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Must-See: University Rated

RickP — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 12:30:43 +0000

I know what you’re thinking. Do we really need another social networking website composed of photos? I mean, we’ve already been through Hot or Not and its environs. And then Facebook took over and that kind of became the gold standard of social media for a long time. And there’s always Twitter keeping us busy. So is there room in your life for another one of these websites to keep track of?

Yes. There is. And it’s called University Rated.

This sucker is pretty much exclusively for college folks, so if you’re currently enrolled in a school, you’re going to love using this. You register, you stick your photo on there, and you go from there. But make sure the photo is a good one, because folks are going to rate the fuck out of them. Just as you are with them. For example, here are some of the fine ladies available on University Rated for you to rate and check out:

Lexi

Kira

Julia

So, a social media networking site with hot college girls. Um, what other information do you need from us? Hop to it!

5 Reasons to Not Get Blackout Drunk

Jordan Bates — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 14:00:26 +0000

Finally, it’s Friday night! All week, you’ve waited impatiently for another weekend of partying. You’ve been envisioning the ragers that will transpire, the drunken antics sure to take place, and the countless hotties with whom you could potentially “make sexy time,” as Borat would say.

The night has so much potential.

Don't be this guy

It’s about 6:30, and you decide that a few shots are the perfect way to start off the night. Next thing you know, it’s 8pm, and you just vomited all over a sexy mama on the dance floor.

Whoops.

The next day, you barely remember passing out by 8:30, and you definitely don’t remember when you got that mammoth penis drawn on your face.

Consuming excessive amounts of alcohol can be very exciting. “The nights you won’t remember with the people you’ll never forget” definitely holds true in certain circumstances, and it’s usually fun to hear about your forgotten antics from the previous evening.

However, I am of the humble opinion that your best nights in college will come when you pace yourself. When you are able to get fairly shitty and then cut yourself off, you will likely end up having a more fulfilling night.

Here are 5 reasons why getting too drunk can turn a night sour in a hurry.

1. You Vomit and Look Like a Jackass.

In college, guys and girls alike will often toss their cookies after getting too severely intoxicated. This is especially true when dealing with freshmen. Save yourself the embarrassment of publicly dousing an unsuspecting passerby with regurgitated Taco Bell.

2. You Miss Out on Hook-Ups.

Maybe some guys have had more success with women when blacked out than me, but in my experience, girls can very easily detect when a guy has had way too many. And it’s a turn-off. Whether you know it or not, blackout drunk people are sloppy. They slur words horribly. They fall down. Sometimes they can’t even be understood. This behavior all but murders your chances of taking a girl home for the evening.

3. You Lose/Break Shit.

Almost like clockwork, blackout drunk people tend to lose or break their phones, keys, wallets, and other accessories. At the time, it never seems like a big deal. However, when you wake up the next morning and have no clue what happened to your new Droid, it is a rather upsetting experience.

4. You Get Arrested.

When you’re very drunk but not blackout, you are able to retain enough composure to avoid appearing obviously shitfaced. When blackout, however, your appearance will typically scream, “I am absolutely sloshed right now!” Trust me when I say that getting arrested is never worth one crazy night.

5. You Get Hurt.

Just this week, one of my roommates blacked out and ended up toppling face first down a flight of concrete stairs. He was out for about ten minutes, and he felt like absolute shit the next morning. When you are blackout drunk, you’re almost completely oblivious to your surroundings. This leads to frequent injuries, some of which can be serious, even fatal.

Wrap-Up

The moral of the story is that blackout drunk people get into trouble. They fuck things up for themselves, and they usually piss off their friends and strangers alike. Save yourself the trouble and embarrassment. Get really fucking drunk, but cut yourself off before you reach the point of no return.

For some people, it can be difficult to know when the realms of blackout are approaching. This instinct comes with many nights of drinking. Start slowly if you’re an amateur. You are not going to be able to put down 15 beers if you’ve drank four times in your life. Drink an amount you know you can handle and give yourself a much better chance at having a great night.

