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Hi everyone. Starting 1L now, and I feel emotionally overwhelmed during orientation period.

I have been obsessively on top of my pre-first class readings and buying books as soon as the syllabus drops. Recruiting timelines are super early, which has made me obsess over meeting with career advisors.

I just feel like an emotional wreck because of the pressure. My school sends between 50-60% of grads to 251+FC jobs, which is solid. I had originally hoped to end up at such a firm, but now I've convinced myself that I would be lucky to just have a job when I graduate. I've been mentally prepping myself for striking out at BL interviews and having to settle for something I really don't want, if I get anything at all.

I don't know why I feel so negative. Maybe 1L just feels so impossible, or reading things on Reddit saying it's extremely hard to be in the top 33% of your class, or working hard really doesn't matter (only taking exams well matters). I've been mentally obsessing over how many hours I need to study, whether my studying/note-taking is quality, and whether my issues & rules in my briefs suck.

I've heard of 1Ls doing very well, including getting 4.0s, while still having weekend afternoons & nights free. That seems highly implausible right now. Maybe I will be enlightened as time goes on, but not sure.

While I realize that hard work needs to be combined with "good work," wouldn't it be fair to say working hard at studying for exams would be very conducive to success?

I guess I'm just thinking law school is impossible to do well in. I had a 4.0 in college and always did well in school. I just feel so unconfident.

If anyone has genuine advice, I would appreciate it so much. Thank you.

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A “bad choice” is saying fuck it I’m going to eat as many cookies as I can within 10 minutes.

A “bad choice” is not going out to a restaurant and eating a higher calorie meal than you normally would.

If you eat a 2000 calorie meal, and your maintenance is 1500, you may end up around 3000 calories total for the day when you factor in your other meals of the day. That’s a 1500 surplus. Not even half a pound.

The latter perspective of seeing a higher calorie meal as a “bad choice”is a great way to ruin your relationship with food. I would wager you will ultimately hold this same perspective even when you begin to maintain your weight loss, which is dangerous.

It’s definitely scary to do this. If I don’t go cold turkey, what initial steps should I take?

Hey everyone. Im moving to an apartment near my school in august, but still close to home. My home is about 45 mins from school.

The issue is, my apt may not be ready for me to move in for orientation. This means I may have to commute for orientation.

I know law school is rigorous, which is why I’m trying to move close to school.

My question is: if my orientation schedule is Monday - Friday (from say 8:00 AM - 7:00PM) is this a doable commute? Do students get assigned “work” during orientation?

I have some reading to do prior to orientation. But idk if I’ll get assigned anything during it.

Hi everyone. I submitted 1st months deposit on a rental today via echeck. The realtor just advised me that bank checks clear faster. Time is of essence with me moving in, so do you think it would be possible to stop payment in the check if I call first thing tomorrow morning? I submitted payment around 11:00 today.

I’ve read their first DIY case brief and statute outline. The case brief seems a bit granular, but it’s not bad. The statute outline seems super granular and almost excessive.

Are these samples provided by the authors representative of how to brief in law school? I am especially referring to the statute outline since that seems to be far more excessive.

1L in a month and have been reading Getting to Maybe. I'm at the part where they discuss outlining statutes, and I'm lost. The authors break down each definition in an incredibly granular level of detail that seems almost absurd/overwhelminingly excessive.

Is this how briefs are supposed to be done in law school? It seems so much more complicated than IRAC briefs I have seen online. The case and statute briefs just seem so unnecessarily granular.

Hey everyone. I'm in recovery yet I still feel the impulse to exercise as much as I can.

For example, I went to the gym as I normally do. Now I feel like if I don't take a walk outside tonight, that I am failing/doing something wrong. Does anyone have advice??

So i'm trying to watch the derby from the start at 8:00, but idk if i will be able to. does anyone know if the derby usually takes some time to start after 8:00, or is it like 8:00 on the dot to start the first swing.

Their BL is strong for its rank, but I’ve heard nothing but bad things about to. Can someone explain why? And, no, I’m not going there

Just curious!!

Just take a sec to think about the months before you applied and how bad you wanted to go where you are going!! Be proud of yourself!!

ok thats it byeeee

Anyone wanna share their experience living here? Looking at a studio.

Hey everyone. I’m an early 20s dude, 5’6 and 125 LB. As a kid I was like 240 LB and lost a ton of weight. I’m active. I lift like everyday and hit the elliptical.

