Hey pengyoumen !

I am Dimma, borned in Canada, studying in China...and dieting in China !
It is quite hard since ALL of the recipes don't apply to me. All the cheap ingredients included in healthy recipes cost a fortune in China ! Not to mention that chinese girls are all so skinny, and they eat all of the forbidden foods ! Carbs fried foods are everywhere and temptation is just sitting on my shoulder.

I really need to just read some posts, see how other people are feeling, and get the chance to talk about how I feel...coz dieting in another country is a whole new experience !

I have many hobbies and interests, so if you are intested in China, or the overseas life, or anything at all, lets chat ! jiayou !
Dimma

to 3FC!
There is TONS of good info here!
Hugs and support on your weight loss journey

Welcome! Glad you are here!

Hi and welcome to 3FC.

Good luck with your goals.

Hugs
Michelle

Ni hao! Huanying guanlin!

I lived in China from 2004-2008. I taught English at a university in the NW. I loved it, and miss China a lot.

I sympathize with you about losing weight in China. It was not easy for me, and while I started my healthy lifestyle changes there, most of the weight came off once I moved back to the US and was able to more accurately track calories.

First of all, looking at your stats, you're already in a "normal" weight range. I don't say this to discourage you from reaching your goals, but to acknowledge that many people find it more difficult to lose weight the closer they are to their goal. I would suggest posting on the Featherweights forum to get some advice from the experts there.

Specifically to China, I would suggest cooking for yourself as much as possible. I found it SO easy to eat out (cheap and yummy and fast!) but there's a lot of oil and fat used, and you can't control that. You can control what you make and eat at home (as many veggies as possible). Also, watch the rice - rice servings can be huge in restaurants, perhaps 2 cups of cooked rice, which is a lot of calories.

Good luck!

Hello and welcome!


I lived in Hong Kong but on Kowloon side from 1997-1999. My family would go to the Mainland quite a bit for sightseeing and shopping. Beautiful country out there but then again, being Asian, I'm totally biased! See you around :]

OH I really feel for you. I workd in China for 6 weeks last year, which is a little different to living in China. But I really do understand the struggles.
For me in china it was harder because I had no cooking facilities and no real Mandarin language. I was staying in very nice hotels - and being fed at work, and often afterwork being taken out for dinner. The problem was that I had no idea if the next meal I was given was going to be appetising, so I ate whatever I could when I could. Our company was very generous with our budget so we could eat great food when we were choosing our own.
I understand being Healthy Weight but being worried about your weight - it comes on so quickly in China, and it's harder to get exercise because it's intimidating having all thee people watching you - because you just look 'different'.
no answers for you - just try to stick to protein, and keep away from the rice and the steamed bread.
Where in China are you?