If u r not my frens or someone who knows me personally, pls don't read dis cos it's gonna bore u to death!  (Read at ur own risk)  I'm writing dis bcos dese days, everyone who knows me, can't stop asking abt my "weight issue".  Dulu, "why u so fat!"  N now, "why u so thin".  So here goes....

I hv never weighed more den 110lbs in d 1st 2 decades++ of my life.  I'm not really athletic, but in my teens, off sch hours wr filled with field drills (ODBand), K (SD) training n volleyball practices.  Nvr heard of d word “chuan” back then.  In my 20s, it was (learn to play) squash every Wed, hiking n volleyball wkend mornings.  My normal walking speed is ~10-15kmph (maybe more.  I'll verify dis tomorrow morn), n I like srubbing toilets (only my own toilets :P) n mopping floors.  So being slim had largely been a thing very much taken for granted.

And then, 5yrs ago, I became REALLY FAT!  172lbs or so.  Even my dad couldn’t recognise his fav girl.  How?  Blame my significant other!  I got pregnant.  (:D)  Dat’s 54lbs of extra me, n 8lbs of my baby.  Twice.

Normally, at full term gestation, a mom wud’ve gained an average of between 25-35lbs.  But I had to gain 62lbs lah! 

U c, for d 1st 3mths of my pregnancy(ies), d only type of food i cud keep down was anything made with glutony rice (weird cravings). So, for 3mths, 4meals a day, everyday, - I ate nothing but Bakchang n lor-mai-kai.  (Bleargh!  jes thinkin abt it now, makes me JELAK!)  N for d following 6mths, I’d feel giddy if I din keep stuffing in food.

As if dis ain’t fattening enaf, d doc oso gave strict/stern orders to me to WALK SLOW, or risk toppling over (my big preg tummy oso bigger den most ppl’s one).  N did u know dat if ur preg, ur oso supposed to do everythin in slow-mo .... – even simple things like getting up fr a sitting position, or sitting up fr a reclined position??  Many a times during my pregs, I’d forget dis n jes sit up or stand up like biasa, n GOSH!!  Was I in PPPAIN!!  It’s like someone twistin a dagger in ur belly.  Oorsh!  Jes remembering d pain still make me cringe!

N so from a hyper-active lifestyle, to a float-about one, I very “naturally” grew 7times d weight d baby inside me was growing.  N in 9mths, I gained 50% of my orig weight, n became Lydia Shum’s long lost twin (no kidding – but i'm sure u all still remember!).

After giving birth, (on both occasions), I’d still weigh 163lbs.  “Best” part is, (n I bet most of u don’t) do u know what it’s like being REALLY FAT??!!  Here r some insights….

• U can’t put on pants (under or outer) standing up.  U hv to sit down, pull 1 leg up beside u, 1 at a time, n try to lasso ur pants upward.
  
• U sweat all d time, n since ur clothes’ become shrink-wrap tight bcos of ur expanded bod, u itch or possibly even develop rashes.
  
• When u walk, right thigh n left thigh beat each other up (pow! boom bang!)
  
• U huff, puff n really sweat, n hv ta make a few stops, jes walkin a few steps up d stairs
  
• If u decide to sit on d floor, u’d better make sure there’d be someone at hand to pull u up later, or “climb” up urself.
  
• Ppl ur age call u auntie (&^#%^&%$#&!!)
  
• Ppl in general jes look pass u like u don’t exist (like fat ppl r not ppl!)
  
• Nobody open doors for u, or give a seat to u. N when u do find a seat, no one wants to sit on either side of u.
  
• U hv to spend money buying new giant sized clothing bcos ur old skirt can only go up 1 of ur legs, n let me mind u, finding big clothes dat fit, is tougher then u think!
  
• There r actually ppl rude (or honest) enaf to smack in ur face “Aiyo! U look like a fat gorilla! haha”  I am NOT kidding, dis actually happened, eventho only once thru’out my “fatness stint(s)”.  But i gotta admit, my flat/flared nostrils really gave dat (gorilla) effect.

Fortunately, some of it was water retention, so within 3wks postpartum, I shed ~20lbs.  The rest of it over d 8mths dat followed.  I din need any diet plans or exercise regimes.  Losin weight is a by-consequence when u hv to do ALL d hsework urself, b sleep deprived, work stressed, study/exam stressed, baby-worries, dash in n out of hospitals-office-home, etc etc etc…  (Like Stella mentioned 'maid n donkey'.  I think i was, still am - maid/donkey/monkey/student/driver/employee/super-doting-mom)

Some ppl tell me I’m “lor fu lei san” or in malay, “menyusahkan diri”, for not getting a maid – bcos of late, I’ve gotten quite thin fr all d stress/work.  But to me, everythin in my home, fr my babes to my belongings r all intimately mine, n  I jes dun wan anyone else messin with MINE things.  :P  Y'know.....

I betul-betul fed-up these days... almost everyone who comes talk to me, asks "why u so thin?", "u better stop getting any thinner den this!", "don't be so thin lah!", or d worst of them all... "why u diet until so thin!"  - despite my patient record straightening efforts dat - I AM NOT ON DIET!!!  Frankly, one of these days, I may not be able to control myself anymore n get some faces smashed with me raw muscular knuckles! [forgive me Father, I'm jes sayin dis for fun...]  Especially those who insists I must be on diet.  Can't they leave me be?!  So what if I'm thin, so long as I'm fit (well at least fit enough to not qualify as being malnourished or anorexic!)  You think so easy to gain weight ar!  It's actually tougher den losing weight - true experts will tell u.  Go thru what i hv to go thru everyday, do what i hv to do everyday, n c if u can gain weight or not!  Mm sai jou ar!  Chi sin!

Ok ok.  Feelin better now, after d last paragraph...  ;)