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Avoid getting Freshman Fifteen Curse
The “freshman fifteen” is a term used in the United States and Canada to describe the weight gained by students during their freshman (first) year of study in college or university. The term refers to the often-reported, yet unsubstantiated claim that freshman typically gain fifteen pounds during their first year. The purported causes of this weight gain are increased alcohol intake and the consumption of fat and carbohydrate-rich cafeteria-style food and fast food in university dormitories.
Most people are conscious about gaining weight so you can do the following to avoid this:
1. Don’t be afraid of gaining weight. Your fear will make it worse for you.
2. Work out and watch what you eat. Do not eat too much fast food!
3. Eat with other people. You’ll be more careful about what you eat when you are eating with someone else.
4. Don’t eat quickly and stay away from late-night snacks
5. Don’t have many munchies in your room other than fruit and veggies
6. Don’t forbid yourself things you love. Just ask yourself, “do I really need a whole piece of cake?” or “do I need this EVERY night?” You can’t totally stop eating them just decrease the quantity.
7. Exercise! Walk with other people, go to the gym, go to the pool. Do not take the bus or the subway to the college wake up early and WALK!
8. Don’t wait until you’re starving to eat. You’re going to eat quickly and eat more and this is going to make you gain more weight.
9. Drink in reasonable amounts for 2 reason. First: Alcohol makes you gain weight. Second: The ladies don’t like a guy who is piss drunk and obnoxious and neither do the guys like drunk chicks.
10. Rule: if it doesn’t taste good after two bites, it’s not going to be worth finishing
