Well, happy to say...Start of pre-reqs, I weighed 208. Nursing school started, I weighed 190. Nursing school ending I have gone to the gym for stress relief (yes I killed myself to get there), ate tons and tons of fresh vegetables and fruits and protein shakes...145 lbs. and ready to graduate with my RN in December 2012. Much better on the legs when doing 12 hour clinicals for 2-3 days in a row, in addition to nursing school and Pathophysiology :) You can do it. If you can do nursing school, you can do anything! Eat right, go to the gym, don't ever lift heavy weights if you are a girl. At the very most -- 40 lbs - 30 lbs - 20 lbs (drop sets) on arms and 50 lbs - 40 lbs - 30 lbs on legs and back. Never, ever let a guy tell you how to lift weights at the gym, they DO NOT KNOW A WOMAN'S BODY. Melt the weight off of you.