Weight Gain Tips: How to Avoid the Freshman 15
Find weight gain tips to help you avoid the Freshman Fifteen while attending a college or university
Avoiding the Freshman 15 can be tough for some college freshmen. On paper it sounds easy: exercise, avoid eating unhealthy cafeteria food, avoid drinking excessive amounts of alcohol, avoid eating food late at night, and don't keep unhealthy snacks in the dorm room. Lets dive deeper into each of these topics to get a better understanding of how these habits increase your chances for gaining the Freshman 15.
Exercise and the Freshman 15
Regular exercise can be your biggest weapon against fighting the Freshman Fifteen. Working out helps tone muscle, and running helps burn fat and calories. Freshman who work out regularly, tend to be able to drink more and not worry about gaining the weight.
Avoid Eating Unhealthy Cafeteria Food
Cafeteria food is hard to avoid, especially for freshmen. Gaining weight is typical when eating unhealthy foods, and the cafeteria has plenty of unhealthy food. Freshman should try to stay away from sweets such as ice cream, cookies, fried foods, un-identifiable meat, cream cheese, chips and donuts. By avoiding these foods, freshman will be more effective in fighting the freshman fifteen.
Avoid Drinking Excessive Amounts of Alcohol
Alcohol contributes to the freshman fifteen because of the mass quantities that are usually consumed within a weekend. These empty calories can lead to excessive weight gain... More on Alcohol and the freshman 15
Avoid Eating Food Late at Night
After drinking away many hours of the night, the typical freshman gets hungry. The typical food of choice at 1 or 2 am is pizza by the slice. This food is easy to obtain, cheap, and satisfying. Pizza can be greasy and eating before sleeping (or passing out) means your body has to digest and break down all that cheese and dough not to mention all of that alcohol you drank for the past 3 or four hours. All night your stomach processes this, and adds weight to the freshman 15.
Don't Keep Unhealthy Snacks In Your Dorm Room
Keeping unhealthy food and snacks in your dorm room is like shooting yourself in the foot for the freshman fifteen. Not only do you not have to go far to find food, the food is usually not healthy. Chips, cookies, crackers, peanut butter, chocolate, and other unhealthy snacks all go straight to your body in the form of fat. The freshman 15 increases with every unhealthy snack you eat. Try to eat carrots, pretzels, fruit, low fat yogurt and low fat granola. Healthy foods will help you look and feel better.
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