Cooking

I did a free physical exam at the gym. Did height and weight measurements, did pushups, figured out BMI, etc. At the end, the trainer told me I have athlete stats, that my body fat percentage is actually below normal...but my butt is a "problem area" and that my body type is more like white people's than Chinese. Ok trainer...... But really, I'm happy with how I am. I don't lose or gain weight easily, which is great since I love eating as well as exercising. Since coming to Shanghai, I've been cooking several times a week. The boys are too lazy to cook for themselves so I make them chop vegetables, pay me for ingredients, and clean in return for food. Win-win. I didn't really go out this weekend, but I cooked a lot...and ate a lot.

• Yakisoba for Saturday lunch
  
• Carrot cake with orange yogurt icing
  
• Potato and ham chowder with garlic bread for Saturday dinner
  
• Paneer
  
• Croque monsieur with bechamel sauce for Sunday lunch (actually Michael did this, I was the helper for once)
• Paneer mutter for Sunday dinner
  
• Ginger-infused sugar syrup

I was pretty bummed out this weekend, and spending time in the kitchen helped cheer me up a little.