<p>I gained 3-5 lbs my freshman year. But then I came back home and lost the surplus 5 and 3-5 more pounds. But I've lost 20 lbs before soo... just eat like you usually do. even if you gain weight, you wont gain more than like 5</p>
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Wait, are you serious? Sarcasm definitely doesn't go over well on the internet if not.</p>
<p>According to that site having sex (vigorous) using my body weight & for 60 minutes will only burn a little more than 90 calories. Cooking for 60 minutes will burn more around 150 apparently... Meh.</p>
<p>Congrats on all of you who lost weight. However, there is something that you should realize:</p>
<p>Weight loss and fat loss are two entirely different things. Anyone who lifts weights knows this.</p>
<p>Lets say that you decide to lose some weight. So, you hit the gym every other day, running for 30 min or so, and lifting weights for 20 minutes. Well, guess what: you will lose fat because you are doing aerobics (running), but you probably won't lose a lot of actual weight because you will be adding muscle (by lifting weights). You may lose a lot of fat, but if you only go by the bathroom scale, it might seem that you have actually gained weight (since muscle weighs more than fat). </p>
<p>If anyone wants to track actual fat loss, use this website:
<a href="http://www.linear-software.com/online.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.linear-software.com/online.html</a></p>
<p>If you don't have the calipers and stuff, you can use the last technique, which only requires a measuring tape.</p>
<p>Gained about 15...beer and late night runs for greasy mexican fast food (worse than Taco Bell)...</p>
<p>As for avoiding weight gain? Are you really asking that? Have you never seen someone on a diet?</p>
<p>"As for avoiding weight gain? Are you really asking that? Have you never seen someone on a diet?"</p>
<p>Yes, Bigredmed, I have seen people on a diet. I have also seen students who have never had a weight issue return from college with 10-15 extra pounds. </p>
<p>I thought I would ask the people who have been there--those who have avoided the pitfalls of living away from home with a whole new lifestyle, as well as those who made some mistakes. </p>
<p>We now know that drinking beer and eating Mexican food late at night are two things to be avoided--at least in the excess. Thanks for sharing.</p>
<p>In Senior year of highschool I was on the cross country team. I probably weighed a muscular 175-180 pounds at 5 foot 10. In Junior year I weighed 165, I was on the crew team and had to stay real thin.</p>
<p>By the time I left senior year I was about 190 pounds (stopped working out). My first semester freshman (fall 2005) year I ballooned to 220!</p>
<p>I drank way too much, and ate too much at the dining hall. I was also depressed for a little bit because of girl problems. I would go to a terrible diner whenever I could, too.</p>
<p>Anyway, I started running again, and was nowhere near as fast as I was only a year before, and came down to a decent 210 by my sophomore year, and by this May I was weighing in at around 205.</p>
<p>But, I just spent 6 weeks in Italy studying abroad, and came back 190 pounds!! Im pants size 34 now, I havent been that since highschool.</p>
<p>In Italy, I stopped drinking soda (too expensive in Europe) and beer (well I only drink 2-3 beers now because I dont like getting drunk anymore). I also learned the value of a good walk - its relaxing. And the lack of air conditioning and non greasy food in Europe helped a lot.</p>
<p>Next semester Im going to start yoga and hope to leave at a solid 185. </p>
<p>Anyway, the moral of the story is don't give up on yourself when you do gain the freshman 15 (or 25 in my case). Habits can be changed, and while it takes more time to lose weight than to gain it, it feels wonderful to be healthy again.</p>
<p>i didn't gain anything...stayed 120lbs
this is even after my diet changed with the cafeteria food and sodas and juices and what not
i think it's cuz of all the rushed walking i do when im late for class, which is almost always and my campus has a lot of slopes</p>
<p>I lost a little under 10 at first, put 5 or so back on throughout the rest of the year, and lost around 10 over the summer. </p>
<p>So I'm roughly 15 pounds lighter than I was at this time last year (and will lose some more once I get back to school)...can't tell too terribly much, though, because I'm tall and thin. </p>
