the freshman 15 will not kill u. it will not hurt u. often times we gain a bit more weight as we enter adulthood. this is NORMAL. make sure ur getting all of ur macros (carbs, proteins, and fats) and vegetables and calcium every day, and try to move ur body on most days. u will be okay. college is abt learning, meeting ppl, and having fun, so prioritize those things

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Use the gym

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never take the elevator, stairs only. every day i walk down 5 flights of stairs in the parking garage, up 2 to get to class, down same 2, then back up 5 to get to my car. i started doing this bc the elevators would take too long but honestly my butt looks good bc of it

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they don’t tell u this but it’s not the food. it’s the alcohol. so do with that what you will.

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Advice I took myself: 1. Lay off on alcohol. I drank socially and had a couple bad hangovers (as u do freshman yr) but I was not always consuming 2. Walk/bike around campus! Bonus points if ur campus is on a hill. I didn’t realize that walking a couple miles per day would help so much until I stopped going to campus 3. it’s okay and normal in college to have Taco Bell and McDonald’s at 2am but don’t make that a frequent habit 4. I know freedom from family is so fun but god try to remember to-

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Evaluate your current eating habits. I was delusional about how few calories I was consuming bc I was always so busy. I also thought “I don’t work out” but I was playing 20-30 hours of cardio sports per week. Going to college just going to the gym a few times and eating dining hall food 3x a day made my calorie intake insanely higher. Be aware of that. You don’t have to eat all 3 meals if you’re not hungry and you can avoid high calorie black holes. But also, live a little. Enjoy

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