Third Time Is The Charm. 18 158lb

[diamondapple]

Most People Should Ignore the Intro as it is More Self Motivation Babble Than Anything Relevant.


This is my third time starting a thread on this site over the space of two years.



The first time I did it I was obsessive, highly motivated and had free time and lost 20 lb.

The second time I did it I found I had put up weight and was desperate to lose some again but was in the middle of an incredibly important exam year.

This time, however, is different.



This time I am not confined to a desk 24/7 studying. This time I am not over obsessive. This time I am going to lose weight and keep it off. This time I am going to reach my goal so that I can look super Hot, in a bikini, on the beach, for the entire 3 months of summer.


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Hey guys,

I am 18 and am currently in University. The last year has been somewhat crazy for me so my weight and health have taken a back seat. However, that is all going to change. I have already shown myself my own will power by quitting smoking last month, after over 4 years on the poison sticks!


I am back here to kick my ass back into gear and shed a load of unwanted pounds, so any support would be hugely appreciated! I will be spending my summer in New York, so I've decided that I will be slim and happy by then! I will not allow myself to feel the same disappointment I felt on my last holiday when I couldn't wear a Bikini.


This summer I will look and feel beautiful.


About Me:

I am 18, 5ft5". I weigh 157lb, I did weigh 161lb right before Christmas though so I have lost a few pound.

My lowest weight was 140lb and my highest was 161lb. When I first joined this site I weighed 161lb and was disgusted with myself. I don't want to feel like that again. I have piled on the pounds in the last while, as I've been so careless about what I eat and if i exercise but that is all going to change!



Wish me luck :coolgleama:

 

[diamondapple]

I have to admit, yesterday wasn't a brilliant day for me.

The women in my family got together to celebrate little Christmas and while I didn't eat to much I was given a 100gm lindt chocolate bear, which I ate throughout today and which consists of roughly 550 calories .

Other than that yesterdays food intake consisted of home-made vegetable soup with 3 slices of brown bread and butter, 3 slices of brown toast, a few Pringles and a few squares of jelly.

While it may not seem like much, it was inconsistent, high calorie eating which I am not happy about!


So I've made a list of what I am to BAN:


Butter

White Bread, including rolls etc.

Drinks that aren't water or tea

Chocolate, Crisps, Jellies. . . Basically any sweets

White food such as white rice, pasta, potatoes e.g. High Carb foods



For the most part I don't eat many 'white' foods and am not a big fan of butter but I have noticed when I am too lazy to cook I will turn to a slice of white toast which only makes me feel bloated. I will continue to eat brown bread and rice and start eating more porridge! I know I can do this, because I've done it before.


When I look at the pictures of me after losing weight in comparison to those of me after having gained weight or prior to my weight loss I look 100times more carefree and happy: That is how I want to be

 

[diamondapple]

So the last few days have been good calorie wise, which, by the way, was horrendously hard today!


Basically, I went out for a pretty hectic night where I consumed an unbelievable amount of Bacardi (don't worry I included it's calories ) after very little food. As a result, I was hungover, something that rarely happens to me, but either way, after a night of alcohol I tend to spend the following day gobbling greasy, unhealthy fatty foods left, right and centre!


Today, however, was different. I had to really think about what I ate and couldn't use my usual "hangover-day" excuse.


So while I did break my rule of no crisps, I chose a lighter option:



Snax (86cals) instead of Mighty Munch (131cals)

Water (0cals) instead of pepsi (220cals)

Scrambled eggs and brown bread instead of a greasy fry with bacon, pudding, sausages, fried egg, white bread etc


Other than that, I did make some bacon and brown bread later but that was only 340cals altogether and after all that I have some homemade popcorn (120cals) and thats all :coolgleama:.


I feel really good about this because on any other, non dieting occasion, I would stuff so much junk into my body to make me feel better. There is only one real down side to this whole day and that is that it really did take ages for me to feel good, but its worth it because I will be looking good in no-time

Originally Posted by Crymlyn


Thanks for stopping by in my journal! Is always nice to find people on a similar start weight and such!



