College is a whole new experience. For once, you are out on your own, and you have more freedom than you ever had before. With all that freedom, you might eat much more food than you normally would. I know it happens to me.
When I took a tour of my college as a high school senior, I knew that I wanted to live on campus--not only for freedom but to experience college. I heard stories about the "freshman 15" and I laughed. At the start of freshman year, I weighed about 130 pounds. Skip to the present and I weigh 160 pounds. I like to think I didn't gain too much because of my fast metabolism, but I did. My solution to lose all this weight was pretty obvious: I started working out.
I did not really start working out until my second semester. Mostly it was because I had no time. I was either working or doing schoolwork. Now that I have balanced out my time for the second semester, I have been on a set schedule. Between the days, I work on my arms, legs, chest, and back. For me, I want to build up my upper body because I never really had any strength for my upper body. I was more of a lower body type of person because I ran cross country in middle school, and in high school so I was always using an exercise bike or treadmill. To this day, I still work on endurance.
Another area I want to focus on is my core. I never really considered myself "fat," but I always thought about obtaining a six-pack just so I could show off when I go swimming or just wear a cut-off shirt. For that, I've been doing crunches and sit-ups certain days. The ultimate goal for me though is just to have the normal routine of working out every day to get the most out of it.
I plan on doing it even after my college days, but I just have to make sure that I balance out my time between things. Another part of working out is eating healthily. After working out, I plan on eating foods fortified with protein so I regain muscle strength. Things like chicken, peanut butter and milk work best for me, so I'll be going to those after my workouts the most.
