IT might just be that asian deserts in general aren't overly sweet - in comparison western deserts are too sweet.

While I do like sweet, I do prefer less sweet and I can't eat too much sweet. Now that I have access to a lot of things that I didn't as a kid... It boggles my mind that we were gobbling down candy that we didn't really like all that much, it was just more of a, we knew it was going to be taken away from us. The standard birthday cake with icing, I can't really be bothered eating now. However, back then it was rare.

That's not to say I won't gorge myself on something that's worth eating, though A really good cheesecake, a whatever.... There were a couple of cakes at work today (red velvet & something else), I had a teensy bit to try and went on my way. Brownies, cookies, and the rest of that I dont really care for.

I was definitely boggled by my friends who always had cookies or candy about, and could just eat one and stop.

I tend not to bother so much about my weight - I'm in general a fairly healthy eater when I cook for myself, I eat a lot of vegetables and fruit. I also seem to be able to gain weight by looking at food (and gained way tooo much writing my thesis)... But as long as I'm in good enough physical shape that I can do the things I want to do and enjoy, I'm not going to stress about extra fat on my body. I know a ton of people that are much skinnier than I, but aren't anywhere near as fit.