Are you calorie counting or food logging or estimating or..? Any exercise or pure diet? You seem really motivated and have a strong, determined personality, so I have no doubt you'll get what you want!

I'll be following your thread to cheer you through your success! You'll have to show off your belly button piercing once you get it!

Hey Crymlyn,Thanks for posting


Yeah, I'm calorie counting, but because the last few days have been quiet hectic I haven't posted my daily calorie intake! I will be exercising aswell, in particular swimming and jogging. I'm really looking forward to getting back to college because we've an olympic pool, an amazing gym and I will be joining aerobics


I cannot wait to get my piercing so I'll def post a pic when I do! My ultimate goal is to have a bikini body by the summer because I will be spending 3 months in New York, and in the bikini body I'm going to have a dazzling belly button piercing

 

[diamondapple]

Another day down! My 1,2,3 of The New Me



1. My Day:[/b]



All in all my day has been pretty dull. Been at home all day, as I don't have a car, I live in the mountains and I'm still not back to University.



Diet wise[/b]. . .My calorie counting has gone well and I'm under my 1100 target/goal/limit/DontKnowWhatWord2Use/etc. Sadly no exercise to report.



Other than that, I've had a old friend of mine get irritated with me for not wanting to discuss bad things in my past and had an old guy friend of mine get flirty with me and want meet up and see what we missed out on in the past[/b]





. . . It's weird how the past can creep up on you without any warning what so ever . . .



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2. Change in Attitude:

** I have to admit, I've always been one of those people who want instant results. It's part of why I had bulimia and considered many crazy diet (none of which I tried) but Its also why I love before and after pics, because they show what can be accomplished and not the time it took to accomplish it. **


They are, however, even more inspirational when you focus on the long term effort people put into their health! I want to be one of those people, I want to be a person who cares about health and not just instant results. Meaning I am not going to get upset if results don't appear straight away, this is a process, and I'd do well to remember that!


That's not to say I wont rant if things don't go my way, but more that when they don't go my way, I will rant and then accept them :biggrin:


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3. Motivational Actions:

So basically. . .I want a beach body as I will be spending 3 luxuries Summer months in New York !!! (For an Irish girl that means actual sun & heat instead of one tepid day followed by 2 weeks of rain ) More importantly I have never worn a Bikini. . .EVER !!! but I'm change that !!




SO, I DID A LIST. . .

** On each line there is a number from 1-17 (weeks). My desired weight is written beside each week. I then have rewards written beside various weight targets and my actual weight beside those. **


The reason I'm talking about this list is because it makes me want to work. When I see what I can do and how soon I can do it, my goal becomes more realistic.

More importantly my rewards seem more rewarding and I know I'll be worthy of them.

I think by writing a reward down every so often it will stop me becoming negative.


For example, if I lose a stone and look at myself and see no change but I see my list and my accomplishments I may look at my self differently and appreciate the work I've done more.


It may seem stupid, but I know that when I lost weight before I struggled to see the change and that it's only when I look back on pictures that I realised how good I looked, therefore, when I reach a certain weight, I will get my belly button pierced [/b]because even if I don't see the change straight away, the camera will.





AND A COLLAGE. . .

** To further highlight the cameras ability to capture the truth I did this: I found pictures of my self on face book, my computer etc. and cropped my face from each of them. I then pasted them all into Microsoft paint. On the left side I have pictures of me after weight loss and on the right side, pictures of me before I had shed my unwanted pounds. **


And I must say, I looked goooood when I lost weight, like damn good! I'm smiling more than ever in those pics and I look truly happy, whereas in my fat pics I can see, in my eyes, how unhappy I was, how shy I was and how much I hated my own skin!!! There is a real difference in my visual happiness, and I want that back!


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[smileyfreckle5]

Hi!!


Thanks for dropping by on my wall! You do seem incredibly determined and organised! I completely understand the whole looking at where you were at a certain point! At the moment I feel that I'm more excited about how long ago it was when I was my current weight and how long it has been since I fit into these shorts/skirt/top than the number on the scales...I also can't wait to get back to uni, I do love my summer job but it is 8 hours of sitting on your bum each day where you can't do any moving and exercising. I started doing pilates again yesterday (have lost ALL flexibility over the last year) and going to my first aerobics class in 6 months today...wowee, am I going to be tired! I love your idea of the collage and the rewards for your weight loss!


