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Q&A: Staying healthy while living at college?

This is my freshman year at college and while it is almost over my diet has been utter crap. I’ve been living off the money made over the summer so frequently buying fresh fruits/veggies/pasta isn’t much of an option. The school’s cafeteria is nice, but trying to eat healthy there is hard, especially when friends are getting pizza, burgers, hotdogs.
So how can I stay motivated to eat healthy, exercise etc.?

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Answer by debrah123
find a picture of a REALLY REALLY fat person and tape it to your wall. then get another wallet size and tape it in your wallet. it’ll make you think twice

Answer by roos
If there are farms or a co-op nearby, you might be able to volunteer for fruits and veggies.
Maybe you can get a job at the rec center or another gym. I worked at one while I was in school and loved it. There’s tons of down time and you’re hanging around a bunch of exercise equipment, so what else are you going to do? Plus you’re getting paid to stay in shape.
Forget about what your friends are eating, do what you think is best for yourself.
Walk to all your classes, if you don’t already.

Good luck, freshman year is generally a health disaster. It is very difficult to live without a kitchen. So much drinking and so many unhealthy options everywhere. Ahh, the memories…..

Answer by Your Highness
Have some self control and don’t follow your friends to the pizza line……it’s not that difficult.

My cafeteria has a section for wraps/sandwiches/fruit/salad that I always go to. Im sure yours has some healthy stuff too.

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