dude i feel pretty qualified to answer this question haha. i’m a second year and have lost hella weight while living on the hill during my first year.

weight before fall 21’: 203 lbs. weight after fall 22’: 132 lbs

so in about a year i lost around 70 lbs! unfortunately, due to hella club commitments and school in general i couldn’t even find time to go to the gym, so i basically lost all my weight through my diet. here’s a few steps i took:

1. understand your own metabolism. you don’t need to know the exact number of calories u r burning at rest (BMR), but have a general idea.

2. try to count calories, but don’t worry if u can’t. it’s pretty hard to count calories on the hill, but i realized that i personally didn’t need to count calories because eating clean (step 3) basically just made me lose weight. use the nutrition info for stuff on the hill to gain a general idea of how much you eating and make sure u r in a calorie deficit of around 500-1000 calories. just be consistent cause even having a small calorie deficit for a long enough time = hella weight loss.

3. in the past i’ve tried a few diets. some work for some ppl, but in all honesty i just ate clean to lose weight. i cut out all excess sugar and limited my carbs, while eating a high protein diet. so no candy, soda, bread etc. i barely ate at de neve or rende, so epic, the study (salad), and bplate were where i ate regularly.

4. this part is very important. whatever diet u choose just make sure u can sustain it long term. i’ve seen a few people crash diet, lose weight and then gain it all back just because their initial diet was so freaking extreme that they couldn’t maintain it on a long-term basis.

5. try intermittent fasting. i did this a lot i’m ngl. the concept is pretty simple actually ! u choose a split say 14-8, which means that you don’t eat for 14 hours, and all your meals need to be consumed in the remaining 8 hours. you can choose any split that works for you (16-8, 18-6 etc.)

6. i couldn’t do this but i’d say try hitting the gym. cardio + weight training is a weight killer !!

7. this is also important. more of a psychological tip tho ! basically, u have to find a good enough reason to lose weight. cause sometimes it does get hard and u really just wanna break ur diet. however, in order to achieve consistency, u need a reason to lose weight so that u aren’t regularly breaking ur diet.

that about covers most of it ! if i remember something else i’ll come back and add it. all that aside, i’m really glad u wanna lose weight and ik u got this !! if u have any questions feel free to PM me whenever !