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Anyone else get fat during exam time?

I noticed this for GCSE, as i'm quite an active person going to the gym regularly and playing sports etc.

Last year, the 8 weeks before my GCSE's started i put on hold my sports activities etc. to give me more time for revision before my exams. By the time the exams finished, i realised i had put on about half a stone over the exam period! Mainly because i was sitting in my room, eating, revising, reading, eating some more.. giving myself rewards at the end of revision sessions like - oh i'll have an ice cream once i get this bit done etc.

Well the preparation paid off as i got all A*s, but i got fatter... i did manage to lose it all over summer though which was good. but i see it happening again now.. and i dont like it :mad:

anyone else get this problem? or just me?

Reply 1

tis_me_lord

14

Well I don't get fat, but surely there's always time for a little daily exercise, even with revision.

Reply 2

fishsco

1

Lodgey you hipocretin, you are the fattest person I know. :askpig:

Reply 3

Chewwy

17

no...

if anything, and we're overanalysing here, increased cortisol levels could promote muscle-wasting, causing me to lose weight. but i don't get stressed, so such events are purely hypothetical.

Reply 4

thats_my_poison

1

i find the opposite actually because when im holed up in my room revising, i forget about eating so dont snack at all (which is very unlike me)

Reply 5

No Future

17

Nah, it's not a question of "getting"....

Reply 6

Revd. Mike

17

Probably all the extra chocolate I'm forced to eat to stop myself bursting into tears lol.

Reply 7

Profesh

20

I don't gain (or lose) weight; but then nor do I revise, as of late.

Reply 8

Ferrus

19

Profesh

I don't gain (or lose) weight; but then nor do I revise, as of late.

I've never revised once in my life, the 2nd or (more likely) 3rd year finals will provide a "once in a lifetime experience".

Reply 9

fried_brain

1

i am exactly the same as the OP! as im attempting to revise i just keep on eating.. last year i kept on eating big bags of m&m's this year its minstrels! i also loose it in the summer......but it makes me feel more stressed and depressed when i see ive pu ton weight! :smile:

Reply 10

~Kirsty~

1

fried_brain

i am exactly the same as the OP! as im attempting to revise i just keep on eating.. last year i kept on eating big bags of m&m's this year its minstrels! i also loose it in the summer......but it makes me feel more stressed and depressed when i see ive pu ton weight! :smile:

i tend to eat more too, but i tend not to put the weight on...weird!

I think i eat more cos of the stress.

Reply 11

tis_me_lord

14

BearsAreGodlessKillingMachines

Lodgey you hipocretin, you are the fattest person I know. :askpig:

You're fatter than me, chode.

(Off topic, sort of.)

Reply 12

Mustard-man

18

I don't get fat

Reply 13

kellywood_5

17

I don't think I eat that much more during exam time. I suppose I might eat even more chocolate and sweets than normal :biggrin:

but luckily I'm one of those people who can eat an insanely unhealthy diet, do no exercise whatsoever other than walking and stil not gain any weight :p:

Reply 14

mbm1087

1

Me too! I stop running before exams, and the only time I can really force myself to study is when I'm eating (preferably a large bowl of popcorn).

Reply 15

dragons_circle

I tend to eat a lot of dried fruit when I revise. As in a LOT - I can get through a kilogram of dried fruit in 4 sessions. I avoid the scales until at least after my last exam :biggrin:

Reply 16

thedogonarope

OP

2

I prefer fruit that's not dried... or just jaffa cakes/doritos/big roast chicken/anything from nando's.... mmmmm.... nando's....

Reply 17

med121

i get fatter

Reply 18

*starry_eyed_*

14

I don't eat more..just replace a lot of stuff with chocolate because its so much easier than making the ffort to go downstairs! *looks at bulging tummy* :eek:

Reply 19

Milli

11

I lose weight during my exams...because of the stress :p:

Anyone else get fat during exam time?

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