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| Age 25 |
I have been thin (size 0/1) most of my life. It wasn't until recent that I realized it was not a good skinny, but an out-of-shape, unfit and unhealthy kind of skinny. I ate everything and anything at any given time. I did not chew each bite 10 times, drink a pre-meal glass of water or stop when full. I ate every meal, every snack like it was my last. Sounds scary right? I remember for four straight months, it was McDonald's/KFC/Dunkin Donuts twice a day!
Shiver. I was completely dependent on my Asian genes and the early-mid 20's metabolism. Even if I felt myself gaining weight, a couple skipped meals during the week shed those pounds in no time.
Then, at age 26, my metabolism came to a screeching halt. In the last 2 years, I gradually gained over 20 lbs and 2-3 dress sizes. It also didn't help that I started dating someone with equally terrible eating habits. For 2 years, I was in denial of my progressively bigger belly, jigglier thighs and flabbier arms. In fact, I was so in denial that I would buy new clothes in XS thinking they would fit just fine if I skipped that night's dinner. When the button on my snowboarding pants popped off, I got suspenders and convinced myself it was the butt pads and water retention from my period.
There is no such thing as 20 lbs of water weight! I started avoiding pictures and the scale - out of sight, out of mind. Still, my boyfriend and I would eat take out 2-3 times a week and buy family sized Doritos to finish in one sitting. I saw nothing wrong with that for 2 whole years. I became a skinny girl trapped in a not-skinny girl's body!
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| Age 28 |
One day, May 7, 2012 to be exact, a candid photo of the New York City 5-Boro bike tour popped up on my Facebook. (Click on image to enlarge.) And there it was. Documented at my biggest - in mass and density! I stepped on the scale that day, saw a never before seen number and decided on a much needed change. This has been my hardest "diet" yet! No longer can I just skip a meal or cut out chocolate to lose 5 lbs in a week. But what good has that diet done me anyway? A "skinny fat" body and a rapidly decreasing metabolism.
NO THANKS! I wanted to do it right this time. Over the last 2 months of my
diet lifestyle makeover, I have stripped 12 lbs of fat and lost 2 inches off my waist. Still short of my goal, but already I am healthier, happier, and thinner! I'm learning as I go - constantly
looking for that balance between thin/fit and happy/healthy. I would like to share my journey with you. Let's be skinny fit!
