Announcer-turned-broadcaster Lee Hye-seong revealed that she once attempted an extreme diet. According to the story, Lee Hye-seong studied hard during her school days and successfully entered Seoul National University’s Department of Business Administration. However, after achieving her goal, she felt empty instead.
Lee Hye-seong, who had spent her time wandering, set a new goal as her goal: dieting. When explaining why she decided to diet, she said, “When I went to college, no one told me to study. Instead, they told me that I had to become pretty.” But did she still have the habit of studying for 16 hours every day as a teenager?
It seems that she did her best on her diet. She went to school with unsalted chicken breast and raw cucumbers, and she even refused to make plans to eat out for fear of gaining weight if she ate regular food. While controlling her food intake in this extreme way, she also started doing extreme weight training. She added, “I thought I wasn’t pretty enough.”
As you can guess from Lee Hye-seong’s words, he seemed to be suffering from an appearance complex at the time. This obsession with appearance usually leads to extreme dieting. However, anything in excess is not good! Dieting can also cause problems if done excessively. You may see short-term effects such as weight loss, but in the long term, you will end up gaining more weight due to binge eating and the yo-yo effect. Lee Hye-seong also lost 35 kg, but she confessed, “I was struck by binge eating less than half a year after starting college.
” She said, “Binge eating led to extreme exercise.” Once she started exercising, she would jump rope 10,000 times and run 20 km. Then, when she would binge eat, she would eat two boxes of donuts in one sitting. It’s heartbreaking to hear. Lee Hye-song is said to have written a letter to her mother while reflecting on her condition at a cafe. She said that the reason she ate so much was because she was feeling empty so she asked her to wait a very little longer.
Lee Hye-sung, who had a hard time due to extreme dieting, seems to have overcome the pain and found stability. She recently confessed her pain on a broadcast, and also confessed her changed values, saying, “I try to enjoy the process of running toward my goal slowly.” Accordingly, it is also a positive phenomenon that her diet has changed to focus on sustainable methods. For example, rather than completely controlling snacks, she replaces them with less fattening foods.
About this, she became a hot topic by recommending snacks that she had eaten and found effective, such as chicken breast jerky and cacao nibs. It is also noteworthy that black bean popcorn is included in the recommended snacks! When you go on a diet, you can experience side effects such as hair loss due to nutritional imbalances. Lee Hye-sung also said that she enjoys eating black bean snacks to protect her hair after experiencing a similar phenomenon.
Lee Hye-Seong also revealed a relatively healthy way to eat ‘bread’, which is considered the nemesis of dieting, and has captivated many ‘bread-lovers dieters. Instead of giving up bread, she goes to a keto bakery. Keto bakeries use allulose instead of sugar and almond flour instead of wheat flour, so their bread has lower sugar and carbohydrate content than other stores. However, just like all foods, if you eat too much of this, you will gain weight, right?
Eating in moderation is essential! To do this, it will also help to practice a diet that helps you feel full in your daily life. For example, you can practice a healthy diet centered on fresh vegetables instead of processed foods, or eat less frequently than usual. As Lee Hye-seong’s experience suggests, don’t forget that dieting is much more helpful when you do it sustainably over the long term rather than just rushing through it!
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