Right now I am on a very liberal diet 1,600 calories a day and plan to loose 25 lbs in 5 months...I can't imagine doing anything much more extreme (and being able to stick to it) while in college. I absolutely cannot study when I am hungry, my stomach rumbles and all I can think about is that I want something to eat.

During school days I pack all of the food I want to eat for the day (I live a long walk from campus and stay on campus all day most weekdays), then when I'm at the library doing work, I don't have to walk downtown or to the cafeteria to get food and save time (not to mention the time of running into someone I know and chatting for 15 min).

as for alchol, I also go to a big party school. I like to pre-plan what I am going to drink, I usually don't eat alot before going out (to save calories for the alchol) then eat something low cal and filling right before going out so I'm not starving(like a soy shake). Then I'll allow myself 2-3 light beers (enough to get me comfortably tipsy, especially without alot in my stomach) and then opt for a lean pocket when I come home (instead of going out for pizza at 2am). I just fit the alchol into my daily calorie allowance. Where I get into trouble is when my friends will buy me shots or something (I usually roll with like 8 guys so they often buy me drinks). If I'm good all week, I can usually have a few extra calories and still loose my pound per week.

I was actually in better shape in college than I am now. I heard of the dreaded freshman fifteen, and so while I wasn't as focused on nutrition as I should have been, I did try to make sure I stayed in shape.

I did the following:

• parked far from my classes, usually on a hill
• joined a gym with my friend
• signed up for PE classes, even after I'd taken the required ones

I took a walking class and two yoga classes after I had taken my required PE classes.

I just wish I'd kept up with all of that working out after I graduated!

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for exercising, i hate going to our campus gym plus it's freezing here and a very long walk to get there so i invested in a mini stepper for $40.

I hate the campus gym too because I feel like everyone is looking at me. ^_^ I don't mind the cold though, and we get a lot of snow here, I just break it up and do a mile here and a mile there right now. Plus I'm taking a walking phys ed course 2 mornings a week, where we walk indoors and have lectures sometimes.

The cafeteria actually had some sort of health-conscious day today and had calorie and portion sizes listed on everything, I just had some rice, a piece of chicken, and lots of steamed veggies. I'm doing pretty well lately I think, considering that everytime I come in the room I have to look at all the potato chips and cookies the roommate has lying around. ^_^