College Students, what did you eat today?

Hey there, fellow college students. I'm a freshman in college this year, and even though I said "No freshman 15 for me, in fact I'll lose 15 by Christmas", I think that after seeing the quantity (and type) of food available, it's a legitimate threat.

So. Tell me what you ate today, and maybe what you didn't eat.

For example. This morning, I went down to "breakfast", which was really just a very makeshift set up. And instead of having a blueberry muffin that I really wanted, I got a container of Honey Nut Cheerios and a bit of milk.

If you want, say what kind of physical activity you got, too. :)

=) This might not be fair, because I'm a senior living off campus now, but I commend you for your choice of cheerios! (I gained 25 lbs since I started college! D=)

I had two blueberry lemon cornmeal muffins. Unfortunately with a little butter. But they were only 170 calories a piece, so not awful.

I'm not in college anymore, but my (all-you-can-eat) caf had a salad bar that I stuck to like glue.  No bacon bits, no cheese, no creamy dressings.  I started every meal with a plate-full of salad and probably cut my calories in half compared to not having the salad.   All my girlfriends gained in first year, I did not, I actually lost.

Also, make friends with your athletic centre, it's probably kick-ass (most college gyms are) and schedule in work out time like it's a class.

Good luck!

I agree with thermal... I am in Law School now and we have a cafe on campus but it is not healthy.  I bring my lunch (and dinner) most days so that at least I know what I am consuming.  Today I have a nice yummy sandwich on 7 grain bread, grapes, soup, a couple of 100 calorie snacks and room to buy chips if I feel like... Then when I get home I won't eat the contents of my fridge... Just another healthy snack!

i had instant oatmeal for bfast

and now im at the library trying to eat my snacks without getting yelled at for having food by the computers

no lunch today because I am too busy with classes for a full meal so my afternoon snacks include: chocolate powerbar, 1/4 cup raw unsalted almonds, as much celery and carrot sticks as i can choke down, and fat free yogurt

for dinner I am planning on having either a lean cusine pannini or some smoked sausage with a big salad

maybe more snacks later depending on where i am with calories

Nothing!

:]

But I do have my first CAD class in a couple of hours, so I will have a few peppermints or maybe even a fruit smoothie soon.

I danced around my living room to some crazy techno for exercise and I will be cleaning and grocery shopping in a hurry before class.  After class I may go for a walk.  I don't know how I'll get any exercise in otherwise.

I like this thread!

My meals have been a bunch of snacks all day, it's terrible

Breakfast: 1 cup raisin bran with skim milk and a peach

snack 1: yoplait light

snack 2: 1 serving of an odwalla fruit smoothie and a half-cup of edamame

snack 3: half a sandwich with hummus, pesto, peppers, tomatos, and cucumber on a whole grain baguette

Original Post by pokadotdpanties:

Nothing!

:]

But I do have my first CAD class in a couple of hours, so I will have a few peppermints or maybe even a fruit smoothie soon.

I danced around my living room to some crazy techno for exercise and I will be cleaning and grocery shopping in a hurry before class.  After class I may go for a walk.  I don't know how I'll get any exercise in otherwise.

 I was WONDERING how long it would take until a post like this came up.

Breakfast-
28g Fiber one
2oz Lite vanilla soymilk

Lunch-
183g pinto beans
4oz white fish
5oz steamed broccoli

After classes snack-
25g frozen banana
108g (4oz) Lite vanilla soymilk
48g All bran with Extra fiber
(I make my meals the night before)

Dinner-
beats me, hahaha

For another snack I had a frozen yogurt and 2 small chocolate chip cookies

for dinner I had the second half of that sandwich (multigrain baguette, tomato, lettuce, peppers, pesto, and hummus)

This isn't really fair either-- seeing as I have my own place... but regardless:

Breakfast
1 fried egg with salt & pepper
1 piece of white toast with margarine and jam
a handful of lettuce (to fight off cravings)
tea with skim milk & sugar
Total Calories: ~350

Lunch
Salad consisting of:
blackberries, lettuce, baby tomatos, shoestring carrots, white onion, & cucumber-- no dressing
Small piece (90 g) of fish
Glass of skim milk
Total Calories: ~350

That's all I've had so far... as far as excersise-- I did level 2 of the 30 day shred this morning... plus I have class in a bit, which involves public transit-- so a bit of walking. Snacks, I will probaby have an orange or something, and I'm undecided about dinner, although I have some leftover ground beef and some rice I could throw together.

I aim for 1200-1400 calories a day.

