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One-Month Challenge: Chocolate-Free March, Week 1
Hi, my name is Lauren and I’m a chocaholic. I’m one of those girls that doesn’t only crave chocolate around that “time of the month,” but basically every day. I love me some chocolate and maybe a little too much.
Body Blog: Step Away from the Artificial Sweeteners!
I have something to share with you. Something many of you don’t want to hear (ignorance is bliss, right?), but something you all need to hear. Something that goes against everything we’ve been taught our whole lives. Something that is going to rock your world. You ready for it?

CollegeCandy Gets Cleansed, Day 3
So, I decided to do a 3-day Cooler Cleanse and here’s why. My first day was fun! Exciting! Refreshing! And then I woke up for Day 2 feeling a bit too much like the morning after my 21st birthday. Except I did feel a whole lot lighter (thanks to the healthy juices/lack of an entire birthday cake at 3am).
CollegeCandy Gets Cleansed, Day 2
So, I decided to do a 3-day Cooler Cleanse and here’s why. My first day was fun! Exciting! Refreshing!… And then day 2 hit me like a campus bus. (Sidenote: In college, one of our campus buses DID hit a student. WTF, right?)
CollegeCandy Gets Cleansed, Day 1
So, I decided to do a 3-day Cooler Cleanse and here’s why. And in this here video, you can see how my first day of cleansing/drinking/not chewing/not visiting my local Starbucks ~~boyfriend~~ barista went.
CollegeCandy Gets Cleansed
No matter how hard we try, I don’t think any of us treat our bodies as well as we should. Yeah, we workout a few days a week and sure, we try to get some fruits and veggies in at every meal, but that only goes so far. Especially when you throw in the late night pizza parties; the PMS cookie dough feasts and; obvi, the shots, beers, vodka sodas, fishbowls, jungle juice, Four Loko….
One-Month Challenge: No Eating After 10 p.m., Week Two
Make this challenge stop. PLEASE, make it stop! I’m failing at this challenge quite miserably, and it’s just so discouraging.

Intro to Cooking: Three-Ingredient Salsa
You’ve been eating nothing but junk food for the past week and now you want to eat healthier. However, you don’t want to surrender eating what tastes good, either. Plus, you have another party coming up and no time to cook for it. Yes, there’s a recipe for all of that.
6 Steps To Curing Your Digestion Problems
It’s no secret that our diets affect the way we feel. If you spend a night binge studying and suppressing your late-night stressors with copious amounts of mozz sticks, you (and your brain) will not feel fresh and new. Instead, you will probably feel a bit sluggish, full, bloated, and fat. Not the sexiest feeling for a young college girl.
Indulging in Thanksgiving Without Packing On the Pounds
When you think of Thanksgiving, the first thing that comes to mind isn’t family or a break from school – it’s FOOD. Obviously. And while it’s a great time to over-indulge in some of your favorite holiday treats, it’s also a great time to pack on some serious pounds.
Thanksgiving Dinner Will Wreak Havoc on Your Waistline
Ah, Thanksgiving. A time to seriously over-indulge in some delish foods without feeling like a total piggy. A time to eat until you can’t button your pants anymore. A time when the leftovers are better than the original.
Show That Flu Who’s Boss!
The flu sucks. There, I’ve gone and said it; plain and simple. It makes you feel gross, look gross and keeps you in bed all day (in a very different way than you’d want). Usually I’d be looking for any excuse to cuddle up with my favorite movie and relapse into a diet of soup and saltines, but not when it’s for weeks on end and makes you feel just plain shoddy.
How to Destress, Chill Out, and Relax
According to our friends at AOL Health, we are ruining our lives. They’ve compiled a list of dangerous ways to relax – and unfortunately for me (and probably a lot of you) this list could pretty much make my “interests” section on Facebook. So here are five awesome, easy ways to deal with stress in a healthy way.
Body Blog: Plan Your Plate & Stop Your Food Binge
Dear CollegeCandy, Thank you so much for your topics on health and fitness. As a college student, I feel very self-conscious about my body, and it causes a great deal of self-esteem issues. Especially around midterms, eating binges for me are fairly common. What is the best way to prevent this? Also, I live with two boys who eat WHATEVER they want… how do I avoid eating what they eat??
Eating Disorders Aren’t Just For Women
The best thing about Glee is that despite the spontaneous song-and-dance routines, is that it feels authentic. Ryan Murphy stays committed to this ideal: despite the fact that the characters are all attractive (albeit in a way that is relatable) they struggle with the same things as actual teenagers do: financial woes. Unrequited love. Body issues.
Body Blog: Don’t Worry, (Here’s How to) Be Happy
It’s that time of year during which my peers and I are go crazy trying to prepare for upcoming midterms, lab practicals, 10-page essays, and other ultra stressful, all-nighter inclining assignments. Although I am not pre-med, almost everyone in my classes is (it’s the sad reality of being a nutrition major) and their academic stress and competitiveness can be contagious if one is not careful.