{"id":10230,"date":"2011-08-19T11:54:44","date_gmt":"2011-08-19T17:54:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.withamymac.com\/news\/?p=10230"},"modified":"2011-08-19T11:55:51","modified_gmt":"2011-08-19T17:55:51","slug":"fight-the-freshman-fifteen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withamymac.com\/news\/2011\/08\/19\/fight-the-freshman-fifteen\/","title":{"rendered":"Fight the &#8220;Freshman Fifteen&#8221;!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><a title=\"freshman fifteen\" href=\"http:\/\/fittip.me\/qZi6fP\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10231\" style=\"margin: 10px; border: 3px solid black;\" title=\"freshman fifteen\" src=\"http:\/\/www.withamymac.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/freshman.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"155\" height=\"155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withamymac.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/freshman.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.withamymac.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/freshman-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 155px) 100vw, 155px\" \/><\/a>Going to college usually means a complete change in your life routine. \u00a0A change in your schedule, your eating habits, your responsibilities, no more high school athletics, squeezing in studying, a bit of partying and the fine art of laundry. It also usually means that you gain some weight, commonly known as the &#8216;freshman fifteen&#8217;.<\/div>\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background:#000000;\" src=\"http:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/27914364?title=1&amp;byline=1&amp;portrait=1&amp;color=00adef&amp;autoplay=0&amp;loop=0\" width=\"601\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>Here are some tips on how to prevent it:<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><strong>1) Fruits and Vegetables.<\/strong> Dorm food isn&#8217;t healthy but you don&#8217;t have to pig out either. \u00a0Watching your portions and filling up on the salad bar is a great alternative, as long as you leave the bacon, cheese, croutons and loads of dressing out of the equation.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><strong>2) Rec Center.<\/strong> When you get out of college, you&#8217;ll have to pay lots of money for a gym membership that is half the facility that you have just a few steps away. \u00a0Take advantage of all they have to offer and make some new friends while doing it.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><strong>3) Cut down on drinking. <\/strong>Liquor can help to pile the pounds on &#8211; especially when combined with late night eating.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><strong>4) Walk everywhere. <\/strong>Think of all the calories you will burn if you spend half of everyday walking to class, meet friends, meetings and the rec center!<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><strong>5) College grilled cheese. <\/strong>I grew up in a healthy house and I just couldn&#8217;t stomach some of the greasy food days in the dorm but didn&#8217;t always want salad either. \u00a0I made a college grilled cheese and although not the best alternative, I&#8217;m sure I came out ahead of those who ate the cafeteria food.<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Toast 2 pieces of bread.<\/li>\n<li>Put in microwave with a piece of cheese in the middle &#8211; 13 seconds later, you have a (greasy-free, butter-free) grilled cheese sandwich!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>These are just a few examples of how you can battle the &#8216;Freshman 15&#8217;! \u00a0Good Luck!<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><strong>Fit Links:<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"beat the freshman fifteen\" href=\"http:\/\/fittip.me\/qkXdWR\">10 Ways to Avoid the Freshman 15 &#8211; That&#8217;s Fit<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"avoid the freshman fifteen\" href=\"http:\/\/fittip.me\/mXRQR4\">5 Killer Ways to Beat the \u201cFreshman 15\u2033 &#8211; SayCampusLife.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><a title=\"health and fitness tips\" href=\"http:\/\/www.withamymac.com\"><\/a><em><a title=\"health and fitness tips\" href=\"http:\/\/www.withamymac.com\">WithAmyMac.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Going to college usually means a complete change in your life routine. \u00a0A change in your schedule, your eating habits, your responsibilities, no more high school athletics, squeezing in studying, a bit of partying and the fine art of laundry. 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