College/University OFFICIAL WEIGHT LOSS HELP THREAD

Fayetteville State University
English Language and Literature with a minor is Speech-Theatre

This is awesome! I'm going into my sophomore year at UC Irvine where I am studying theatre. I joined because MFP because I also need to lose the Freshman 15 and the 15 I gained while I was in England for a month last summer!

Love this thread ;D I'm at Boston University, majoring in Dietetics. I'm careful about my diet, and this site was perfect to keep my sweet tooth in check Any questions about food? Add me!

If you guys are looking for a cardio workout, Couch to 5k is definitely the best! It's an interval fartlek method- check out www.c25k.com. There's also an aweeesome iphone/ipod app that you can download. I'm on week 3 and I've seen my running improve already.

Enjoy your summers everyone!

Great thread idea! Can I join in? I'm going into my second year this fall, and I gained a small amount of weight during my first year (not quite a freshman 15 though!) I want to lose 15-20 more pounds and need some healthier eating habits while in school. Please feel free to add me as a friend, I've been looking for some people who are close to my age!

Love this thread!

I'm a non-traditional student starting my 3rd year after a 10 year break. I was surprised at how hard it was to eat healthier on campus!

Jennifer
Auburn University Montgomery
History

My first year in college I got addicted to running so I actually lost a few pounds of fat, but I lost the drive somewhere in between sophomore year and my junior year. Definitely utilize the gym!

The hardest time of year is winter (I go to school in IL) because the cafeteria only makes "comfort food". I hate it, both the taste and the damage it does to my overall health.

Not many in england on this thread.

I didn't realise some places you could actually plan schedules yourselves. Here we get given a time table and that's it we turn up or we miss the class. I still haven't gotten my timetable yet i'm just hoping between classes, homework and my kids timetable i have time to do some exercise too.

It's harder that i don't drive so with the buses i'll be back and forwards all the time and wont have anywhere to stash any gear while i'm in uni and i'm already wondering how i'm going to carry all my books and my lunch around let alone swimming costumes or such like. Still hopefully it'll all mean less time to snack *lol*

With regard to the fast food comments: if you have an iPod Touch or iPhone, you can download an app called "Fast Food Calories." It has the nutrition facts of dozens of restaurants saved on it (and it doesn't need the internet to show you the info!). Granted, it might not have your favorites, but It could help you to make better choices when you're faced with Bad vs. Worse.

Oh..I almost forgot: Kevin, Sophomore, Georgia Tech, some sort of engineering. (can't decide!)

Here's the link: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fast-food-calories/id402447013?mt=8

im hopeing to lose my freshman 15 an alot more
i go to Johnson & Wales University
Culinary Arts

I'm a little late to join, but I've only just started using the forums today.

Kim
Western Governors University
Majoring in Special Education k-12

WGU is my 3rd school, and I've gone through 3 different majors...first it was business, then it was liberal arts, now my current, education.

My freshman year (aka: my first ever year of community college), was terrible, eating-wise. I didn't get out of class 'til 10pm, so all that was open in the area I lived in back then was Sonic and Taco Bell. So my dinners consisted of that. Not cool.

My "freshman year" of my second community college after I moved back home to Florida wasn't much better. I was eating healthier (in that, I wasn't living off of fast food and ramen noodles), but I was drinking a lot. It got to a point that when I saw the day-after photos of the table I was sitting at, and all of the drink cups in front of me, I was disgusted with myself. I couldn't believe that I had drank that much...and worse, that it was a regular thing for me (at least twice a week, it seemed), not to mention the effect it was having on me financially. Long Islands may be 2-for-1 at most bars, but when they're $7 to begin with, and you've got a half dozen in front of you...? That adds up. :P

Now I'm going into my "freshman year" at WGU, which is a distance learning university, up until I go for my on-site student teaching, anyway. I will no longer have an excuse to eat fast food, because I'll be at home doing my course work. Unlike most people, I like grocery shopping, so I like to find new, healthy stuff to try. I've recently gotten into the veggie Morning Star Farms products, thanks to my best friend, which are really healthy. I live with my boyfriend, and he is extremely supportive of us eating healthier, working out. It's amazing to have encouragement 24/7 from the people around you, and I feel lucky to have that, since I realize a lot of people don't always have that postive encouragement.

I also don't don't drink anymore. I haven't drank since a friend of mine's 21st birthday, which was March of last year. 1 year and 4 months of absolutely no alcohol!

My best advice is to definitely cut out the alcohol. You can have a good time without it. I think I saw someone post something earlier in this thread about it, and I'm gonna back up their statemnt: YOU DON'T NEED ALCOHOL! It does nothing for you health-wise. I've heard that wine has health benefits, and I'm not agreeing or disagreeing with that, but Long Islands, Mai Tai's, Cosmopolitans, and, of course, BEER, have no health benefits. They're empty calories. And you can have fun without them. Plus, no hangovers and unneccesary sickly feelings!

I've cut out alcohol completely, and now for the past 2 weeks, dessert. If I DO have a dessert, I try to just have a small cup of low-fat frozen yogurt. I'm now to the point where unless I'm staying up really late and get hungry, I don't even want anything at all.

The hardest part is going to be Monday (my birthday cake), and then again next Sunday (boyfriend and best friend are taking me to Cheesecake Factory for my birthday).

I've also gotten REALLY serious about exercise. I feel like I have more energy, which is awesome. I'm doing it now while I've got a month and a half break from school, so that when school starts up again, I'll be in a routine that I can maintain.

Yeah, I've pretty much been cutting out the alcohol from my life too. I don't need it, and hell I don't really even like it so why bother?

going into my junior year. feel free to add me!

A&M Senior

I work out before classes on TH by running a mile then swimming
Work out after class MWF I do the elliptical and/or bike for 30-40 min and some strength training

i was around 155 in March and now I'm about 131
aiming for 125-130 lbs by the end of the summer to maintain for the rest of my life :P

i got hit with the junior/senioritis and got lethargic and ate out a lot so thats when i gained all my weight. but its almost gone now!

I gained 55 lbs since I started CC, 4 yrs ago. next month, I'll be starting Northern Arizona University. My schedule is already planned - Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4 classes each day from 8am to 3:30pm with 20 minutes in between. The campus is so big, I won't have time to run to a cafeteria or go to the grocery store to find something to eat.... I need to figure out a way to not starve and not eat junk in between classes.... I could keep food in my car but AZ is pretty hot so things spoil fast..... any ideas???