7 Pieces of Wisdom I’ve Learned On My 10-Year Health and Fitness Journey

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I was the “chubby Asian girl” in high school. (I was nicknamed FUP, standing for fat ugly pig.)

Then, the summer before university, I started to go to the gym with my brother because I wanted to be hot, lol. To feel confident.

The problem?

I went sporadically and ate whatever I wanted. Somehow, I still managed to lose weight, but I was light years away from loving my body.

Then, after getting braces at the end of my 1st year of university, I lost a ton of weight.

I thought, “Hallelujah!” I was finally skinny.

So, to maintain my weight, I barely ate for three years and obsessively did Blogilates videos to tone my butt and abs.

But following a breakup in my 4th year of university, I fell in love with the gym.

I got addicted to training (sometimes, I spent three hours in there…) and with wanting a big butt and a flat stomach. I was also obsessed with getting enough protein.

Fast forward to today…

I’m finally at peace with where I’m at in my health and fitness journey. I’ve gotten to the point where all I care about is being physically and mentally healthy.