Gaining

It's very common.

I put on some weight in college, and was not trying to gain weight (not dieting tho lol)... i can't remember my exact stats but I think over 4 years I put on 50lbs give or take... i only know a few folks who dont put on some by the end, so i would say its very likely!

I went to college for one year living on campus and I actually lost 15 pounds. I wasn't trying to gain at the time, to be fair. But with all the walking across campus, stress from difficult classes, executive dysfunction, and trying to understand who I was, even the unlimited food in the dining hall wasn't enough to keep me from losing weight. I was also a lot more susceptible to people's criticism of me at the time, so getting praise for the accidental weight loss was also a factor.

If you're here and you know you want to gain, and if you have a meal plan through the college, you may have a good chance of gaining quite a bit, and going to college is a reason a lot of people won't give you too much criticism for, if that's something you care about.

Good luck with your gains and your classes!

The myth of the freshman fifteen.....I had several fit, blonde athletic girl friends who returned from freshman year 30+ lbs heavier...

I just finished my first year of university and I gained more than 50 lbs 😅 …

I thought I might gain FM year cause of all the things I’d heard about college, but only gained maybe 5 lbs that year. I actually gained about 30 lbs sophomore year when school got busier. Then I discovered I was into this kink 😅❤️

It’s true what other posters say about having a meal plan. Though I think easy access to food can also be obtained with as many off-campus places to eat exist near campus.

Yeah, I don't use my university's meal plan (in France, the portions are rationed and not very high in calories). But luckily, there was a Burger King not too far away, and I spent quite a bit of time there 😂