Question

Alan is somewhat surprised that he has gained a couple of pounds since coming to college. he has never had a weight problem. in high school, he was active every day in school sports. alan admits that his eating habits probably are not as good as they should be. still, he eats only three meals a day and a snack at night. he does not snack between meals, because he does not get hungry. the food servers in the cafeteria where he eats always give him generous servings of food. alan is not involved with any college sport, but he does play basketball with his friends occasionally. he also has a part-time job and a full course load. alan thinks he is more active in college than when he was in high school. in fact, he often feels rushed going to classes because of the distance between classroom buildings and the fact that most of his classes are on the third or fourth floor and he has to wait to get an elevator. an initial step that alan can take toward solving the cause of his weight gain is to

Answer 1

An initial step that Alan can take toward solving the cause of his weight gain is to reduce the portions of the food he consumes. This is because the increase in the amount of food consumed is one of the factors that has caused him to gain weight. He should also increase the exercise that he does.