College girl needs help!!

try eattting fruits instead of junk<333 no SODAA MISSSYY!!!!

Save money and instead of going out to eat, invest in some healthy staples. Fresh fruits and veggies are cheap and stay well in a mini fridge or dorm fridge (labelled!)

Find a couple things in each food group that you like and are cheap enough to buy on a regular basis. I have a lot of kale (lettuce), cherry tomatoes, oranges, yogurt, crackers, chicken, almonds, TVP (textured vegetable protein, cheaper than meat, can be used like ground beef).

The headaches are from caffeine - I'm assuming you don't drink coffee, but what about tea? Green tea is GREAT for you, much lower in calories - just generally much healthier. A lot of people drop weight just cutting soda out of their diet. But if you can afford it and have the room, I'd very much suggest getting a mini fridge and stocking up on fruits and healthy snacks. When you're craving something unhealthy, it's usually because you're hungry, and if you eat a healthy snack that craving should go away or ease up. Good luck!!

I have the same problem! It was so easy to get the junk food from our dining hall "convenience store", but I tried to eat the healthiest stuff they had (and that was hard...) Moderation really helped in the dining hall. I was eating so much and I really had to cut back. This coming semester I'm moving out of the dorms into an apartment, so the food should be a lot easier to control.

Good luck and try your best!! Try exercising a little more if the calories are getting the best of you.

You can buy your own fruits and keep then in your room. One thing my friend did was befriend me...lol and now comes over here to eat alot. I dont live on campus so I have my own kitchen. She comes and cooks for me from time to time too so it all works out. If thats not possible, try getting a small fridge and when you go home on the weekends (if you live close enough) then cook a weeks worth of meals and put them in portion sized containers and re heat on one every day. Hope this helps...

Hey Meghan,

I understand exactly how you're feeling.

I've recently finished university and living away in student accommodation is one of the hardest things when you're trying to diet.

Just keep thinking about your goal weight.

Also I'm in the same position as you are with your boyfriend. Mine plays rugby so he easily burns off a lot of the takeaway foods, while i'm left with all the calories still on me. Maybe try talking to your boyfriend explain to him what you're trying to achieve. You could make cook a healthy meal together :-) that's always fun, and more romantic than just getting take out.

Hope this helps :-) I'm new so add me as a friend if you like.

P.s. I'm also addicted to cans of coke to..

I drink at least one can of coke a day because i get headaches if i don't.

Hey Meghan! I know it's really rough, but you can kick the caffeine addiction! It can take anywhere up to a week or so of headaches, but then you won't have any more trouble with it. It's like detoxing from drugs - go through the worst, and then it's over. You can do it!

As far as dorm food, is there a salad bar? I spent a lot of time there and at the toast bar. You can go a long way with the fresh fruit, veggies, and whole wheat toast. One of my favorite snacks was a scoop of cottage cheese (from the salad bar) topped with ~1/4c. chopped pineapple (also from the salad bar.)

At my school, we had nutrition info posted at each "station" in the dining hall, and if yours employs Sodexo, it probably does too. You can do a walkthrough of all the options before making a final decision. Also, we had a "deli counter" where they often had wraps, subs, and sometimes pita/hummus/feta/cucumber plates for assemble-your-own greek style pitas. Mine often took "special orders" while they were assembling sandwiches behind the counter - no mayo, cheese etc.

It's really difficult to find good options in a dining hall, but you CAN do it!!

depending on dorm rules, you can get fresh fruit and keep it in your dorm room. Just get enough to eat for the week and go shopping every week. Most fruit doesn't need to be refridgerated. AND you can't have a dorm fridge in your room? If you do get one, you could keep deli turkey meat in there, and some mustard and you can have turkey sandwiches. Soups are usually low in calories too, you have to watch it, and also pick ones low in sodium. You just have to look at the grocery store. Spend an hour in there, and really look at stuff.

Eating out, you NEED to pick where you're eating! Don't let him pick! And if he really has to pick, you could probably still make good choices wherever you go. Most restaurants have a diet part on the menu that you can pick from. And another thing I do is I only eat half and stop or order a half serving. You may still pay half price, but it will be worth it!

Soda and chocolate... Diet Coke! I have to have one a day too! And I've found a way to help my chocolate cravings and still not eat too much Dove Dark Promises. They are 40 calories each and I can usually control myself and eat 2-3 a day.

Drinking a BUNCH of water will help you. I read an article that said you should divide your weight in half and drink AT LEAST that much in ounces. Adding more for exercise and caffeine intake. My hubby just started doing this and he travels for work, so he takes a two gallon jug with him, fills it with ice and water in the morning and then has a water bottle that he refills as needed. He tries to drink the entire jug every day.

The headaches are from caffeine - I'm assuming you don't drink coffee, but what about tea? Green tea is GREAT for you, much lower in calories - just generally much healthier. A lot of people drop weight just cutting soda out of their diet. But if you can afford it and have the room, I'd very much suggest getting a mini fridge and stocking up on fruits and healthy snacks. When you're craving something unhealthy, it's usually because you're hungry, and if you eat a healthy snack that craving should go away or ease up. Good luck!!

for the green tea, Yogi (the brand) makes some DELICIOUS green teas! They're kind of expensive, but it'll be the best tea you'll drink. I wasn't a big tea drinker, but read up on the benefits of green tea and decided to make myself try it. Yogi tastes so good, and most of them have Stevia in the blend, so you don't need sugar either!

And I agree on avoiding the unhealthy cravings. Two of my weaknesses at work for snacks are popcorn from the convenience mart downstairs and oreos. I've found that if I have them once during the week, I will crave, crave, crave them until I finally eat some for the rest of the week. But if I go a day or two without them, the craving goes away and I don't HAVE to have them the next day!