It is reasonable to say that while you are in college your tummy will rumble, your stomach will clench with hunger and your strength will start to grow weak. No need to fear though these are all symptoms of a little thing called hunger. When this urge to eat strikes you there are many simple things you can do to satisfy the pain.

Like I mentioned before, keeping a slimming figure in college can be a bit of a challenge. However, it can also be very simple if you choose wisely. At first, I had a little trouble myself thinking of things I could eat when I didn’t want to spend too much money or didn’t have enough time to grab something so I got a little help from my healthy-eating boyfriend. Buying healthy crackers such as, Kashi, Triscuits and Wheat Thins is a great idea really because the taste is good, your stomach will be satisfied and the last thing you’ll be worrying about will be watching your weight. Not in the mood for salt? Well, that’s okay too. Cut an apple (good with a touch of salt I must say), an orange, a pear or a peach and bring it in a zip-lock baggy. If you keep it in your purse it will be all right for a couple hours because you will most likely be in air conditioning anyways. Grapes and raisins are also tasty snacks to bring to school. Neither sound like a hunger stopper to you? Nuts and granola are two choices that will also do you no harm, only good. Of course eating healthy may get a little boring at times and splurging on the occasional M&M or Snickers won’t make you gain the Freshmen 15, so why not, right? But just remember as long as you keep these healthy snacks in mind they will keep you focused, full, and healthy!

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Juggling is a skill that only a handful of people have but juggling classes along with work and maintaining a social life is a skill that college students become a pro at. In my few months of being a full-fledged Arizona State University student, the balancing bug has bitten me. I must share with you, my online friends, that at first the thought of going to work, doing well in school, doing homework, commuting and finding time to have fun with my boyfriend and friends gave me a little bit of a tummy ache. But I quickly realized I shouldn’t be such a worrywart; instead go about this change with an optimistic mind and hopeful heart.


Now, as I’ve said before there is not an overwhelming amount of homework but don’t let that mislead you. Just because there is no piece of paper to turn in with the correct college heading, there is still a lot you need to keep up on, such as studying. I probably spend 2 hours a day reviewing for my next day classes, (I should be doing four hours according to what the college says,) 3 hours at work a day, between 3-4 hours at school, 1 and 1/2 hours driving, 1 hour getting ready, 1 hour doing things around the house and 2 hours for dinner and evening relaxation. That adds up to thirteen hours! It is only a little over half a day but add seven hours of sleep and you only have about four hours left. That sounds like a lot of time but with all those activities needing to get done the hours of the day are all chopped up, causing those four hours to seem like really not any time at all. So just remember that even though you can’t pick up those three oranges and juggle them, you will be able to juggle all the responsibilities when it’s college time. Or, if you are having trouble in high school staying sane while keeping up with almost as many things, you can do it because the trick to juggling is just to keep a balance.