Huge Life Changes

So I was active here some time ago. I lost about 40 pounds logging and working out heavily.

But then the poo kind of hit the fan, and I had to hit the reset button on life. I lost my job, got a divorce, and then, since my life was pretty much starting over, I opted for a radical change in scenery, and moved to Zhengzhou, Henan Province, Peoples Republic of China.

I had maintained my weight loss pretty well, despite stopping working out, and stopping strictly counting calories. Stress and Irritable Bowel Syndrome may not be pleasant, but they are good for the waistline I suppose.

The changes since coming to China (I've been here a little over a month now) are crazy. I have stopped taking the anti-depressant I was on for years, as I am actually happy for a change and don't need it. The IBS is gone (thank God. I've you've seen a Chinese toilet, you understand).

I have lost about 15 pounds since coming here. Even people that I just met when I got here are commenting. My clothes, mostly bought right before I got here, are falling off me. I guess switching from an American diet of pizza and hamburgers to an Asian diet of noodles and rice has been good. Not to mention, not owning a car, I walk everywhere. Roughly 10-15 miles a day. Haven't even found a gym. Probably won't, until winter hits, and walking outside becomes unpleasant. For now, exploring the city is both fun, and exercise, so I'll stick with that.

No need to count calories. Not that I could if I wanted to. I rarely even know what is in my food here. I have by and large become vegetarian, as the sanitation, or lack thereof, kind of puts me off of meat here.

Anyway, I get messages from my MFP friends occasionally wondering what happened to me. Figured I'd drop by and say hello.