It's hard, pure dedication, I need to get back into it!

Nobody is going to pick you up and drag you to the gym, if you don't like what you see in the mirror... well... you know what you gotta do..... not always fun but nothing anybody else does is going to change the way you look, gotta do it yourself.

Find something you actually like doing as exercise:).

Now, I'm a person who hates sports and all forms of exercise in general, but I've recently discovered that I love doing zumba. Mean to move on to other dancing when I lose some more weight.

I find that exercising in a group setting and set times are the most effective. Also music helps a lot.

I'm at uni too and my final word is that, if you really want to do something, you're bound to find a way to do it!

All the best!

In college I used the gym at the school on my off hour or I would walk at the dome. Keep gym clothes in your vehicle or backpack. Limit yourself to one or two drinks on the weekend. Don't have to drink to socialize. Empty calories.

Thanks everybody. I think I will go to the gym after I let this oatmeal settle!

That'a girl!

When I was in college, my best friend and I loved going swimming together! He was this tiny guy, but I was able to keep up with him because I had experience with swimming and he was just starting out. I saw him all the time (we were in the same club, we had a class together, hung out with the same friends) so it was easy for us to schedule workouts together. We started swimming four days a week (twice after our tues/thurs class, and twice on the weekends) and we eventually started strength training on Mondays and Fridays. It helped me to have a buddy to go with and he helped to keep me motivated! So its definitely possible! See if you have a friend who is in some of your same classes and maybe you can go together! Hope this helps! Good luck!

There's always going to be something. After college, you'll have a demanding career and a marriage and a family and aging parents and on and on and on. Pick a time that'll work with your schedule and make an standing appointment with the gym. Treat it like a class or other important commitment. Once it becomes a habit, you won't have to think about it. It'll be as second-nature as brushing your teeth.

THIS^

Never been to college myself so I can't really say I understand the struggles but just wanna say if you got the energy and time to go out drinking than you can find the time and energy to workout. Don't have to work out everyday but even if you get 2 good workouts in than its better than nothing. You just got to get up and do it. Like someone earlier pointed out no one is gonna make you go, you just gotta wanna do it. Once you get a routine started than its easier to stay to. Plan out you week in advance, this way its easier when you know.

For me I just had to find something to motivate me. I'm starting my senior year here on Monday. 18 credit hours, homework, working, and looking for another job. Yet despite all that my two biggest motivations are my boyfriend and my future. I'm going to Cali in a few months to see my boyfriend and I want to look and feel great. After that, I want to continue looking and feeling good, especially for after I get out of school.

One of my favorite motivational quotes is: "If it's important to you, you'll find a way. If it isn't, you'll find an excuse."

Good luck. Feel free to add me if you would like!

I just recently graduated from college, so yes the temptations are there. Alot of time the food isn't healthy and it is fried. I know the feeling of wanting to go out with friends, and I admit I did it way too often. Now as a recent graduate I look back and realize I did not have to drink to have fun with the gang. Drinking occasionally is fine, and it will even relax you after a particular hard week of classes, but if you don't have the calories for it, offer to the be the designated driver. You don't have to drink (just drink water) but you still get to go out and have fun. Dancing is great exercise, and you don't have to be drunk to do it! Enjoy these years, cause it only gets harder from here on out! Good Luck!

Drinking, going out, being broke!

Stop doing the first, change what you do for the second, and the third won't be a problem.

I used to go to the bar every week with my brother and some friends. I'd spend $15-$25 just for a few hundred calories and a bunch of sugar (I usually drink coke+rum or whiskey). Often I'd grab an appetizer or something too. Just what I needed - fried cheese, wings, or french fries.

Now I go once every month or two, and have one drink and then water. I eat something fairly healthy before going, so I'm not tempted by the appetizer list. I save $70 a month and feel better. It might not feel as fun as slamming beers or margaritas, but as long as the people you're with are interesting it's still a good time. Just nurse that drink.

/Also, smuggle in home-made air-popped popcorn if you go to the movies often. Popcorn at my theater costs more than the show ticket, and has like 1500 calories. 5 cups (popped) of air-popped popcorn only has 153 calories (before butter).

In college I used the gym at the school on my off hour or I would walk at the dome. Keep gym clothes in your vehicle or backpack. Limit yourself to one or two drinks on the weekend. Don't have to drink to socialize. Empty calories.

AGREED!! you'd be surprised how long youc an just stand there and hold a drink...LOL!!

I wish I had started working out while I was in college and got moving more then...maybe I would be more inclined to do it now. Pick a time and force yourself to get moving then...like someone else said, make it like an appointment or a class. See if maybe you have someone who can meet with you at that time as well...this way, you have someone else there that is depending on you and vice versa.

Agreed also that just walking around campus would be a workout in itself, if it is a big campus.

GOOD LUCK!!!!!