Health Behavior
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Have you heard of the "Freshman 15?" Students hear of the "Freshman 15" before entering college. Many students gain15 or more pounds during their first year of college, due to drinking beer, eating unhealthy, and lack of exercise. My goal is to avoid those extra pounds.
Throughout highschool, I never worried about gaining weight and my eating habits. Starting my senior year, I was hired to work in the cafeteria at Regional Hospital in Terre Haute. They have a variety of cakes, cookies, pies, and many other sweets. Since my weakness is sweets and junk food it made it very hard for me to control my weakness at the Hospital. I also have a problem with snacking between meals. After a couple months I noticed I started gaining some weight and I knew this could become a bigger problem for me in the future...