College has its ups and downs, but one thing you don’t want to go up is the scale. As seniors graduate high school and prepare for a new chapter, a looming threat of the notorious “freshman fifteen” hovers overhead.

Whether it comes from drinking at frat parties or a buffet style diet, the pounds tend to sneak in from every direction. However discouraging this truth seems, there are ways to keep the pounds at bay and enjoy college without having to suffer a blow to your self-esteem.