Posts by bosox024

Hey, I'm a sophomore in college and I gained 15 pounds my freshman year( I know very typical), but I lost most of it the second semester/summer. So I can give you some tips I wish I wouldve known starting out at college.

Youre going to eat out A LOT. You may not think so, with a meal plan and such, but after a few weeks of eating at the cafeteria, youll get sick of that food. Plus, going out to dinner is a huge social atmosphere for most college students. Try to stay away from fast food, and resturant food, try to order a salad or sandwich, or only eat half if you get something else.

Try to log your calories everyday. Not so much for calorie counting but more for the portion control. If you eat the serving size youll be fine, but if you dont pay attention, youll easily consume a bag of chips totalling 700 calories in one study session.

Use the school gym or do something active for at least 30 minutes a day. Join an intramural sports team, or just walk or bike to class. Even the littlest bit of exercise helps.

No soda/pop/coke whatever you call it. Drink water or lemonade instead, especially at resturants youll save money AND calories!

Get a decent amount of sleep before classes. Plan your time out well. Don't cram. This will help alleviate stress and sleep ALWAYS helps you lose weight.

Don't forget breakfast. It jumpstarts your metabolism.

Hopefully this helps. I sure wish I would've known this before I came to college.

thanks guys!

i do eat pretty healthy not 6 meals more like 3 meals and 2 snacks kinda deal, but mostly healthy/portionized

i liked the website so i will def try that out...

I am about 149 and 5'7" (last time I weighed) so I consider myself 150. I still shop in "teen" stores which means the sizes are a bit different. Maybe not. Anyways I was a 5/6 in most stores but those jeans are getting too tight now. I am prob more of a 7/8 now. I know most of my weight is on my thighs and hips so that is why my sizes have gone up.

Well, I know I am not pregnant so I dont have to worry about that lol

I drink lots of coffee(more than usual) so I am looking to cut back on that. Coffee sometimes gives me gas, no heartburn though.

Its the bottom part of my tummy thats big. Not quite a muffin top but still I am worried it may become one.

I started exercising yesterday (bike riding and easy ab exercises) and I am already starting to feel so much better. My tummy hasnt made much of a difference yet, but I am optimistic that it wil go back down.

Thanks for everyone's help!

we are really similiar! I am 5'7 and my highest has been 155 and lowest (in the past year and a half) is about 140. I lost prob about 10 lbs since January 155-145, but have gained back about 5ish pounds maybe more! since beginning of May. I have the hardest time motivating myself. I will go from being super motivated, eating healthy and exercising every day to sitting on the couch being a lazy bum and eating ice cream like there is no tomorrow!

For me, making a schedule that I follow pretty strictly helps me stay on track. But not being at school, its hard especially being summer! I try getting in any exercise that I can (choosing stairs, parking far away, doing abs in the morning) and eating as healthy as I can (no soda, less fast food, no fried/greasy foods, like choosing a salad over cheeseburger). But there is always everyones downfalls (dunkin donuts coffee, desserts, watching tv) that is hard to get motivated past.

I def need to get more motivated, just like you. Good luck getting motivated!

personally, i think that you are at the "perfect" weight for your size, and you should just work on maintaining it, which you are pretty much doing now.

but, if you want to see minimal changes like with your body, you can try different exercises to maybe gain some muscle weight, which will in turn make you seem more fit and toned, which will make you look skinnier.

for example, i was on a plateu for a LONG time, and it really frustrated me, bc i worked out a lot and ate healthy every day. but, i started getting compliments about how great i looked and people asking me if i lost weight even though i was around the same weight for a month! so it turns out muscle weighs more than fat thing is true, because even though i wasnt losing weight on the scale, i was gaining muscle weight and losing fatty weight

so hopefully that helps you maybe :)

oh and i got over that plateu thingie after a few weeks, just keep it up! your obviously doing something right

I am currently at 146, down from 155 back in January, my goal is 135 by June 5th so I am halfway there!

favorite brand and flavour of chip: barbeque chips

favorite flavour of icecream: chocolate chip cookie dough.

do you prefer icecream, sorbet, frozen yogurt, or gelato?: ice cream.

dark, white, or milk chocolate?: milk chocolate.

favorite kind of chocolate bar: reeses

favorite brand and kind of store-bought cookie: oreos with peanut butter.

favorite home-baked good: home made chocolate chip cookies.

favorite food(s) to eat while at the movie theatres: popcorn with lots of butter and goobers

favorite fast-food place: chik-fi-la only fast food i eat.

favorite dine-in restuarant: applebees!

favorite alcoholic beverage: vodka or rum.

favorite sugary breakfast cereal: lucky charms.

favorite appetizer to order from a restuarant: spinach dip

favorite pizza toppings: pineapple and ham

do you prefer sugar, or salt?: sugar

what foods do you crave often?: browniees

name a food that you can't keep any sort of self-control with: hmm prob brownies or chips pizza too

favorite flavour of jellybean: yuck

have you ever tried turkish delight?: no.

favorite buffet place: chinese buffet

Original Post by mars_0112:

They always say that crash diets lead to weight gain, and then some.

I suggest finding out what your maintenance calorie intake should be, and eat at that level until you find yourself maintaining. It may be frustrating, but it'll be worth having your metabolism back.

By the way, don't use the calculators on this site because they are designed for adults. You need one specifically designed for people under 21.

 do you know a website that has a calorie calculator for people under 21. Im 18, and it says I need to eat about 1400 calories per day, at a moderately active lifestyle. I dont want a rapid weight loss, then weight gain...How can I make sure this doesnt happen, I want to get to my goal weight then maintain

Ah the weekends totally screw me up too! And whenever I go home on break

I go out to eat a lot on the weekends and cant seem to find time for the gym or to go running...also with Spring Break coming up, that will be hard to eat healthy as well excersise at least 5 times that week...

SO, hopefully I can keep it up over spring break and get down to 145 soon after!

My primary motivation? Pretty much I just want to look good, so I'll think about what I'm going to eat and THINK about it..hmm will this make me look good by June?

What triggers you to get to the gym? I plan out my days and include the gym, and make sure I go...if I don't I feel really guilty afterwards. On the weekends, I don't plan out my day, I usually lounge around in the mornings and do something in the afternoon/nights so by the time I get back, I just wanna go to sleep :(

" " to eat right? Write down EVERYTHING I eat...usually if I eat something bad, I'm ashamed that I ate it, and don't want to write it down, so next time I'm less likely to eat that because I remember I don't want to write it down.