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[buffygrrl1]

Hey I know its a silly question, but I've lived in Romania and England for extended periods of time and seemed to gain weight there. Was wondering if Korean food is considered healthier and not as fattening? I was also wondering if there were any english cardo or workout classes around Seoul?

[spliff]

Romania is a strange country when I was there I ate the same ting for 3 meals a day...small pork cutlet & potatoes...it was like they didn't have or eat anything else.

[vino-luvva]

Anywhere you go around here, sees ya hauling yaself up loads of stairs, whether its in the subways, shops, bars, etc etc. Its also gonna be soooo dam hot soon, that its almost impossible not to sweat a few kilos off. If your comparing korean food to english 'tucker' then korea tis gonna come out tops, being the more heathly option. Alot of korean dishes are vege based.
I would presume that most people whom come here, lose weight opposed to put weight on.

[buffygrrl1]

[Dev]

It depends. I spend a lot of time at my desk, so I gained a lot of weight in Korea (as did other teachers I know).

[pkang0202]

I lost a ton of weight. Mainly because of smaller portions. When I got here, I didn't have much of an appetite for a month. In that time I guess my stomach shrank because I can't eat nearly as much as I used to.

On top of that, I eat about 3 times more vegetables here than I did back in the US. I don't have a car here so I gotta walk everywhere. If I didn't lose weight, then it would be a pain in the butt to find clothes the right size.

On the flipside, there are people that do nothing but eat fast food everyday because they don't like Korean food. I don't think they are losing any.

[Treekat]

I have been here 4 months and I have put on a ton of weight...

I found it really difficult adjusting to the fact that I sit around all day and had no friends. I ate instead.

Am now making an effort to go to the gym and eat less, but its really difficult when a lot of my time is spent in my apartment. I still don't have that many friends. Ha.

Most girls I know have put on weight since they got here. Guys seem to always do the opposite. It amazes me how thin all the Koreans are with their bakery and deep-fried obsessions.

[normalcyispasse]

I have a hard time actually keeping weight on in Korea. I just don't find Korean food that good, and so I consequently don't eat enough. I don't live in a major city so it's difficult to get truly tasty, healthful food.

[tiger fancini]

I'm one who has put on weight here. There are a few reasons for this, and I know why I have developed a bit of a belly here (I'm a skinny guy, the weight goes straight to my stomach ). Firstly, I work in a public school, so spend a LOT of time sat on my ass. Secondly, I love Korean food, and probably eat a little too much here - especially stuff like mandu. I'm also really into the drinking culture, and drink a lot of beer. Korea has made me lazy too, and I now actively seek out the escalators or elevators to go upstairs, sometimes as little as two flights. However, my poor excuse for this is that sometimes the stairways are pretty filthy and I don't like stepping over all the spit.

[spliff]

Anybody farting more since they've been here?

[Dev]

[pkang0202]