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How to avoid the 'freshman 15'

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I have a student starting college well for first year students it's the dreaded freshman.

Fifteen that they -- about doctor Siegel and it's unbelievable.

You see the Mexican station -- televised can you can -- you know like the soft serve.

-- good cookies cakes with the sushi bar association or how it's unbelievable what that they are world service to the door now from the cafeteria.

Pizza her -- pizza.

I caught his marriage his -- don't listen I was -- college -- -- actually and in May and I know you're going to be checking your photographs come Thanksgiving to see if he's getting fifteen -- your son.

But here's what I want to tell people.

I'm not going to make much headway on pizza.

On fried foods on portion control.

On eating breakfast on going to -- salad bar -- -- one thing switch to low calorie beer.

If you simply switch to low calorie beer.

You -- -- not get as much not not gonna patent there's much work.

Look I think college is a new environment you're walking in your facilities we don't recognize your hip with the stress of being college.

And -- between lack of sleep and everything else is tremendous pressure on the college students I think.

You know when you go to Lancaster area I don't want to say they have this more on the other -- -- hold the chicken fingers and vice president.

It's hard to believe that's so I think that -- Try to.

Just moderation is really the way to go and I think that's really.

-- grew -- college you know at 1130 at night Domino's Pizza used to bring you a moment buffalo wings and then -- -- have to yeah I was.

So I think as far as a message to parents I'm not gonna -- not to have a good time but I think to just be careful.

I've talked to you know do the freshmen and make sure that the -- healthy food and it's just an easy.

And then to binge and a lot of things but be careful when you're as part of it too -- -- and I think.

Libraries they won't be -- you know I'm not ashamed so to speak but anyway I think you should talk to them long before they leave for college that's about making good choices that you.