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Disclaimer: I love Park Seungjoon, but I don't want to look like him.
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As part of my on-going struggle with my weight/self-image (I have zero self-confidence in the last six or so months.) and because Lilsusie has also been blogging about this kind of thing I decided to put my diet plan out in the open with the hopes of shamefully motivating myself not to break it or give up.
Bluntly put, I hate my body. I've gone to the lengths of covering up the mirror in my room because I can't stand seeing myself in it. Also I get guilt trips after eating unhealthy foods which are far from pleasant. I know there's no way aside from surgery to change my face, but my body is something I *can* work to be more comfortable with.
When it starts to become a struggle to even go out in public it kind of feels like the right time to make a change.
I am also considering cutting out meat all together because I suffer from emetophobia (fear of vomiting.) and meat always makes me wary. I might be able to save myself quite a lot of stress by eliminating it from my diet.
I'm not delusional enough to think that I'm capable of having a body like the Asian girls I'm around every day. After all they are genetically predisposed in a different way to myself and their diet has evolved in a way that doesn't reflect the one from my home country. I am fine with possessing a badunkadunk (sp?) as Susie so wonderfully put it. I'd rather it didn't resemble a certain zerg player's own though.
My Stats:
Age: 24
Height: 5"11'
Current Weight: 83.6kg
Goal Weight: 70kg or below.
Starting Date: September 1st 2009.
Goal Date: Not set. I don't want to try crash dieting.
My Food List:
This is mainly based upon what is readily available to me in Seoul. Sadly the selection of 'diet' foods here isn't as wide as that of England, but I'm looking for healthy alternatives within Korean cooking.
Any suggestions for things to avoid or embrace would be gratefully accepted.
'Yes' Foods:
Vegetables (except potatoes.)
Fruits (not to excess.)
Soy products: Tofu, soy milk.
Plain low fat yogurt.
Fruit flavored low fat yogurt.
Herbs.
Eggs.
Tuna.
Beans, pulses and grains.
Cereals (wholewheat only and not to excess.)
Wholemeal noodles (rarely.)
Water.
Green tea.
Small amounts of organic fruit juice.
Reduced calories/fat dressings (sparingly.)
Salads.
Soups.
'No' Foods:
Take away.
Coffee.
Soda.
Chocolate/candies.
Cakes/pastries.
Biscuits.
Snack foods (like chips.)
Ice cream.
Ketchup (giving this up will be hard.)
White rice.
Noodles.
Cheese. (*sobs*)
All fried foods.
Meat (possibly.)
Exercise Routine:
I'm a bit limited with this because I have a slightly odd bone structure in my chest (nothing predator-esque or anything!) and certain things push down upon my wind pipe making it hard to run for a long period etc.
I've started off with getting off the subway one stop earlier after work which adds about 15 minutes brisk walking time to my journey home.
I'm not really sure where to go from there considering my job is liable to get a bit more hectic and time consuming. I'm hoping that I don't have to step it up *too* much and that changing my food intake and reducing my portions by using small bowls will do some of the work.
화이팅! Good luck to everyone else in the TL fitness initiative too.
As part of my on-going struggle with my weight/self-image (I have zero self-confidence in the last six or so months.) and because Lilsusie has also been blogging about this kind of thing I decided to put my diet plan out in the open with the hopes of shamefully motivating myself not to break it or give up.
Bluntly put, I hate my body. I've gone to the lengths of covering up the mirror in my room because I can't stand seeing myself in it. Also I get guilt trips after eating unhealthy foods which are far from pleasant. I know there's no way aside from surgery to change my face, but my body is something I *can* work to be more comfortable with.
When it starts to become a struggle to even go out in public it kind of feels like the right time to make a change.
I am also considering cutting out meat all together because I suffer from emetophobia (fear of vomiting.) and meat always makes me wary. I might be able to save myself quite a lot of stress by eliminating it from my diet.
I'm not delusional enough to think that I'm capable of having a body like the Asian girls I'm around every day. After all they are genetically predisposed in a different way to myself and their diet has evolved in a way that doesn't reflect the one from my home country. I am fine with possessing a badunkadunk (sp?) as Susie so wonderfully put it. I'd rather it didn't resemble a certain zerg player's own though.
My Stats:
Age: 24
Height: 5"11'
Current Weight: 83.6kg
Goal Weight: 70kg or below.
Starting Date: September 1st 2009.
Goal Date: Not set. I don't want to try crash dieting.
My Food List:
This is mainly based upon what is readily available to me in Seoul. Sadly the selection of 'diet' foods here isn't as wide as that of England, but I'm looking for healthy alternatives within Korean cooking.
Any suggestions for things to avoid or embrace would be gratefully accepted.
'Yes' Foods:
Vegetables (except potatoes.)
Fruits (not to excess.)
Soy products: Tofu, soy milk.
Plain low fat yogurt.
Fruit flavored low fat yogurt.
Herbs.
Eggs.
Tuna.
Beans, pulses and grains.
Cereals (wholewheat only and not to excess.)
Wholemeal noodles (rarely.)
Water.
Green tea.
Small amounts of organic fruit juice.
Reduced calories/fat dressings (sparingly.)
Salads.
Soups.
'No' Foods:
Take away.
Coffee.
Soda.
Chocolate/candies.
Cakes/pastries.
Biscuits.
Snack foods (like chips.)
Ice cream.
Ketchup (giving this up will be hard.)
White rice.
Noodles.
Cheese. (*sobs*)
All fried foods.
Meat (possibly.)
Exercise Routine:
I'm a bit limited with this because I have a slightly odd bone structure in my chest (nothing predator-esque or anything!) and certain things push down upon my wind pipe making it hard to run for a long period etc.
I've started off with getting off the subway one stop earlier after work which adds about 15 minutes brisk walking time to my journey home.
I'm not really sure where to go from there considering my job is liable to get a bit more hectic and time consuming. I'm hoping that I don't have to step it up *too* much and that changing my food intake and reducing my portions by using small bowls will do some of the work.
화이팅! Good luck to everyone else in the TL fitness initiative too.
. But now weigh 70kg, with a nice deal of muscle mass. When I started I also had no delusions of becoming a mens health cover model, the concept wasn't even in my reality, it just wasn't possible, I just wanted to lose the weight. I am now at a point where I am fitter and healthier than the average citizen and I'm only a couple months away from something I once thought was impossible, by the time summer comes around, I will be walking around the beach with a set of sick-pack abs I could be proud of. So don't threat 