Top 10 Websites Every College Student Will Love

Jordan Bates — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:00:35 +0000

I often see college students spending their time online fiddling around on Facebook or YouTube. These sites are cool in their own respect, but let’s face it. YouTube has slowly become a clusterfuck of advertisements, and Grandma Gertrude signed up for Facebook last month.

I think it’s time to branch out.Seriously. Close out of that Facebook creep session right now. Thanks.

Here are 10 entertaining, informative, and just plain wonderful websites that every college student needs to check out. Let me know what you think!

1. Rate My Professors

Rate My Professors has been around for a while, and it has become a favorite of many college students during class registration.

Check these out

This website contains tens of thousands of student-submitted reviews for professors all over the nation. Professors are given a 1-5 rating on Overall Quality, Helpfulness, Clarity, and Easiness. They even get a chili pepper next to their name if they’re sexy!

This site has allowed me to avoid shitty professors for a couple years. It is a Godsend that you would be foolish to ignore.

2.StumbleUpon

I have had an ongoing love affair with StumbleUpon ever since I checked it out about a year ago.
StumbleUpon is a website that helps you find incredible web content that you otherwise would have likely never discovered.

You simply enter your hobbies or interests, click “Stumble”, and are instantly presented with a webpage that StumbleUpon thinks you might like. It is surprisingly intuitive. If the webpage doesn’t interest you, click “Stumble” again, and you’re off to the next suggested page in a couple seconds.

3. GrooveShark

Mark my words. This website is the future of college party playlists.

GrooveShark allows you to effortlessly create online playlists without ever downloading or paying for any music. It contains almost any song you can think of. If you’re having a party, using a GrooveShark playlist is the perfect way to really get the girls going wild.

The true beauty of Grooveshark is that you can easily add song requests from girls and watch as the girls go into a frenzy when the song plays a few minutes later. Having someone handling the laptop behind a bar or DJ booth is ideal. That way, you avoid girls who feel the need to constantly change the song and kill the vibe.

Warning: If a girl requests a song and you know it sucks, do not play it. Better to piss off one female than murder the party vibe with a Lady Gaga fiasco.

4. Twitter

I’m aware that most people have heard of Twitter. I just don’t think you people realize how supercalifragilisticexpialidocious it is!

If you actually want to be heard, Twitter is a place to find your voice. Your followers can grow into the thousands if people like what you have to say. Twitter allows you to carry on casual conversations with some of your favorite celebrities, while also keeping tabs on your friends.

Twitter is a place for unlimited creativity and friendly conversation. Compared to the transparent status updates and bullshit friendships on Facebook, Twitter is fucking Narnia!

5. CollegeThrive

Whether you’re preparing for college or in college right now, you would be wise to go to this website and bookmark it immediately. CollegeThrive is an archive of useful information that will help you to succeed throughout college and avoid some of the common pitfalls along the way.

Ten Things You Can Learn About Women in College

Stephanie Weaver — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 16:00:40 +0000

Our college years are ones of self discovery and drunken regrets. We are on our own for the first time in our lives and have nobody to answer to but ourselves. While we’re learning about existentialism, the French Revolution and white blood cells’ functions in our classes, we’re learning much more about ourselves and our peers within the privacy of dingy dorm rooms and even dirtier apartments.

College is the supreme time to find out about women. What turns them on, what drives them away, and about that puzzling piece of anatomy between their legs. Here are ten things you should learn about girls in college before you make the transition to real life and real women.

Most Pick-Up Lines Don’t Work

“I’m Fred Flinstone and I’m here to make your bed rock.” Women hate lame pick-up lines. You will quickly discover this when you try to pick up that pretty blonde chick at your friend’s kegger with an awful one-liner. Try to abandon your love for pick-up lines your freshman year and you’ll be saving yourself a lot of pain.