Now, I have an eating disorder (atypical anorexia). I recently began a bulking program through a registered dietician. He has STRONGLY emphasized I stick to a .5 LB per week weight gain and that I do not count calories. I think this will be very hard to achieve without counting calories since I’m shooting in the dark, but what do I know.

He said I have fat cell memory from being obese as a kid. Not saying he’s wrong on that. However, the tone in his voice when explaining this made my situation sound dire, as in if I exceed the .5 LB per week rate, I will gain a sufficient amount of fat that warrants concern on his end. Good luck hitting a precise 250 cal/day surplus without counting. I don’t like counting, but it is clearly the safest way to ensure precise surplus.

Now to my post title…

Expectations/standards of being lean are killing me. It makes me wanna say screw it and just eat whatever. I’m tired of seeing the same messages on social media: “You’re not lean enough bro” or “Dude you bulked and got too fat (meanwhile the person is legit like 18% body fat which is much better than the average person)”

My scale says I’m 11.9% BF, which may or may not be accurate. But regardless, I just feel exhausted, lost, and like I can’t win. I weigh myself once a week and I can just see my future self stepping on the scale next week saying “Please don’t increase by more than .5 LB…Please don’t increase by more than .5 LB…Please don’t increase by more than .5 LB”

I restrict to stay lean, then I feel bad bc I don’t enjoy foods, I’m irritable, cold all the time, low energy, low resting heart rate, and I can go on.

Or I can liberalize my diet, gain some weight and might be perceived as fat by others. I feel like I can’t win. I see other people out at dinner enjoying whatever they want and I wish I could do the same. And no, these people aren’t 400 LB. Maybe they don’t look like chiseled statues, but they aren’t obese. They just look “normal.” I wish I could be that happy, though.

I really would value other guys’ opinions on this. It’s such a struggle for me. Please. I’m not asking for medical advice, but rather new perspective

Hey everyone. I’m an early 20s dude, 5’6 and 125 LB. As a kid I was like 240 LB and lost a ton of weight. I’m active. I lift like everyday and hit the elliptical.

Now, I have an eating disorder (atypical anorexia). I recently began a bulking program through a registered dietician. He has STRONGLY emphasized I stick to a .5 LB per week weight gain and that I do not count calories. I think this will be very hard to achieve without counting calories since I’m shooting in the dark, but what do I know.

He said I have fat cell memory from being obese as a kid. Not saying he’s wrong on that. However, the tone in his voice when explaining this made my situation sound dire, as in if I exceed the .5 LB per week rate, I will gain a sufficient amount of fat that warrants concern on his end. Good fucking luck hitting a precise 250 cal/day surplus without counting. I don’t like counting, but it is clearly the safest way to ensure precise surplus.

Now to my post title…

Expectations/standards of being lean are fucking killing me. It makes me wanna say fuck it and just eat whatever. I’m tired of seeing the same messages on social media: “You’re not lean enough bro” or “Dude you bulked and got too fat (meanwhile the person is legit like 18% body fat which is much better than the average person)”

My scale says I’m 11.9% BF, which may or may not be accurate. But regardless, I just feel exhausted, lost, and like I can’t win. I weigh myself once a week and I can just see my future self stepping on the scale next week saying “Please don’t increase by more than .5 LB…Please don’t increase by more than .5 LB…Please don’t increase by more than .5 LB”

I restrict to stay lean, then I feel like shit because I don’t enjoy foods, I’m irritable, cold all the time, low energy, low resting heart rate, and I can go on.

Or I can liberalize my diet, gain some weight and might be perceived as fat by others. I feel like I can’t win. Sometimes I see other people out at dinner enjoying whatever they want and I wish I could do the same. And no, these people aren’t 400 LB. Maybe they don’t look like chiseled statues, but they aren’t obese. They just look “normal.” I wish I could be that happy, though.

I really would value other guys’ opinions on this. It’s such a struggle for me. Please. I’m not asking for medical advice, but rather new perspective

Hey everyone. The title of the study is “Measurement of body composition in response to a short period of overfeeding”

**Method: “**Ten healthy men completed 3 days of overfeeding during which they consumed 1,500 kcal/day more energy than consumed in their normal diets”

Results: essentially no change in fat mass

How could this happen when, in theory, they should have gained about 1.3 LB? I’m not a science guy, I’m just curious since I’m interested in nutrition, fitness, etc.