Beware the five diet-deadly scenarios of the college years!

We all know about the "Freshman 15" -- it's where those 15 pounds come from that's a mystery. You might only help yourself to the lightest fare in the dining hall -- but somehow those pounds are packing on. Dr. Daphne Oz, author of "The Dorm Room Diet" tell us how to avoid packing on the pounds!

Test Mess
A lot of times cramming your brain goes hand in hand with cramming your mouth. Study food -- one of college kids' biggest source of nourishment. During the day, you might have access to perfectly great choices but at 2am crunch time -- it's vending machine city. Just be prepared -- keep quality snacks like almonds, carrots and even a handful of semi-sweet chocolate chips to munch on. Matter of fact, a combo of raisins, semi-sweet chips and almonds makes a pretty sweet and easily stashable trail mix.

Go Big Blue!
Tailgaiting is a huge part of college life -- it's also a huge part of why your diet can go south in an instant. A whole day of hot dogs, hamburgers and beers -- too much! While you don't want to bench yourself, you don't want to bulge yourself either. Instead, make sure the festivities have a healthy choice by bringing them with you. Fruit salad is always a hit -- diet or not.

Party Hardy
Your average college party isn't going to have a healthy tray of sushi -- you're lucky if you get a few pretzels for munching around the keg. To combat the crazy party pickings, make sure you eat something filling and healthy before the festivities. Also, once there keep a bottle of water in hand so if you feel the urge to snack past your full point, you can sip instead.

Gather 'Round for Gossip Girl
Watching shows with your suite-mates can be a great bonding experience -- don't sacrifice that! But definitely reconsider the mindless munching that goes along with your TV nights. Maybe plan dinner to be eaten during the show so you can plan out a healthy meal and not eat extra, needless calories.

Nighttime Noshing
The best part of living with people is having a gab buddy at any hour of the day. College can be drama and that's okay because you get by with a little help from your friends- - but you also get big thighs with a little help from your friends! If you and your roomie end up dishing until the wee hours of the morning, find something else to do to occupy you- - like playing cards -- instead of munching.