onionjuggler

Doctoral student in neuroscience.

I get hit on much more, and I hate it. I kind of liked the invisibility afforded to me by obesity. I don't like being oggled in public forums.

4:05 pm here. Just got done grocery shopping. Am I supposed to be sleeping in broad daylight? =P

I live in a country where politeness dictates that you basically shove food down people's throats. On the other hand, when I am out with friends, if I say I want to lose weight, there are zero questions asked and it's treated with respect. An interesting dynamic.

I've seen a couple, but I'd guess about 90% of my students have never seen the ocean. Most of them don't know how to swim, either (and they aren't young-- all in their 20s).

I just got back from traveling Nepal, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand. Next vacation (in the summer) I will be going to Turkey, Xinjiang (in China), and maybe Japan or South Korea. Still in the works!

Losing .5 kilo a week is actually very healthy, sustainable weight loss.

If you're in Beijing, there are gyms you can join... This summer I was there and was bicycling all the time, though I get wanting to avoid the horrible smog.

Hi! I just joined, and I'm also in China. I had lost 50 lbs a year ago, got to China and it feels like I immediately gained 10 lbs. The oil here is just out of control. The best we can do is cook for ourselves as much as possible and work on portion control. It's not easy... I stay inside to work out. Since there are no…