The Clitoris is Your Best Friend

If you are only able to learn one thing about the female anatomy in college, make sure this is it. The clitoris is her hot button for pure, carnal pleasure. Find it, and you’ll be her new BFF in the bedroom.

Chivalry isn’t Dead

Important lessons!

Despite the fact that most chicks will refer to themselves as “feminists” in college and be all about women’s rights, they’re still suckers for a dude who has manners. Learn how to open a door for her and she’ll instantly melt for you.

Keg Stands Are Not Attractive

Your guy friends may appreciate your ability to swallow a gushing flow of beer from a keg while standing on your head, but women will find this behavior atrocious. Plus, stale beer on your shirt doesn’t make for a great smelling cologne.

Romance = Getting Laid

If you woo a girl the right way, chances are she’ll drop those panties. Go all out with candles, a home cooked meal, flowers, and tons of compliments.

Manscape

Women don’t want to undress you only to find that you’re back is covered by hair as thick as a shag rug. Be sure to get rid of that unsightly back hair before she runs her hands all over you.

Puppies go a Long Way

If you want to pick up a broad with little to no effort, invest in a cute and cuddly puppy. Take your new best friend for a walk around campus and the gals will come to you in droves.

Style, Style, Style

Women appreciate a man with style. Don’t wear ketchup stained shirts or jeans that smell like last night’s beer funnel session out in public. Be sure to groom a bit too.

Don’t Pull Too Many Coyote Uglies

We’ve all been there. We see a chick at a bar, think she’s hot, and take her home. The next morning, what we thought was Megan Fox turns out to be Rosie O’Donnell. You immediately make a b-line for the door while she’s still asleep. Girls talk, and word will get around about your romp-and-then-run.

Learn How to Fix Things

It’ll make you seem masculine and she’ll view you as a protector, which is hot.

A Simple Way To Increase Your Dating Success in College

Alex Becker — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 16:00:06 +0000

It bugs the hell out of me that the defining line between a guy who gets laid a lot in college and born again dorm virgin is not how good their game is. I literally have seen guys with the flirting skills of a polar bear enjoy the sex life of a movie star in their college years simply because they applied this one thing to their life style. The cold hard truth is college is all about logistics. Period. You could have the charisma of James Bond and your success will pale in comparison to a chump who has his college logistics in order.

Logistics

Logistics!

For those of you with a less broad vocabulary, logistics are things like where you live, the girls you have access to and overall how well positioned you are to get laid. The reason why these things are so insanely important in a college lifestyle is because a college campus is a freak situation.

There is virtually no other place on the planet where guys and girls of the same horny age are thrown together in such masses. On top of this everyone has the same agenda. Study, party, and have fun. Its is literally just a massive sexual bomb waiting to go off. Because of this, your main goal needs to be positioning yourself in the best possible spot to catch as much flak from the bomb when it goes off.

Take a second and think about. Picture a frat guy, with mediocre social skills who lives near the bar district and also works as a part time bartender. This Average Joe will have drunk girls literally showing up on a nightly on his frats door step. Then add the fact that he is constantly meeting college parties girls at the bar he works at and that his house two minutes away. Holy crap. This average guy is probably meeting 100+ new girls a week. Even with the worst game imaginable, this dude is going to be swimming in college nanny with almost zero effort on his part.

The amazing thing about logistics in college is that any guy can do it. Think about a few small changes you could make in your lifestyle that would lead to constantly meeting new people. If you simply joined a school club, a frat or got a job working somewhere that is constantly buzzing with girls your work is already 80% done. Imagine if you did all three of those. You would be meeting girls with similar interest at club meetings. You would go home and meet girls at your frats parties. After that, you would show up to work and naturally just end up mingling with even more young, hot, and crazy college girls. By simply living your day to day life you will be overwhelmed with new girls.

