Food and reality in HK

I've moved to the US without gaining weight. I've moved to France without gaining weight. I move to Hong Kong and gain weight! I mean, seriously, how can that be?! I don't like much of their food; it is just too much fat, bone and tendons in the meat, many soups are too oily and the bread is as sweet as a dessert. I find it weird. 

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I want to cut the carbs, but since most of the meats here still have skin, bones and fat left on them I basically just eat rice or noodles. And with family dinners sometimes several times a week I have to eat what's offered. My fiance's family usually have problems with what to order during family meals since I don't eat what they eat. I tell them not to worry; I eat the decoration, which usually is some kind of vegetable like carrots, bell peppers or broccoli. Don't get me wrong, I have tried almost all food; squid, jellyfish, stinky tofu etc. But I won't eat chicken feet or intestines, just cannot do it. 

I know, there is a way around this, I just have to start cooking more food at home. Then I will get just the food I want and like. I just wish I didn't dislike cooking so much. And when I cook at home I will have to do both the cooking and the cleaning. Honey, who actually likes cooking, will of course cook meats and food with skin, bones and fat, and as we have established, I cannot eat that, so I am stuck both ways. 

Thank goodness we joined a gym! I'm there basically every day, sometimes twice a day. I have started to gain some control over my weight, but I'm not satisfied yet (like I ever will be...). I must be among the fattest, fit persons at the gym. I can run for a long time, I lift heavy weights, but still have a fairly thick layer of body fat. I am obviously doing something wrong. I think my diet is the key...

Another factor is unfortunately age. It's a common knowledge that the metabolism goes down after you turn 25 years old, and it gets a little more difficult to get in shape. As you get older you have to push a bit harder, run a little longer and lift a little heavier than before. And you also have to accept that the body is getting older and may not be able to take as much as before. However, this definitely doesn't mean you should give up, not at all! Every little work out is always better than none! Hell yeah it is!