I said hi to you before but I guess I have more to say about losing weight in a foreign country.
My friend moved to China in 2004 for ESL and ended up staying there. She lost about 40 lbs without trying and now is actually trying to lose 10-15 more. She's the skinniest I've ever seen her and I think it's because she doesn't live the Western lifestyle of cars, processed foods and snacking.
I was excited to move to Korea thinking the weight would just fall off. BUT I actually GAINED a few lbs during my first two months here. I'm a vegetarian and I just ate junk and fast food when I got here. I don't like Korean food much, it's very meat-heavy, and so I just ate what was easiest to get my hands on: lots of ramen and Pringles!
Losing weight in Korea is proving to be easier AND harder than it was in the States. The easy part is I am pretty isolated here, I don't have a lot of friends yet and I have a lot of free time. All the excuses I had for being unable to lose weight before, like no time, wanting to socialize, etc, aren't really big issues anymore. But it's harder because the ways I know how to lose weight--eating whole grains / whole foods, going walking & running, etc., aren't easy to do here. People just don't run for exercise here and the healthy foods I am used to are not available.
I started calorie counting and was surprised how much nutritional information I could find on Korean dishes when I actually looked. I have been to about 7 different grocery stores all over the city looking for foods that I will like and that will be healthy. I joined the gym across the street (with a pocket dictionary and a lot of charades) and I've even succumbed to one of my least favorite forms of exercise--work out videos! And actually, they're not that bad, especially Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred.
Anyways, it seems you don't have much more to lose, congratulations on getting this far! I hope after my year in Korea to be at my goal weight but also I hope to use this time to work on other parts of myself. I already do a lot more self-reflection here than I have in many years and I hope that makes some permanent positive changes in me, like weight loss and otherwise.
Welcome, by the way! I guess I didn't really mention the real reason I have been able to lose the weight I have so far--this site! Everyone here is so kind and supportive and we're all in the same boat. I've failed many times trying to lose weight alone and the support here seems like the "magic pill" that's finally getting me somewhere.