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EAT AS HEALTHY AS YOU CAN
by the student editors of NAVIGATING YOUR FRESHMAN YEAR, a Students Helping Students® guide
“A little card to swipe whenever you want to eat is a terrible conspiracy against those who want to maintain a healthy weight. This magical card makes it okay to get a cookie because you’re not directly paying for it. It is also your token to the all-you-can-eat buffet. Beware!”
Sophomore,
University of Vermont
Eating at college is usually a social activity and it’s easy to not notice what you’re putting in your mouth. Consuming large amounts of alcohol, eating fried cafeteria food, and eating at random times during the day is not great for your gut. Try to remember that and try to eat healthily to stay healthy and maintain a healthy body. You need to feel well on the inside and outside, and what you eat affects both.
“I came to college set on proving the “freshman fifteen” thing wrong. But I learned that it’s hard to stay healthy when every night you’re surrounded by pizza, Chinese food, and donuts. My trick? The fridge is always filled with tons of fruit to help resist the late night pizza order.”
Freshman,
Emory University
The basic idea you should try to stick to is trying to eat as healthily as possible as often as possible. There’s really no need for strict diets or padlocks on your dorm room fridge.
Here are a few practical suggestions for how to accomplish the above:
> Drink water constantly! It’s weird, there’s nothing in it, just clear wet stuff, but water is something we need to consume in large quantities. It keeps you hydrated, washes out things that have no business settling in your body, and can even satisfy hunger--often when you think you’re hungry, you’re actually thirsty. Buy a large water bottle and keep refilling it throughout the day. Put it next to your computer and take a sip every few minutes. Drink some before going to class and when you come back to your room.
> Try to eat one healthy meal a day. If you have pancakes for breakfast and are going out for burgers for dinner, have a salad and soup, or a turkey sandwich, minus a ton of mayo, for lunch.
> Don’t deny yourself all fun food. It’s hard to pass up those cheese fries at lunch, but try to limit them to once a week. If you have to have ice cream, stop at one scoop or try frozen yogurt instead. If you deny yourself what you love, you’ll obsess about it constantly and might end up binge eating it later. Instead, have some, but just not in huge quantities or all the time.
> Don’t eat as a procrastination method. Do something else instead—go for a walk, call a friend, surf the Internet, talk to your roommate, whatever. If you’re prone to eating when you’re bored or frustrated, get out of the area where food is readily available.
> Keep snack food in your room out of sight. Temptation is often stronger than the strongest of will powers.
> Remember that alcohol is empty calories. An average beer has about 100-150 calories. Just keep that in mind.
> Avoid overeating the five Cs. Watch out for cookies, cake, chocolate, chips, and candy.
Copyright © by NATAVI GUIDES.
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• SET REALISTIC RULES AND MAKE PEACE WITH YOUR ROOMMATE
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