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Originally posted by James
There is this odd urban legend that Freshmen girls put on an average of 15 pounds their first year in college.
Is there any truth to this? And how long did it take for you to lose your Freshmen 15?
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Hey... let's at least be fair. Guys get it just as much as freshmen girls, with all the "free" frat beers going around.
Some people gain when they're living on their own for the first time, and some actually lose weight.
I wasn't thin when I started college, but I wasn't heavy. I didn't gain any considerable amount of weight the first year. I drank with the rest of them but kept it in balance.
Another thing, that I suppose goes for both guys & girls... bodies are still developing at age 18. If a freshman girl gets a bit curvier, who's to say it's not just her natural shape developing as she gets to a womanlier age? Most high school girls' bodies aren't quite at their adult shape yet. Of course, this would only apply to those who gain a reasonable number of pounds, not like 30.