1. Avoid eating out as much as possible
It will save your wallet and your booty. Yeah, Whataburger sounds great at any time of the day, especially after the bar, but you should avoid eating the taquitos and burgers. This includes Subway, you will be amazed at how many calories are in a Subway sandwich. I know you and your friends are going to want to go to BWW or Panda Express sometimes and that is fine. Just try to avoid it as much as you can.
2. Use the gym, especially if it's free
Food isn't free, but the gym is. You might as well utilize it. No, you may not enjoy it, but you will enjoy having a nice body. Not only will you enjoy it but others will too, plus there is eye candy at the gym for men and women, and who doesn't love some eye candy. I know I do. You should definitely follow this rule after a night of drinking.
3. Healthy meal hall / apartment food
It shouldn't be what is easy or looks good. The pizza at the meal hall will catch up to you, I promise. You can survive off a salad every now and then. Just pick your meals wisely. Yes the meal hall can be quite gross sometimes and you might find a bug in your food, but you'll live.
4. Don't stress-eat
This is just a bad idea. It involves candy, chips and soda. You will be eating when you aren't hungry and that is never good for you. If you are stressed about a test, that does not mean you should go buy a bag of Twizzlers (I may or may not have been there a time or two). You just have to breathe and realize everything will be okay.
5. Don't go crazy with the alcohol
Beer is so high in calories. A beer gut is real, this is why the "dad bod" exists. If you are classier than that or just don't like the taste of beer like a wimp, let me tell you about all the mixers you are mixing with your alcohol. They have just as many calories in the end, if not more. If you really need a drink, drink vodka and water, it has no calories.
This is a bonus:
If you get into a relationship, don't get too comfortable. Still make an effort to go to the gym and eat healthy. You guys can even go to the gym together, if you must spend every waking moment together. The weight will creep up on you before you will notice. You may not notice it but everyone else will.
