Need some advice on where to start?

get rid of the ramen noodles, way to many calories, cut out the pop, drink water instead, and start by just going for a walk, if you can do a 20 min walk daily to start, great, if not do what you can do, I think also adding some fruits and veggies to your diet also:)
I think that would be a good start:) Plan on getting a scale, start measuring and weighing your food to get accurate calorie intake:) Congrats, just being here is a great start:)

Definitely start by changing what's in the fridge. Ramen, etc has tons of sodium. You might be surprised by how much water you are retaining. Change your sodas to flavored water.

Logging your food and being aware is a great first start. I agree with others in reducing the amount of high sodium foods and switch out the pop to water. There is nothing wrong with having 1 can of soda a day but try to make up the rest with herbal tea or water.

In college I used to like taking my text books to the gym and do my reading assignments while on an exercise bike. Get a workout in and I found the retention for what I was reading went up.

Good Luck.

when you say you can't cook, do you mean that you don't have anywhere to cook or that you don't know how to cook?

if you don't know how you could learn. I am sure that if you search youtube on how to cook soup or rice or grilled meat or fish, you can find step by step instruction videos. If you don't have a place to cook (a stove top etc) you could invest in a microwave and try to find healthier options of ready meals that you could just heat up (soups) or check out the salad option.

If you chose the food due to financial constraints then you could check out vegetables that are in season and how to cook them on the various sites on the internet.

If you chose the food due to time constraints there is the option of precooking a large batch of something (like soup or stew) and keep portions that only need to be heated up.

Sadly, good nutrition isn't just going to walk up to you, you'll need to make an effort. It's a bit like hunting and gathering :-)

Many people will tell you to cut the processed right out, but if you find that too difficult right away, try substituting things until eventually you cut the bad stuff out. If you like soda, try to switch out one for a carbonate water if you like them until you are just drinking the water. Then try switching to Crystal light flavored water instead of carbonated until eventually you are just drinking plain water. Remember, it is suppose to be a lifestyle change, not a quick fix!! Same with exercise, start off small, like a ten minute walk to break from studying until you build up stamina. I did that when I first started running on the treadmill. I did a three minute warm up at 3.0mph, then upped the speed to 5mph and jogged for atleast five minutes and if I needed to, bring it back down to 3.0mph. Eventually, I reduced my warm up and ran longer at 5mph. A lot of people will tell you that the hour they spend exercising is a great break from their everyday lives to just decompress and spend some 'you' time.

Hey! I'm a college girl and I'm just starting out too. I read that if you're craving a soda, to have cucumber instead. That's where I started. I used to drink at least 1 Pepsi a day, now I put a few slices of cucumber in my water and I don't have any cravings. Also, get a crock pot. You can throw some veggies and chicken broth in there, leave it all day while you're in class, and come back to an awesome healthy soup! There's a few crock pot recipe threads on here. Tracking what you eat on here is a great way to stay on track! I've only been doing it for a few days, but it's already been super helpful.

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