Any graduate students out there?

im a phd student, writing my thisis as we speak....feel free to add me.

Hi! I'm in my 3rd year of grad school. I had a REALLY rough semester this past fall where I could not go to the gym as often as I wanted. I had the P90X program, so I did that at home whenever I could. It saved me a little bit of time that it took to drive to the gym. If you really can't work out at all (which i experienced this semester), I think that controlling your diet is the next best thing. I packed healthy meals/snacks and put them in a cooler that i had with me all day so whenever i got hungry i wouldn't be tempted to grab the fast food on campus. hope this helps

sorry, i didn't read the thread, just thought it was a looking for friends thread.......during my grad school i have found that if i do not get my workout in the early AM, it doesnt get done period, by the end of the day my brain is fried and all i want to do is sit on the couch. i'm up at 530, to the gym by 6, in my office by 8-830, put in a solid day of work then am out by 430 only because i have to pick my son up from daycare. to add to that i have made a solid effort to preparing my food the night before, i pack a nice healthy breakfast lunch and snacks so i almost never buy stuff on campus, i have my own coffee maker so i dont have to buy coffee either, this has all helped motivate me. getting up early to work out motivates me to have my meals prepped the night before, and getting my meals ready and eating healthy has motivated me to get to the gym everyday. I also find that doing this has made me so much more productive, my days are much more efficient in the office, my writing is more focused and in general i am capable of doing more. i find if i skip the gym or don't have my meals prepped i end up being brain dead in the office.

I try the best I can to plan my meals ahead of time and wake up early to workout 3-4 days a week. It's not easy, but my grades have not suffered this semester. And the best part is, I lost 20 pounds this semester instead of gaining 15 like I did last fall!

Add me if you'd like :-)

I'm currently writing my dissertation, hoping to defend next year. I only teach once a week, so I kind of feel like I have more time than I did during my course work and comps. The only way for me to stay on track is to plan meals and snacks ahead of time and work out in the morning. I'm up by 6am and at the gym by 6:30 so I can still make it to the library by 8am. If I don't do it first thing in the am, then I just won't do it later. And I usually feel too guilty taking a break in the middle of the day to work out. I'm not sure if I would have been able to do this during my course work or comps phase... In any case, feel free to add me!

sorry, i didn't read the thread, just thought it was a looking for friends thread.......during my grad school i have found that if i do not get my workout in the early AM, it doesnt get done period, by the end of the day my brain is fried and all i want to do is sit on the couch. i'm up at 530, to the gym by 6, in my office by 8-830, put in a solid day of work then am out by 430 only because i have to pick my son up from daycare. to add to that i have made a solid effort to preparing my food the night before, i pack a nice healthy breakfast lunch and snacks so i almost never buy stuff on campus, i have my own coffee maker so i dont have to buy coffee either, this has all helped motivate me. getting up early to work out motivates me to have my meals prepped the night before, and getting my meals ready and eating healthy has motivated me to get to the gym everyday. I also find that doing this has made me so much more productive, my days are much more efficient in the office, my writing is more focused and in general i am capable of doing more. i find if i skip the gym or don't have my meals prepped i end up being brain dead in the office.

This says it WAY better than I did. But this is basically what I do.

I am, done law school, now taking the Quebec province bar...to stay motivated I try to plan many healty low calorie snacks so I can eat while studying. Plus I try to exercice at the same time everyday, this way it becomes my study break.

I am not a grad student just yet. I am undergrad last year. I still do undergrad research, was assistants to professors and grad students for thier research, involved in several clubs, (I am a psych major) so very active at school with research etc., very busy. I found the mornings my best time to workout, etc. I know my schedule would be even more hectic once I get into grad school. But I know you have to start somewhere....I figured it was my last year as an undergraduate student, I needed to do something to change my life. I know I need to be healthy before I entered the next phase in my life....I hope you find the motivation soon. Feel free to add me anyone.

I'm a first year PhD student and I spent 2 years getting an MPH a couple of years ago. So far, I've managed to do fairly well sticking to my workouts, but I've found (like some others here) that an AM workout is almost a must. It is hard to force myself to workout in the evenings after a looonnnggg day of school/work. Another thing that helped me is getting the TurboFire dvds, although I think it would be good for any workout dvd that you really like doing. It is so much easier to talk yourself into doing a workout (am or pm) if you can do it right there in your living room. Especially in the mornings, I know how long my specific workout will be (with turbofire it's different every day) so I can plan ahead and just wake up an extra 25-60 minutes early. I don't have to budget in the time to get to and from the gym, I don't have to look remotely presentable, I just have to turn on my tv and go. It's even motivating at night to know i can put something in the crockpot, oven, or steamer that has to take a while, then do my workout while waiting for dinner.