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@MinervasOwl If hunger is an issue you can do what I do as that I do a longer workout myself (albeit not classes but resistance training). I eat about 3 hours before. A decent meal. Nothing to over fill me. And if and when I get hungry during my workout I have a bag of cashew nuts that I start to snack on or I'll eat a clif bar. It is something that you will have to figure out for yourself how you will get to that point where you can workout a little longer. But that's how I get through it.

I agree with everything posted above except for "It is better to do something of high intensity for 30 minutes than to spend 2 hours with a lot of breaks in between" ... that statement should come with a disclaimer. It totally depends. For example, if I am working my compound exercises like squats, benches, deads, etc. I want to have proper time in between sets for rest. I don't want to super set in between my compounds (not unless I am intermediate or an advanced lifter, and even then it's touch and go). So for example, it is recommended when you bench (and doing it for strength not hypertrophy) you take somewhere between 2-4 minutes rest between sets for proper muscle growth (I am forgetting the exact word to use here, so close enough). In the end there is nothing wrong with doing a high intensity workout for 30 minutes as that there are many benefits to it, however as usual, one must understand what they can get out of it compared to other types of workouts.

In regards to the article, if they placed a group of individuals who ran 12 miles a week versus a group of people who worked out with a singular exercise 3 times a week I can see how the aerobic won out. But from everything I gathered a proper resisitance training workout (5-8 exercises, including compound, 3-5 sets, 5-12 reps, 4-5 times a week) does at least as good as aerobic and, in many cases, better. But it is different strokes for different folks. Doing something is always better doing than nothing. If aerobic workouts are your thing by all means stick to that. But be aware of what it can and can do versus other types of workouts.

Job prospects always depends on what industry you are going into. You put your eggs all in one basket in an industry that is hard to get into or has little prospects, "you're gonna have a bad time". This is the case of whether you have a master/PhD or not. That being said, I don't pay attention to anything that tries to convince me using platitudes.

My department has it set where we can teach during the summer. This is something beneficial on two ends. Money and the experience. See if your department has something set up like that and if not start to inquire about how you can go about getting a class or two for the summer through the dpeartment or elsewhere in the univeristy. Tutoring is also a good look. If you are a PhD student, use that to your advantage and start putting yourself out there to the undergrads and master's students.

Essentially what you want. Within reason that is. So as that you are a doctoral student it is assumed that you are poor. No one is expecting you to walk into class looking like Liz Taylor. As that you are female you have much more leeway than us guys. A t-shirt/jeans/sneakers combo is more than acceptable for going to class. Things like symposiums, seminars, TAing you might want be a bit more business casual as that in those scenarios you are representing the department. Again, no one is expecting you to walk in like a movie star but it would be one step up from what you wear in class. Also pay attention to how all the other students dress. That's your real litmus test. They way I handle it is I want to look just a bit more presentable than what the staus quo of the department is in regards to appearance. So I'm not over dressing but I'm also not looking to slum it. Finally, thrift stores and the internet are your friend when it comes to getting cheap stuff. Don't spend more than you have to on clothes as that no one is asking you to.

Hilarious! Here is my wallpaper for the day: http://tinyurl.com/cu3wlko

If this was a week ago, I would have said yes. But if your goal is not to come off as desperate I would hold off from the email. My $0.02.

I just picked this up: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/085702888X/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00 And anything Elijah Anderson is always a good look.

Props! I haven't even opened my Outlook today. Don't care to.

I'll second this.

Well it depends on what you're working with body wise to begin with. So that information that might be good to figure what you might be doing wrong or right. On the surface of it, if those are your exercises you are really not doing much in regards to lifting. You need to do more in the type of exercises you are doing. So bench presses, great. But you are not doing either of the major leg exercises, squats or deadlifts. There are a number of variations of either to get you comfortable with it, so I would look into what may work for you. There is much more to lifting that can do wonders for weight loss that doesn't mean you have to increase an actual workload (squats and deads for example). But the main thing you want to remember with weight loss is calories in/calories out. From your post you have the calories out part right so you want to start thinking about the calories in part. Salts and sugars are not your friend (of course all in moderation). And water, lots and lots of water. It's the most simple thing you can do for weight loss. Finally, it's a lifestyle change so think long term. Like someone said before, being active should be treated like breathing. The long term benefits are worth more than fitting into a piece of clothing (and that will come eventually anyway).

I've been accepted at Rutgers also with full funding. I've probably met some of you already in this thread. Feel free to PM me.

I think the best place to enter postmodernism is through gender. Judith Butler's Gender Trouble tends to be the person everyone puts out there. Queer studies also does a good job of discussing the postmodern perspective. Anything Judith Halberstam is good person in that regard. Spivak if you want to start looking at class relations in the post modernist perspective. And for a methodology David Muggleton and his book "Inside Subculture: The Postmodern Meaning of Style" gives a nice way to actaully apply postmodernism in research (which subsequently, is a relatively straighfoward way of doing qualitative ethnographic research).

Questioning your existence during finals is very exausting also. I tend to get many sets in every May and December. There are other food groups?!?!