<p>Anyway, walk everywhere you can, take the stairs instead of the elevator, watch your snacking and portions, don't drink regular sodas, sugary fruit juices, or alcohol too much (water is your friend), play sports and/or run with your friends, and try to avoid letting fast food become your main food group (unless it's Subway...yum).</p>
<p>I also have actually lost around 5 pounds since I came to Duke. One of the main differences is that I've been having a lot less junk food since when I came to Duke and have been working out a lot more (hooray for the fact that the gym is right near where I live, haha).</p>
<p>I pretty much stayed the same freshman year... but I did gain 10-15 pounds during IB in grades 11 and 12 because I had to sit around and study too much. Ugh.</p>
<p>Sophomore year is a lot better. I'm eating better... at my dorm caf you can order grilled chicken from the "grill" counter and then put it on a salad - it's pretty much my default meal. I also eat a lot of sushi (well, sushi, miso and edamame!), seeing as how I live in Vancouver. That, and I started exercising regularly, whereas before I was pretty much inactive other than a bit of field hockey in the spring (JV team in high school). I run about 3 miles 3-4 times a week and do yoga 1-2 times a week. It's working... I'm down 10 pounds since August. :)</p>
<p>i've lost fat and gained muscle...I eat much healthier than I do at home and rarely overeat...it's really different when you are actually paying for groceries and realize that you have to make them last a week...plus I am at the gym just about every day</p>
<p>Between my busy schedule and stressing out, I've actually lost weight (that I didn't have to lose to begin with)!</p>
<p>I gained 15 pounds in ten weeks and lost it spring semester.</p>
<p>it's worth noting, I guess, that the freshman fifteen is usually not permanent even when it comes.</p>
<p>I'm maintaining my "look" but gaining muscle, which has resulted in a gain of a few pounds. I walk EVERYWHERE on and off campus. There are no elevators on campus (except in the dorm with nine floors, haha). I dance A LOT -- ballet technique three days, pointe technique one day, four-hour rehearsal for the dance group I'm in on day, and various rehearsals for the group on two other days. I also go to the gym and do cardio when I can. </p>
<p>I eat mostly sandwiches. I'm bad about eating sweets and drinking soda (not that often though -- maybe a couple days a week), but I always have been, and I'm kind of surprised that I've been able to abstain as much as I do. I could work harder and lose the extra weight that I'm carrying (which is really only "extra weight" because I'm a dancer; I'm not overweight, but I have kind of a screwed-up body image from ballet), but I'm okay with how I'm living now, I suppose. </p>
<p>Oh, and I don't drink beer. And I get drunk really easily so I don't drink a lot of mixed drinks either. Yay!</p>
<p>iv lost 5 lbs so far... its weird.</p>
<p>I gained 5 lbs my freshman year not really caring about what I ate, and then I lost 10 lbs during the summer (equally not caring about how much I ate... whatever). Go figure. So I figured perhaps I can lose more weight but nah its just staying the same thing year. whatever.</p>
<p>Here's what I've done so far to keep off the weight (a couple months into the year):</p>
<p>1) I'm on a varsity sports team (swimming). 'Nuff said
2) I try to eat healthy as much as possible. This means not too many desserts (though I usually cave-in if someone asks if I want to go get ice cream) and eating healthy breakfasts of fruit or a bagel. And I generally try to keep only one or two snacks in my room so that I have to conserve them if I don't want to trek it to the cafeteria or C-store to get more food.
3) I try to avoid late night trips to the grille or fast-food restaurants. That's how my friends have put on weight
4) I only drink one night during the week on average, so it's a manageable amount. I try to use diet drinks to mix.
5) I generally eat less than I did in high school</p>
<p>Also my school does not offer any buffet options on meal plan. It's all a la carte meaning that you pay for each individual thing that you buy. Since we only have so much money, it keeps me from piling on food or going back for seconds lol.</p>
<p>A lot of good information has been posted already. More tips on avoiding the freshman fifteen can be found at: Tips</a> on how to avoid the freshman 15 weight gain in college</p>
<p>the picture of that girl on the page in that link is gross. She looks anorexic with fake boobs. I'm sure that site's great but seriously, that picture looks AWFUL.</p>