Quit university to lose weight: Chinese woman who piled on weight hitting 90kg during study stint leaves graduate school to shape up
- Woman says laboratory work and hours of sedentary study saw her weight balloon by 10kg in 6 months
- After quitting school, she starts exercising and changes diet to shed unwanted pounds
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The story of a woman in China who dropped out of postgraduate school to slim down after her weight soared to 90kg in just one semester has trended on mainland social media.
The woman, surnamed Shang, from Zhejiang province in eastern China, says she does not have any regrets about her decision because since stopping her studies nearly a year ago, she has shed 5kg, Shanhai Video reported.
Shang said that in the space of a semester her weight shot up by more than 10kg, largely due to long periods of physical inaction sitting in a laboratory.
In the video, she is seen sitting at a table in the laboratory burying herself in her studies while another photo in the clip shows her reflection in a mirror revealing her flabby belly.
“I am suffering from a bit of obesity from overwork. I don’t feel good,” Shang told Shanhai Video.
She said the weight gain had begun to affect her health and that is what made her first consider quitting her studies.
“It has only been half a year and I am already exhausted,” said Shang.
Despite the uncertainty caused by her decision, Shang says there was no struggle in making it.
She soon began exercising, including working out at the gym, swimming, playing badminton and climbing stairs.
Apart from workouts, Shang also maintained a low-calorie diet. Photos in the video display dishes consisting of vegetables, seafood and grains.
Shang says she has the type of constitution which makes gaining weight easy, and she has struggled to keep going with her exercise and diet regime at times.
However, she has never thought of giving up, and after nearly a year of hard work, her weight has dropped to 65kg.
“I feel good,” she said.
Her story has attracted nearly 1.3 million views on Weibo at the time of writing.
One said: “Wow, she is true to herself. How cool!”
“She shows great strength of character,” another commented.
While many people praised her positive attitude towards life, a few could not understand her decision.
One asked: “Why did she need to quit school to achieve her aim?”
