[imnotperfect24]

So Finals week is what we college students call "Hel* Week"

I am knee deep in the stress of finals and studying and STRESS. I have already binged tonight and I want to go back for MORE.. AND it's only the first day of Finals week. Ugh! UGh! I feel so helpless right now.

Who else has finals? or just want to binge?

<-- what I feel like right now

By the way I LOVE smileys. LOL

[ValRock]

I am right there with you!!!

I've had like 8 cups of tea, trying to keep munchies at bay. You can do it!!!

Good luck on your finals. I would really like to fast forward to the end of next week!

[cconn]

I just had exams today too - fill up on protein and lots of water. You can never eat too much of either, as they fill you up so much.
You will get through it!
I saw a great post the other day, saying something along the lines of - dont give up on what you have wanted forever, for what you want right now. The aftermath is NOT worth the sugary, over processed food that we crave in our moments of weakness!!
We are right here with you!!

[krampus]

Good luck handling the stress. When I was in school I took prescription ADD meds and stayed up for like 30 hours banging out papers without eating a thing - why couldn't we both have met in the middle?

[ValRock]

Originally Posted by krampus

Good luck handling the stress. When I was in school I took prescription ADD meds and stayed up for like 30 hours banging out papers without eating a thing - why couldn't we both have met in the middle?

OHHH how I wish I didn't actually have ADD... all this Ritalin doesn't do a thing for me!

[magsabags]

I am also going through finals week! All I feel like doing is eating about fifty million cookies!! But, I've found that I don't get those cravings if I just take breaks every hour or so and do a mini walk around the library. Then I do a few squats in the bathroom. And ValRock's right about the tea! It really helps!

[Natasha22]

I'm not in college anymore, but I remember the stressful days of finals week when I basically lived off chocolate and Coke. Not very healthy, I know, but I needed the extra energy to study at night, because that's when I studied the best; there were no distractions. Now I'd probably do things differently, maybe concentrate more and plan my meals, add a bit more structure in my life.

[ValRock]

I'm losing it. My kids are NOT behaving. My house is a wreck... My brother is coming to visit this weekend (HORRIBLE TIMING BUDDY!) and I have 2 huge papers to write and 3 tests to study for before Monday. My headspace is not cooperating with my need to do this, right now!

[elleohelle]

Hello fellow ADD suffer. I cannot imagine studying, with kids, with ADD. Good luck!

[pnkrckpixikat]

ack! Thank god i dont have kids! My finals start tomorrow and end tuesday so im right there with you op... To top it off it was the tail end of my depo shot so the last few days i was craving chocolate like mad and, cause i got the new shot today, today im swinging back and forth between craving and nausea. Yesterday i gave into the cravings, wasnt an all out binge but it was very much a cookies here a snickers bar there sure ill have a dingdong sort of a day... Badness!

Oh well, today is a new day and so far im staying strong...

[mirax3]

Ahhh, me too!! Technically, my finals don't start until the 14th but professors just love to pile on assignments and tests RIGHT before finals. What are you guys doing to combat the stress? For me, I am trying to keep the house stocked with healthy essentials so I don't just grab some chocolate in a moment of weakness. I'm also *attempting* to exercise regularly where I can find time. The problem is, when I'm not sleeping because I'm studying or working a lot, where am I supposed to get the energy to exercise??

I think I am going to stay off the scale until finals are over. I feel like any tiny thing might trigger me at this point.

[ValRock]

O.M.G. I feel like my head is going to explode. WHY do my children choose to take the hardest weeks and act like insane people???????????????

[youngnstrong7]

I am so glad I took the quarter off!! Good luck guys you can do it!

[ChouKoe]

Yep I understand
11 pages due
2 reports due
Another essay for a final
5 quizzes
I think another essay due for class
Maybe more but I dont remember and I'm only taking 3 classes
Ugh I already binged Monday and today it might be another

[ValRock]

Don't binge!!! If I can do this, so can you!!!

I'm on my 3rd cup of tea, already. 200 words down, 1800 to go, for this one... I think I bombed my calculus test today (after not getting any sleep last night ugh)... The final is on Monday, I hope I can redeem myself with that!!!