Hel* Week.
 

So Finals week is what we college students call "Hel* Week" :coffee: :book2:

I am knee deep in the stress of finals and studying and STRESS. :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?:tape: :hungry:

:moo: <-- what I feel like right now :(

By the way I LOVE smileys. LOL :rofl:

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!

:):)
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!!

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! :dizzy:

:D

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!

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. :D Now I'd probably do things differently, maybe concentrate more and plan my meals, add a bit more structure in my life.

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!

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

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...

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.

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???????????????

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

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

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!!!

I'm going through the pre-final stress as finals don't start until the 14th. I've have really had the urge to binge and its been difficult not to give in. I can't wait until the day school is over, but then final stress will turn into stress from the waiting game for grades to come out, ugh going to be another rough month

ValRock, you can do it. I working on part on my essay to get some it over with. All that stuff I said is due next week and I'm pulling my hair. Good luck with your CAL final and paper, I barely made it on my test .*shudders* lol Even with your kids running around you are still focus on your school and health goals at the same time. Thats awesome right there. I hope I said that right, I could never get anything clear through my writing/typing.

Just checking in and seeing how everyone is doing on their finals and eating? I have done good...one more to go. My most stressful...good luck all!:)

Well I MADE IT!

My last final was today.

I had a Low C in the class took the final today and found out I am a high C.. Couple more points and it would of been a B. (For Biology so I'm happy lol)

I actually made it without binging most the week. I did have a couple but it wasn't so bad... hope everyone else is doing good!

Congrats, biology is just...a word I can't say on here. lol And to your non binging, finals don't start until Monday and I'm already overeating. ooops

i just finished with finals yesterday (passed!) and i did overeat, but i went and bought a bunch of super healthy food, so my 'binge' consisted of a giant salad with extra pepperoni and tons of fresh veggies on it. so i dont really feel guilty

I just finished finals last week.... which of course was my excuse to eat like a teenage boy. Although I told myself I would eat healthy.... it never happened. I was stressed and ate pretty much every bad thing in sight. Cookies, chips (ate a whole BIG bag to myself in less than 24 hours... I've never done that before) nachos, icecream... you name it, I ate it.

I am just thankful that I feel as if its "time to start fresh" with a new semester!... Here's to all of us University students! Woot!

Update: actually I forgot about the Extra Credit I did in Biology so my Final grade is a B-. :)

I like val rock's binging on tea. it's really hard to eat when your stomach is full of tea. too much water makes me sick.

I am not having finals. But I have a teenager and a 1 year old who is teething, I also have a very minimally there significant other--which gives me fits of rage. In between my teenager back talking me, him coming home late, and my 1 year old shreiking at me all day--I just want to pour chocolate all over myself.

I am in my bachelor's degree for my BSN thankfully I consider Mondays a break day. My next semester, I have to write a 20 page research project. I need to get a handle on myself before then.

How's everyone holding up??
Last final was today.
I'm DONE!! Done DONE DONEEEEE

I think I pulled all A's and a B. Not too shabby!

Annnnd it all begins again in 2 weeks. I'm crazy. Someone remind me that this is worth it!

I cant remind you when I'm trying to remind myself. LOL

Where do you go to college?

Now that's some serious brain food!

If you get an A for every 1,000 calories you ate you'll make the Deans list!:D

It is worth it Val and you look awesome in your photo!

University of Toledo. :)

Go Rockets! Are you going to summer school?

Nope. My adviser told me it wouldn't be worth it in the long run. More money and less time to do the classes.

I passed my finals, now I can focus on me for the next couple of months! I can breathe!!!!

well I'm a little late in the convo but my **** week is officially over! I had 3 finals today and 1 yesterday, and let me tell you it was truely **** week, now the game of waiting on grades begin. Congats to all of you who passed, I can only hope I do the same :)