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The 10 Stages of Dieting in College

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at U Mich chapter.

Dieting is never fun, but dieting in college is even worse. There’s nothing harder than eating three salads while watching your friends take down ice cream cone after cheeseburger after pizza with a side of french fries. So while you eat the entire bag of Skinny Pop and pretend it’s good for you, check out the ten stages of dieting in college below.

1.  Realizing you need to lose five pounds to fit into your date party dress.

2.  “I can do it!”

3.  “This is easy!”

4.  “It has been three hours. Am I skinny yet?”

5.  “Is pizza a vegetable?”

6.  “Alcohol doesn’t count.”

7.  “If I take it off of someone’s plate, it doesn’t count…” [if you can manage it.]

8.  “But the dining hall soft serve looks sooooo good.”

9.  “But my parents are taking me out to dinner!”

10.  “I f***ed up too bad today. I’ll start fresh tomorrow.” 

Image sources: Giphy, Tumblr. 

Jaclyn Nagel is the Campus Correspondent of Her Campus at the University of Michigan. She is a senior studying English and Creative Writing and earning a certificate in Sales. She enjoys eating copious amounts of Ben & Jerry's ice cream and reading the Harry Potter books over and over again. Follow her on instagram as @manisandmojitos! And make sure to follow our chapter's Twitter and Instagram at @hercampusumich!