Good morning everyone,
Thanks for the responses! You're right, during finals week/month there's unfortunately no such thing as downtime (ie, mindless tv or web surfing). If I do have TV on, it's only so I don't go crazy from the silence while typing a paper lol.
I am glad to see you all understand and can relate. I have 3 more weeks of this! Grr. It will all be worth it, I know, but for now it's just... ugh, lol.
I think the thing I'm having the most difficult time with is not having my go-to snack. When I study or do papers, my brain gets tired quickly and says "Hey, you're hungry and thirsty! Go get something from the fridge!" and I found the way to best combat this was to have a constant flow of sunflower seeds in my mouth so that it was never empty (you know, a handful at a time). Sunflower seeds curbed the hunger and the thirst which kept me focused... but I don't have that anymore because they are SO high in fat! I need to find something that I can eat almost-endless amounts of to keep me focused, and sadly fruits and veggies don't do the trick.
I recently started eating hummus and pretzel crisps (very thin chip-like pretzels) as a snack. I'd like to be able to munch on that while I study but I think it'd rack up the points too quickly (11 crisps is 2 points!). Maybe I can substitute the crisps for a vegetable. Oh man, so much to think about, and my brain is already on shut down mode.
Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit junk food! (Airplane movie reference, lol)
EDIT: Sorry for sounding like I'm whining. Actually, I am whining... and thanks for listening! Haha