Breakfast: a bowl of raisin bran with skim milk and an apple

Lunch: half a sweet and sour tofu wrap....ate even less of the "wrap" part and a yoplait light

Then I went to the gym and ran for a half hour and did some sqats, lunges, and medicine ball crunches

post work-out snack: 1/2 cup cottage cheese

snack: 1 scoop of absolutely decadent delicious full fat death by chocolate ice cream

I estimate I'm at about 1100 calories and today I'm aiming for between 1500-1800. I think I'll probably have enough for dinner - I'm thinking a spinach salad with hard boiled egg and various veggies. And then partying tonight - definitely enough calories for a couple shots.

breakfast- a peach and a cheese stick

Lunch- chunky chicken noodle soup

snack 1- 1 cup chocolate marshmallow mateys w/o milk

snack 2- 1 medium cucumber from the farmers market and 10 medium radishes

supper- I think I am going to make some rice pilaf w/ broccoli and chicken

breakfast: 3 eggs (only one yolk though) and a yoplait light yogurt

lunch: protein shake and a banana

dinner: spaghetti w/Prego and roasted chicken breast added

snack: an orange and cheesecake!

still w/my cheesecake I'm only around 1400 calories!

When I was living in the dorms I just invested in my own cereal and milk because most of the breakfast food they serve is awful for you. Luckily my school has an amazing rec center for students.

Original Post by pokadotdpanties:

Nothing!

:]

But I do have my first CAD class in a couple of hours, so I will have a few peppermints or maybe even a fruit smoothie soon.

I danced around my living room to some crazy techno for exercise and I will be cleaning and grocery shopping in a hurry before class.  After class I may go for a walk.  I don't know how I'll get any exercise in otherwise.

Having nothing to eat is not something to be happy about. 

What is your daily calorie goal?  A few peppermints and a fruit smoothie is not enough food for the day.

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Exercise is thankfully no problem for me, because I'm on my school's cross country team and we run and lift weights every day, plus core stability work and plyometrics a few days a week. It's hard to resist overeating because I'm always hungry from all this training!

Today's breakfast was a granola bar before my morning run, and multigrain cheerios with soymilk and an apple when I got back. I have classes 10-2 pm so I'll probably have another apple or something between them, and a salad with some meat on top for lunch (full lunch here closes at 2, from 2-3:30 only the salad/side bars are open). Aiming for around 1400-1500 calories total today.

I had a bowl of smartstart with skim milk and a banana for breakfast

I had a yoplait light for my morning snack

I had a salad with hard boiled egg and soybeans for lunch

I had a strawberry frozen yogurt for a snack

I had a mixed salad with salad and balsamic vinaigrette for dinner

And now I'm prepped for thirsty thursday :)

Howdy, I'm a college sophomore

Breakfast: honey bunches of oats with milk
Lunch: peanut butter and banana sandwich w/ some wheat thins
Snack: Reese's 100 calorie pack
Dinner: to be determined, but probably some pasta with my rugby teammates (our first games are tomorrow, gotta get those carbs in!)

I had a good day today!

breakfast: smartstart and a banana

midmorning snack: kashi trail mix bar

lunch: ughhh, I caved in. Mozzarella, tomato, and pesto sandwich on delicious sourdough bread with a yoplait light. I counted the sandwich as 500 calories but I secretly hope it was less. I doubt it.

snack: 1 scoop of delicious full fat oreo peanut butter ice cream

dinner: planning on a spinach salad with a hard boiled egg

Dessert: a couple shots, hahaha

I'm thinking a total of 1800 calories for the day - not bad, will bring me in at actually a pretty big (600 cal) defecit. I walk SO much on campus, it's unbelievable. I also went out of my way to take an hour walk while I talked on the phone with my mom and I know I'll be doing more. Plus I went to the gym for an hour...half hour of intense elliptical and a half hour of weight training. Plus tonight I'm going to an 80's dance so that will be extra calories burned. Yay college :D

breakfast: 1/2 a cliff bar

Lunch: a muffin (maybe about 1/2 of it?) with large coffee

Dinner: tuna sandwich with a medium coffee

Tonight: phili roll and drinksss

breakky: weight control oatmeal with a bit of protein powder, 1%milk and 1/2 a banana/1/2 a coffee

snack: oj

lunch: pb/jam samwich with the other half of the banana sliced in, baby carrots

Snack: apple, activia yogurt

dinner: subway turkey and ham wrap/1/2 a diet coke and mint tea

snack: cup of milk and with chocolate protein powder

later: a few drinks, which i think will bring me to about 1300 cals for the day including my walking and biking that i did...niiice