Fat Chance !

[raynaputi]

I'm 5'2" tall & weighed 56kg before I came here. After 2 years of being here, I now weigh 50.6kg. All my friends and relatives told me I was thin when we had our holiday last November! What does it tell me? I miss eating proper Filipino food!!!

But seriously, what made me lose some weight (unintentionally coz I don't find myself fat, just have a slightly big tummy though ) is because I only eat rice once a day since I arrive here, during lunch time. When I was in the Philippines, I eat rice 3x a day!

[gWaPito]

I'm 5'2" tall & weighed 56kg before I came here. After 2 years of being here, I now weigh 50.6kg. All my friends and relatives told me I was thin when we had our holiday last November! What does it tell me? I miss eating proper Filipino food!!!

But seriously, what made me lose some weight (unintentionally coz I don't find myself fat, just have a slightly big tummy though ) is because I only eat rice once a day since I arrive here, during lunch time. When I was in the Philippines, I eat rice 3x a day!

Same for me..when my wife was here, there was always rice to be eaten in the rice cooker and I was 10kg heavier. Now I just consume Uncle Ben's microwave rice once a day

[Michael Parnham]

I'm 5'2" tall & weighed 56kg before I came here. After 2 years of being here, I now weigh 50.6kg. All my friends and relatives told me I was thin when we had our holiday last November! What does it tell me? I miss eating proper Filipino food!!!

But seriously, what made me lose some weight (unintentionally coz I don't find myself fat, just have a slightly big tummy though ) is because I only eat rice once a day since I arrive here, during lunch time. When I was in the Philippines, I eat rice 3x a day!

Hello Rayna, could you be kind enough to convert kg into stones for me please because I've never understood kg and it seems to becoming the norm now, thank you!

[raynaputi]

Hello Rayna, could you be kind enough to convert kg into stones for me please because I've never understood kg and it seems to becoming the norm now, thank you!

56 kg = 8.81849 stone
50.6 kg = 7.968136 stone

[Michael Parnham]

56 kg = 8.81849 stone
50.6 kg = 7.968136 stone

Thank's so much Rayna!

[Doc Alan]

Hello Rayna, could you be kind enough to convert kg into stones for me please because I've never understood kg and it seems to becoming the norm now, thank you!

Michael, thank you for your responses to this thread, and I'm glad it's of some help to members. As the World Health Organization reminds us, worldwide obesity rates have nearly doubled since 1980, and neither the UK nor the Philippines have escaped this trend. It is indeed a sensitive and difficult issue for those who realise - or are told - they may have a weight problem.

I’m sure Rayna won’t mind me trying to help with your question ! The link which helps you to calculate BMI also allows conversion between “ metric “ ( kilograms / centimetres ) and “ imperial “ ( pounds / ounces / feet / inches )

( http://www.nhs.uk/Tools/Pages/Health...alculator.aspx
) .

[Michael Parnham]

Michael, thank you for your responses to this thread, and I'm glad it's of some help to members. As the World Health Organization reminds us, worldwide obesity rates have nearly doubled since 1980, and neither the UK nor the Philippines have escaped this trend. It is indeed a sensitive and difficult issue for those who realise - or are told - they may have a weight problem.

I’m sure Rayna won’t mind me trying to help with your question ! The link which helps you to calculate BMI also allows conversion between “ metric “ ( kilograms / centimetres ) and “ imperial “ ( pounds / ounces / feet / inches )

( http://www.nhs.uk/Tools/Pages/Health...alculator.aspx
) .

Thank you also Alan!