After you have achieved that, think about all the ways you are cutting yourself short. Are you living in an area that is hard to bring girls to (Examples: living with your parents or far away from campus)? Do you live a lifestyle that inevitably prevents you from meeting new people every day? Really sit down and think about little changes that would have a big effect on your social life. Stuff like living in the dorms your first year, moving to an apartment complex that throws parties or just being involved in school events can make meeting girls a proverbial joke.

This is such a overlooked concept for most guys though. Even if you have sick game, you are destined to work ten times harder than some frat daddy bar tender simply because of the rules you are being forced to play by. Stop doing things the hard way and give your self a chance to play on easy mode. I guarantee, if you start thinking with college dating logistics in mind you will literally be meeting more girls than you know what to do with.

Lessons I Learned My Freshman Year

Matt Juul — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 15:00:26 +0000

With the year winding down, nights of reckless inebriation are replaced with all-nighters in the library preparing for finals. As the caffeine from my third Rockstar begins to course through my veins, a feeling of nostalgia takes over. Less than a year ago I was just a newly minted, incoming freshman, unaware of the ins and outs of college life. Now, as I travel home for the summer, I can’t help but look back on my first year and think, “Wow, that was the most insane time of my life!”

All the parties, the girls, the wild adventures that we could only remember part of. It was truly an experience I will never forget. Along the way I learned a lot, not just about life as a college kid, but also about who I am as a person.

People Will Surprise You

“Netherland” drinking team – get at us!

Move in day is probably the most awkward day of year. Parents swarming campus, teenagers thrust into a new environment, it’s intimidating. All the comforts of home are gone and you are literally forced to make new friends. Coming from an all-male, Jesuit high school, I was amped to meet new people (and by people I mean females). I jumped at every opportunity to introduce myself; saying hi to all my neighbors on my floor, meeting people in the dining halls, even participating in the tacky welcome week events. It was great getting to meet people I can now call good friends.

Call it social conditioning, but I couldn’t help but judge certain people that I thought didn’t fit my social group. Maybe it was my years of high school (even at an all guys one) that altered my way of thinking, silently categorizing people. But little did I know how wrong I was.

I remember the first weekend of college, I invited a group of people over to party in my dorm room. We moved the party to the room next door as more people joined. My suitemate seemed apprehensive at first, a bit shy as he sat at his desk, chatting with friends on Facebook while the rest of us took shots and shotgunned some beers. Initially I thought he was the type of kid who didn’t party much and was more school oriented, as he didn’t really look pleased that we had taken over his room.

At first I thought that we didn’t really have the same lifestyle. Only a week or two later I found out this kid raged hard. Throwing back beers like nothing, he was pouring shots like there was no tomorrow as he pregamed with my roommate and me. We talked, joked around and I found out he was a really chill and funny guy. As the year went on, we became pretty good friends. If I could give any piece of advice to kids entering college is to set aside your preconceived notions and be friendly with everyone.

Finding Your Limits

It seems that almost everyone in my group of friends has at least one mind blowing drunken adventure. From walking fourteen miles away from campus in the freezing cold to climbing barbed wire fences and falling face first into the pavement, students will tell you the morning after a crazy night, you find your limits pretty quickly.

Although drinking seems synonymous with college life, it shouldn’t be the bane of your existence. Drunkenly stumbling towards girls on the dance floor is definitely not attractive and getting beat up by a bouncer at a bar isn’t the best way to spend your Saturday night. I’m not saying not to drink, I mean let’s face it, booze is the social lubricant that lightens the mood. But blacking out every night only leads to awkward encounters after drunken make outs and waking up to a not so attractive female in your bed. It’s best to find your limit before you either get in trouble with authorities or accidentally harm yourself (or find a grenade sleeping next to you).

I still can’t believe that my first year is over. Here’s to a great three more years (four for all my Huskies out there)!

4 Ways Pick Up Artist Fail with College Girls

Alex Becker — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 15:00:37 +0000

Alright, for all my college Pick Up Artist wannabes I have news for you. You are going to die alone and never meet a girl in college … EVER.