Best of luck, I'll keep an eye on your progress

Andie xx

 

[Frogged]

Hi diamond!


Great journal you have going here! :biggrin:


I had a good laugh about the Bacardi. Yeah, make sure you include alcoholic calories too in your regimen Sadly, I don't really measure the amount of calories in my Captain Morgan whenever the night strikes me (aka a lot). bahaha


Anyway, I really get such a positive sense of your determination when I read your posts. Your focus is great, you have excellent support here, and I have no doubt you'll reach your goals and rock that bikini come summer time!

Good luck to you, and thanks again for your lovely comments in my own threads! hehe

Btw, I know exactly what you mean about the collage pics. Taking before/after photos is such an important thing. Keep it up and, if you're comfortable with it, maybe you can share them with us someday! We here on this forum love pictures!

 

[smileyfreckle5]

Hi again,


By the way, what are you studying? That always interests me! One of my friends over here is from Ireland, LOVE his accent!


Andie x

 

[diamondapple]

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Thanks for dropping by on my wall! You do seem incredibly determined and organised! I completely understand the whole looking at where you were at a certain point! At the moment I feel that I'm more excited about how long ago it was when I was my current weight and how long it has been since I fit into these shorts/skirt/top than the number on the scales...I also can't wait to get back to uni, I do love my summer job but it is 8 hours of sitting on your bum each day where you can't do any moving and exercising. I started doing pilates again yesterday (have lost ALL flexibility over the last year) and going to my first aerobics class in 6 months today...wowee, am I going to be tired! I love your idea of the collage and the rewards for your weight loss
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Hey! Thanks for stopping by =) wow it's so weird to hear someone say summer, I'm guessing you're from below the equator

!! I'm currently on my winter holidays, 3weeks down 2 to go !

I wish I was more excited about wearing clothes again but the only outfit I'm looking forward to wearing is a Bikini hehe. I'm going to be joining aerobics as soon as I get back to college, but when I'm at home there's no where to go for such exercise classes!! I definetly think the reward thing is going to work for me because my rewards are no longer food based or cigarettes (damn I miss my smokes ) ohh or alcohol hehe.


Ohh yea and I'm studying Psychology which I absolutely love! I can practically read minds haha :coolgleama: What are you studying?



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Hi diamond!



Great journal you have going here! :biggrin:



I had a good laugh about the Bacardi. Yeah, make sure you include alcoholic calories too in your regimen Sadly, I don't really measure the amount of calories in my Captain Morgan whenever the night strikes me (aka a lot). bahaha



Anyway, I really get such a positive sense of your determination when I read your posts. Your focus is great, you have excellent support here, and I have no doubt you'll reach your goals and rock that bikini come summer time!

Good luck to you, and thanks again for your lovely comments in my own threads! hehe

Btw, I know exactly what you mean about the collage pics. Taking before/after photos is such an important thing. Keep it up and, if you're comfortable with it, maybe you can share them with us someday! We here on this forum love pictures!

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Its nice to know someone is benefiting from my sometimes excessive alcohol consumption which by the way, resulted in some not so flattering stories the following day !!! and I am proud to say I did measure them and only went a little bit over my calorie limit, not proud to say however that the reason I only went a little bit over the limit was because I woke up half way through the day and ate practically nothing... -_- One thing you should know. . . Bacardi kicks Captain Morgan's ass anyday :biggrin:


It is actually absolutely amazing to know there is support !! at home the only told 2 people I was going on a diet so it's great to come on here and be able to talk about it :biggrin:


I will consider posting my pics up but only after I reach a certain weight (136) but untill then I shall be anonymous hehe

 

[smileyfreckle5]

Originally Posted by diamondapple






Hey! Thanks for stopping by =) wow it's so weird to hear someone say summer, I'm guessing you're from below the equator

!! I'm currently on my winter holidays, 3weeks down 2 to go !

