<p>Hey guys, I'm in very good shape right now. However, I'm afraid that my fitness will deteriorate in college.</p>
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<li>I'm addicted to eating pizza.</li>
<li>I eat a lot! Maybe 4000 calories a day.</li>
<li>I've been to college camps for 1-3 weeks each and I always overeat.</li>
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<p>I do attend the gym regularly and play soccer and ultimate frisbee. But I'm not sure that will be enough.</p>
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<li>How to combat this? Buy some ORBIT gum and chew? Other methods, tips, or tricks? (And yes, I know I could just choose to eat healther foods, but it's not that easy.)</li>
<li>How often are soccer and ultimate frisbee matches seen on most campuses?</li>
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<p>Eat salads before meals and eat slowly so you know when you’re full.
Try eating unhealthy foods less often. If you don’t eat them as much, they’ll seemingly taste better the few times you do eat them.
Never go for seconds.
Eat filling fibrous foods like grapefruits as snacks. Wheat bread/pasta/rice is pretty good. I actually like it better than the regular kind. Though colleges might not serve those.</p>
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<li> Memorize the phrase, “A moment on the lips, a lifetime on the hips.”</li>
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<p>and</p>
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<li> Really ask yourself, before you eat anything that isn’t objectively healthy, “Do I really need or want to eat this? Will this make me feel good, physically and mentally, after I eat this?”</li>
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<p>I think with buffet style dining hall eating, the important tip I agree with is not going back for seconds. Unless something you get is not good and you’re not going to eat it, don’t go back for more food. Also, try and dodge dessert if you can. At dining halls it’s really easy to eat dessert with EVERY meal and that will spell disaster for your health.</p>
<p>For how often sports go on – at my campus, at least, there’s at least two frisbee games going on a day, and people will join in at any time of the day or night. It’s awesome, but then again, it’s always warm and sunny.</p>
<p>Make sure to always get at least a serving of fruit/veggies when you eat, which fills you up a little. Drink lots of water. Since you’re addicted to pizza, maybe make that some sort of special treat: only get it when you’re having a study group or after doing well on a test instead of ordering some every day.</p>
<p>op i’m in the same boat worrying that i’ll get out of shape in college
however i somehow always end up convincing myself that i’m only going to live once so i should eat what i want when i want</p>
<p>A lot of freshmen (especially guys) actually lose weight. I think it’s mainly due to the fact that you don’t have free food available right in your room. Most people eat only twice or so a day, with maybe a couple snacks or a bagel thrown in.</p>
<p>Eat a lot of fruits, vegetables, and of course drink a lot of pure water everyday.</p>
<p>Become a very social dude, keep up with community activities and have strong links with your family members.</p>
<p>Don’t worry too much about stuff, practice the power of now. Low levels of stress are important.</p>
<p>Be always excited about something that motivates you, find your drives and goals.</p>
<p>HIT THE GYM</p>
<p>The reason why we need to do both weights and cardio when we exercise is because our ancestors. We all have out of date genes in relation with our modern lifestyles. We come from people that used to walk miles everyday and lifted heavy stuff, and that’s why we also need to do that stuff to keep up with our ancient bodies. However, I have to agree that a healthy diet is the most important part, you basically are what you eat.</p>
<p>“A lot of freshmen (especially guys) actually lose weight. I think it’s mainly due to the fact that you don’t have free food available right in your room. Most people eat only twice or so a day, with maybe a couple snacks or a bagel thrown in.”</p>
<p>This is very true. Also adding the fact that most people (at my school at least) walk everywhere and anywhere. Increased exercise + food costing money = loosing weight for me.</p>
<p>I lost weight during summer classes on campus, and I’m sure I have/will be continuing like I have this week. I think I walk about 5 miles a day just for regular errands and classes and eat one or two regular meals. Once the gym reopens for the school year, I’m sure it’ll be more since I’m training for a race.</p>
<p>I get the feeling that Freshman 15 gainers tend to be people who party constantly and don’t have time to get up to do anything, people who were raised in super-strict eating households (and I’ve seen them!), and totally antisocial people who just bring tons of snacks. Of course, other people do gain some weight, but it’s usually not more than 5 pounds or something.</p>
<p>Before every meal, have a full glass of water, a piece of fruit, and a handful of nuts or Cheerios. </p>
<p>Find a gym buddy and make a commitment to go every other day for an hour. </p>
<p>Stop going back for seconds (or thirds…) in the dining hall. Balance your plate with protein, veggies, and whole grains.</p>
<p>Stop drinking soda (including diet) and avoid fruit juices (too sugary, even the “100% juice” ones). Drink water, tea, and some coffee instead. Carry a water bottle around everywhere and chug the stuff.</p>
<p>Looks like I will not be bringing in ANY snacks in the dorm … I don’t want that. I actually HOPE that my roomate will take food I DON’T like in my dorm. :)</p>
Looks like I will not be bringing in ANY snacks in the dorm … I don’t want that. I actually HOPE that my roomate will take food I DON’T like in my dorm.
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<p>^ few things better than reaching over your dorm bed into your drawer for a brown sugar Pop Tart first thing in the morning when halfway asleep…for me at least.</p>
<p>Do NOT skip breakfast. If you aren’t a breakfast person, then no one is forcing you. But if you usually get breakfast and suddenly start getting lazy and skip breakfast because you wake up late (for example), please don’t. I started doing that after first semester and let’s just say that I could feel my immune system debilitating. Soon after, I caught a cold that lasted a month and a half. I can’t blame it all on skipping breakfast; other reasons include eating junk food (even though I ate healthy food too), not enough veggies, etc. </p>
<p>For incoming freshmen, nothing’s more important than a balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle. If you are determined to get good grades, it all starts from a non-lazy, healthy lifestyle. I say this from personal experience and I wouldn’t like another freshman screw up like I did. I’ll be a sophomore this fall and I am determined to follow a healthy lifestyle this time. </p>
<p>Also, there will be numerous occasions late at night when you will be craving food, like pizza or chips. Replace these foods with healthier options such as nuts, dried fruits, vegetables, etc. I know it’s hard to eat this when you’re hungry, especially if you don’t eat these foods, but once you make it a habit, it will become beneficial to you in the long run.</p>
<p>kevster-Don’t worry. I can’t remember the last day that I didn’t eat breakfast. In fact, I tend to overeat on breakfast the most of all meals of the day.</p>
I can’t remember the last day that I didn’t eat breakfast. In fact, I tend to overeat on breakfast the most of all meals of the day.</p>