Who isn't familiar with these symptoms? When you are pursuing a goal, it's -always- something that wants to get in your way.
So my advice to you is: just stay focused on your goal. No one has ever, not gotten a masters degree because they weighed a few pounds more than they expected.
This is only a way to get you side-tracked; focused on something else besides your goal. If you bite the hook, you will be reeled-in just like the others.
Negativity, will attack from the North, East, South, and West. So don't let a few pounds cause you to be a college drop-out and not fulfill you purpose in life.
Nothing should come in between that. Not even being over weight (besides, if you can get a masters degree, what's a few pounds to loose?)!
Hope this answers your question!
REFERENCES
1. Federal Trade Commission Consumer and Business Education Office, Setting Goal For Weight Loss (Online: Federal Trade Commission Consumer and Business Education Office, 2006) http://www.consumer.gov/weightloss/setgoals.htm
2. binh.ho.spring05, Career path and essential skills (Online: Stansford University, 2005) http://bases.stanford.edu/...9e6267f83b240dc49ef3
(This post was edited by bkdaniels on Jun 22, 2006, 10:40 AM)