I wish I was more excited about wearing clothes again but the only outfit I'm looking forward to wearing is a Bikini hehe. I'm going to be joining aerobics as soon as I get back to college, but when I'm at home there's no where to go for such exercise classes!! I definetly think the reward thing is going to work for me because my rewards are no longer food based or cigarettes (damn I miss my smokes ) ohh or alcohol hehe.



Ohh yea and I'm studying Psychology which I absolutely love! I can practically read minds haha :coolgleama: What are you studying?

Yeah I am, I'm from Christchurch in New Zealand so we're in the middle of gorgeous weather and our three month summer holiday/not really a holiday because I'm working 8:30am till 5 Mon-Fri. Our winter holidays between semesters is two weeks haha, but I think that means we get a longer summer holiday? Not sure


Yeah none food treats are a great idea, I've got two in mind...once I get to 66kgs (145.5pounds) (5 kg to go!!!!) then I'll get a haircut! Then at my final weight, somewhere between 60 and 65 kg (132-143 pounds) when I feel that I've hit a healthy weight, then I'm going to get a cookbook that I've had my eye on for a while


Oh cool! One of my good mates is studying Psyc, she wants to get into the Clinical programme this year I finished studying Chemical and Process Engineering last year and this year (end of Feb) I'm starting law which is very exciting for me!!


Anyways, keep up the good work! Andie x

 

[diamondapple]

So, That Bottle Of Bacardi. . .

As it turns out, there was more to that night then I recalled and apparently drunken me and sober me have little in common! Drunken me likes excessive amounts of shots and regretable actions. . . Sober me like noise cancelling headphones and burying my head in the ground.

Sober me shall be taking a front seat for a few days while drunken me hides in shame . . .


I want a cigarette. . .or a bar. . . or a drink. . .

Frustration is a primary cause of cravings! I woke up this morning after 4 hours sleep with a horrendous cough and right now I am somewhat frustrated with me actions on Saturday night and thus would love something satisfying! And to be honest the thing I want most is a cigarette, a long, burning, hot, tasty cigarette but, alas, I am off the poison sticks and therefore must wallow in self pity and irritation. . . Isn't life just fabulous at times


Who knew quitting so much would be so frustrating haha! It's funny I can't turn to food as that would make some of my work redundant, I cant turn to smokes as that would make my lung cry and I cant turn to drink because that is what got me here in the first place... Him if only the weather were nice and I could go for a run . . .If only the good things in life were as awesome as the bad!


Ohh, Btw, weigh day. . .[/b]

My weigh day will most likely be Thursday or Friday, so once that joyous day arrives I will be posting and filling ye in on my progress. . .

Originally Posted by smileyfreckle5






Yeah I am, I'm from Christchurch in New Zealand so we're in the middle of gorgeous weather and our three month summer holiday/not really a holiday because I'm working 8:30am till 5 Mon-Fri. Our winter holidays between semesters is two weeks haha, but I think that means we get a longer summer holiday? Not sure



Yeah none food treats are a great idea, I've got two in mind...once I get to 66kgs (145.5pounds) (5 kg to go!!!!) then I'll get a haircut! Then at my final weight, somewhere between 60 and 65 kg (132-143 pounds) when I feel that I've hit a healthy weight, then I'm going to get a cookbook that I've had my eye on for a while



Oh cool! One of my good mates is studying Psyc, she wants to get into the Clinical programme this year I finished studying Chemical and Process Engineering last year and this year (end of Feb) I'm starting law which is very exciting for me!!



Anyways, keep up the good work! Andie x

I would love some gorgeous weather, Ireland isn't exactly known for our its spectacular climate ... as for my 5 week holidays, they are an exception to the rule, most college have 2/3 weeks, but our semester started early and we finished exams! we still have just over 3 months off in the summer as well. . . which is what I am so desperately looking forward to!


