Did You Gain Weight in College? Natalie Portman on Gaining the Freshman 15

Did you gain weight in college? Or maybe you’re experiencing it now? Interestingly, Natalie Portman opened up recently about her 15-pound weight gain at Harvard. The reason is surprising …

She’s gorgeous, successful, and apparently … human!

“Black Swan” actress Natalie Portman (who had to shed a lot of weight for the role) opened up to Vogue recently about her college weight gain (not that we noticed!).

“I gained my freshman fifteen or 20 and had super depressed moments,” she said. “That Cambridge winter is tough. It was important to know how to go through that and how to get myself out of it. You start learning how to ask your friends or professionals for help, or go to mentors.”

It’s interesting hearing her open up about that. I definitely gained 10 or 15 pounds in college, then shed that and more before I graduated. I blame the weight fluctuations on happiness ups and downs, not necessarily depression. But, I did have the blues at various times in college–friendship drama, boyfriend problems, academic worries (you know, the typical college stuff).

And, on not being like her character in “Black Swan”: “I swear, I eat. I ate a bagel an hour ago. I consume my own weight in hummus every day. I cook a lot, and I even do vegan baking,” she said. “I like pleasure, I like joy. I’d never get to the point where I would starve or injure myself like [my character] Nina does. I’m the opposite–when I’m hungry, I eat, and I always make sure I’m eating something delicious.”

Did you gain/lose weight in college? What were the reasons for it?

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