Okay just kidding, but if you are planning on using your new found pick up artist powers that you just read out of a book you are in for some awful experiences. The thing is, PUA techniques are not designed for college girls at all. This is because they are designed to pick up women you have only 1 shot with at big city bars and clubs. It can help you, but there are some huge chunks of it you will need to cut out of your game. Here are the big 4 that I see really killing guys.

Routines and Pre-Planned Conversations

Your games won't work on them

I am not a fan of these at all, but they can work. However, they will get you laughed out of bars in college. Why? Because everyone knows each other to some extent. You are going to see the same girls a lot. I give it about a week tops before people start noticing you are having the same cheesy conversation with everyone.

So, if you are planning on going out there and using your spiffy new PUA opener on every girl at the bar STOP! You are quickly going to become “That Creepy Guy” campus and get pepper sprayed on a regular basis (okay not really, but you get my point).

Different Values

If you have read about pick up arts, you obviously know about the DHV (display of higher value). These are used to subtlety convey to girls that you are cool by talking about dating models, having money, and having interesting stories (usually all of these are made up). This is all great if you live in LA, however college girls don’t value these things in college. Things like getting drunk, partying in stinky garages and social status in college cliques matter a ton though.

If you want to use DHVs, you need to alter them to fit college. Instead of talking about driving a Lamborghini with your Victoria Secret model girlfriend, talk about going to a cool parties or knowing a lot of people. Again, this sets you up for failure though. If you don’t actually have these things you will end up looking stupid.

Trying to Always Close Right Away

If you’re out at some random club with your drunken friends and you see pretty miss thing it’s either all in or nothing since you will probably never see her again. This is not the case in college though. You will probably see the girl in your freshmen math class all the way to your senior year. Does this mean you should be girly man and not make moves? No. This means you can move at a different pace with girls. If you are not feeling it one night you do not have to force it. In short you have time to wait for the right moment.

Pick Up Artist Do Not Require Friends

In big city bars everyone is pretty much a stranger. This puts the PUA at an advantage because he can come off like a very valuable person without knowing anyone at the club prior to entering. College clubs are a wee bit different, it still the same student base and people will constantly be running into people they know. If you are lurking in the corner, it is going to be blatantly obvious you are a level 100 creeper.

This is not a bad thing though. Because of this, if you have friends in college you will have a much easier time meeting girls because they probably know people as well. So instead of sitting in your room and memorizing openers and lines, work on making friends. A good way to do this is by saying hi to people, FYI.

There are many aspects of PUA that will help you out, but can you see why donning a furry hat and reciting routines isn’t the way to go in college? It is completely counter productive to work on this skill set when a much more natural approach will get you friends, girls, and allow you to be yourself. Finally, if all else fails, join a frat and have drunk girls dropped off at your house nightly. No game required!

College Life: The Perfect Pregame

Matt Juul — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:00:02 +0000

How To Start Your Night

It’s 8 pm on a Friday night. Classes are over and you can finally enjoy the debaucheries that coincide with being single and in college. The texts start coming in. “Where are we going tonight,” “Where’s the party at,” and my personal favorite, “Let’s get drunkkk!” Your buds are dying to go out to get smashed and the girl you’ve been gaming all week in College Writing is finally free to hang out.

Only problem is, you haven’t prepped at all. Your bros, their girls, and most importantly, your girl, are getting pissed as they wait in your dorm room. The fridge is empty, despite still retaining the familiar smell of Natural Ice and cheap vodka. The numbers you’ve been texting to find a party are not responding. Worst of all, it’s getting late and the hotties sitting on your bed are about to bounce. Shit!!!

See, before ever setting foot into that frat house or apartment party, you have to set the context for the night. Pregaming gets you in the mood to go out and disregard your inhibitions. It is a college necessity, like ramen noodles and pizza. Throw a good pregame sesh and people (and I mean girls) will see you as the outgoing, party guy who knows what’s up. Follow these three steps, and you will master the art of the pregame in no time.