I'm glad to see you're doing the treat thing too, it's going to feel so great when we get rewarded because we are not only getting a treat, but we are also getting skinnier :biggrin:


Clinical psychology would be amazing, I'm only in my first year so at the moment I'm thinking more research/developmental psychology, but then again that could all change!! Wow congratulations, you seem dedicated to your studies :coolgleama: law would be an amazing thing to study, I had wanted to do both law and engineering before I finally settled on psychology!

 

[diamondapple]

Exercise: It's easy, but damn is it hard. . .


When I came home for my winter holidays I quit smoking. I had been smoking since I was 14 (yes, I know, nasty habit, looks terrible etc.) and had never once really wanted to quit. In college, however, all my bad habits were multiplied i.e. I drank more, smoked more and ate more <not exactly beneficial to the body! And I became very aware of this, so I quit.



Main Reason: My long term health, various heart diseases in my (smoking) family.

Other Reasons: If I could quit smoking, my one true and undeniable weakness, I could quit bad food and lose weight.

If I quit smoking, my lungs would stop getting mad when I exercised and I'd get sick less often




So, yeah, I quit smoking. . . but I was mad and irritated and bitchy and cranky and resemblant of a devil child. . . I needed a release. . .

This is where exercise re-entered my life. . .I hopped on my treadmill at the first sign of a craving and kept going, burning calories, being happier and feeling my lungs regaining life!



Most Shocking Thing? I loved it, I couldn't get enough, it was so easy for me to hop on that treadmill everyday and beat my cravings, so very easy. . but then Christmas came


Christmas meant two things: 1) That I would eat a load

2) That I would drink a load. . resulting in hangovers and no desire to move :biggrin:


This all basically bundled down to me stopping on the treadmill, even though, after every time I went on it I felt better.



Seems stupid, right? Quitting something that makes me feel awesome!

So why do it? Because I'm, undeniably lazy!

What am I going to do about it? Get my ass back on the treadmill, that's what!




It Makes Me Feel Good So I'm Going to do It! [/b]

But like I said, Damn is it hard . . .[/b]

 

[smileyfreckle5]

Originally Posted by diamondapple


Exercise: It's easy, but damn is it hard. . .



When I came home for my winter holidays I quit smoking. I had been smoking since I was 14 (yes, I know, nasty habit, looks terrible etc.) and had never once really wanted to quit. In college, however, all my bad habits were multiplied i.e. I drank more, smoked more and ate more <not exactly beneficial to the body! And I became very aware of this, so I quit.





Main Reason: My long term health, various heart diseases in my (smoking) family.

Other Reasons: If I could quit smoking, my one true and undeniable weakness, I could quit bad food and lose weight.

If I quit smoking, my lungs would stop getting mad when I exercised and I'd get sick less often







So, yeah, I quit smoking. . . but I was mad and irritated and bitchy and cranky and resemblant of a devil child. . . I needed a release. . .

This is where exercise re-entered my life. . .I hopped on my treadmill at the first sign of a craving and kept going, burning calories, being happier and feeling my lungs regaining life!



Most Shocking Thing? I loved it, I couldn't get enough, it was so easy for me to hop on that treadmill everyday and beat my cravings, so very easy. . but then Christmas came



Christmas meant two things: 1) That I would eat a load

2) That I would drink a load. . resulting in hangovers and no desire to move :biggrin:



This all basically bundled down to me stopping on the treadmill, even though, after every time I went on it I felt better.



Seems stupid, right? Quitting something that makes me feel awesome!

So why do it? Because I'm, undeniably lazy!

What am I going to do about it? Get my ass back on the treadmill, that's what!





It Makes Me Feel Good So I'm Going to do It! [/b]

But like I said, Damn is it hard . . .[/b]

Haha, the way you write makes me laugh! I love someone who can continue a good ramble and you do it in such an entertaining way! Quitting smoking might be the hardest thing to do but man, is it worth it in the long run! I have never been a smoker, I think I could count on both hands the number I've had in my entire life and that has been at parties to see what it is like, not whole cigarettes. So I have no idea how hard it must be to stop something that is that addictive. BUT I have watched friends quit it and watched those that haven't. One of my good friends is a "casual" smoker when she is stressed and in the last half year, as she has become more and more stressed (she's nearing the end of her degree), she has started smoking more. It has moved on from being a one or two smokes on a Friday night at the end of a long week to every time we are drinking and then some. It has got to the point that I am a little bit worried and if it doesn't improve in the next month, I'm aiming to talk to her about it to see if I can help her get out of the habit. It does seem to be an incredibly hard thing to stop once it becomes something to fix your stress or other problems. I'm jsut trying to say that it is very impressive that you are quitting after four years and I hope you can stick at it!!!!!! Focussing on running or weight loss etc should help a bit

and hopefully it can save you some money too...that can be put towards your summer holiday!


