The Incredible Shrinking Woman
If I told you 3 and a half months ago I used to be overweight, you wouldnt believe me. Well I exaggagerate. Not over weight, but heavy for my build and ethinicity. I just went on the scales today and I have lost over 10kgs (for those of you who use lbs thats over 20lbs) and I am down to a mere 52kgs (or 114lbs - Stacy if you are reading this I think you'll be proud of me!).
I am honestly surprised I have gotten this far, because those of you who know me know I absolutely LOVE my food. No it wasnt enough for me to have a Mc Donalds meal I would have to have a 6 pack of nuggests as well, or Luke and I would get a KFC family feast (10 peices of chicken, large mash potatos, and chips) between us. I could (and still can) eat a whole pan pizza myself- easily. It seemed my stomach was a black hole in the sky, and no matter how much I ate, there was always space for more. Now you may be gagging at the thought of how much food I ate, but hey, to me Grease was Good.
Now its no surprise how much weight I had stacked on since I had moved to Australia considering my eating habits. I think the reason why I do eat so much has alot to do with my upbringing. Growing up in a chinese family, one of the rules at dinner time was to eat EVERYTHING in your plate down to the last grain of rice. The consequences if I didn't? My mom used to tell me I would marry an ugly man if i didnt 'clean' the bowl. Now we can't have that can we?? So since then its been hammered in my head "eat everything in your bowl" and it didnt help that I would have LARGE servings as well.
But another thing was it also never really bothered me that I had gained the weight. I wasn't out to attract anyone nor interested in dating as I have Luke and well...honestly, wheres he going?? (I Jest. I am sure one day this train of thought will one day back fire on me.) But I also never really believed I could be thin like my other asian friend(s) as my whole life I was always 'bigger'. It was always like "yeah, I am just big boned. I dont have that thin gene other asian girls have." so you just get on with it.
I dont know what it was that made me decide to do it. I had tried various diets before in an attempt to lose weight- You name it I've tried it: The Zone Diet, Atkins diet, the "unofficial" weight watchers diet (I am sure if i did it properly ie. paid for it and not just read the books I would of lost weight) which I guess sort of confirmed to me that this is just my body- I am not physically built to be thin. Then I found out I have high cholestorol which is not common in someone my age. I've often joked to friends that I would have a heart attack by the time I was 30, due to my unorthodox eating habits - but then it was just a JOKE. Now I was being told at the rate I was going I would proberly have a heat attack by 30, it was turning out to be no laughing matter. I had to start eating more healthily.
I stumbled onto a website and learned something called a 'calorie controlled diet'. I thought to myself "well. I'll give it a go..." and after losing 2kgs in 3 weeks the weight just kept falling off! For those of you who dont know what a calorie controlled diet is, let me explain: Our bodies (depending on weight, height, level of activity and sex) need a certain amount of calories to function ( you could call it energy) then you also need energy to do things eg. work and play (depending of your level of activity). Everyone has a set amount of calories a day to maintain your weight and function, so if you eat anything you eat less of that calorie amount to maintain your weight you will LOSE weight. How FAST you lose the weight depends on how much LESS calories a day you eat. Whats good about this diet is that you can eat anything you want - in moderation. So the idea is to try to eat things that are less in calories so you can eat more, things which are high in calories you eat less. Comprendez?
Anyways back on track now, I never thought I could do it, but I have (wow I sound like an infomercial..). I definately feel like a healthier new me. And I guess what I wanted to say to those people who are struggling with their weight, is that you CAN do it. I never thought I could, but I got motivated and it worked!
Oh another thing which I thought was really cool - I did NO excercise whatsoever! Now who can beat a diet like that??
I am honestly surprised I have gotten this far, because those of you who know me know I absolutely LOVE my food. No it wasnt enough for me to have a Mc Donalds meal I would have to have a 6 pack of nuggests as well, or Luke and I would get a KFC family feast (10 peices of chicken, large mash potatos, and chips) between us. I could (and still can) eat a whole pan pizza myself- easily. It seemed my stomach was a black hole in the sky, and no matter how much I ate, there was always space for more. Now you may be gagging at the thought of how much food I ate, but hey, to me Grease was Good.
Now its no surprise how much weight I had stacked on since I had moved to Australia considering my eating habits. I think the reason why I do eat so much has alot to do with my upbringing. Growing up in a chinese family, one of the rules at dinner time was to eat EVERYTHING in your plate down to the last grain of rice. The consequences if I didn't? My mom used to tell me I would marry an ugly man if i didnt 'clean' the bowl. Now we can't have that can we?? So since then its been hammered in my head "eat everything in your bowl" and it didnt help that I would have LARGE servings as well.
But another thing was it also never really bothered me that I had gained the weight. I wasn't out to attract anyone nor interested in dating as I have Luke and well...honestly, wheres he going?? (I Jest. I am sure one day this train of thought will one day back fire on me.) But I also never really believed I could be thin like my other asian friend(s) as my whole life I was always 'bigger'. It was always like "yeah, I am just big boned. I dont have that thin gene other asian girls have." so you just get on with it.
I dont know what it was that made me decide to do it. I had tried various diets before in an attempt to lose weight- You name it I've tried it: The Zone Diet, Atkins diet, the "unofficial" weight watchers diet (I am sure if i did it properly ie. paid for it and not just read the books I would of lost weight) which I guess sort of confirmed to me that this is just my body- I am not physically built to be thin. Then I found out I have high cholestorol which is not common in someone my age. I've often joked to friends that I would have a heart attack by the time I was 30, due to my unorthodox eating habits - but then it was just a JOKE. Now I was being told at the rate I was going I would proberly have a heat attack by 30, it was turning out to be no laughing matter. I had to start eating more healthily.
I stumbled onto a website and learned something called a 'calorie controlled diet'. I thought to myself "well. I'll give it a go..." and after losing 2kgs in 3 weeks the weight just kept falling off! For those of you who dont know what a calorie controlled diet is, let me explain: Our bodies (depending on weight, height, level of activity and sex) need a certain amount of calories to function ( you could call it energy) then you also need energy to do things eg. work and play (depending of your level of activity). Everyone has a set amount of calories a day to maintain your weight and function, so if you eat anything you eat less of that calorie amount to maintain your weight you will LOSE weight. How FAST you lose the weight depends on how much LESS calories a day you eat. Whats good about this diet is that you can eat anything you want - in moderation. So the idea is to try to eat things that are less in calories so you can eat more, things which are high in calories you eat less. Comprendez?
Anyways back on track now, I never thought I could do it, but I have (wow I sound like an infomercial..). I definately feel like a healthier new me. And I guess what I wanted to say to those people who are struggling with their weight, is that you CAN do it. I never thought I could, but I got motivated and it worked!
Oh another thing which I thought was really cool - I did NO excercise whatsoever! Now who can beat a diet like that??
