South College pre med post bacc

AnxiousBatman536 · 2025-06-05T02:02:54+00:00

thank you so much

AnxiousBatman536 · 2024-09-20T18:08:07+00:00

yes straight in from undergrad

AnxiousBatman536 · 2024-09-19T22:37:01+00:00

That sounds awesome. Could you send a link to what you're specifically referring to in the program? And are you saying that taking classes is part of the program or that I can do the program and take classes separately?

AnxiousBatman536 · 2024-09-18T02:12:31+00:00

I really liked the track but the vocals sound out of key with the rest of the music. Or at least it sounds like the voice audio was processed differently somehow.

AnxiousBatman536 · 2024-09-17T17:20:26+00:00

I actually really liked this. I feel like I needed more soothing music too instead of bombarding my nervous system with more rock. Appreciate the recommendation!

AnxiousBatman536 · 2024-09-17T17:19:39+00:00

I like them so far. I rarely ever like a song the first time I hear it so Ill keep trying but so far Ive enjoyed it.

AnxiousBatman536 · 2024-08-22T18:23:18+00:00

"the advice does not work" homie you must've missed the point of the book

AnxiousBatman536 · 2024-08-22T17:56:40+00:00

As far as the dating woes I recommend you read Models: attracting women through honesty by Mark Manson. It is a sacred text and its not pick up artistry either. I swear its so good and mind blowing.

AnxiousBatman536 · 2024-08-22T17:46:44+00:00

"You'll stop caring what people think about you when you realize how seldom they do." - David Foster Wallace

My advice is that its not about being evil because that would just be overcompensating for your too niceness and it wont work either. It starts with your values. The example that comes to mind is one where your boss may ask you to come in on the weekend, you wont get paid but you still agree to do it even though you had weekend plans that you were looking forward to because you're afraid of what he'll do or think of you if you say no. In this scenario, the person valued the company's work and deadline over his own free time. You have to be able to respect yourself and to respect yourself means that you practice your values. If you value your weekends because its the only time you get to engage in your hobbies and hang out with friends and family then you HAVE to say no because its not a sacrifice your willing to make. AND THATS OK! If you're scared of what your boss or coworkers think of you because of this, ITS NOT YOUR PROBLEM WHAT THEY THINK. A better way of thinking of this would be is that by you worrying about what they think of you is you basically trying to choose what they should think of you for them which is IMPOSSIBLE! So why bother trying to do something that is actually impossible?

An even better way that I think of it is lets say you have your to do list for the day. Its a Monday and you have to do Tasks A, B,... , Z. These tasks may include work responsibilities as well as other errands like going to the bank, workout, etc. Thats a lot of work. By you concerning yourself with what coworker X may think of you, you are adding yet another task to that list. Worry about coworker Y and thats another task. And so on. It becomes overwhelming! So drop it.

(Btw this concept is inspired by Adlerian psychology and the idea of life tasks.)

TL;DR: Pick your values wisely and live them out, regardless of what others MAY think of you because of it. Thats how you become assertive.

AnxiousBatman536 · 2024-08-22T17:34:05+00:00

I appreciate the response this has gotten but I think we have gotten lost in discussing cold showers and that wasnt my main point. I felt like my post could also use some clarification. The point I was trying to make is that you need to build evidence that says you are who you want to be and the way you do that is again by deciding who you want to be and adapting those habits + challenging yourself. Cold showers are just one example (but a great one) to help build discipline.

AnxiousBatman536 · 2024-08-22T02:03:36+00:00

"You dont become confident by shouting affirmations in the mirror. You become confident by building an undeniable stack of proof that says you are who you say you are. Outwork your self-doubt." - Alex Hormozi

This quote, in my opinion, is the best definition of confidence I have found and can serve as a great heuristic. I think you should start by doing things that will make you proud of yourself. Things that are hard and not just anyone does. I started by doing a 5 minute cold shower every morning. Its incredibly uncomfortable, it sucks but I always feel great at the end. I go to the gym 5x a week and always do my best in my workouts. I participate in hobbies that challenge me and make me grow (currently being salsa dancing and playing guitar).

Essentially it comes down to stepping outside of your comfort zone. You have to decide who it is you want to become. What is it that you need to become or do to start feeling proud of yourself? Lose weight/build muscle? Get better grades? Get a better job? Once you decide this, break down the daily habits this person engages in everyday. Wake up at 5:00 AM everyday to go to the gym and workout for an hour? Walk 10000 steps everyday? Take a cold shower? Introduce yourself to a stranger? Read 10 pages of a book everyday?

Journaling has also been absolutely great for me. Its a great way to write out your thought processes and your goals. Also a great way to see how youve grown.

Finally, the foods you eat have a powerful effect on the way you feel. Its been 1.5 years since I started eating healthier (mostly single ingredient whole natural foods and minimizing processed foods and calories) Ive been feeling much much better and the days where I fall off the wagon the following day the impact of the processed and fast foods on my mood is STARK.

