Starve or not to?

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Hey everyone, the holidays have begun. Like finally. I was waiting forever for the CNY holidays to begin. Reunion dinners, gambling, drinking, fireworks, CNY cookies... Oh god. Can't wait especially to collect ang pao :b I'm leaving to Korea on the 12th, so damn excited! First time visiting a cold place, hehe!

Anyway, recently my coach weighed me, I've gotten heavier but my fat percentage dropped so that's an achievement (': Fact: Did you know muscles weigh more than fats? Well if you didn't then now you know. When you step onto a simple weighing scale, it's just a 2 digit number, you don't know what you're fat percentage it and stuff like that. So if you gained weight, it could always be because you've gained more muscles (this only applies if you've been working out daily), if you haven't you probably gained weight. I'm starting to get more serious about my body and my weight so I'm doing like a progression picture where you take a picture of your body every month and see whether there's any changes. (aiming to get abs here :x)  But of course meanwhile you have to  have enough exercise, eat healthily and blah blah. You can't have muscles suddenly appearing a month later, if only life was that easy.

I see people always wanting to be skinny or something like that. Well in my opinion, wanting to be skinny isn't a very healthy thing to do. You can choose to be skinny or stay fit.There are many ways you can be skinny, you can starve, be anorexic, bulimic which of course are not encouraged and it's very dangerous OR you can stay fit. How to stay fit? Exercise enough and eat clean. It's not easy, definitely, I'm so determined to get a toned body but trust me, it's difficult as hell. I'm not starving of course because according to researches, starving makes you gain weight. How? When you starve, you might decrease some calories which will eventually lead to short term weight lost, SHORT TERM yeah which will also lead to the slowing down of your own metabolism equals to storing of more fat equals to losing more energy. And I'm pretty sure we humans can't starve for THAT long so when you suddenly start eating a lot again, your body will gain unwanted weight. So think twice before thinking starving will help you lose weight. If you're weight is suitable for your height, maintain it, if you're overweight or underweight, you probably need to do something about that. It's always the best to be in the healthy range. Staying fit isn't easy at all, you need discipline and control but I always tell myself that the results will be worth it (: Be healthy!

Love Rachel*