College kid needs help

Hey! I'm in college too, and I actually gained 20 lbs my first semester so now I'm here trying to loose that weight and then some! Do you have a full kitchen or are you in a dorm without one?

its not really the carbs you gotta worry about and eating healthier can be more exspensive but it can also be cheaper sometimes like just little things like not eating as much at resteraunts and not getting the high calorie foods at fast food places

Hey! I'm in college too and I just try to eat small portions (although I don't always do it, haha) and eat fruit and vegetables when I can. If you have a cafeteria you can eat at for free then you could go there and just eat the healthier choices, if not, fresh fruits and veggies are cheaper and filling and nutritious. It's only 30 cents for corn and 33 cents for an orange where I am. Oatmeal is a good breakfast that is not expensive if you buy the oats and cook them yourself, which you can do with just a microwave. Most importantly you should exercise! You can eat the pasta and stuff if you just exercise enough it will burn the calories you go over, hope you reach your goal!!

Hi i'm a college student too
Things to watch out for are definetely alcohol, which has loads of empty calories. Don't drink your calories, try to cut out coffee, fruit juice, sodas etc. Carry a waterbottle around you at campus so your not dehydrated, and don't eat when your really just thirsty.
And what i find really helps is scheduling in my exercise for the week. I treat it as a class (okay well i don't go to all of my classes lol) so i'd say that i treat it like an appointment.
I also find that when you keep other things in your life under control, it makes losing weight so much easier. Keep up your grades and try not to work last minute (i 'stress eat' in these scenarios).
Also budget!!!!!!!!!! I know it's hard, but you have to budget your weekly food allowance. Try to keep out of the middle section of the supermarket and stick to the perimetres, with loads of fruit and veggies, lean protein and low fat dairy and healthy grains. Create a weekly planner of healthy dinners you can make. You can then cook up more than you need and freeze them for when you come home from a busy day and just don't feel like cooking.
And make use of your campus. Walk as much as possible. Walking inbetween classes for me can take up to 15 mintues, which really ads up over the week. Take the stairs just walk as much as possible.
Also, use the support around you. Trust me you will not be the only college student who is struggling to make a lifestyle chagne and lose weight. If there's a gym there, maybe you and a friend could join, or maybe a sport team that you enjoy. Mfp is a great way to get support too.
OH and one more thing. I know i've been blabbering on about planning things weekly. But sometimes when it gets tough, just take it day by day. Even meal by meal.
oh and one more tip, try to accurately measure your food as much as possible. It's easy to understimate your food calories, and over-estimate exercise calories. Things like tomato sauce and salad dressings, which a lot of people don't count into their caloric intake can be so high in cals!
Oh and one last thing! Yesterday i went over my 1,200 cals by 400. I felt like crap, then all i did was took a long walk and got down to 200 calories over. I didn't beat myself up about it, and i've moved on and am doing great again today. So don't give up.
Best of luck and feel free to add me as a friend

I am currently a junior in college and after discovered this site, I have changed my life around. I have used this site for only a short while so far more weight than expected and am starting to see numbers on the scale I haven't seen since I was a freshman in high school. Some tips for getting started are try and limit your self from simple carbs like pastas and white flours. Something also to keep in mind is limit how much you put on your plate. If you reduce yourself to one helping of a particular food, and wait a while before even considering if you really want seconds. This will allow your body to process the food and tell you if your body is still hungry. (The first few weeks are the hardest, I know, I went through it). I love to cook so finding good but health food was key for me. Cook with chicken or white meets, fish if you like it is good. Try and reduce fatty foods like things containing butters, or cheese. Chicken breast is always a good option. You can put sauces (light) or spices to make it have some flavor. Something I just discovered was chicken breast covered in healthy cereal like Total and then baked. Try and reduce snaking. Eat larger lunches and smaller dinners. If you are hungry in the middle of the day snack on fruit.