[ilikecandixD]

Im not a college student yet but like my sister came home from college for the weekend and like she looked kinda fatter. ..and like she only has like two more weeks left of her freshman year of colege. do u think the freshman 15 is real?

[somebodyserious]

check out this thread HERE! and yes Freshman 15 is true.

[xthefirst]

>< It's true. I know some people who gained the Freshman 15, and one specific person who dramatically changed because of it.

[crescendoll]

uhm no.
i didn't gain 15lbs. in fact i lost 5lbs.
i don't exercise. i just eat healthy.
i think most people gain that 15lbs because they go out so much with their friends, since they no longer have anyone restricting them or having to worry about anyone yelling at them staying out. perhaps it's the freedom.
i'm personally already used to such freedom so uhh it was just the same as when i lived at home.

[laris]

it happens to some people but not everyone... you can change it depending on how you vary your eating habits upon entering college. plus, for some people gaining 15 lbs would be beneficial.

[Cakdel]

Its true in some cases but not all.
my sister lost weight when she went to college and so did her friend. I think its because she hand out more and went outside/shopping more.
well, it really depends on the person.

[Makaveli]

It's a case by case basis. It's not an absolute truth. I find that most people who turn into slobs when they live by themselves aka eat fast foods, and drink all the time catch the freshman 15 and maybe even the 30+. If you remain healthy and drink socially while avoiding garbage foods, i don't see the freshman 15 happening at all.

[IATEYOU]

For me it was true, unfortunately. But it doesn't happen to everyone haha.
Alcohol has a lot of calories and school food isn't always the healthiest if you don't make the effort to eat healthy!

[sheart]

not true for me.
our school did have a huge cafeteria/meal plan thing though, so i was always aware of what i ate.
a lot of the students that i know that had a meal plan at their school (or drank a lot) did gain some weight though..

[sillycrayons]

i had a meal plan and swiped in to for dinner/lunch where you can eat as much as you want. i gained 10 lb. >:[

[screamxlove]

It applies to some, not all. My one friend lost 10 pounds during freshman year while I gained 25 :(
Luckily, I lost it all -- plus 20 more, haahaha.

[haneul]

Didn't hold true for me, and none of my friends have gained it either - at least from what I can see.

[Miyuki♥]

My big brother was a freshman this year and he came back this summer and he is way bigger so yeah, he gained like 20 -30 pounds.

[laris]

remember.. some 15 lbs isn't all that bad. unless it's purely fat.

[maharu.]

I just finished my freshman year and actually, I'm down a pound or so from last year.

You only gain weight if you live in the dorms, eat all that junk food, and not exercise.
I live at home, only eat junk food sometimes now, and exercise occasionally so it never happened.

[JJ no Baka]

Not true for me. I actually lost more weight because I've been sick for the past year.

It really depends. I know that one of my guy friend gained almost 20 pounds since college started. But it was because he lived off junk food and sleep and more junk food. Couple of my other friends gained none. So it really depends.

[jolie_x3]

It's true sometimes. For instance, if you were like locked up when you were in high school, then you'd probably splurge on your freedom more (not saying this is for everyone). It was true for my friend at least. She went to college last year and I saw her like last month and saw that she gained weight (she gained 23 lbs).

For me, I think it'd be opposite. I'd probably eat healthier because my mom's actually the one that always tempts me with food

[twix0rz]

Not true for me. I finished my freshmen year of college around the beginning of may and only gained 5 lbs max. That was because i had to eat a lot more Americanized food...bleh.
If you can control yourself and not stuff your face with fatty foods it should be easy to keep off. Usually people who gain the freshmen 15 will lose the weight pretty fast over break since they will be eating healthier food then dorm food.

[xostephy]

Wasn't true for me or my friends lol. I finished my freshman year in april and I'm down 5 lbs from last year. It really depends on your eating habits. If you eat a lot of dorm food or fast food from the campus you might gain some weight.

[Subways]

AHAHAHAHAHAA 15?!
more like 30 for me
to be honest when I moved out I ate out a lot drank a lot and I was living on campus residence so I ate at the caf which had the most fattening food
I ate about 10 chocolate bars a day during exams
not just me tho everyone i knew got fat except those super genetically gifted