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Freshman 15

In America they have this phrase called the Freshman 15 to refer to when people start university they usually gain about 15lbs straight off because of the lifestyle change. I would've thought it'd be the other way around, I mean you can barely afford food and you're too busy to eat sometimes so I thought you'd actually lose weight- what does everyone think? Is the Freshman 15 myth true?

no - it's a lie!

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Tinykates

no - it's a lie!

LOL! sorry tinykates, but lots of people experience it!

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young_free

In America they have this phrase called the Freshman 15 to refer to when people start university they usually gain about 15lbs straight off because of the lifestyle change. I would've thought it'd be the other way around, I mean you can barely afford food and you're too busy to eat sometimes so I thought you'd actually lose weight- what does everyone think? Is the Freshman 15 myth true?

I live in America and I've never heard that in my entire life. :cool:

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Slice'N'Dice

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I doubt it. :biggrin:

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TK

young_free

LOL! sorry tinykates, but lots of people experience it!

but american people are famous for being fat, anyway i suppose it's coz of all the drinking - but i dance so much i'm usually lighter in the morning than i was the morning before i went out. best exercise i get when i'm drunk :biggrin:

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young_free

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DarkShadows08

I live in America and I've never heard that in my entire life. :cool:

But are you in college yet?>

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Slice'N'Dice

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DarkShadows08

I live in America and I've never heard that in my entire life. :cool:

Doesn't most food in America come in large portions?

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Slice'N'Dice

Doesn't most food in America come in large portions?

Yes you're right and there are tons of obese people here, but I've never heard of 'Freshman 15.' :cool:

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young_free

But are you in college yet?>

Hehe not even close. :cool:

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lotus_lee

Well, it can happen. I mean, imagine living on £1 chicken-and-chips every day.

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lotus_lee

Well, it can happen. I mean, imagine living on £1 chicken-and-chips every day.

Yeah you're talking about the 500 pound range there! :cool:

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Chubb

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Yeh I would have assumed it was the other way around too what with us students not being able to cook well and being lazy its a nightmare situation.

Reply 13

Fluffstar

I would have thought that it could happen from all the alcohol in fresher's week, and in the first term the whole 'budgeting' idea not really sinking in, and curry/chips/fry-ups to get through hangovers could pile on a few.
Also perhaps if you've been used to visiting a gym and then not going when you move to uni...

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Elles

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Fluffstar

I would have thought that it could happen from all the alcohol in fresher's week, and in the first term the whole 'budgeting' idea not really sinking in, and curry/chips/fry-ups to get through hangovers could pile on a few.
Also perhaps if you've been used to visiting a gym and then not going when you move to uni...

for me i was so scared i couldn't afford anything other than essential food, that i lost weight! (oh, combined with the obligatory stressful break-up.. :rolleyes:

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sadly my mind since realised i have enough money for emergency ice cream/chocolate bars, so put it all back on & probably some more from exam period comfort eating! damn.. :tongue:

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Elles

for me i was so scared i couldn't afford anything other than essential food, that i lost weight! (oh, combined with the obligatory stressful break-up.. :rolleyes:

)

sadly my mind since realised i have enough money for emergency ice cream/chocolate bars, so put it all back on & probably some more from exam period comfort eating! damn.. :tongue:

If you can't have chocolate during exams then when can you? :smile:

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Elles

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Fluffstar

If you can't have chocolate during exams then when can you? :smile:

oh, after a hard day's paid employment? when leaving exam hall? when celebrating exam results? when it's being sold? hmm..maybe i eat too much of it.. i don't really deserve my body..ahem :wink:

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young_free

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Elles

for me i was so scared i couldn't afford anything other than essential food, that i lost weight! (oh, combined with the obligatory stressful break-up.. :rolleyes:

)

sadly my mind since realised i have enough money for emergency ice cream/chocolate bars, so put it all back on & probably some more from exam period comfort eating! damn.. :tongue:

I know what you mean, when I started a new school in year 9 I was so nervous about everything I wouldn't eat anything all day, not even at lunch, I'd pretend that I normally didn't eat much and wasn't hungy- I lost about 20-25lbs. And yes, as soon as I fell into a comfortable group of friends and starting actually enjoying school- it all piled back on :rolleyes:

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