Kim Kardashian defends weight loss regime following backlash
Kim Kardashian insisted she did not do anything unhealthy nor try encourage people to lose crazy amounts of weight in a short period of time
Beauty mogul and reality TV actress Kim Kardashian just revealed that post Met Gala she is still intent on losing weight.
The 41-year-old shocked netizens all over the world when she appeared on the exclusive invites online party donning the late Marilyn Monroe's iconic 60-year-old gown last month.
Marilyn Monroe had donned the gown to famously serenade the late president John F Kennedy on his birthday back in 1962. The gown had been kept under lock and key at the Ripley's Believe It Or Not Museum.
Kim disclosed that she had to lose over seven kilograms in order to fit into the gown as it could not be altered.
The SKIMS founder speaking on her weight loss journey said, " I looked at it like a role and I really wanted to wear this dress. It was really important to me."
Before adding, " the journey actually taught me a lot about my lifestyle and my health."
During an appearance on the Today Show in New York the mother of four revealed that after the Met Gala she had gone further in her transformation and actually lost another 2.2 kilograms.
Kim revealed to the host that up until that moment she had lost 9.5 kilograms adding that she has more energy than ever.
" Afterwards I continued to eat really healthy. I'm down 21 lbs. I'm not trying to lose any more weight but I have more energy than ever."
During her weight loss journey for the Met Gala, Kim went on a strict diet completely cutting out all sugar and carbs from her diet, wearing a sauna suit twice a day, running on the treadmill, and only eating the cleanest vegetables and proteins.
Insisting that if she had not reached her goal she would have opted not to attend the event at all.
Kim received a lot of backlash following comments about the strict diet she underwent
Following the backlash, the reality show star chose to compare herself to movie stars who gain or shed weight for specific roles.
Kim said, " To me it was like okay Christian Bale can do it for a movie role and that is acceptable. Even Renee Zellweger gained weight for a role. It's all the same to me."
Before adding, " I was not saying hey everyone, why don't you go lose this weight in a short period of time? I did not do anything unhealthy."
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