wildlotus

I'd like to humbly point out the connection between "cheat meals" (I prefer to call them refeeds) and giving your metabolism a little boost via hormones (i.e. leptin, etc.): "The concept of 'cheat meal' is often confused with "cheat day" or " trash day". As its name implies, cheat meal presupposes a meal of "cheating",…

To be completely honest I'm aware of that, but it's what I love. It's not so much that I "chose" nursing but moreso that it chose me. My ultimate goal is to do international travel nursing, so at least I won't be around long enough for anyone to pick on me ;) Thanks for the concern though.

To be completely honest I'm aware of that, but it's what I love. It's not so much that I "chose" nursing but moreso that it chose me. My ultimate goal is to do international travel nursing, so at least I won't be around long enough for anyone to pick on me ;) Thanks for the concern though.

I have a very hard time trusting people (especially women, surprisingly enough!). So I don't have any girlfriends, and if I do they don't last for long. I tend to be "that girl" who gets ganged up on by other women allllll the time. I'm impulsive. Sometimes I'll start dating a guy immediately that I think I really like and…

@lisalocum - thank you! And yes, I will do my best to have fun and be healthy for life :)

I'm so glad you guys can all understand where I'm coming from! I agree with all of your comments. For my own preferences, I do allow indulgences once in awhile when I'm working hard at a healthy lifestyle...tonight I made a healthy (but delicious!) pumpkin coconut pudding :smile: I think the most important thing, as you…

Hey girls! My name is Olivia, I'm a nursing student in California (2 more years to go!). Everyone says that unlike the Freshman 15, nursing students gain the "Nursing 20" because of all the stress, late nights at the hospital, no time to eat/breathe, etc. My goal is to be in the best shape of my life while I'm in school to…