Oh that is so cool that you wanted to do law and engineering as well, it doesn't seem to be very common over here! I'm looking forward to the switch from calculations and scientific reports to essays and memorising cases! Can not wait for uni to start! Developmental psychology sounds very interesting too, my Mum did some of her studies in that area before switching to Social Work.


Hope the diet is going well!


Andie xx

 

[diamondapple]

Originally Posted by smileyfreckle5



Haha, the way you write makes me laugh! I love someone who can continue a good ramble and you do it in such an entertaining way! Quitting smoking might be the hardest thing to do but man, is it worth it in the long run! I have never been a smoker, I think I could count on both hands the number I've had in my entire life and that has been at parties to see what it is like, not whole cigarettes. So I have no idea how hard it must be to stop something that is that addictive. BUT I have watched friends quit it and watched those that haven't. One of my good friends is a "casual" smoker when she is stressed and in the last half year, as she has become more and more stressed (she's nearing the end of her degree), she has started smoking more. It has moved on from being a one or two smokes on a Friday night at the end of a long week to every time we are drinking and then some. It has got to the point that I am a little bit worried and if it doesn't improve in the next month, I'm aiming to talk to her about it to see if I can help her get out of the habit. It does seem to be an incredibly hard thing to stop once it becomes something to fix your stress or other problems. I'm jsut trying to say that it is very impressive that you are quitting after four years and I hope you can stick at it!!!!!! Focussing on running or weight loss etc should help a bit

and hopefully it can save you some money too...that can be put towards your summer holiday!



Oh that is so cool that you wanted to do law and engineering as well, it doesn't seem to be very common over here! I'm looking forward to the switch from calculations and scientific reports to essays and memorising cases! Can not wait for uni to start! Developmental psychology sounds very interesting too, my Mum did some of her studies in that area before switching to Social Work.



Hope the diet is going well!



Andie xx

Well I'm certainly happy I've quit. In fact, I'm damn right proud, even more proud of the fact that my father, a smoker from the age of 12, has given up cigarettes too ( thanks to me ) , he has the odd one, in (what he thinks is) secret but trust me when I say that is a million times better than how he was. :biggrin: You should definitely (<I hate that word, it always takes me about 10 mins to spell) talk to her! Every smoker becomes a smoker because they develop a habit, my habit was smoking at lunch breaks, and that just got worse and worse!

Having something to focus on is definitely (UGH!!!) helpful and saving money is a huge bonus, especially considering I'm a full time college student. . . Oops, I meant full time Jobless college student hehe !!


Yup, I was between two minds with law and psychology for about 2 or 3 years, and engineering was something I always wanted to do, but I had no science subject and in Ireland if you have no science subject you have no way of getting into engineering. I think I made the right choice with psychology though. . .I've never really been good at languages or writing i.e. I'm fluent in 2 languages and can spell in neither :biggrin: and so even for my final year exams (when I took English, Irish and French) I had to work unbelievably hard to get what I needed in them! Maths has always been my forte ! I'm a math nerd and I love it (<my engineering abilities would have come from there )

Even in my psychology course now I get to take maths as an elective for my first year so YAY me

So I think we definitely differ there, you look forward to essay and I dread them hahaha


Keep up the good work :coolgleama:

 

[smileyfreckle5]

Originally Posted by diamondapple




Well I'm certainly happy I've quit. In fact, I'm damn right proud, even more proud of the fact that my father, a smoker from the age of 12, has given up cigarettes too ( thanks to me ) , he has the odd one, in (what he thinks is) secret but trust me when I say that is a million times better than how he was. :biggrin: You should definitely (<I hate that word, it always takes me about 10 mins to spell) talk to her! Every smoker becomes a smoker because they develop a habit, my habit was smoking at lunch breaks, and that just got worse and worse!

