Law School made me Fat

First thing I'd work on is taking personal responsibility. While exercise might have been limited, your self control didnt have to be. Sorry if that came out harsher than intended but this is fully a mental battle and if you come unarmed and ready to surrender you're doomed to yo yo at the whim.

Also, 10 lbs of fat and gain 15 of muscle? You gonna use steroids to bulk then go into a deficit because otherwise, that sounds impossible.

Basically you want to tone up. Forget the scale and grab the tape measure. Plan workouts to build that muscle. You will probably gain weight, but will look "cut"*.

Good luck new lawyer :happy:

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OP did take personal responsibility by seeking to go to grad school/become an attorney. Those who say he needs to take responsibility are probably still taking adult GED classes.

He can cut the weight pretty quickly, you can't get a law degree quickly...if at all.

Writing case briefs may be one of the worst things ever...

OP did take personal responsibility by seeking to go to grad school/become an attorney. Those who say he needs to take responsibility are probably still taking adult GED classes.

He didn't take responsibility for his own actions if he's going to blame something for his own actions. It doesn't take a law degree to figure that out.

OP did take personal responsibility by seeking to go to grad school/become an attorney. Those who say he needs to take responsibility are probably still taking adult GED classes.

He can cut the weight pretty quickly, you can't get a law degree quickly...if at all.

Writing case briefs may be one of the worst things ever...

When we're speaking of personal responsibility, I thought it was pretty clear we were speaking of weight loss. No need to hurl insults. If one doesn't hold themselves accountable for their own actions but blames something else, it's a recipe for disaster right from the start. Just peruse the forums and you'll see multiple threads about people using excuses. I just don't want this person to get off on the wrong foot. Realize that you are the sole reason for your weight gain through your bad choices and you will be the sole reason for your weight loss through your good choices as well.

Law school didn't make you fat. Life choices made you fat. First step towards weight loss is personal accountability.

Law school was arguably the proximate cause. Any alleged failure to take personal responsibility just makes him an eggshell plaintiff. He should sue. On the other hand, law schools usually have good defense lawyers, and there's probably an assumption of risk. Plus, no relevant duty, major causation issues, and, really, what are the pecuniary damages?

Uh, anyway, welcome to MFP, OP!

Ah, the cult of MFP. We really do need a set of rules and appropriate punishments.

/begin sarcasm

He hasn't accepted personal responsibility. There must be posts calling him out on that, it's the only way he will learn. If he simply posted right away that it was because of his weakness that he is overweight, no one would have complained. But instead in some people's eyes he was blaming it on law school! That's clearly must be against some rule here.

Next he may say he doesn't weigh his food!

/sarcasm

He could just be being facetious with the thread name. People have different ways of dealing with stress whether it's positive or not. Studying just happened to be more of a priority at the time than fitness. He's here now and hopefully ready to take charge of his fitness goals.

Anyways, welcome, OP!

He could just be being facetious with the thread name. People have different ways of dealing with stress whether it's positive or not. Studying just happened to be more of a priority at the time than fitness. He's here now and hopefully ready to take charge of his fitness goals.

Anyways, welcome, OP!

Exactly, thank you!

Hello,

NO I am at Law School now, heres hoping it doesn't happen to me lol

Obviously most of you have never been to law school. It is brutal. When it is a choice between getting a couple hours of sleep a night or going to the gym, it is hard to stay in shape. So easy for everyone to say just get up a couple hours earlier, workout before class, because you know 2 hours a sleep a night is fine. And there's definitely no stress when your entire semester grade is based on ONE test and who needs to study for that? Go to the gym instead. Right. Law School didn't make me fat,but it sure as hell didn't help.

Boo Ho [violins]

Except, councillor, a thin body is made in the Kitchen not the gym. It's 'less' important to exercise than it is to eat correctly.

I think the insulting ones are missing the point here. It's not about blaming law school or blaming yourself for what you do or don't eat. The fact of the matter is, this guy is asking for help not insults and grief about "oh you've only got yourself to blame". Lookk in the mirror and remember why we are all here.

The priority it graduating and if you can fit a healthy lifestyle into it, then even better. Oh yeah and how many have kids? That sure will throw a spanner in the works trying to juggle that. I know it's hard for me and I'm not even at law school yet haha.

Good luck to you

I gained a lot during law school as well. Steady diet of pizza, pasta, chocolate, crisps and booze over 4 years.:drinker: Add no time for exercise (or sleep) and you have yourself a perfect recipe for a weight disaster.:frown: