Weight in Japan Part II

That means you should feel fairly satisfied, but you should still be able to eat more. If you have a lot of weight to lose, you can take that down to 6/10ths. 2.  Don't drink the soup bases.  You can eat your ramen noodles, but don't drink the soup. They're really high in salt, and especially in restaurants, they're not healthy. 3.  Restaurant meals are generally not healthy, just the same as anywhere else in the world. So go easy on eating out.  4.  In Japan one of the big oils they use for cooking is called perilla.  Use perilla oil when you are cooking.  It's really high inOmega-3 fatty acids, just like fish oil.  5.  Eat your vegetables and fish.  Even if you don't like vegetables and fish in your home country, try them in Japan.  You might be surprised. I didn't eat them in America, but I love them in Japan.  They taste completely differently to me.  Some examples of healthy meals are: Salad dishes, fish dishes, nabe pots with vegetables and noodles, and fried rice with vegetables (also called chahan). 6.  Of course stay away from deep fried food.  Japan unfortunately has a lot of deep-fried food. 3.  Okay, and the third and final factor I'll talk about is being active.  In America I've never lived in a city that has had decent public transportation.  Stores are miles and miles from my house.  But not in Japan! Most of you will be living in cities where you can get everywhere you need to go by walking, riding your bike, or taking public transportation,which you will walk or ride your bike to.  It's so easy to be active.  I also recommend taking up jogging right away once you get there, either right out your front door if you're not in a super busy area, or if you are go to a park or something like that.  Jogging in Japan is SO safe; you really don't have much to worry about. Okay, so remember that the hardest part about getting healthy is making that lifestyle change. So keep all of this in mind when you move to Japan, and you can start out your new lifestyle as a healthy one.  I personally am SO much healthier when in I'm Japan.  I eat healthy,I'm active, and I exercise all the time.  And it wasn't difficult for me despite being a lazy person because I wasn't already stuck in an unhealthy routine.  I usually gain about ten pounds when I'm in America, and I always lose it when I'm back in Japan. So please don't let your weight hold you back from visiting Japan.  Your weight does not define who you are.  And while it is certainly less common to see overweight or obese people in Japan, they are still there.  You will not be alone.  Moving to Japan could potentially be one of the greatest decisions you make about your health.