New Student Healthy Happenings

New Student Healthy Happenings

What's behind weight gain your first year in college? Here are a few websites that give a little more insight into "Freshman 15" and how to prevent it.

• Bullseye diet plan (PDF)
  Learn how to plan out your meals each day based on a 1200, 1400, 1600 or 1800-calorie per day diet. The bullseye diet plan details what are considered "Go Foods," "OK Foods" and "Stop and Think Foods."
• Freshman 15 overview
  Why are college students prone to gaining weight their first year at a university? Eating late at night, keeping unhealthy snack foods in the dorm room and lack of exercise are to blame.
• Beating the college Freshman 15
  Johns Hopkins medicine has some good information to find ways to prevent the temptations of college. For example, don't skip meals, avoid eating while studying and keep healthy snacks nearby. Also consider a few lifestyle changes, such as limited alcohol consumption and regular exercise.

Trying to lose the Freshman 15? Check out the fitness and wellness options Campus Recreation has to offer at the Heskett Center and the YMCA at the Steve Clark YMCA.