Luckily, all I gotta do is turn in an online paper before noon and I'll be cherry, but I wrote most of it from 4-6 this morning. Me, procrastinate? Naaaaaaaaah....

I'm 22, 176.5 lbs, hopefully to be down to 150 or less by May 2008.

I really need to stretch. My cousin is going to give me a ring around 11 to go to the gym. She's pregnant and is terrified of putting any baby weight on that tiny frame of hers. Even pregnant she's still so little it makes me kinda sick. *ahem* ANYway...

I've a large frame as well. Even if I got down that thin, I'd still have these huge hips and chests. With a little more weight on me though, I'd at least still be in proportion. It's just what I'm thinking now though, we'll see how I look once some of this weight comes off.

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I'm 5 foot 6 as well! But I was hoping to get down to 125. Is that going to be too skinny you think? Why do you think 130 is too skinny for you?[/QUOTE]

I'd say it totally depends on your frame and bone structure. I am 5'7.5" but have a pretty small frame so I'm happiest when I'm in the 125-130 range. I'm 135 as of this morning and although I'm within the normal range its still a little heavy for my frame. Some of my friends though, are the same height but because of their frame they look better in the 135-140 range.

sEoYeOn - the emotional eating is the worst, huh. I have that to thank for the 16 pound weight gain this semester. ick.

Anyone getting snow?! I'm in Baltimore so its pretty rare here but they are getting a bunch back home in Buffalo. I'm so jealous!

Yeah, we're getting snow. I'm in Seneca Falls, NY and its been snowing for like 2 days straight. No school today! But that means no gym . I hope it stops soon though.

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ugh we are supposed to get snow tonight...I hate winter

penny- What kind of engineering are you studying?? My boyfriend is doing Geotechnical engineering right now (it's part of civil). Originally he wanted to do Mechanical and then Welding, and now this. He likes it though so I'm happy for him

seoyeon - that sucks you broke up with your bf. Emotional eating can be really hard to overcome, but it is completely possible! I think you should use this break up as motivation to get in really great shape and look your best. I know I would, and it would be a good way to get your thinking off the situation and not dwell on things. Easier said than done though.

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So i just thought I'd say hey to everyone today - hope it wasn't too stressful... I am so freakin stressed about finals (i always am lol).... But good luck you all and don't work too hard!

Hey everyone! I'm a newbie here and I think this is a great idea for a forum. I'm 21, and a senior in college.

Current weight: 145 (5'6")
Goal weight: 125 (what I weighed when I came to college...I have a pretty small frame)

Sometimes I really have trouble getting motivated. By the time I find time to go to the gym, I'm so tired I just want to sleep. and of course I end up grabbing for the snacks, and even while I'm doing it I know I'm going to regret it! anyone else deal with this?

went to a buffet w/my friends.. cause it was her birthday today and stuff.. i tried to eat more vegetables and smoked salmon.. less pasta and those oily stuff.. but i couldnt help but eating that birthday cake we bought.... it was DELICIOUS!! but i felt sad after that..

well.. i guess some cake wouldnt be that bad.. (not that i'm trying to make an excuse but... )

ok.. back to study now.. just stopped by to take a break :P

A little cake every now and then never hurt anybody! It becomes a problem when it's a lot of cake very often.

Ahhh 2 finals down...2 more to go. I had one at 7:30 this morning. Didn't go to bed til around 3. I definitely wasn't planning on staying up that late, but studying took much longer than I expected. I woke up this morning and it was like a blizzard outside! Snow everywhere. That was real fun to walk the 25 minutes to class in especially since it was still dark.

Now I'm nice and comfortable in my apt. I have Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures final at 1:30 that I still need to study for. It shouldn't take me very long to study though, I'm just not looking forward to taking it because it is all essay. After those kinds of tests my head and hand hurt from writing so much. They also take forever to complete.

Then I have a work meeting to go to which I KNOW is going to be very stressful and will probably just leave me in a bad mood. After the meeting, I plan on going to the gym and getting a really great work out in! I'm supposed to do weights today, and I'm going to do 30 mins cardio afterward.

After all this is said and done, I have ONE MORE final to study for which is once again at 7:30 tomorrow morning. I really need to make sure I finish studying early bc I really need a good night's sleep. I don't want to worry about skipping a work out because I'm too tired.

Anyway, I weigh myself tomorrow. I'm kind of nervous bc I don't feel like I lost any weight, but I did really well this entire week (and didn't even drink this past weekend at all!). I guess we shall see what happens.

Hey, you can't have birthdays without cake.

I had a takehome final that I should have done last night, but I was so tired, I ended up going to bed at something like 10:30. It's due by five PM today, though, so I'm going to have to bust my butt at some point today and crank it out. It's three 500-750 word mini-essays.

*sigh* I'm SO tired of school. It's stuff like this that's made me decide to go military. Reading and writing are usually my favorite things to do in the world, but at this point I could care less if I ever saw a book or a pencil again!

Luckily, I don't have anything to study for after I turn in my takehome. My next final isn't until Friday, so I'm of course going to wait until the last minute to study for it.

I think I need to stop weighing myself every day and just do it on Fridays. Once I start doing it every day, I start doing it several times a day, and then it becomes an OCD thing to me. That can't be healthy. :|

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Ha I weigh myself every day but only do it when I first wake up, I always weigh more after a full day of meals. I think it helps me because I can immediately see the change depending on whether I behaved the day before or not.

So my first two exams are tomorrow and I'm having such a hard time concentrating. This and the gym in an hour or so are going to be my sources of procrastination. I still have a huge paper and two exams next week. I'm applying to grad school and the additional work from that is killing me.

Alright good luck with all the work, we're almost done!

Jeremy
started- june 07
SW - 386
CW - 262
GW - 215

goals - to be a better fit person and live longer

oh yea

im 22

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I just recently switched from Chemical engineering to Industrial engineering. Basically the exact same thing minus the chemistry which was the main reason I left ChemE. Engineering is much easier when you actually like what you're doing.

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