The Freshman 15 is real. The Sophmore 20 is real. College is hard enough balancing maintaining a decent GPA with a social life and professional ambitions, without complicating it by trying to be healthy.
Free. Pizza. Everywhere.
Free pizza, burritos and ice cream? Why buy meals when you can drop by a couple club meetings and get a three course meal for free?
Everyone goes to the gym at the same time
Nothing kills motivation to go to the gym than showing up and seeing everyone and their sorority sister crowding up the only gym on campus. You showed up for arm day, but the only machines free are for legs: the gym gods have spoken. #neverfogetlegday
Post workout highs are what make it worth the effort
The agony of waking up extra early, getting clothes on and dragging your butt to the gym is soon forgotten once the post workout adrenaline and endorphin rush kicks in. Post-workout-you is a million times more productive than Netflix-you.
Going to the gym on a regular basis changes more than just your body
Side effects may include: happiness, increased productivity, better sleep, overuse of #gainz #fitness #onthegrind, increased time checking yourself out in the mirror
Cooking makes you into an adult
Although you probably can live on cheap ramen every day, it’s probably not the best of ideas. Cooking ‘adult meals’ where there’s such a thing as portion control and eating more than one tier of the food pyramid can be tricky at times. And why is it that it take hours to cook a meal, at least a half hour to wash dishes and three seconds to eat a meal? Unfair. Thank the dining hall and your mother for all the years of pampering.
Not every recipe is created equal
Finding a recipe that is healthy and delicious is just a bunch of trial and error. Pinterest can be your best friend and your worst enemy.
Sleep vs. Gym time
Between homework, internships, jobs, classes, and club meetings, sometimes gym time just falls through the cracks and sleep wins. That’s why they call it rest days, right?
Life’s a balance
One day you may live the life of an Instagram fitness model with your perfect healthy picturesque meals and sweat based highlighter game strong and other days you only leave your bed to go to the bathroom and to reheat another Hot Pocket. Just because you fall off the wagon, doesn’t mean give up. Every day is a new day. Find inspiration and make the most of your days!
