Tips : How Can I Apply My Korean Healthy Life Style in Indonesia?

[Originally from my Tumblr and written in 2016]

I believe I ever told Tumblr about this before. A year ago? Two years? I forgot.

But somehow, at this moment of myself trying to write a post in order to fulfill my own project of Tumblr, all I want to type is about this issue.

It is not a writing made for everyone to know, more than that, with this writing, I am actually talking and reminding my-own-self on how I can be healthier by applying my lifestyle while living in South Korea. Yes, I might have more points on the previous post (and planning to talk deeper about almost all points), but in this posts-series of “TALK TO TUMBLR: How Can I Apply My Korean Healthy Life Style in Indonesia?“, I will be talking more about the practical ways on how to apply the style in my current condition and position. As I mentioned if it is going to be a series, let me start with one of my favorite part of all: MEAL! So, yeah, let’s just get started!

My current self is one who does not have a breakfast daily because of laziness. I used to have yogurt, fruit, and cereal back then, sometimes bread. And, milk! For lunch or dinner, I have two conditions though. When I wanted to save money, I had rice (especially Thai rice) with a can of fish! And chili sprinkles to enrich the taste (sent from Indonesia!) or a can of instant porridge! (I almost watered my mouth only by imagining those scenes!) On the other hand, I spent much money on meal LOL It feels like a normal luxury to have Korean / Western / Chinese food! I should not mention all cuisines I ever had there right? So, let’s jump to the most frequently-had one only! Korean food!

Yes, those Korean cuisines mostly will be set with “enough” rice, a lot of vegetables, kimchi (my love <3) and many side dishes. The most favorite menu of mine is fish! I usually had a grilled fish with a lot of raw wrap vegetables. Korean food also not spicy at all (which was such a shock for a spicy-food-lover like me!). For some occasions, I drank coffee and cakes more frequent than ever (Cafe Tour is A must, right?!)

And I almost forgot one more thing! I usually cooked as well, to save the money and save my heart (from missing home!) I am not a great cook so I only made a very simple Indonesian menu like fried rice, pasta or mixed-vegetables with fish cake (Fun Fact: I ATE A LOT OF FISH CAKE! Too much) and sometimes, when I was okay to spare more cash on food, I would buy seafood. Back there, I only used all healthy ingredients (because that’s what available there, including the vegetable oil to fry or organic vegetables).

Another fun fact is I often eat once or twice a day only! Rarely even three-time, yet still gain more kgs for the first time in my life after many years! This is actually a reason why I believe my healthy eating lifestyle really matter!

Key point:  healthy breakfast, enough rice, many vegetables, less chili

How I can apply now:  Starting my day with super healthy breakfast is a must. Making sure to have vegetables every single day, a glass of milk before sleeping, and get less chili sauce, also less rice.

Once again, this is just me, trying to talk to myself and Tumblr. It will mean a world to me if someone actually really read this LOL It might work differently with other individuals, but somehow I believe my experience also have scientific reasons (yet I am just too lazy to add more trusted resources instead LOL).

Someday in Late 2016, Indonesia.

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By writing this, I hope It will work out well for myself and my healthier me!

I will be uploading a special gallery here for my meal during life in Korea! Stay-tuned!

Thank you!

Sella Lametta ♡