Anyone else in graduate school?

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  • MLeigh18
    MLeigh18 Posts: 120 Member
    I start and finish my Masters thesis in English next semester. I started grad school at 138 in aug 2010. It's dec 2012, I weigh 148. I joined crossfit in oct 2010 and quit in may of this year since I got married and moved and can't find a decent box around here.

    Yes, its hard to find time to workout. I work full time and Im busy with school. So to compensate I try to stick to a decent diet. But nonetheless. I feel y'all's pain. Although, Im sure everyone in sciences is probably a lot harder than my English. I do have a genuine question though, and who ever can answer please PM because I probably won't check this again; but what do math/science people write their Thesis/ Dissertation over?

    My thesis is over sleep disorders in Gothic literature. I'm looking Edgar Allan Poe and a few other dead guys and using psychoanalysis (Freud/ Lacan) to analyze the duality of consciousness versus unconsciousness.
  • Hakarn
    Hakarn Posts: 62 Member
    Used to be, I graduated 5 years ago... I gained some weight while writing my dissertation, lost it after I defended and then gained it all back and even twice as much during postdoc :(

    I'm the opposite. I started exercising to relieve some of the stress and am in better shape now while writing my dissertation than I have been the rest of my life :D
    Me! I'm in my last 6 months of my masters in Biological Sciences, and I just got my 1st full time teaching job... pretty sure im a crazy person. :)

    Aaaah! You must have stolen that job from me. Just kidding, congrats!
  • camiann585
    camiann585 Posts: 30 Member
    third year Phd. Eating on the go and all the free food in the dept has caused me to gain weight.
  • NRM11
    NRM11 Posts: 2
    Second year law student here! I have definitely gained weight during law school..... worked it off..... then finals came around which led to lots of candy/chocolate eating.

    This is the first time I am actually losing weight while in the midst of finals (almost 8 pounds since the beginning of this semester). However, part of the motivation stems from getting married soon and wanting to look good in a wedding dress! :)
  • RobynLB
    RobynLB Posts: 617 Member
    Second year law student here! I have definitely gained weight during law school..... worked it off..... then finals came around which led to lots of candy/chocolate eating.

    This is the first time I am actually losing weight while in the midst of finals (almost 8 pounds since the beginning of this semester). However, part of the motivation stems from getting married soon and wanting to look good in a wedding dress! :)

    2L here too! Candy / chocolate is definitely part of my finals studying plan. It boosts your seratonen and improves performance. Duh!
  • horseplaypen
    horseplaypen Posts: 442 Member
    all the free food in the dept has caused me to gain weight.

    ... anyone here read PhD Comics?? :)
  • pss1229
    pss1229 Posts: 1
    I just finished my first semester of grad school, getting my masters in teaching. Between being a full time student and a stay-at-home mom with a busy toddler, I definitely struggle with getting it all done and eating on the go. I joined a gym six months ago and have lost 30lbs so far but it is a daily (sometimes hourly) struggle. This time of year is just bad with all the holiday treats and stress!
  • ElliInJapan
    ElliInJapan Posts: 286 Member
    all the free food in the dept has caused me to gain weight.

    ... anyone here read PhD Comics?? :)

    I actually thought that was a clear reference to PhD comics :)
  • eris1981
    eris1981 Posts: 58 Member
    Third year PhD in Educational Studies and Research . . . I'm taking comps in the spring and then just have to write my dissertation!

    My mom died during my first semester, then the following year I planned my wedding and got married, quit my job when I got a new better job offer but then the new job fell through (they overhired) . . . so with all of that stress, even though I've always been overweight, it just got out of control :(

    I've been on MFP for a little over 6 months though, and I even managed to lose a couple of pounds Thanksgiving week so I'm hoping that I'll be down to a healthy weight by the time I graduate in May of 2014.
  • kristenstejskal
    kristenstejskal Posts: 107 Member
    Hi :) I'm a first year MS in Family Developmental Studies student. I have to workout otherwise grad school makes me just a big ball of crazy. All the time lol. Feel free to add me :)
  • nmh20
    nmh20 Posts: 51 Member
    Master's of Accounting student here!! Add me!
  • AggieFan2011
    AggieFan2011 Posts: 551 Member
    I'm 23 and in my second semester of grad school right now. I'm getting my Masters in Curriculum and Instruction. :smile:
  • YaGigi
    YaGigi Posts: 817 Member
    Hon, when I did my law school I've lost so much weight due to stress and depression of the exams! It was horrifying, I couldn't sleep. Some professors still come to e in my nightmares! I know they are hard on purpose to get us ready for the courts but that was simply brutal...

    I also got my MBA recently and it was so easy after the law school, I was working full time and going to school, and partying like crazy, graduated with gpa 3.8, no sweat.
  • ALLIMJ6
    ALLIMJ6 Posts: 2
    Hi
    I am in my last year of my Master program-School Counseling only 700 internship hours separate me from that piece of paper. I gain weight mainly from the stress of finding an internship site (my search is still going????); now I am using my free time to loose the weight and use exercise as a stress reliever. I have more stress now than any time frame during my graduate school.
    Good luck everyone with your journey and feel free to add me. Be blessed.
  • camiann585
    camiann585 Posts: 30 Member
    I just looked up "free food" on PhD comics. LOL. So true and so problematic.
  • kam10488
    kam10488 Posts: 5 Member
    I love PHD comics (...and the what-should-we-call-grad-school tumblr)! I just finished my first semester of a PhD program in sociology. I decided to join MFP in order to become more aware of the food I eat and to take control of my health. I'm hoping to lose weight and increase my fitness so I have more energy to cope with the stress and grueling schedule of grad school. I'm looking for friends and encouragement! Feel free to add me if you're also looking for support.
  • DrAJ84
    DrAJ84 Posts: 117 Member
    Finished 2 degrees already but now in the final year of a doctoral degree as well as an MBA program. ( Healthcare Management specialty.)
  • sltilly63
    sltilly63 Posts: 2
    Congratulations!!!! What an accomplishment, celebrate!!!
    :drinker:
  • sltilly63
    sltilly63 Posts: 2
    I am 3 classes away from Graduation!!!! I will have my Master's in Early Childhood Education!!!!! There is light at the end of the tunnel:happy:
  • jbnelson98
    jbnelson98 Posts: 2 Member
    I am currently taking classes toward my masters in Learning Disabilities. I am married with a 2 year old and a full time teaching job!! I welcome any and all encouragement and easy recipe ideas (I am not much of a cook, but willing to learn)!
    It feels great to be a part of a community that has similar goals as I do.
  • epeebes
    epeebes Posts: 89 Member
    I'm in my last semester of Grad School. Studying Instructional Technology, plus teaching full time. Sadly I gained back almost all of the 30 pounds I lost last year due to stress. I could use some new friends as well. :-)

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