starting numbers:
99 kilos = 218 pounds
day 13 numbers:
93 kilos = 205 pounds
13 pounds! woohoo!
i hate calling it a "diet" i think it's because i've failed every "diet" i've ever been on. let's call it a life style change.
about three weeks ago i had my heart set on entering a dan-shik-won (단식원), it's a place to fast.
on the website it said i could lose up to 20 kilos in one month. 20 kilos = 44 pounds.
that sounded so amazing, i was ready to pay for two months.
all of my family was against it, but i didn't care.
all i could think about was, "one month, 44 pounds.. two months, 88 pounds."
i went to the dan-shik-won with my dad and uncle, just to check it out.
the lady was very convincing.
she told me a girl my size needed to fast.
she said they were the only ones that could help me lose weight.
they said i would stay there, drink their "S-line herb tea", get massages and lose weight.
i was so ready to pay! it was 1,200,000KRW for one month, that's $1,003.00.
we said we'd think about it and let them know.
i wanted to go. it sounded so good. everything about it.
i went home and researched fasting.
i read good and bad.
i couldn't decide if i should go or not.
"one month, 44 pounds..."
about a week after visiting the dan-shik-won i packed my bags.
i was so ready, i had my mind made up and i felt good.
as i was leaving my grandma's house,
my aunt and mom followed me out.
they said they were curious about the place i would be staying for two months.
we rode the subway and on the way my mom asked me what stop.
when i told her mia-samgeori (미아 3-거리), she looked worried.
when we got off of the subway to go to the dan-shik-won,
my mom and aunt both asked me,
are you sure you want to do this?
don't do it.
it's up to you!
but don't do it.
i was really emotional.
i really wanted to, but deep down i knew it wasn't a good idea.
after about an hour outside the dan-shik-woni finally said,
"let's just go check it out, then tell me what you think."
they agreed.
we went in and the lady said the same convincing things.
my mom was grilling her with questions.
my aunt was a little nicer.
some things she didn't have clear answers for.
we sat there for about an hour.
the lady told us she's sent out over 4,000 people.
when she said that i really wanted to go.
my aunt and mom went to go look at the facilities and the lady grabbed me.
she told me, "you need this."
my mom and aunt came back.
they said told me if i wanted to go, to go.
i was on the fence again.
we left the dan-shik-won to talk about it.
my aunt told me she understood why i wanted to go.
she said she really shook her, even though she was firm about me not going.
we talked and talked and talked.
i was on the fence until my mom said this,
"that lady said she's turned out over 4,000 people but there is not ONE picture hanging on the wall. if you helped 4,000 people lose weight, wouldn't you have at least ONE picture to show us?"
i thought, "wow, what a gimmick. $1003 to sit in a room for month? i should open a dan-shik-won." lol
so there you have it. i never went to the dan-shik-won.
the next place i went was.. hopefully the place that will change my life.
to be continued...
dan-shik-won website: http://www.sosandiet.co.kr/
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