<p>For current and former students of Cornell, did you guys gain any weight, due to lack of exercise and excessive eating, in your freshmen year? </p>
<p>As a self-obsessed and extremely fit slut, I am concerned about losing my physique, which, as I've heard is a common occurrence at any college.</p>
<p>Well, there is the freshman fifteen. However, I don’t believe weight matters that much; all that is important is how “promiscuous” you are.</p>
<p>Mariam…I would also consider myself “self obsessed and extremely fit,” and while I didnt go to Cornell (I’m transferring this year) I can say that I gained 0 lbs my freshman year. If it really matters to you, you will work out and eat right…just be disciplined, it’s not that tough.</p>
<p>I LOVE to eat and was worried about this, but just walking up and down the hills, I feel like I’ll have all the exercise I need xD Haha</p>
<p>-5 lbs, I ate more and i lost weight.</p>
<p>HAHA AnbuItachi, I hope everyone’s freshman year experience is like yours! Though I have heard that some people just end up lazy at college because of all the work and especially since Cornell has such big hills! I’m really gonna have to force myself to exercise and not turn into a sloppy pig :(</p>
<p>I’m gonna make a huge confession. I’m kinda shameful of eating; i really dunno why. like i dont like to eat in front of other people and usually only eat alone or in front of family members. it’s ok in school because the food is so bad that most people dont eat it anyway.
so basically Im scared that in college, I’ll have a tough time eating</p>
<p>thats really weird. why would you be shameful of eating? i guess you can always sneak food out and eat in your own room…</p>
<p>many students eat alone right as soon as the dining halls open or right before they close…</p>
<p>weight gained depends on how much you eat…</p>
<p>it depends on your body metabolism -<em>- i eat 2 large plates for dinner and at least 1 cup of milk/juice and cup of fruit and sometimes desert and i lost weight -</em>-. my bmi is actually under weight… its all cause i burn too fast by sitting infront of my computer all day -_-</p>
<p>I lost a little bit, but I kind of obsess over my diet and exercise. I wouldn’t say there is pressure to be thin (less than at home, anyway), but it some smaller social circles there may be pressure. A lot of the pressure comes from myself - one of my prorities is to be or remain one of the thinnest people around me wherever I go. </p>
<p>I don’t really like a lot of the Cornell food anyway so it hasnt been a problem. My only downfall is the alcohol, but as long as I don’t eat too much at dinner I don’t have to drink much…</p>
<p>A Hum Ec Prof came around to talk to alums several years ago, he did an experiment on weight gain among college students, found that students who did not monitor their weight regularly as part of the study gained much more weight than students who were required to weigh themselves & submit data weekly. The feedback on their weight caused them to modify their behavior.</p>
<p>His name is David Levitsky. He teaches “Nutrition, Health & Society”, and if I were attending there I would seriously consider taking this course.</p>
<p>My daughter gained 10-15 lbs freshman year, so did most of her friends. It wasn’t from all the good Cornell food, it was from drinking. She worked out, danced, walked…It got to a point where I sat her down and we had a chat - lose the weight or you wouldn’t be able to fit into your clothes(I wasn’t about to buy her a brand new wardrobe). As a second year student, she has been partying less because of school work, and everything came off. Just saw her this past weekend, and she is looking good.</p>
<p>The worst thing people could do, especially girls, is to have midnight food binge after a night of drinking. It is so easy to get some of that greasy food to soak up that alcohol in college.</p>
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<p>I took that course…definitely recommend it to others.</p>
<p>I was on the swim team during my first year of college and lost 15 pounds. When I got to Cornell, I gained 5 and maintained my weight. </p>
<p>Then I moved to New Orleans…</p>
<p>One of my part time employees graduated high school and went to Cornell. When I see her on vacations and holidays she looks <em>awesome</em>. She was just slightly out of shape as a high schooler – at Cornell she must walk everywhere – because she’s lost some weight and looks fit.</p>
<p>I gained about 15 pounds because of the plentiful food… except I was underweight in high school and now have a BMI of 18, which I think puts me in the lower end of what is considered normal for my height.</p>
<p>If you’re conscious about what you eat you should be fine, even with alcohol. Just don’t eat a lot of carbs at dinner before you go out so you don’t have to drink as much, and when you drink try to do shots so you don’t have to drink mixed drinks (bc they are sugary and have a lot of calories) or beer (keystone light only has around 150 calories though). You will probably take in around 600 calories of alcohol a night, so plan your day accordingly and aim for around 1100-1200 during the day (girls). also dance a lot to burn some off and try to go to the gym. For snacks after you go out just have a few crackers or something and a lot of water.</p>
<p>My interviewer gained 18 pounds in her first-year.</p>
<p>you can always get an apartment on lower Buffalo Street, & take courses at Hum Ec, broken up mid-day by a class at the Performing Arts Center.</p>
<p>I wish I could gain that weight. I’m like 20-50 pounds below weight. That freshman 15 should keep me average lol.</p>