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<p>Wow, I completely forgot that lol. There was a guy on here named RonPaul2012 and it made sense then, but I guess I lost track of that connection.</p>
<p>That’s Me!</p>
<p>^^haha it’s okay. it happens, lol.</p>
<p>Most of my friends and I lost weight. College food sucks.</p>
<p>Most of my friends gained weight, either that or they almost obsess over going to the gym/eating healthy. I gained 5 first semester from eating poorly, and then lost 15 this semester. This was with living in the dorms and eating cafeteria food too.</p>
<p>I lost 13 pounds in the first two quarters, but then I started eating bagels with cream cheese this quarter and I’ve gained back 5. Sooo no more bagels.</p>
<p>I lost 10 pounds pretty much immediately after starting college and continued to maintain that weight until about now, actually. I lived on a very hilly campus and I am used to my parents cooking way too much at home, so with the quickly tiresome dining hall options, I have gotten thinner. I usually lose another 5 pounds around finals too, because I get too preoccupied to eat, but that comes back when I go home.</p>
<p>Now that I’m going to be commuting to a new school (probably CC), I’m probably going to gain that 10 pounds back, and that makes me a sad panda.</p>
<p>As for the diet argument: Historically, people can live healthily off of diets ranging from strictly vegan to almost entirely meat-based (the Inuits). Probably the only poisonous diet to eat is a western one, which has long been shown to lead to obesity, diabetes, and various other conditions that were far less common before the advent of refined white flour and highly processed foods. I’d recommend that people check out Michael Pollan’s “In Defense of Food” to get some interesting info and perspective on diet. It’s really nothing radical, and if you don’t want to shell out the money for it, simply looking at the cover gives you the basic idea, which the book then explains in greater detail. </p>
<p>I eat meat because I like to eat meat, but studies do show that vegetarians and near vegetarians are healthier on the whole than those who eat significant quantities of meat. I don’t know how much this is confounded with lifestyle, but maybe it goes to show that Thomas Jefferson may have been right in saying that meat should be used as a condiment or flavoring and not as the center of the meal.</p>
<p>peter_parker, what on earth? i’ve been a vegan for eight years. since age thirteen. i guarantee you that i have read far more than one single book on nutrition and/or veganism. i’ve read dozens of books and articles, have talked to nutritionists and doctors, and have done countless other things to learn about vegan nutrition. this is a tremendously huge part of my life, and although i did not initially become a vegan for health reasons, after being attacked by countless principals, teachers, and strangers who accused me of starving myself or whatnot, i began to study up, and learned allll about vegan nutrition. and it can be an incredibly healthy way to live, assuming french fries don’t become an entire food group for you.</p>
<p>watching calories in/out might help you maintain weight, but it won’t necessarily keep you healthy. if every day i eat two thousand calories in veggies, whole grains, beans, and olive oil, and you eat two thousand calories in twinkies, i’m going to have more energy and appear physically more healthy than you. your body NEEDS nutrients, and no nutritionist will debate that. </p>
<p>i sincerely hope you were joking that calories in/out is the be all, end all of staying healthy.</p>