The average American is overweight. Jakarta, Indonesia is not.
This cultural and weight discrepancy has led to a movement of fat Americans to Jakarta, in hopes of becoming thinner.
Most of these transplants are unaware of the drastic change in diet they will need to make in order to survive in Jakarta. The traditional Indonesian diet is heavy in rice, vegetables, and spices. Fried foods and meat are not as common as in the United States.
Many expats have …