Drewlander’s BodyBlog

Hi everyone!  Just wanted to let you all know how grateful I am to have such encouraging and motivated friends on here!  I have found that my first year of medical school (last year) is a joke compared to this year…and this is still just my first week of class!  I have class for about 7 hours a day, with a lunch break and about 5 minute breaks each hour.  The amount of info they lecture on each hour is TREMENDOUS!  Needless to say, I’m already behind this week by about 2 days of work (so I probably shouldn’t be on here, but I wanted to update).  I have revised my study habits a bit and have gotten some advise from the M3s (third-year students), so I know how to study more effectively and efficiently without having to study today’s lectures, then reading 50-60 pages of very detailed info (in very fine print, no less) about tomorrow’s lectures.

On a lighter, and probably more interesting note, I’ve started by lifting regimen this week!  I have a membership at a gym here by the river (appropriately called "Riverplex").  I am going each day at 6 AM (waking up at 5:30) and have not missed a day!  I will plan on going Monday through Friday and am currently doing a 5-day split, one body part each day, with abs included on the shorter days.  That is, unless XNickEdgeX has some good advice for me later on (lol).  I have to keep my lifts quick with little rest time between sets, because I’m giving myself about an 1.5 hours to change, lift, shower, get dressed, and drive to the medical school.  Also, I have reinstated keeping track of what I eat each day so that I can  make sure I’m eating enough.  I tend to forget to eat when I’m busy, hahaha.  So far, I’m doing well in that area of my life.  I’m no longer on a restricted carb diet, cause I really need the carbs for continuous energy of both body AND brain.  So, I’m getting roughly 3000-3500 calories a day, around 300 g carbs, around 250 g protein, and around 100 g fats.  And trust me…all the food I’m eating is very good and good for me!

So there’s my update of my life thus far.  Oh yeah, my ‘new’ Section 8 apartment took some time and money to make it look good, but I really like it now.  (Yeah, since I’m technically below poverty level, I get to live in government-subsidized housing for single elderly/disabled people right across the street from the school and the 2 hospitals…they keep several spots open for med students and me and 20 of my good friends live here, which is very convenient…and FREE!).  As far as communicating with you guys, I likely won’t be on this site much at all for awhile (maybe on the weekends), so I won’t be answering questions about my diet/exercise regimen cause that takes too much time to respond to.  I’d love to hear from you all and how things are going, though, so feel free to comment on my wall, just know that it may be a few days before I respond.

Thanks again for your friendships and support!

God’s peace!

Andy  =)

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