Any students? Exams + Fitness :(

I'm a student as well! I find that the best thing for me to do is just allocate a good time of the night to burn off those extra unused calories. A lot of self control needs to develop throughout your diet but sometimes i've heard that eating healthy for the week and then having one day to have (almost anything) you want keeps you going. Maybe if you want those treats you can eat them ocassionally and put in an extra effort into a workout to burn it off so it's almost like it never happened

Im not in college but I am studying for exams for work which are pretty extreme (harder than any college exam I have ever taken). I also work 10 hours a day 6 days a week with a 2 hour commute back and forth to the job site. Oh, and i have an 8 month old baby..... I wake up at 3 am everyday and hit the gym before work for an hour.... No excuses lady. Get your butt in the gym and DO WORK SON!! lol. You can do it.

I'm a student, studying environmental sciences. I find it difficult to find the time to workout, complete assignments and revise as well as trying to have a social life. I'm very time poor! I also get the urge to snack while I'm doing work, very annoying!

Actually the great thing about working out is that it makes me feel energetic and ready to go if you do them in the mornings. So it may be just as good. I'm a university student as well but in my senior year. I have finals coming up next month and although I have about 3 or 4 projects due and 3 or 4 finals in about a 2 week span, I will probably just get up early and workout so I will be able to focus more clearly all day. I like to snack on granola bars, carrots and peanut butter, gold fish, skinny cow ice cream and cuties mandarine oranges. They are all decently low cal and can keep me full when bored eating.
Then you have to look at energy drinks and alcohol! I am a personal fan on Monster Rehabs. One full can is only 20 cals and gives you a lot of energy for late night studying! The alcohol, One glass of wine is fine, but if you are trying to go out and go crazy during that weekend, stick with straight shots instead of mixed drinks. Cuts the cals down a lot!
Hope I helped a bit! :bigsmile: - I understand because I used to eat pasta everyday, more so during exams and drank wine while studying as well....

I am a full-time grad student and I work full-time. It really is stressful and overwhelming. Hang in there, try to schedule in some activity time no matter how small.

I'm in the same boat. I recommend making big batches of healthy food and freezing it so you can just heat it up later, ideal for nights before exams. Stuff with lots of protein to keep you full like chicken curry or chilli, use lots of beans and lentils if you like a veggie meal every now and then like I do. I guess from you original post you are doing a low carb diet, which is something I can't help with as I love carbs! My snacks are mainly carbs too, being quick to prepare - maybe you could snack on fruit? I don't know if you're in the UK and have heard of studentbeans.com, but they have some ideas of good healthy (cheap!) stuff to eat around exam time.
Getting up every half hour or so during revision gives your mind a rest, and you could use those breaks to do some exercise - lift weights, or extend it to 20 or 30mins and go for a run. If you have some form of exercise you particularly enjoy, assign some time in your day to do it as a treat for when you feel you have enough work done. I find I get a bit more hungry during heavy revision, so perhaps don't panic if you are going a little over your calories (still eating at a reasonable deficit though) - this is only for a few weeks and you can be more controlled when you have time. Right now it is important to feed your brain. Exercise will offset any extra calories, give your brain a rest and distract you from all the stress for a few minutes.That being said, as you're in your first year I would try and set good habits now. I'm in my third year and trust me, it gets a lot more stressful :grumble: .
Anyway, just my thoughts. Hope that was helpful :flowerforyou:

How I do it is, PLAN. I sit down with the calander of when my tests are and which classes are a prioirty to dedicate "x" amount of time to them. I also take in what it is for the class that it is that I need to do to study (flashcards vs. reading). Then from that schedule I know when I can workout. Ten minute trainer is my life saver during finals. I also will take my book on the treadmill with me so I don't fall asleep while reading but I also don't feel like a whale at the end of the day. It is also important to constantly carry healthy snacks with you, my fave are apples! One day I had three apples in my purse because of craziness at school and I did not want to be tempted my those evil vending machines! Hope you can take something from this, good luck!

i train normally as i would even on exam season. the main thing to do is to eat right...i train early in the morning and then make sure i give my brain enough glucose to run on for the rest of the day as im studying. that means a lot of healthy carbs like sweet potatoes, oats and so on. i work out to keep my metabolism up and the release of hormones from exercise actually make my work that much more productive. not exercising or eating right will have a negative effect on ur mood during exams which i find hinders my overall productivity. but most importantly, DO NOT cut back on carbs...otherwise you can kiss brain functionality goodbye pretty much...at least in my case and a lot of cases i have seen online.

I'm a student too and have the same problem - add me (anyone in the same position!) and maybe we can all encourage each other not to give in!

It's rough. I have had to skip work outs all week. I'm going to make up for it tomorrow.
For one class I turned in everything yesterday, so i'm done there. The only nice thing about studying Architecture, when I finish my final project I can turn it in and be done with the class. Last summer I turned in everything about 6 weeks early and got to skip out the rest of the semester.