Beat obese, like a Japanese

Let's start with some obesity rates.

Adults that have a BMI over 30

• Japan ~ 4.3%
• Sweden ~ 20%
• United states 36%

So what does the Japanese do differently?

They honor and respect the food. They put their mind and soul into making the food beautiful and delicious.

They often use a lot of small plates to make you adore the food more and that makes you eat more slowly. They eat with chopsticks, which also make you slow down your eating. They give themselves the chance to fully appreciate a beautifully cooked meal.

Eating slowly gives you the chance to hear the voice of, it's time to stop eating.

Healthy foods that I and the Japanese eat.

• Miso soup
• Natto
• Seaweed
• Edamame
• Tofu
• Sashimi / Seafood
• Soba noodles
• Macha green tea
• Konnyaku
• Fermented vegetables (kimchi, pickels, radish, cucumber, eggplant)

My personal favorites are kimchi, sashimi, and natto. During wintertime, I drink more miso soup and green tea.

They have good guidelines from the government when it's coming to nutrition and education about diet already from elementary school.

Public transport and a safe society give people a chance to get exercise daily in a natural way. Already from a very young age, can they walk or take the bicycle and this mentality do they later bring with them into adulthood.

In Japan, they also care a lot about the community. So if everybody around you walks with their head up high, with a fit body. It's easy for you to do it too.

My experience

I have lost 10 kilos during my time in Japan and the reasons I would say are all of the above. For the last two years, I have been having a little bit longer commute and with that giving me some daily exercise. My mindset when it comes to food has changed a lot too.

I have always eaten quite healthy and exercised regularly. But the mindfulness around food has fundamentally changed. From just eating to having enough energy I now eating thinking about how this moment impacts all parts of my life.

Thank you so much for being here and I wish you a wonderful day!

Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live. ~ Jim Rohn