freshman fifteen
Dorm weight gain
The freshman fifteen is the weight gain—supposedly around fifteen pounds—that college students commonly experience during their first year away from home.
The causes are typically attributed to dining hall food, late-night snacking, alcohol, and reduced physical activity: I'm trying to avoid the freshman fifteen by hitting the gym.
The actual average is closer to five pounds, but the alliterative phrase persists.
- fatAdipose tissue
- beer bellyProtruding abdomen from alcohol
- gainPositive return received
- collegeHigher education institution
- weightMeasure of heaviness
obesity · emotional eating · food · student · stress eating · portion control · university · alcohol consumption · lack of sleep · convenience foods · ramen noodles · pizza delivery · meal planning · overeating · dorm life · dormitory · first-year · metabolic changes
- College Foodmeal plans, dining halls, ramen, campus dining, instant noodles
- academiaprofessors, universities, graduation cap, biology department, professor
- collegecampus, courses, application, dorms, dorm room
- school traditionspep rallies, graduation ceremony, school spirit, school dances, homeroom
- HarvardHarvard Yard, Harvard Square, Harvard Business School, Harvard Law School, Harvard alumni
freshman fifteenweight loss
Reduction in body mass
slimming down · losing weight · wasting away · anorexia · starvation
fresh, freshman, freshmen, freshly, freshness, freshen, freshened, freshening, refreshed