Ever heard of the freshman fifteen? Well, unfortunately that sometimes can follow you around all the way to your senior year (and then some). It seems every year that we go off to school, we seem to gain a little bit of weight. We don't mean to, but those Frappuccinos are seriously addicting (especially during finals).
If you're anything like me you promise yourself that you are going to take charge of your life during the summer. You tell yourself you're finally going to have time to take those yoga classes or run that marathon---beach body, here you come! Plus, the fact that you are away from the temptation on of dining hall really helps. Unfortunately, dieting in the summer isn't as easy as we all think it's going to be, and here's why:
1. Time To Get Skinny
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Alright, I gained so much weight this year at school. Freshman 15? Try sophomore 25. This needs to change. I definitely don’t have time for a summer bod, but I’m determined to come back next year looking like a new human. Six pack abs here I come! I’m going to start working out everyday, follow every fitspo on Instagram, and live on a liquid diet for the next eight weeks. There is no way this plan can fail.
2. Denial
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I love eating healthy, wow! This is such a great time! I mean, yeah, I can’t eat basically anything good at all, but you know, whatever. Who needs burgers, fries, hot dogs, pasta, and all the other foods that are the only things making life worth living? Yup, all I need is me and my salad. I’m happy, I am getting skinny, this is worth it. Sure, going out with friends sucks, they are all getting great food and drinking, but I mean, water and my rabbit food will have me looking better than all these b*tches in no time. I’m happy, I am getting skinny, this is worth it.
3. Starving
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UGH, why am I not a model yet?! Where is my perfect skinny figure?! This is impossible, I went to the GYM for god's sake. Why does the universe hate me? Is this what it takes to look good, denying yourself life's basic pleasures– naps, mac and cheese, etc– and just wasting away on spinach and kale? I think I’m dying. This might be the end. Being skinny just isn’t worth it.
4. FOOD
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*Binges on food, cries, then continues to eat* I’m never trying this again. Life is meant to be lived! Why would food be so good if it wasn’t all meant to be eaten? I LOVE food. I’m not a rabbit, screw lettuce– I need carbs. God bless pasta, and cookies, and cheese, and meat, and all the other things that will probably make me fat and kill me, but it will be worth it– EVER. SINGLE. CALORIE.
5. Lesson Learned
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Dieting is not worth my time. I have got to just be happy with the body I have been given. I like cake far too good to ever be model skinny, and alcohol is just too fun to give up full time. A for effort, but beer guts and brownies all the way.
