Anyone else studying while trying to lose weight?

Working and trying to lose weight/tone up at the same time. Fit in exercise whenever I can. Sometimes during lunch breaks, other times super early before, or really late after work. When I was at uni (and exercising), I was using on average, two sets of free periods (2+ hour blocks) to exercise (our uni had a gym). On days where I didn't feel like gymming, I'd make sure to walk up and down the campus stairs a few extra times

Good luck with uni and your health goals!

Hey!

Yep i am going into my second year of university this year and i am trying to loose weight to. I have been on MFP since oct 2011 and doing alright, but that was when I went holidays so I have had 3 months of concentrating on eating healthy and the odd walk!

But in the last 3 weeks i have started running again, (to get fitter in time for netball try outs) and i have been lucky to be able to do this around 10 am after my bodies been up and working for a while. But by the end of feb I am back to uni so i need a new game plan!

I am planning on running early afternoon (bc luckily my timetable gets me home around 3.30-4.30) i prefer to do it then rather than a bit later coz then i have time to do my work before my nightly tv specials haha.

As for healthy eating, there will be only 2 days when i am at uni for lunch so i will either have to buy something healthy at uni or take a wrap or something. Also taking some fruit and some low cal / low fat muffins will keep me going.

I hope this helps, i know i have rambled a bit, and probably not said anything useful, but i think its helpful to know that your not the only one in this situation. It is hard to manage your time, especially if you have part time work, but i think you just have to do what you can and be happy with that, not guilty that you havent done more. You can only do what you can!

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Cheers G

I am in my final year at university and am trying to loose weight. Just wondering how others who are studying at the same time find the time (and energy) to get out of the house and exercise. Also, how long and often do you exercise?

OMG i've been wondering this swell i actually graduate in May and i want to get rid of the 50 pounds i gained when entering college. it hurt my feelings when someone came to me and said "you know...you were a lot smaller freshman year."

I work full time and am studying law part time. I exercise by cycling to and from work and uni (although I didn't cycle yesterday or today because of the SNOW IN LONDON!). During the week I do a morning bootcamp 3 days a week before work. Sometimes I go to the gym on my lunchbreak.
Sometimes when I am revising I exercise the most because when I want to put off studying, I go for a run to procrastinate. Then at least I feel like I've done something productive, even if it isn't what I should be doing.

My uni has a gym and I go there 3 times a week. I shop at Aldi, so I can afford to eat lots of lovely fresh veggies!
I find an hour in the gym much more rewarding than an hour parked in front of the TV... It stops me getting so stressed at all my work and deadlines, and I've also become a lot more emotionally balanced.
If there's a will, there's a way! Just remember to eat properly, keep your brain ticking!

I'm a final year law student, it's tough! But i figured in life there will always be obstacles, there will always be some excuse not to lose weight, so better to do it now than spend another year being fatter than you want to be. Last year I was really busy and got down to around 126lbs, i live in a house with 1 girl (who eats very healthily) and 2 boys (who don't). The most important thing is about being organised-as soon as i slip off track with my plan my brain gets fuzzy and i just want to run to tesco and buy chocolate!

Working from home, studying side by side and loosing weight as well!

I exercise 5 days a week avg. It's not a 'can I go to gym today/do I have time?'. Rather it's 'I have to go, anyhow. Even if I have half an hour at hand'