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Nutrition:
Study Snacks and Meal Ideas
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Don’t skip meals – EAT
BREAKFAST
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Trail Mix
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Sliced fruits and veggies
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Yogurt
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Hummus and pita
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Popcorn, bagels
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Canned or homemade soups ready to
microwave
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Stay Hydrated: WATER, Herb teas,
smoothies, milk, hot chocolate
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Limit or Avoid
Caffeine
Deal Productively With Your
Workload:
- You can’t learn it all
in one night – set up a study schedule and plan ahead. Have a goal such
as finishing so many chapters per session.
- Set Priorities.
Leave more time for harder subjects.
- Know your style.
Can you learn in a study group or are you better off alone? Ask
for help if you need it.
- Use a calendar and
checklists to monitor your progress, (and to know when you can take a
break!)
- Tape your study info
and listen to it instead of reading for a change of pace.
- Take breaks to stretch
and move around. Breathe!
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Supportive
Measures:
- Spend time alone
relaxing.
- Time with friends should be
social, not about comparing workloads or complaining. Find other
things to talk about.
- EXERCISE – take a brisk walk alone or
with a friend. Shoot baskets, go to the gym, hop on the treadmill,
do yoga, Pilates, whatever works for you!
- Have good lighting and a
comfortable seat. Use stretching exercises (see back sheet) during
breaks.
- SLEEP – Plan this into your schedule if
you have to, but don’t shortchange yourself on rest. You will be
more effective if you have enough sleep. Having trouble
sleeping? EXERCISE!
- See a movie with friends or rent
one and stay in. Listen to a favorite CD or calming music.
Take a hot bath, go for a swim, get in the spa. Spend you free
time doing things that rejuvenate and relax you.
- Recognize progress and
congratulate yourself as you check off the days. Here’s to
success!
Did You
Know: that instead of a straight 40 min exercise session you can
do four separate 10 min sessions over a four-hour period and get
almost the same cardio benefit? So don’t think that you have to
forego your exercise just because you don’t have a big chunk of time -
you can take a brisk walk, run the stairs, use the treadmill, jump rope,
or whatever your exercise of choice may be! Give yourself 10 min
every hour for more productive study time and better
sleep.
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