Having something to focus on is definitely (UGH!!!) helpful and saving money is a huge bonus, especially considering I'm a full time college student. . . Oops, I meant full time Jobless college student hehe !!



Yup, I was between two minds with law and psychology for about 2 or 3 years, and engineering was something I always wanted to do, but I had no science subject and in Ireland if you have no science subject you have no way of getting into engineering. I think I made the right choice with psychology though. . .I've never really been good at languages or writing i.e. I'm fluent in 2 languages and can spell in neither :biggrin: and so even for my final year exams (when I took English, Irish and French) I had to work unbelievably hard to get what I needed in them! Maths has always been my forte ! I'm a math nerd and I love it (<my engineering abilities would have come from there )

Even in my psychology course now I get to take maths as an elective for my first year so YAY me

So I think we definitely differ there, you look forward to essay and I dread them hahaha



Keep up the good work :coolgleama:

I will talk to her then, you are right, I'm sure it has just become a habit that she needs to start breaking/just like me and food and alcohol! Yeah, in New Zealand you need a calculus, physics and chemistry background...you can get away with not doing chemistry or calculus in 7th form but you have to do introduction papers to them in your first year at uni as well as the ones that you need for first year so it makes it harder to get in (and if you don't have a strong background, its hard to compete grade wise on top of that). I love learning languages haha! I did French for three years and Chinese for four and want to learn German...if I get around to it. To be honest, I should probably refresh the first two a bit first...I've probably forgotten the majority of both! Haha, I'm not sure how much it will ever help me out but it is kinda fun to think of going to another country and speaking the language (step 2: go to other countries ). Lucky you being a math nerd! I do love maths but have hated physics...engineering had moments of being incredibly difficult because of this, I always preferred Biology and Chemistry (hence the Chemical engineering). Looking back, if I had known I wanted to do patency law from the beginning, I think I would have done a double degree in law and Biochemistry instead of the roundabout way I have done my uni career haha. Could you do a double degree in psyc and maths? Cool that you get to do a paper in it already! Is it calculus or stats?


And yeah, the essays should be fun! However, I have heard that the rules on how to write a law essay are very strict so might not be as much fun as the history papers I took in first year


Either way, 2012 is hopefully going to be a lot of fun!

 

[diamondapple]

Originally Posted by smileyfreckle5



I will talk to her then, you are right, I'm sure it has just become a habit that she needs to start breaking/just like me and food and alcohol! Yeah, in New Zealand you need a calculus, physics and chemistry background...you can get away with not doing chemistry or calculus in 7th form but you have to do introduction papers to them in your first year at uni as well as the ones that you need for first year so it makes it harder to get in (and if you don't have a strong background, its hard to compete grade wise on top of that). I love learning languages haha! I did French for three years and Chinese for four and want to learn German...if I get around to it. To be honest, I should probably refresh the first two a bit first...I've probably forgotten the majority of both! Haha, I'm not sure how much it will ever help me out but it is kinda fun to think of going to another country and speaking the language (step 2: go to other countries ). Lucky you being a math nerd! I do love maths but have hated physics...engineering had moments of being incredibly difficult because of this, I always preferred Biology and Chemistry (hence the Chemical engineering). Looking back, if I had known I wanted to do patency law from the beginning, I think I would have done a double degree in law and Biochemistry instead of the roundabout way I have done my uni career haha. Could you do a double degree in psyc and maths? Cool that you get to do a paper in it already! Is it calculus or stats?



And yeah, the essays should be fun! However, I have heard that the rules on how to write a law essay are very strict so might not be as much fun as the history papers I took in first year



Either way, 2012 is hopefully going to be a lot of fun!

