Any fellow grad students out there?

nickyeatrunread
nickyeatrunread Posts: 173 Member
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Just trying to find a few friends who are trying to fit this healthiness and weight loss thing in with all the amounts of sitting and reading necessary for an MA! :)
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  • que_legal
    que_legal Posts: 4 Member
    i know how you feel. i'm a grad student also. way too many journals to read.
  • rmholle
    rmholle Posts: 1
    I am also a grad student. Hoping I can find time to keep up with myfitnesspal with school!
  • lizard053
    lizard053 Posts: 2,344 Member
    Working on my PhD in analytical chemistry. I so know what it's like!
  • weightloss12345678
    weightloss12345678 Posts: 377 Member
    Grad Student here..........matter of fact I am studying now lol
  • ndneternity720
    ndneternity720 Posts: 5 Member
    I feel your pain chica. I'm in medical school now, so sometimes it's rough because you eat/ drink just to keep yourself awake when studying.
  • suztheq
    suztheq Posts: 168 Member
    I'm not really a grad student, per say, but I am returning to school. I have a BFA in Design'Technology, but am returning to study to become a physical therapy assistant. Good luck in your journey!
  • tmfpartyof4
    tmfpartyof4 Posts: 124 Member
    i am not a grad student either, but have returned to school. Working on my pre med classes. Trying to get into Med school, at 40. Unfortunately, Ill be in school until I am 48 probably.
  • jtallwood
    jtallwood Posts: 53 Member
    MBA student here, procrastinating on MFP instead of doing work haha
  • ShirleyNewcomb
    ShirleyNewcomb Posts: 1
    I'm finishing my PhD in counseling psych and trying not to make time to workout. I feel your pain girl :-)
  • _Bob_
    _Bob_ Posts: 1,487 Member
    just finished mine. it was rough
  • nickyeatrunread
    nickyeatrunread Posts: 173 Member
    Good to know I'm not alone! This is my 10 minute paper-writing break!
  • ZambiNan
    ZambiNan Posts: 61 Member
    Finishing up a PhD- which is the whole reason I'm here, I have a horrible habit of eating to stay focused while I'm writing. My comps were a brutal snack-frenzy...anyone have tips for incorporating calorie-burning-study-breaks to the daily grind?
  • langababy
    langababy Posts: 43 Member
    working on a PhD in inorganic/physical chemistry. It's a tough balance. So far I'm still working on trying to squeeze in exercise.
  • bio_fit
    bio_fit Posts: 307 Member
    Hello - final year PhD here :smile: Most of my weight went on during the last 3 years - too much staring into the computer screen and snacking...

    (P.S. this site is terrible for procrastinating...)
  • dubw
    dubw Posts: 429
    Working on a second PhD (am retired, it's a fun thing now) I fully understand your workload. Oh, first PhD is in Rhetoric (how boring); am now enjoying the research in Christian Spirituality. Research now is sooooooooo much easier than it was in the 70s. But, you still have read a zillion journals, and write an equal number of inane papers. I have cut my teaching load down to one class currently, and still have enough time to work in the gym 3 mornings a week. I take Monday mornings off from everything.
  • a5lloyd
    a5lloyd Posts: 1
    Yup in class at this moment!!
  • athrax
    athrax Posts: 7
    I'm looking into graduate (MBA) programs, but I'm not currently enrolled anywhere.
  • HMD7703
    HMD7703 Posts: 761 Member
    Finishing my MBA. I snacked the whole way through; sadly. For some reason, when I am studying / reading I find I snack endlessly and mindlessly. It takes a lot to stay focused, but snacking should not be part of that focus.

    It can be done - fitness and education - but it takes a ton of willpower.
  • RNmomto4
    RNmomto4 Posts: 143
    I am currently in grad school as well! :) On top of working full time as an RN and raising 4 kids under 5.5, I am tired! Thankfully I have a good husband and support system to keep me sane
  • jnatal
    jnatal Posts: 9
    I just finished writing a 3,200 words APA paper. :angry: Ugh! I managed to do this over the weekend while NOT snacking, eating, or indulging in naughty behaviors... But of course sitting on your behind with the laptop for long, long hours does take away from exercise. Good luck to all of us grad students, working moms, and overworked dieters!!! I am sure we can do it, is a matter of wanting it bad enough! :happy:
  • Jakita87
    Jakita87 Posts: 2
    I am getting a PhD in biochemistry and find it very hard to find time to eat healthy or go for a run. Any advice from fellow grad students?
  • LilMizDetermined
    LilMizDetermined Posts: 174 Member
    I feel your pain!! I graduate this year with my masters!
  • Leesseebee
    Leesseebee Posts: 216
    Just finished my MA and let me tell you, working does not lend itself well to anything other than sitting and reading either...not even if your degree was supposed to involved travel and movement. Best to get yourselves into good habits now.
    Exercise got me through my grad work with a modicum of sanity, but the food was another story-try and prioritize your health-I know the guilt inherent to doing that-but imagine yourself being buried under your work...I used to feel that way all the time...and imagine trying to claw your way out...way easier if you are strong and well fed!
    Courage mes amis!
    All the best!
  • byronguy74
    byronguy74 Posts: 45
    I am a doctoral candidate, I am done with the coursework but I have to get started on that pesky dissertation... Anyway, I am fighting to find time to work on it. Unfortunately the best way for me to get the words flowing have always been a couple shots of tequila, i guess I need to find some new inspiration...
  • randijo36
    randijo36 Posts: 4 Member
    I am working on my MBA while working full time and raising four kids! I sit all day at work, sit while I study, and although the kids keep me hopping, it doesn't count as working out! Fitting in intentional exercise is a challenge!
  • DaBossLady24
    DaBossLady24 Posts: 556 Member
    Definitely right here with ya! Working, grad school, AND trying to stay on top of this sounds like a task in itself
  • workerbee2011
    workerbee2011 Posts: 47 Member
    In the last year of my PhD in social anthropology- trying hard to write, exercise and eat healthy! MFP provides excellent procrastination in the name of a good cause LOL.
  • DataBased
    DataBased Posts: 513 Member
    Finished my masters, and packed on the pounds earning it. I'm a stress eater, and got married the day before my final assignments were due (I turned them in early). So I had a wedding and honeymoon to plan during my capstone class. When we got back from our honeymoon, I was fortunate enough to find a full-time job (though not yet at the level I wish to be) which eliminated much of the stress I was under -- all at once. That's why I began searching for something like MFP - I felt this was the best time for me to be successful at this. :smile:
  • firesoforion
    firesoforion Posts: 1,017 Member
    Just graduated from a masters program and I'll just say, GOOD JOB addressing this while in the program instead of afterward. I should've done that...
  • catattack13
    catattack13 Posts: 117
    yep, a bit over 25% done with my master's in social work. I love it but daaaamn my time is crunched. I could always be studying instead of working out, but I have to work out or I can't focus because I'd rather be working out. it's a fun cycle to balance.

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