Students!!

foreverfl
foreverfl Posts: 12 Member
edited September 23 in Motivation and Support
Wanted to start something for students. Its so hard trying to study, work, eat right and exercise. Thought maybe we could come together to offer support and motivation. Its the beginning of the semester so I thought we could help each other out through the spring.

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  • audreyyrose
    audreyyrose Posts: 85
    i'm a student, feel free to add me :]
  • foreverfl
    foreverfl Posts: 12 Member
    i'm a student, feel free to add me :]

    What's your major?
  • Naomi91
    Naomi91 Posts: 892 Member
    I am a student as well!

    dietetics major :]
  • audreyyrose
    audreyyrose Posts: 85
    i'm a student, feel free to add me :]

    What's your major?

    business/accounting :]
    with a minor in french.
  • jennbrock
    jennbrock Posts: 2
    I am also a student. I'm a junior majoring in Business Administration, specializing in Finance.
  • wildestian
    wildestian Posts: 188 Member
    I am a student too :)
    Architecture.
  • MsSaturday
    MsSaturday Posts: 89 Member
    I'm a Business student as well, It does make it VERY hard to eat healthy when stuck at school 5 days a week, I think I know the caloric content of everything in the vending machines, lol.
  • foreverfl
    foreverfl Posts: 12 Member
    Being on the go all the time I find it hard to make time for healthy food and exercise. Does anyone have any suggestions that have been helpful for them.
  • swarla
    swarla Posts: 105 Member
    I'm also a student majoring in psychology.

    How do you guys stay on track with your healthy eating? I've been having so much trouble with that lately.
  • ktmarie11
    ktmarie11 Posts: 13
    I'm a student too -- senior Elementary Education major.

    I pack a lunch every night (when I am NOT hungry) to take with me the next day since I don't have time to get anywhere for lunch. Keeps me from eating whatever junk is around. AND water, water, water. I fill up on it during the day!
  • jamaka1
    jamaka1 Posts: 412 Member
    i,m a student, my major is nursing:explode:
  • jamaka1
    jamaka1 Posts: 412 Member
    i try to pack my lunch & snacks
  • jennbrock
    jennbrock Posts: 2
    I take snacks and water with me. I try to go the fitness center on campus a couple times a week. I walk to classes across campus. I get it in a couple miles twice a week.
  • changingmadelaine
    changingmadelaine Posts: 8
    I'm a student too :) Fashion merchandising major with a minor in design
  • littlemissjelica
    littlemissjelica Posts: 4
    I'm a student too! I start classes monday
  • racharla
    racharla Posts: 92 Member
    Me too ... Medicine here :)
  • audreyyrose
    audreyyrose Posts: 85
    i personally just walk as much as i can, and i know what choices around campus are smart and healthy. also, my school has the nutritional content for the major food courts listed online, so that's really helpful.
  • swisspea
    swisspea Posts: 327 Member
    I'm a student as well!

    I finished my Anthropology degree in 2009, now I'm finishing up my Bachelor of Education.
  • steph61391
    steph61391 Posts: 5
    I'm a student majoring in Fine Arts. I pack my lunch before class and bring a big bottle of water. Then i usually go to the gym right after school because I know that if I go home right away I'm staying there lol
  • elina_t
    elina_t Posts: 11
    I'm a part-time student, majoring in English. I'm at a community college, so we don't have a lot, but we do have a fitness center. I'm going to start going there with a friend soon. I'm also lucky enough to have about an hour between class and work to head home and have lunch. When I get my bike fixed up, I might even start riding to and from school.
  • addie807
    addie807 Posts: 32
    I'm a student as well. Trying to become a teacher. I specifically want to be a Special Ed teacher and/or a Reading Teacher. I can relate and I absolutely love to read.
  • annasid78
    annasid78 Posts: 99
    I am a student. A cometology student. My classes don't start till Mach 29th. So it will be nice to have all this great advice under my belt before I start.
  • Sara7Taylor
    Sara7Taylor Posts: 112 Member
    I'm also a student! I'm a sophmore at Spokane Falls Community College. Getting my AA. Then transfering to Gonzaga University for Secondary Education.

    Add me if you want. : )
  • nilisabel
    nilisabel Posts: 338
    i'm a student, nursing also, lotsa stress, long hours, absurdity abounds; This is my 3rd degree i've never been so stressed.
  • jayem07
    jayem07 Posts: 17
    I am also a student. I am a senior math education major. I think the hardest thing about being in college and trying to lose weight is the drinking. Does anybody else have this problem?
  • lu123
    lu123 Posts: 247 Member
    Yep, student here, Business Management. feel free to add.
    Stuck in exam period at the moment, healthy eating has died under the stress :frown: Looking forward to getting back into lectures so I can get back on track!
  • YeaILift
    YeaILift Posts: 580 Member
    Accounting major here.

    The one thing that has helped me the most this semester was buying a slow cooker. Saved me a bunch of money, time and it tastes 10x better than pre-cooked frozen meat. It's especially great because I can cook food overnight and it will be ready by the time I wake up in the morning.
    I am also a student. I am a senior math education major. I think the hardest thing about being in college and trying to lose weight is the drinking. Does anybody else have this problem?

    I ended up cutting out any type of frequent drinking pattern a few months ago, and I use to drink A LOT. The alternative is to do extra cardio or "save" calories for those days, but ultimately, it slows your metabolism for 24-48 hours while it is in your system. Not to mention they are empty calories. Just have to decided what you need to do to reach your goals.
  • asm12707
    asm12707 Posts: 63
    hi, i am starting classes in feb for buisness
  • bekkyhughes
    bekkyhughes Posts: 63
    I'm a Physics student at Cardiff university (different in the UK, we just have one major)
  • dream_litotes
    dream_litotes Posts: 40
    I'm in Scotland so I can have two "majors" even though I'm in the UK. :) I study Modern European Languages: French and German, which is a joint honours degree with a year abroad (even though I'm abroad already...). So in September I'm going to Besançon, France, and in March/April of 2012 I'm going to Tübingen, Germany. It's going to be hard to find new good habits twice in such a short time, what with the very different food cultures: I'm only just starting to eat healthily in the UK after living here for a year and a half.

    I actually don't think it's that hard to eat well and exercise as a student. I have 15 teaching hours a week, and I spend around 25 hours a week on campus/not at home for uni reasons. What I do is bring my own lunch; I only eat out one lunch a week (yay lunch study group!) and the other days I bring fruit, rye bread, a boiled egg, or whatever else I can think of that can be eaten easily. I don't drink, at all, never have and don't plan on starting, but I do agree that there is a LOT of drinking going on in general. I don't get how people can pass their courses when they spend nearly every night completely hammered. (One of my flatmates does...) For exercise, I finish before lunch twice a week, so I go for a run with a couple of friends in the afternoon (plus once on the weekend, usually Sunday - going in about fifteen minutes!). On the other days I usually try to walk around the park on the way to my flat (adds a mile or so) unless I know that I'm walking in the evening (my choir rehearsals are twenty minutes' brisk walking away, for example). It seems to work pretty well for me!
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