Spring Break Bod

So its the beginning of spring semester, which means two things: thank the lord you are back at school with your christmas money and spring break is on the horizon. Quite honestly, you know you spent more time looking for condos at Panama City Beach and cruise line deals than you did reading the syllabus and first reading assignment the week before classes started. Being at home for a month made you realize that you now require the college debauchery to survive, and you have been dying slowly inside. The only cure for this debaucherylessophopia is to be given fluids (margaritas, tequila, anything alcoholic really) and to stay in bed with an email confirmation of your plane ticket to somewhere warm. It is also soothing to buy a bikini on sale at victoria secret.

After you take these necessary steps to recovery and pack your bikini to go back to school, you remember that there are boys at spring break, and you need to look your finest. Is it really spring break if there is no alcohol-induced hookups? No, it is not (unless you’re in a relationship in which case, just drinking will do). Even if you are one of those people who has successfully pinned down a guy, you need your instagrams to look flawless. Spring semester is your time to get your ass in gear and hit the gym. Your bikini isn’t going to look good by itself. To motivate you to be healthy in order to counteract the alcohol weight you are most likely to gain, here are some tips. You don’t want to be the girl ordering the “skinny martini” because let’s be real, you are going to settle for the cheap beer at the fraternity house and drink enough to get wasted, so don’t waste your time and money on that shit.

1. Most college gyms offer workout classes that are free with your student ID. Its perfect because it is a room full of white girls with the same goal to look perfect in their bikinis in march as well. Most are too crowded for you to be seen struggling, and you get to walk by the attractive men lifting weights without embarrassing yourself trying to work out in front of them. Also, you can’t give up on your workout after 15 minutes on the elliptical because someone is there to keep you going.

2. Make the shift from regular pasta to whole grain, white rice to quinoa, pizza rolls to sushi rolls (yum, and not even a downgrade), mac and cheese to cheese and crackers. Not even all the time, just on a regular basis. Going shopping for food is basically finding all the shit that won’t go bad when you are in college. Trying to buy fruits or veggies to throw into this mix of junk food will help. Basically, if you go onto pinterest and get inspired by all the fancy healthy foods, you just might bring yourself to make some healthy snacks.

3. Do every IM game or sorority dance competition you can fit into your schedule. They are so much fun to do with your sisters, and it will give you a reason to get out of bed and stop netflix before it starts the next episode. Plus, who doesn’t love frat boys coming to support with little signs?

4. Park far away from your class. Walking across campus is the most underrated way to get in some exercise. Your backpack adds some weight too. Bonus points for taking stairs to class instead of an elevator. We all know how much of a cardiovascular workout the stairs are, so just try to catch your breath before taking a seat next to that hot guy in your sociology class.

5. When you are sitting in class or you are at a red light, flex your abs. You don’t even have to stand up or move to work your muscles. It doesn’t seem like much, and to be honest this probably won’t work. I read this somewhere, but who knows if it will do anything.

6. Drink water. Get a cute water bottle with letters or the water bottle your big crafted with glitter and keep it full. Anytime you are bored in class drink. Its a drinking game but with water, so you won’t even be drunk. Actually, that sounds sad, but at least you will definitely get the recommended amount of water for the day.

Hopefully this makes you feel spring break ready, but honestly nutella and netflix usually wins this war. If you have will power, please teach me how you do it.