All college students have heard of the dreaded Freshman 15. Those extra pounds you put on when you leave home (and home-cooked meals). You go to college and live on nothing but fast food, pizza, and ramen noodles. Most people who played sports in high school will stop working out and start paying for all the food they ate to survive those early morning practices. Lots of college freshman come in with a goal to avoid gaining the Freshman 15. Here are five foolproof ways to avoid the Freshman 15.

1. Try breaking the news gently.

Simply tell the Freshman 15 that you two aren't working out and it needs to give you some space. It should understand and go away.

2. Run away from it.

If the Freshman 15 doesn't understand that you don't want it, just run from it. When you see it out in public, go the other direction. If your friends try to invite it on hangouts, invent an excuse to miss the event. Actually avoid the Freshman 15.

3. Block it.

If you are still having trouble avoiding the Freshman 15, try blocking it on all social media. It can't find you if it doesn't know that you've been posting pics from your night out. If social media is how it knows where you are, don't give it access to that information.

4. Get a restraining order.

If you've followed the first three steps and still can't avoid the Freshman 15, you may need to take legal action. Seriously, it's beginning to sound like a real creep that you need to get rid of. Go to your local courthouse and talk about filing a restraining order against it.

5. And whatever you do, don't take this article seriously!

As much as we would all love to avoid the Freshman 15, there are many more effective ways than these! Most people will say that you should eat healthy (yeah right) and exercise daily. I would say just be confident and comfortable in who you are and whatever happens, happens. You do whatever makes you happy. Whether that means eating right or eating ramen, that's up to you. Just please don't go bother your local courthouse about it!