For several years, college students
have talked about gaining the “Freshman 15” their first year of college. A lot
of students have a hard time transitioning their lifestyle and eating habits,
resulting in gaining a couple pounds their first year. There have been recent
studies showing that most students actually don’t gain that much weight when
they go off to school.
According to the Teen’s Health
website, studies show that on average, students gain three to ten pounds during
their first two years of college. Most of this weight gain occurs during the
first semester of freshman year.
Taylor Walter, freshman communications
major at the University of Oklahoma, noticed a change in her appearance at the
beginning of the semester. She decided to change her diet and get healthy so
she would not gain the “Freshman 15”.
“ At the beginning of the semester
I ate poorly, pretty much eating a lot of junk food and fatty foods and I
noticed a change in the way I looked,” Walter said, “I now only eat crackers
for lunch and grilled chicken or a salad from the cafeteria and workout for
about an hour almost everyday to stay healthy and fit.”
Kayla Quisenberry, freshman who is
undecided about her major at the University of Oklahoma, started eating a lot
healthier and working out daily to avoid gaining a lot of weight.
“ I danced all of my life until I
came to school and never worked out at the beginning of the semester so I gained
quite a bit of weight,” Quisenberry said, “I know some students have gained the
“Freshman 15” if not more and I told myself I would not be one of those people.
I workout every single day and only drink water and I am a lot healthier
because of that.”
There are
many students out there who are well aware of this myth and are taking control
of their health to make sure they don’t gain too much weight their first year.
Most people don’t gain a drastic amount of weight, on average about 5 pounds.
Students are taking the “Freshman 15” seriously and are making sure they are
not apart of this myth.
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