Have a Destination in Mind

This is the most important aspect of pregaming: the party. Bar and club schools don’t need to worry about this, but for the rest of the underclassmen in America that are not lucky enough to have a fake ID, you better take notice. Nothing is worse than when a bunch of people are shooting pong in your room, bro’ing out to Mac Miller, all having a good time until someone asks, “So where are we going?” When the music cuts out and the pong ball stops bouncing, you better have a good answer.

Know at least one party on hand before you pregame. Bringing girls to a destination will build your social proof, putting in their mind that you are a social guy who knows what’s happening. To be in the know means being friends with all the social clicks. So go out and socialize with the sports teams, frats, and cute girls down your hall (hotties always seen to know where the parties at). Bring her to a banger and you’ll ensure yourself a good night.

Stock Your Fridge Up

Four Loko: The perfect pregame

With soda and juice, of course. Not. Who am I kidding, it’s college and college kids drink. That means your fridge should have all the necessities to ensure a perfect pregame. It’s okay to opt for the cheaper stuff like Natural Light, Admiral Nelson, or Rubinoff. But if you can afford it, I prefer to keep on hand a bottle of Grey Goose and Captain Morgan. To cater to those who want a lighter beverage, I usually have a thirty rack of Bud Light stacked neatly in my fridge. As long as you have enough alcohol to get everyone feeling good and ready to go out, the selection doesn’t really matter. Nobody wants to sit around playing water pong. Also, remember to have chasers and mixers ready, most girls hate to do straight up shots without a Powerade handy.

Setting the Mood

The party is a go. The booze is chilling in the fridge. Now it’s time to have fun. The music has to get people in the right mindset to rage. Ditch the Dave and the Jack Johnson (sorry bros) and opt for a mix of old school party tracks (R. Kelly’s Ignition is perfect), house music, and some top 40 sprinkled in. Try to have it build up in intensity as the pregaming goes on so everyone is fired up before you leave the building.

Make sure all the drinking tools are ready too. That means cups, pong balls, playing cards, and shot glasses. Pong is a classic, but try a game that gets everyone involved. My personal favorites are Kings and Chandeliers. For Kings, try playing it with a little twist. Whenever someone picks a queen, instead of talking in questions, have everyone ask that person a question. This turns sexual quick and will definitely get people in the right frame of mind.

All that’s left is a little room cleaning, some Febreeze, and you’re ready to have people over to pregame. Combining all of these elements will at the very least make sure your bros have fun, and if done correctly, will make sure she is too.

The Art of Recovering from Drunken Make Outs

Mustafa Shaikh — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 15:00:15 +0000

Booze and Regrets

I’ll be honest, I enjoy the occasional blackout. I mean I try not to make a regular habit of it, but when it happens it happens.

Some regrets may occur

I’m all about having fun stories to tell to my kids so that way they will be inspired to be awesome when they get to college. If in the event I don’t remember a few of them, well that’s just a risk I’ll take.

So after I wake up in bed after a blackout and sit upright thinking, “Oh my God! How did I get here,” I’ll begin to reconstruct that elephant memory of mine. That always starts by searching my pockets for any receipts to give me clues as to what I was drinking.

From there I’ll usually head to the cell phone. Granted that it’s not dead, it will usually give me some hints as to who I was drunkenly trying to hook up with. At some point I’ll send a text message to a friend along the lines of “What happened last night?” That’s followed up by a deluge of texts recapping the shenanigans I was up to.

For the most part they are pretty funny stories that I can laugh at. There are some parts though that I wish happened differently.

More times than not, those things I wish to change entail a sloppy make-out with someone I know.

The Big Whoops

When I’m blacked out, I somehow always end up making out with next drunkest person in the room. A friend of mine thinks that at that stage I’m speaking a language that only someone heavily inebriated has the ability to understand.