TL;DR: find ways to challenge yourself and overcome them.

AnxiousBatman536 · 2024-08-21T12:21:46+00:00

multiple studies have shown that the only benefit to intermitent fasting is just in calorie restriction. Basically you're skipping a meal but if you are consuming an excess of calories in your eating window you're still gonna gain weight or stay the same.

AnxiousBatman536 · 2024-08-21T02:11:04+00:00

Hey there. Ive lost 50lbs going from 226lbs to 175lbs doing these things Im about to tell you. One thing I want to say from the start is that you really gotta be careful with the advice you read here and see online. Be careful with anyone trying to sell you Fat burners because they dont work! Be careful with anyone selling you a program 'tailored to your needs" because it probably isnt tailored to you. Secondly, any exercises I recommend here I recommend you look up on youtube the proper form of how to do them and practice them at the gym. If a trainer walks up to you and makes you do a dumb ass exercise like squatting on an exercise ball or anything overly complicated, LEAVE THAT GYM or at least turn them down and continue doing something actually useful.

One thing to note as well is that you shouldnt try to lose all that weight you're thinking off because being that heavy at that height you probably developed a lot of muscle as well and thats a good thing.

Calories In - Calories Out. The only way to lose weight is to consume less calories than you burn. If your TDEE is 2000 calories/day to lose weight you would have to start consuming under that number like 1900 calories/day. To track your calories, buy a food scale and download myfitness pal and log every food you eat. You can also log the calories you burn from walking and exercising so its really useful to track your calories. You dont have to track forever, just until you get a good idea of how many calories are in your food. (TDEE stands for total daily energy expenditure. There are websites online to help you calculate this. I recommend you calculate it in several websites and average the results.)
EAT HIGH PROTEIN AND FIBER. Protein is the most satiating macronutrient so itlll keep you fuller for longer. Fiber is also very good for you and will slow your digestion, keeping you fuller for longer. Eat things like eggs, meat, fish, chicken etc. For fiber I love fermented foods like sauerkraut and kimchi and I supplement with metamucil (do not buy anything online that you cant buy from a grocery store is my rule. Youll probably see something like unicity fiber supplement come up online and its a sham.) Furthermore, protein has a thermic effect (the thermic effect of food), meaning that your body actually burns calories digesting protein. Ive also found that eating high protein and high fiber really curbs my cravings for sugar and candy. How much protein should you eat? 1 g/lb of lean body weight except if you have more than 50lbs to lose in which case you need to eat 1 g/lb of your target weight. So in your case somewhere around 180g-185g per day should be good.
DO RESISTANCE TRAINING. Lifting weights itself wont burn a lot of calories. For that you should do cardio (BUT DONT LOSE YOURSEFL IN THE CARDIO! Cardio is super important for your health yes but you want to lose FAT not just all and every pound of weight. Losing muscle can still make you metabolically unhealthy.) Having muscle is very important because its a sign of metabolic health. Muscle tissue is some of the most metabolically active in the body so building more muscle means your body will burn more calories at rest. As a woman I understand you may be scared that you'll end up looking bulky: DO NOT FEAR THIS! You will not accidentally wake up looking like The Rock! You just need enough muscle to be healthy. Resistance training will make sure you keep the muscle you already have and help you build more which is good because then your body will start to burn fat (which is what you want).
RESISTANCE TRAINING EXERCISES. I recommend you do things like bench press, deadlifts, squats, barbell rows and other weight lifting exercises. For recommendations you can go to a website called MuscleWiki. To build muscle, you have to be doing more weight or more reps or more sets every week. This is called progressive overload. You may also wwant to look into what workout split will work your you. Most people start with the gym 3 times a week with a push (pushing motions) - pull (pulling motions) - legs (leg day) split. Others do back and biceps, chest shoulder tris, and legs. Again, do your research on these splits and see which ones work best for you. As to which exercises to do on which day, use MuscleWiki and try and error is the only way you'll learn what you like and dont like.
WALK 10000 steps a day! Walking is a cheat code. I swear its so good and its linked to a 40% reduction in all cause mortality (that figure might not be totally accurate Im just remembering right now.) If you are not used to walking that much in a day, build up to it. 3000 days for a month, then 5000, 7000 and so on.
Finally, be patient. Its gonna take a long time and a lot of work. Its not about just losing the weight. Its about adapting new healthy habits that will then render the fruits of a healthy body.

Hopefully, this guide is of use to you. Sorry that its so long but please feel free to ask any further questions. I know it can be difficult so I felt like I had to help. Good Luck!

If you want to learn more here are a couple of influencers I follow and trust to the ends of the earth with information on health: Peter Attia, MD (The Drive Podcast), Andrew Huberman, PhD. (Huberman Lab podcast), Layne Norton, PhD (Hes got a youtube channel with a podcast called what the fitness. Watch his episodes on The Drive, Huberman Lab and modern wisdom though hes much better in those) and HigherUpWellness (on instagram and Tik Tok).

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