Student CRONies? Alcohol?

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Hey, I'm a 19 year-old college student who's new to CR, and I was wondering if

there were

any other CRONies out there who have experience with attempting CRON in school.

Because I'm really struggling to find nutrient-dense foods in the cafeteria. I

mostly eat

salad with garbanzo beans, lots of veggies, and balsamic vinegar for dinner and

have an

energy bar or Naked smoothie during the day, which gets pricey. My arsenal of

culinary

utensils consists of a microwave, a water heater, and a communal refrigerator.

I've read

Walford's book, but his food section seems geared towards upper-middle class

professionals with plenty of money to blow at Whole Foods. So any tips from

other broke

students or helpful CRONies in general would be awesome.

Also, some other concerns: I drink at least two nights a week. But I also

realize it's very

foolish to not eat anything during the day just so I can binge on intensely

caloric beer or

boxed wine at night. On the other hand, if I eat my caloric allotment for the

day before I

start drinking, that's an extra five hundred calories I definitely don't need.

I understand

that alcohol doesn't promote longevity, but I figure I can afford four years of

weekend

partying as long as it doesn't become a lifelong trend. Also, my college is in

a dry-ish

county, which means there isn't any (less caloric) liquor at parties unless

people with cars

get really ambitious. Are there any other beer drinkers out there who have

found a decent

way to reconcile CRON with drinking?

Finally, I'm not sure if I'm losing weight too fast. I've been eating around

900 calories a

day (except on the weekends, when I eat around 1500) for a month, and I've lost

10-15

pounds so far while maintaining a sedentary activity level. My BMI is 24 right

now, so it's

not like I look gaunt or anything, but is this rate of weight loss normal?

Am I too young to be doing this? I think Dr. Walford wrote that no one under 20

should

do it, but I'm practically there.

Thanks in advance for your help, and I'm really glad I found this community!