Either way, I would have rather not made out with that girl. If it was someone I didn’t know, then fine. Someone I do know and will be seeing on a regular basis? Well, there are going to be some awkward situations that arise.

Some guys will try to shake it off saying that it doesn’t bother them in the least. That’s a bunch of bullshit.

Everyone in that position gets super nervous the next few times they see the person they made out with. Don’t lie, you definitely considered — and probably have for that matter — crossed the street to avoid walking past a drunken make-out partner.

In situations like these I’m all for nipping the bud as early as possible; it’s time for damage control.

I’m from the school of thought that it’s better to confront the situation head-on and have a really awkward moment initially instead of having tons of awkwardness simmer for the next month.

If I have the girl’s phone number I’ll usually shoot a quick text, “Hey, I had a fun time hanging out with you. Have a great weekend.” Obviously this is an unorthodox way to go about things. It is, however, a simple and quick way to get ahead of things before they get out of hand.

It’s not saying that you want to continue and make something out of what happened last night — all you’re doing is acknowledging what happened. And that’s really all you have to do. You both in some respect acknowledge what happened so that way it’s not always sitting in the back of your mind.

Another method is the next time you see the girl just stop and say what’s up. Mention something in passing about how that night was crazy. Nothing more. Maybe make a joke, but nothing overly sarcastic.

If you do it correctly, then people won’t get so annoyed by your blackouts. And well, for those of us who are fans of them, might as well keep the damage that are caused by blackouts to a minimum.

Getting Your Fitness On

Mustafa Shaikh — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 15:00:26 +0000

Losing weight is something a lot of college males try to do over their time in school. After having to eat greasy cafeteria meals in high school, students now have a chance to finally cut the fat out.

A good amount of those motivated kids go about it the wrong way. Shortcuts are a way of life, but with your body, shortcuts don’t work. For every bad thing you do to your body, there is going to be some consequence.

Now that's a college champ

That being said, there are plenty of different ways to lose weight and I’m not going to write-up another one of those. Instead I’m going to give you a few basic guidelines for things that you should/should not do no matter what your weight loss plan is.

Protein Powder is not a Meal

One of the biggest mistakes people make when trying to lose weight is to substitute meals with protein powder based drinks.

At face value it seems like a healthy option. You need to intake fewer calories; a drink made up of protein powder definitely has fewer calories than a meal.

In actuality, your body has enough protein to operate. You don’t need to randomly give it an extra lump of it in the middle of your day.

If you want to ingest extra protein before or after a workout, that is a different matter. Just don’t have it be the centerpiece of a meal.

Eat Breakfast

College kids make a very bad habit of skipping breakfast. Given how late we stay up and how we try to squeeze all the shut-eye possible before heading off to class, it’s pretty east to disregard the first meal of the day.

For your body’s sake though, eating breakfast is an important step towards losing weight. While you sleep your metabolism goes down a notch. The way to ratchet it up once again is to eat something in the morning.

People who don’t get some nourishment into their body actually end up eating more throughout the rest of the day.

I’m not saying you need to create one of those balanced breakfasts you see on television, just something simple. A bowl of cereal or some instant oatmeal is definitely a start.

Worse comes to worst if you’re running real late for class, grab a granola bar and a piece of fruit. No matter how lazy you are, you can at least keep each of those stocked.

Grab a Partner

There are numerous times when I’ll get myself all ready for a run. I’ll charge my iPod, put on sunscreen, take a couple puffs from my inhaler and get dressed, only to end up not deciding to actually go running.

I’ll just tell myself, “Oh no I have too much to do, but I’ll definitely get it done first thing in the morning.”

Now throw a running partner into the equation. All of the sudden you can’t put off the run because then you look like a slouch to your running partner.

Same thing happens when you’re actually out on the run. When you’re by yourself there will be times that you feel a little taxed so you slow down and walk a few blocks. With a partner next to you, you’re going to be pushing yourself to keep up to make sure you don’t look like some out-of-shape sissy.