I used to be really thin –
skinny, in fact. I came to college with a 22-inch waistline and a huge
appetite. But two years into college, I started gaining weight. Thanks to
sleepless nights and street food, in the span of two more years, my waistline
went from 22 to 28. It was kinda okay since I stand 5’7”. But I continued to
get heavy, I went to medschool with a 32-inch waistline and all of my clothes
in college stuck at the back of my closet or in garage sales.
Medschool lifestyle is
worse than college. Mountains of schoolwork kept me in front of the study table
for more than 16 hours a day. No time to whip up health meals, and sometimes
hunger knocks at the wee hours of the morning, 24-hour delivery services became
my bestfriend. I went from being overweight to obese when I graduated.
Ironically, I am a
licensed nutritionist and dietitian and currently a post-graduate intern.
Losing weight should be easy for me, right? Wrong. With the demands of the
career I am in, losing weight is easier said than done. And being an “almost
doctor”, I know that losing weight will really do me good.
I’m not really a big fan
of superficial reasons for weight loss. I don’t care if I don’t fit in those
little outfits in mass show windows or be able to wear those skimpy suits in
the summer. I don’t really aim to go back to my 22-inch waistline – that is
fairly unachievable, I won’t starve myself to look like a little boy. My aim is
to slim down to a healthy body, get back into my ideal BMI and waist-to-hip
ratio.
So my journey to a
healthier lifestyle begins here and document it everytime I can.
Welcome to my “healthy”
blog!
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