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What Is The Freshman 15?
The Freshman 15 or sometimes known as the Freshmen 15, is the phenomenon where after the first year of college, most people tend to gain the "15" pounds. But why Freshman? It's because it tends to affect students their first year away from home. Suddenly they can eat whatever, whenever and however they want. Then you add in the studying and non-healthy activities, you'll tend to gain some weight as a result.
Causes of the Freshman 15?
These are some of the more common causes of the Freshman 15. Do any of these sound familiar?
- Non healthy lifestyle
- excessive drinking of alcohol (empty calories!)
- lack of exercise
- unhealthy food collection (candies and chips and cookies)
 How To Avoid The Freshman 15?
So how do you avoid the Freshman 15? Everything listed above sounds like the regular college lifestyle. What can you do about it? First, start to exercise more (most schools have free membership to their gyms while you are a student). Make exercise a daily part of your life. Second, start eating healthier. You don't always need that plate of fries or that stash of candy in your drawer do you? It all starts with you. You have to want to change.
What To Do If I already Have the Freshman 15?
It's never too late to start. You can start changing your lifestyle and work toward a healthier body. If you need assistance, you can find alot of help online or if you would like to start a diet, then check out our Top 10 diet list below.
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