<![CDATA[Jane Chuck]]>https://janechuck.substack.comhttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!QS5S!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa96fea05-32e9-4618-b9af-0c7f791e7c76_1320x1320.pngJane Chuckhttps://janechuck.substack.comSubstackFri, 04 Sep 2026 20:17:05 GMT<![CDATA[You can’t expect a frenchie to be a chihuahua]]>https://janechuck.substack.com/p/you-cant-expect-a-frenchie-to-behttps://janechuck.substack.com/p/you-cant-expect-a-frenchie-to-beMon, 03 Aug 2026 15:43:36 GMTI was a fat kid before I turned 13, that’s what my mom thought but thinking back I wasn’t even that fat, I was just big. I was always assigned to sit at the back of the classroom with other bigger kids so we don’t block the smaller size kids. We’re literally called dinosaurs which it’s kinda mean???? I don’t know what triggered me but I lost weight right before I went into high school. I remember the faces of people who found out I turned pretty right after school holidays.I’ve never stop thinking about my body since then.

After 2 years since I gave birth to August, I have so much love for the mothers out there. It’s really not easy to feel like yourself again especially you no longer fit into that 25” jeans or having that little pouch hanging on your tummy knowing that the only way to get rid that was a tummy tuck. Or worse getting gaslighted by your own old photos that you once think you’re fat but you’re actually not that fat.

I’m better right now as I becoming more realistic when it comes to setting body goals. You can’t expect a frenchie to look like a chi hua hua. Literally said that to my friends whenever they compare themselves to some hot white model. We all need to know the lifestyle habits that comes with it to look a certain way. Just because your body shape is not trending it doesn’t mean you’re not beautiful. I guess at this point of my life, I just want to be fit, yes I do want Dua Lipa’s body shape but do I need to look like that in 8 weeks? No.

I’m taking my time to switch out my habits and I find it more sustainable this way. Making my goals smaller like :

  1. Strength training 2-3 times a week

  2. Getting more protein in

  3. Cutting off fatty & processed food

  4. Adding some cardio in

Each habits probably take weeks or months to build and I find it less stressful as compare to changing my lifestyle & habits completely in a day. It could’ve been easier if I live in some Mediterranean country because I literally look like this just by eating their food for a week :

Mallorca, Aug 2025

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