I'm an 18 year old male college freshman. I'm about 250 lbs, 6' tall, and I am trying to get down to a normal weight by this summer. I have a summer job that requires me to be very active, and be on my feet a lot. Because I live on campus, there are numerous dietary pitfalls: cheap food is generally bad for you, the school's cafeteria is all-you can eat, and they don't provide many healthy options outside of wilted salad, and exercise is always a motivational problem. It is also winter at the moment (temperature right now is -8 degrees F, brrrr) so outdoor exercise is a problem. I have eliminated all snacks from my dorm room, all I keep there is Kashi Bars and bottled water. I am just looking for advice on how to keep slimming down on a college campus. (I have also committed to stop drinking any alcohol until I reach a healthy weight)
TL;DR Do you have any advice for students trying to lose weight while living on campus?
STAIRS! I lost 30 pounds one semester by stair-climbing. Find the tallest building on the campus, and just show up in your sweats, tennis-shoes, with a bottle of water in hand. You can do your calisthenics in your dorm (push-ups, crunches, light hand-wieghts, etc.) then go stair-climbing for at least 1/2 hour every day.
Food options: Get a little bitty refrigerator, a toaster, and a blender for your dorm room, and keep non-fat milk or soy milk and lots of fresh, frozen, and canned fruits so that you can make a smoothie and a piece of whole-wheat toast whenever. You can also keep low-fat turkey breast, mustard, bagged spinach, avocados, and non-fat whole-wheat tortillas to make turkey-wraps for lunch. And sunflower seeds still in the hulls are a great way to keep your mouth busy when you've got the munchies because they take so long to eat. Also, go here: http://www.fitday.com for a free online profile to track your calories, nutrition, and activities every day.
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Good Luck
Ok...this will be hard, but you can do it. Stay away from diets and stuff like that, it will only hurt you. Instead of taking the bus or a car to your classes, walk. If it is to far to walk, bike. In terms of food, you really need to stop going to the cafeteria. You should try to cancel your meal plan (if you have one) and either cook all your meals (most dorms have a kitchen) or eat out (healthy, of course). I think that the easiest route would be to cook all your meals for yourself........it's worth it! Here is a website for healthy food. It is SO good - I've tried it!! I would also recommend any books by Ellie Kreiger. She is a nutritionist and chef on Food TV.
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