Do not eat too much in the dining hall

I have been living off campus for around one year and half, so I have not been having any meals in the dining hall for a while.  But I still remember that I did gain a lot of weight when I was living on campus.  I guess the dining hall is one of the biggest reasons that made me gain lots of weight.  For the first few months of my freshman year, I did like the way the dining operates.  Because it is like a giant buffet, which allows me to eat whatever I like to eat.  However, without realizing what I really picked,  you ate a lot of unhealthy food and I developed an unhealthy eating habit.

I was thinking that I probably will never go to the dining hall again to get food after moving out of the dorm.  However,  I did go there this Thursday with my friends, having lunch together.  Unfortunately, I ate a lot again this time.  I was so full after the lunch, and I even did not have the dinner.  So I start to think about how college students can avoid eating too much and having an unhealthy eating habit from having meals in the dining halls.  I was discussing this issue with my friends who went to the dinning hall with me.  Finally, we did come up with some tips! Hopefully, they will help a little bit.

1.  Do not skip any meals, especially you are eating in the dining hall.
When skipping a meal, people will usually eat more food for the next one.  What was worse,  they will even not realize that they are eating more.

2. Get more veggies and fruits first!
It is not easy to say no to the junk food all the time.  So go ahead to get salads and fruits first, making you feel a little bit full.  After that, you will eat less unhealthy food than you usually do.

3. Skip soda or beverage; Drink water!
Thirsty!?  It is true that soda and other beverages taste better!  But it puts a lot more calories into your body.  Also, it cannot really solve your thirsty!!

4. Dessert or Not!
I am a big dessert lover!  So it is so difficult for me not to have any dessert for my life!  So what I do is picking only one dessert and sharing it with my friends.  Also, at most, I just have a dessert once a week.

Danlu