Ughh! you love languages they make my eyes water! I am fully fluent in English and Irish, and I speak un peu de francais but I'm still terrible at it. . Unlike you, I think I'll stick to travelling to English speaking countries haha , although when I went to Spain no body spoke English and I found it unbelievably refreshing, I even picked up a few words so for me to learn a language I'd have to be emersed in it!!

The maths I do is basically physics, its classified as "science maths" but is a mixture of applied maths and physics! I also do statistics analysis for my psychology course which is kinda maths based but is mostly done through computers. Nope, I couldn't do psych and maths in the college I', in because my course has a set structure and if I broadened my degree I wouldn't be able to go and do a masters in a specialised area of psychology!

Think of it this way, you have had the oppurtunity to find out what it is that you really want to do and wont be able to look back and think 'ohh what if I would have liked engineering more' because you've done the course :biggrin:.

Oh and if law is anything like psychology in terms of rules, well all I have to say is hahahahhahaahah jk!! but yeah in psychology, there are very specific rules that cannot be disobeyed !

 

[smileyfreckle5]

Originally Posted by diamondapple




Ughh! you love languages they make my eyes water! I am fully fluent in English and Irish, and I speak un peu de francais but I'm still terrible at it. . Unlike you, I think I'll stick to travelling to English speaking countries haha , although when I went to Spain no body spoke English and I found it unbelievably refreshing, I even picked up a few words so for me to learn a language I'd have to be emersed in it!!

The maths I do is basically physics, its classified as "science maths" but is a mixture of applied maths and physics! I also do statistics analysis for my psychology course which is kinda maths based but is mostly done through computers. Nope, I couldn't do psych and maths in the college I', in because my course has a set structure and if I broadened my degree I wouldn't be able to go and do a masters in a specialised area of psychology!

Think of it this way, you have had the oppurtunity to find out what it is that you really want to do and wont be able to look back and think 'ohh what if I would have liked engineering more' because you've done the course :biggrin:.

Oh and if law is anything like psychology in terms of rules, well all I have to say is hahahahhahaahah jk!! but yeah in psychology, there are very specific rules that cannot be disobeyed !

Hahahahaha oh dear...might be in for a treat anyways. I do know you need to memorise 400-500 cases for one of the papers I'm doing this year (Law of Torts) so that should be super fun... but hopefully most of them will be entertaining...Torts is all about everything you can possibly blame on someone else so there should be some interesting cases involved.


Fair enough about the structured degree especially if you have a masters in mind! That is very exciting! ...and the best way to learn a language is go to the country and stay there while you learn it, I feel that you would end up eating at least one disgusting thing before getting the language right though! Mistakes are way too easy to make haha.

 

[diamondapple]

Originally Posted by smileyfreckle5




Hahahahaha oh dear...might be in for a treat anyways. I do know you need to memorise 400-500 cases for one of the papers I'm doing this year (Law of Torts) so that should be super fun... but hopefully most of them will be entertaining...Torts is all about everything you can possibly blame on someone else so there should be some interesting cases involved.



Fair enough about the structured degree especially if you have a masters in mind! That is very exciting! ...and the best way to learn a language is go to the country and stay there while you learn it, I feel that you would end up eating at least one disgusting thing before getting the language right though! Mistakes are way too easy to make haha.

Holy crap, you're are going to have to start eating some brain foods, stocking up on your omega oils and brain training like a ninga! haha

Seriously, tough that is some amazing amount of information so best of luck in that!!! It will be beyond interesting by the sounds of it though! You're gonna find so many awesome things to blame on people

Yeah I learnt Irish because I was sent to a school where I was surrounded by it, every subject was through Irish, while with English I only learnt it at home or in English classes in school ha!

ahh well with my unbelievably fussy diet most of foods will have been imported from Ireland or would require a name that is resemblant of the words chicken/rice/egg etc

 

[Frogged]

You two should use the chat feature above ;P

 

[diamondapple]

Originally Posted by Frogged


You two should use the chat feature above ;P

Haha, whoops !!!

Never actually used it before (nor do I know how to) but just realised how many posts we've done today

cheers frogged :biggrin:

 

[Frogged]

Ahhh, you just click the 'Chat' button and it takes you into a chat room Unfortunately, not many people use it