You must all wonder why is it that when you leave home and start college, the general tendency is to gain weight... Well, there are many reasons for that and when you'll read them you'll think: "Oh right, I kinda do that myself". That happens because your environment completely changes, your daily routine is different and of course, mommy and daddy are not there anymore to tell you what to do.
Remember, at home you used to eat at regular times the food that your parents prepared for you. Of course this food was healthy, varied, and cooked with love. You didn't have a mini-fridge in your room and all the food was kept in the kitchen. Obviously, mom and dad didn't allow you to drink alcohol and you had a reasonable curfew when going out.
Now, what's new/different in college? Everything! and because mom and dad aren't there to stop you, this is what students tend to do:
-eat unhealthy cafeteria food (pizza, fries, burgers, pastas, soda...)
-keep unhealthy snacks in dorm rooms and nibble between meals (cookies, cereals, peanut butter sandwich, chips, sweats...)
-eat late at night (I'm talking pizzas and burgers at 2:00 am when your heading back from the club...)
-lack physical exercise
-drink too much alcohol (you'd be surprised to know how much calories alcohol can contain!!!)
-emotional eating (when you eat not because you're hungry but because you're sad/happy/bored...)
These are the main reasons why the freshman 15 happens. My goal with this blog is to give you as much advices as possible to help you deal with these and keep a healthy life style while having the best time of your life in college!
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