{"id":948,"date":"2018-01-23T15:13:36","date_gmt":"2018-01-23T15:13:36","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2018-01-23T15:13:36","modified_gmt":"2018-01-23T15:13:36","slug":"5-reasons-its-all-too-easy-to-get-a-bit-chubby-when-youre-living-in-saudi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/en\/lifestyle\/health\/5-reasons-its-all-too-easy-to-get-a-bit-chubby-when-youre-living-in-saudi\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Reasons It&#8217;s All Too Easy To Get A Bit Chubby When You&#8217;re Living In Saudi"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"c-adunit c-adunit--mpu\">\n<div id=\"mpu\" class=\"c-adunit__container\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Saudi stone &#8211; we all know it&#8217;s real.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After a few months of settling into life in the Kingdom, you get a tad too comfortable, and enjoy a few too many cuisines. And bam, you gain weight.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>No one can escape the Saudi stone&#8217;s clutches&#8230; and here&#8217;s why.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>1. Cabs, Careems and Ubers are so dang cheap\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>Why walk anywhere when it&#8217;s only AED15 to get from A to B?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s too easy to not have to walk anywhere, between the tram, the metro, taxis and valets, and having everything delivered.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>You rarely have to walk anywhere here!\u00a0(Plus it&#8217;s too hot to anyway)<\/p>\n<div class=\"iframe-wrap\">\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/XZn9yRAjnVEQ0\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"giphy-embed\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/walking-penguin-waddling-XZn9yRAjnVEQ0\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>2. Cheap curries\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>\u00a0Is there anything more comforting that a hearty Indian dish enjoyed in your pjs? They&#8217;re so cheap and delicious, you end up getting a couple a week, and that&#8217;s just dangerous.<\/p>\n<div class=\"iframe-wrap\">\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/zEIOLYJmQnpeM\" width=\"480\" height=\"284\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"giphy-embed\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/emma-stone-hungry-movie-zEIOLYJmQnpeM\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-adunit c-adunit--mpu_mid\">\n<div id=\"mpu_mid\" class=\"c-adunit__container\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>3. All the delivery services\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>The fact that you don&#8217;t even need to leave your house for basic necessities means you can stay seated as long as you want.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"iframe-wrap\">\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/zr1EeeSneJ3IQ\" width=\"480\" height=\"368\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"giphy-embed\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/cat-food-pizza-zr1EeeSneJ3IQ\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>4.\u00a0There&#8217;s too many fun things to do that aren&#8217;t gym<\/h3>\n<p>Between all the fun food festivals, dinners, and corniche hangouts, missing gym is all too easy &#8211; particularly on weekends!\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"iframe-wrap\">\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/t4aBVelzr49qw\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"giphy-embed\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/t4aBVelzr49qw\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>5. We&#8217;re sometimes homesick and need that comfort food\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>You know that nighttime feeling. Remembering the food you and your family back home would share and the feeling of fullness it gives.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes, comfort eating helps us curb those sad thoughts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Or something like that.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"iframe-wrap\">\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/yoJC2F3jrd9zPkGIPC\" width=\"480\" height=\"332\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"giphy-embed\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/thecomebackhbo-hbo-comeback-the-yoJC2F3jrd9zPkGIPC\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Saudi stone &#8211; we all know it&#8217;s real.\u00a0 After a few months of settling into life in the Kingdom, you get a tad too comfortable, and enjoy a few too many cuisines. And bam, you gain weight.\u00a0 No one can escape the Saudi stone&#8217;s clutches&#8230; and here&#8217;s why.\u00a0 1. 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