This is why college made me fat

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I know its common to gain weight at college, but I think I know why I gained so much.

I've always had a "treat" while writing my papers. Typically m and m's - it helps to have something in my mouth when I think and a large bag of m and m's last a while. I wrote a lot of papers, even extra ones, and went into extra detail on the required ones.

Now I'm not allowed candy, I've no gum and I'm trying to work on statistical analysis. I keep thinking "m &m" as I chew on my straw. The straw just doesn't work as much as something that I can play with using my tongue while thinking.

I'm so tempted to go out and get some m&m's. I just have to keep reminding myself that I'm not allowed them now


Wonder what I am going to do when i do have a chance at going to doctoral school. How will I ever write a dissertation without candy.

I'm still hoping college will slim me down a little. I've been riding my bike to and from classes every day, after all. But I think I'm also eating a bit more. Maybe that will cancel it out.

Who tells you you are "not allowed" sweets and why do you listen to them?

The doctors and my body.

As for why I listen, I don't enjoy having to sleep for 20 hours a day and being groggy and confused the 4 hours I struggle to stay awake

Probably NOT the best suggestion here, but you could get your tounge peirced. Then you always have something in your mouth to play with, that's why I did it.

I actually lost ten pounds due to stress and my busy schedule.

I'm slowly losing weight and can't afford to do so

My lower ribs are starting to show

Sounds like you have the same problem as me.

Have you tried gum? It may not taste like M&Ms, but you can get yummy sugar free stuffs and be able to chew constantly.

drink tea. i've found that i need to be consuming something at all times. herbal tea is delicious, it may help you focus when doing a lot of work, and it won't make you gain weight.

try to have a physical education class, take martial arts or devote at least an hour to physical activity each day (biking, jogging, lifting weights, practicing karate, do military drills, ext) if you can.

I got pretty fat during my junior year in high school because I didn't exercise much, I spent too much time studying.

Try to cut down on sweets, startchy foods or too much meat...I know it's hard, I'm trying to do so myself...

1) That requires having the energy to be physically active for an hour each day and I'm not permitted to engage in any of your suggestions evern I did have such energy

2) I've no real choice in what I can and can't eat. It has to be high fat. All fruit is out, so is rice, carrots, and peas. I can only eat potatos if I eat an excessive amount of fat along with them. Can't have fruit juice but can drink all the diet soda mixed with whipped cream that I want. Natural sugar is bad but I can handle artificial sugar. Meat is one of the safe things that I can eat and needs to form the basis of my diet for health reasons. Basicially anything high protein, low carb is good. and the more fat the better. I'm not on as strict a diet as can be, but if I were the goal would be to eat a high protein diet with 4x as much fat as I do protein a day. I'm trying to do something similar to that but with a diet that allows for some exceptions. And I'm still learning what is okay to cheat with and what isn't.

eat less and move more.

Why can't you eat healthy food? Are you allergic to fruit, rice, carrots, ect? If so, that sucks. If not, my recommendation is to a. (like somebody already said) try drinking tea, or maybe even suck on a honey satchet. b. try to change your diet - if you have a healthy low fat diet, maybe you can afford to snack on m & m's now and again.

I really don't get why you have to have a high fat diet, unless you are underweight?

to induce a state of ketosis in my brain to help prevent seizures.

You trick your body into thinking you are starving, without actually starving yourself, so your liver converts fat into acids and ketone bodies, rather than having it convert carbohydrates into sugars

ah ok I see. Well that makes things hard! I do highly recommend tea - it also can be calming.