Maintaining in College

brialger
brialger Posts: 41 Member
edited December 3 in Motivation and Support
I'm currently about to start my senior year of high school and I lost 30 pounds. I'm finally happy with myself but I'm terrified of college. Will I be peer pressured into unhealthy eating situations /social eating? How do I avoid the "Freshman 15"?

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  • Trish1c
    Trish1c Posts: 549 Member
    The Freshman 15 is based on carbs & other unhealthy choices which were the staples of cafeteria food back in the day. Modern colleges offer healthy options. Eat those.

    I was skinny in college because I walked everywhere & took the stairs to classes. There were plenty of opportunities for exercise. Even when we went drinking we walked to the party, danced all night & then walked home. Plenty of burn.

    For now, don't stress. Enjoy your senior year.
  • brialger
    brialger Posts: 41 Member
    Trish1c wrote: »
    The Freshman 15 is based on carbs & other unhealthy choices which were the staples of cafeteria food back in the day. Modern colleges offer healthy options. Eat those.

    I was skinny in college because I walked everywhere & took the stairs to classes. There were plenty of opportunities for exercise. Even when we went drinking we walked to the party, danced all night & then walked home. Plenty of burn.

    For now, don't stress. Enjoy your senior year.

    thank you so much (:
  • SueInAz
    SueInAz Posts: 6,592 Member
    edited August 2016
    I actually lost 20 pounds my freshman year of college. :smile: I had gained them during my senior year because I had a job working at a fast food restaurant and wasn't involved in sports. I had little pocket money my freshman year, no car and was walking between classes all day so they fell right back off.

    Who your friends are will dictate whether or not you'll get pressured into certain social situations. Choose your friends wisely (good advice beyond college, too) and you won't have any problems. But honestly, if you're being careful with your diet most days and staying active, the occasional night out isn't going to be a problem. It's all about balance.
  • AlisonH729
    AlisonH729 Posts: 558 Member
    edited August 2016
    Honestly, the dining hall will be more of a problem than 'social situations'. Which if by that you mean parties, I never once attended a college party that had food out. Not even a bowl of plain, stale Ruffles. Your friends may want to go eat off campus, or outside the dining hall every now and then, but that costs money which was always a great excuse to limit those trips.

    Our dining hall had a lot of options and always required a lap before you could make any decisions. There was one day they had both chicken patties and sloppy joes out for lunch. Seriously!? (Confession: I put sloppy joe meat on my chicken patty. I REGRET NOTHING!) We also had a soda fountain- I allowed myself a glass at lunch but made it a rule to have milk at dinner. Then there was the froyo machine. 4 years and I still couldn't perfect my swirl but darn it I tried! You're just going to have to police your own portions & choices here.

    PS: I see you're from NJ. Do you know where you are/want to go to school? I went to Rutgers & I friggen loved it.)
  • brialger
    brialger Posts: 41 Member
    AlisonH729 wrote: »
    Honestly, the dining hall will be more of a problem than 'social situations'. Which if by that you mean parties, I never once attended a college party that had food out. Not even a bowl of plain, stale Ruffles. Your friends may want to go eat off campus, or outside the dining hall every now and then, but that costs money which was always a great excuse to limit those trips.

    Our dining hall had a lot of options and always required a lap before you could make any decisions. There was one day they had both chicken patties and sloppy joes out for lunch. Seriously!? (Confession: I put sloppy joe meat on my chicken patty. I REGRET NOTHING!) We also had a soda fountain- I allowed myself a glass at lunch but made it a rule to have milk at dinner. Then there was the froyo machine. 4 years and I still couldn't perfect my swirl but darn it I tried! You're just going to have to police your own portions & choices here.

    PS: I see you're from NJ. Do you know where you are/want to go to school? I went to Rutgers & I friggen loved it.)

    LOL thank you so much (: and yeah my top three choices are NYU, Drexel, and St John's

  • brialger
    brialger Posts: 41 Member
    SueInAz wrote: »
    I actually lost 20 pounds my freshman year of college. :smile: I had gained them during my senior year because I had a job working at a fast food restaurant and wasn't involved in sports. I had little pocket money my freshman year, no car and was walking between classes all day so they fell right back off.

    Who your friends are will dictate whether or not you'll get pressured into certain social situations. Choose your friends wisely (good advice beyond college, too) and you won't have any problems. But honestly, if you're being careful with your diet most days and staying active, the occasional night out isn't going to be a problem. It's all about balance.

    Thank you so much and congrats on your loss (:
  • MiaisMIAinMiami
    MiaisMIAinMiami Posts: 196 Member
    brialger wrote: »

    LOL thank you so much (: and yeah my top three choices are NYU, Drexel, and St John's

    I went to St. John's and even way back in the 00s, there were some pretty healthy options in the dining hall. I'm sure it's even better now.
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