I am a certified nutritionist and by certified I mean not legally trained to do anything except drive, give CPR, and kick ass (World Taekwondo Federation). Let me tell you about the most excellent thing to do to your body since slicing it with bread. Most of us probably gained a little pudge over the last semester. Late Night Cafe, Insomnia Cookies, vending machines, we each have our favorite poison. In my case, it was a 3 pound sack of Halloween candy I told myself I would share. I lied. Now no one really wants to go out and chug grass or inhale chia seeds or scream at gluten or whatever. Those are fad diets and while they may work for some, they definitely don't look fun. If you have a meal plan here at Warren let me tell you about a precious resource you've been squandering. sQUAndering. Squa. Soup, people. Tubs of that rancid sauce for you to enjoy. My personal diet plan is based on one concept and one only: if it's not solid, it's better for you. Now I realize in basic principle that is a flawed concept; I mean we have milkshakes, beer, and snake poison, but soup is a good liquid. This diet, The Soup Diet, is basic and easy to remember. Every meal is soup from the Warren dining hall. You eat until you're full. No snacks except berries and a singular granola bar a day. You can drink water and tea. It's a way more controlled way to eat. There's a psychological component too. Soup doesn't pile up like pasta and it isn't served to you in set portions like a chicken breast or a slice of pizza. You know exactly how much you get in each bowl and you pour it yourself. See, it's like Freud himself came up with it, right after telling you that your desire to diet comes from sexual repression and that you're subconsciously upset that your husband just doesn't realize that you're a woman with needs and he just sits there and reads that damn paper and he's definitely got some young fraulein he's been seeing while you rot in this damn house. Plus, since soup is a liquid, it fills you up quick. In the Warren cafeteria there's usually two soups a day so you can take your pick. This is especially important if you've got dietary restrictions. If neither suits your needs I guess... exercise? In conclusion, the soup diet, a diet of all-liquid meals, plus some light exercise (in my case I plan to take the stairs at least once a day), should help gently slim you down and warm you up during the cold winter semester.