Why I Built SiFit
A personal journey from diet failure to sustainable success, without giving up Malaysian food.
SiFit Founder
A Malaysian who refused to give up on local food
Before
After
Steps Before
Steps Now
Maintaining healthy habits while enjoying Malaysian food
The Struggle Was Real
I used to fail every diet I tried. Not because I lacked willpower. But because I was asked to choose between my health… and my culture.
Bland chicken breast. Steamed veggies. Day after day. Meanwhile, nasi lemak, mee goreng, and kari ayam were right there. Delicious, comforting, ours.
Who can stay disciplined when your soul craves what your plate denies?
We're told to eat "clean". But no one said it had to feel like punishment. And no one said we had to give up who we are to be healthy.
The Cultural Diet Trap
Health vs Heritage - why most Malaysian diets fail
The Game-Changing Discovery
Then I discovered the calorie deficit approach. I realized I could still eat my favorite Malaysian food. As long as my daily intake stayed within limits.
I started tracking with MyFitnessPal and paired consistent logging with an easy exercise — Brisk Walking. But something felt off.
It tracked calories... But not my life. No context for weekend lepak, kampung portions, or teh tarik after nasi kandar.
That's when I realized: Malaysians don't need another Western app. We need one built for our habits, our food, our rhythm.
Built for Malaysian Habits
Our food, our culture, our way of life
The Mission
Malaysian food is the best food in the world. It's rich, it's flavorful, it's part of who we are. And it shouldn't be treated as the enemy of health.
The problem was never the food. It was the approach.
I believe there are thousands of Malaysians who gave up on their health not because they lacked discipline, but because they were told to give up what they love.
SiFit exists for us. For every nasi lemak lover, every mee goreng devotee, every one of us who wants to stay healthy without losing our taste of home.
We don't need bland diets. We need smart habits. We need balance. We need an app built by Malaysians, for Malaysians.
For Malaysia, By Malaysians
This is how we stay healthy — the Malaysian way
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