right on that budget... :(
  • matthej28
    matthej28 Posts: 40 Member
    I'm a junior in college and it's HAAAAARD. It was way easier to lose weight in the summer. I don't have to worry about budgeting but I still live on campus w/ the dining courts and the temptation is HORRIBLE. It's so easy to overeat. And I'm taking 18 credit hours and working on top of that so most of the time I'm too exhausted to go to the gym. Add me! Other people on this thread can add me too!! Always looking for people in my situation!
  • kellyo15
    kellyo15 Posts: 51
    I'm a poor newlywed Canadian university student in my second year of vet med :) Budgeted grocery lists suck! haha
  • bunchesonothing
    bunchesonothing Posts: 1,015 Member
    Full time work. Part time undergrad w/labs. Bring it on. :)
  • PeaceInMySoul
    PeaceInMySoul Posts: 2
    Yes! Last year of grad school. I'm in a professional program (occupational therapy)... it's been tough to eat right with the schedule, and I've definitely been a slacker with exercise. Things are going to be a little more regular for me now that I basically have 9-5 clinical hours, so I hope that will make it easier to stick to the plan. And if it doesn't... willpower.

    Feel free to add me. I'm brand new to the site, just joined a week ago.
  • 1nr15
    1nr15 Posts: 155
    Bio major... my life is studying + work + classes... feel free to add me!
  • charlybeee
    charlybeee Posts: 5
    Im finding it very hard eating healthy on a budget. I'm a second year living in a flat with 6 people trying to lose 11 pounds, feel free to add me :)
  • lalacheetah
    lalacheetah Posts: 1 Member
    new to myfitnesspal after switching from livestrong's myplate :) audio engineer student, vintage furnishing reseller, and i love love love to run :) i have lost 35 lbs this past year and want to lose the last 20-30!
  • whoaeyekneex3
    whoaeyekneex3 Posts: 33
    add me too!!! i balance working out, working part-time, going to school full-time, and cooking my own meals. would love support :D
  • MyPaperBleedsInk
    MyPaperBleedsInk Posts: 240 Member
    College student from Minnesota....
    Have to make the best of what our dining building offers, since I have a meal plan. At least most of the time there is a wide variety so one isn't stuck with the junk like pizza or cheeseburgers all the time....
    Pretty much have no life outside of homework, classes, and club activities....
  • drkuhl2017
    drkuhl2017 Posts: 181 Member
    I'm a college student here in good ole' Iowa. :) And I'm going to be a college student for way too much longer... dang me and my big dreams of having a graduate degree. Psychology major focusing in Counseling of adolescents to young adults.

    Feel free to add me. :)
  • eli_802
    eli_802 Posts: 60
    3rd year as an undergrad. i'm right there with you :) feel free to add me!
  • Fatlorenzo
    Fatlorenzo Posts: 101 Member
    Hopefully will be a third year university student when I receive my results. I have 2 stone, or 28 lb to lose. Hope to get that is about 2 months. What do you all think?
  • dangitsjill
    dangitsjill Posts: 68 Member
    I feel everyone's pain! I'm in my second year of graduate school and have struggled with my weight ever since I started college 6 years ago. Feel free to add me and we can trade tricks/ideas for everything. To help with my budget, I've taken up couponing. Not like the extreme couponers on TV though :)
  • MrKLM
    MrKLM Posts: 4 Member
    graduated in June. Finding it actually harder now than it was my senior year to be active.
  • SaraRhiannon421
    SaraRhiannon421 Posts: 34 Member
    I am in my second year of college in Massachusetts... Feel free to add me anyone :)
  • sue5797
    sue5797 Posts: 1
    I'm from Oklahoma and this is my last semester of college. I have Senioritis very bad. I must admit that it is hard to keep with life and exercise and class. However, it's possible. My goal is to lose 10lbs by December for my graduation. It will be very hard but I would like to try it and that is my motivation to keep going!

    Also, here's a quote that helped me balance everything out:

    Exercising for one hour daily is only 4% of your day.

    4% that isn't much, right? I am going to MAKE time.
  • sanchezpena4
    sanchezpena4 Posts: 3
    Hey !! I got fat in college too!! It's so hard eating on campus because at my school you can only purchase meals !!
  • dkj102
    dkj102 Posts: 1
    WIU in Illinois. Been over weight my whole life. Just sick of it! This year I've been determined to change it!
  • laurencohen
    laurencohen Posts: 1
    Sophomore at WashU in St. Louis. My roommate and I motivate each other to go to the gym in the morning before class and sometimes exercise classes at the gym if they fit into our schedule. I've been diligent about tracking my food on MFP and just got a fitbit. We make sure not to keep any "bad" food in the room so it really is an effort to get something unhealthy. I stick to a plain greek yogurt and some fruit every morning. Try to drink a few camelbacks of water a day. Salad or sushi or subway for lunch. A variety of usually healthy options for dinner. Just forcing myself to stay away from the fried stuff. I'm just starting out but off to a pretty good start. Just have to stay motivated, change will happen!
  • yecatsmn
    yecatsmn Posts: 54 Member
    Yup, just coming out of an 8 year college life.
  • Jessadore
    Jessadore Posts: 14 Member
    Freshman in college here! Feel free to add!

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