Breathe. Stress and life happen. But the more cortisol (stress hormone) that you introduce into your life, the more your body wants to latch on to fats and sugars and stores them for "emergency purposes". Sounds like you're still on track!! Keep it up and remember: #YouAreBeautiful!!
19 Feb 16 by member: phllmcgee
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Aw, thank you! Breathing does help. 😊
19 Feb 16 by member: Diea
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Good luck with school. It will pay off!
19 Feb 16 by member: warrenwinter
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when i was in grad school, 2 boys under 3...ugh...15-20mins is good...work on some weights and speed cardio...when you're stressed your Cortisol shoots up and dumps your sugar....try to burn it off with exercise and Cortisol will drop quickly....if you leave it and stay stressed or "calm down" without exercise, Cortisol will simply add to your fat stores....good luck..
19 Feb 16 by member: mahjohn
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I was in graduate school twice (two different degrees) so I can relate...but I kept up with my exercise to manage the stress. Make time for you!
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You are a most impressive woman. I hope next week is a little easier for you.
20 Feb 16 by member: kpwcalories
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Thanks for the tips. I didn't know about the cortisol adding to fat with non exercise stress relief. Wow! I'm glad I'm still finding a little exercise time, more than before.
21 Feb 16 by member: Diea
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And thankyou for the compkiments! I hope next week is better too.
21 Feb 16 by member: Diea
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So glad you are going to school. I can relate. I'm taking classes myself at local community college to get my associates in nursing. I have 4 classes this semester. This week I feel like I'm drowning in homework. Keep up the good work!!!
24 Feb 16 by member: lmarie33!
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You too Imarie33! Nursing is a great career! Best of luck to you. Drowning is a god word for how I feel sometimes. I'm glad you empathize. I definitely empathize with you as well. Beat the trenches!
26 Feb 16 by member: Diea
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