Nursing School: Did you GAIN or LOSE weight?

mouseynurse · Jun 23, 2009

I started school at 5'4 98#, so when I gained 20# it was a GREAT thing! I finally had curves!

SweetLemon · Jun 23, 2009

I gained 25lbs, and am also just beginning to take it off. Nursing school was very emotionally intense and triggered that desire to even when I was not hungry. :bugeyes: If I could do it all over again (not that I have any desire to) I would take much better care of myself I think overall I would have felt a lot better to but you live and learn I guess.

famous74 · Jun 23, 2009

I like what yesdog had to say...

I start nursing school this fall and that is actually my #1 fear..lol. I'm trying to get in better shape before this fall as extra motivation in prepacking lunches and planning our dinners ahead of time..

NurseLoveJoy88, ASN, RN · Jun 23, 2009

I gained about 20 lbs.

yesdog, BSN, RN · Jun 23, 2009

Another thing I did was I parked my car as far away as possible, and I always took the stairs. This was sometimes the only exercise I got, but at least it was something!

allnurses Guide · Jun 23, 2009

Another thing I did was I parked my car as far away as possible, and I always took the stairs. This was sometimes the only exercise I got, but at least it was something!

I do that too. My classmates thought I was kooky because I'd park clear across campus and never take the elevator.

I figure I can't complain about gaining weight if I make no effort to somehow control it.

medgirlRN · Jun 23, 2009

I gained weight! I started out with planned meals, even packing my own nice lunches and snacks. Then, I needed to study more, needed to practice more,..became so stressed out that not only did I eat a whole lot more I slept a whole lot less!

After the semester ended I still would wake up at 3am wide awake and couldn't get back to sleep. Finally, after a few weeks into my summer break I was able to sleep in till 7am, better my eating habits, and relax a bit. :yeah:

allnurses Guide · Jun 23, 2009

I gained weight! I started out with planned meals, even packing my own nice lunches and snacks. Then, I needed to study more, needed to practice more,..became so stressed out that not only did I eat a whole lot more I slept a whole lot less!
After the semester ended I still would wake up at 3am wide awake and couldn't get back to sleep. Finally, after a few weeks into my summer break I was able to sleep in till 7am, better my eating habits, and relax a bit.

Yup, I slept until 0900 today and thought my whole day was WASTED!!! Holy cow! After all those mornings of getting up at 0400 after going to bed at 0200, I feel like a complete lazy bum!!!!

DLS_PMHNP, MSN, RN, NP · Jun 23, 2009

I lost 40 lbs. I don't eat when I'm stressed, just the opposite.

Now that I'm done with school, working nights hasn't proved to be beneficial to the ole' waistline :cry:

letarn2b · Jun 23, 2009

well I start in the fall and im approx 140.Im trying to go down to 115 to 120 so i will be fit and trim.Iam trying not to snack just high protien lots of veggies and excersizing 5 days a week:nuke:.

stellina615 · Jun 23, 2009

I gained about 15 lbs during nursing school. One trick that I started using at the end of school that I wish I had done earlier was, as weird as it sounds, to buy a crockpot (aka slow cooker). Crockpots make it really easy to make a decent meal without investing a lot of time in the kitchen. You just dump vegetables/grains/proteins/spices/whatever in there, go to clinical or class or work, and you come back to something tasty and relatively healthy! I would often make large batches of things like lentils and rice and then pack them with me for clinical the next day. The protein kept me from falling into the dreaded junk food hospital trap! They have whole books on crockpot recipes now, including how to make desserts/drinks/etc in there. Check out Amazon.com!

NeoNurseTX, RN · Jun 23, 2009

I maintained. Now since I've done the RN thing, i've gained about 15 lbs. I blame it on the constant parties and lack of energy to exercise!