A Korean star candidly shared her experiences with repeated cycles of dieting and yo-yo weight gain, offering realistic advice to those who are looking to lose weight.
On July 13th, Lee Guk Joo (also known as Lee Gook Ju) held a Q&A session with subscribers on her YouTube channel while in Tokyo, Japan.
That day, a subscriber asked her, “I lost 8 kg but gained 4 kg back. Can you recommend foods or exercises for weight loss?”
Hearing the question, Lee Guk Joo jokingly replied, “Did you leave this question just to tease me? I think you’re going to the wrong person,” drawing laughter.
She then opened up about her own experience, saying, “If I hadn’t kept dieting, this wouldn’t have happened. When I lose 7 kg, I gain back 14 kg. If I lose 4 kg, I gain 8 kg,” she shared with a bitter tone.
Referring to the recurring yo-yo effect, Lee Guk Joo advised from her experience, “If you’re not going to diet for life, don’t even start. If you plan to quit, don’t begin at all. But if you’re going to do it lifelong without stopping, then go for it.”
She added, “To offer a bit of help, you might lose weight if you avoid what I eat. I love carbohydrates, no matter what.”
She also bluntly stated, “There’s no such thing as food that makes you lose weight. Just don’t diet again. That way, at least you won’t gain back as much from yo-yo effects.”
Lee Guk Joo has previously shared her struggles with yo-yo weight gain. She said, “I’ve dieted hard three times. I lost 8 kg but gained 16 kg back through yo-yo, and this repeated three times.”
She added with self-deprecating humor, “If I hadn’t dieted, I probably would have been really slim. Instead, I dieted unnecessarily, gained an extra 16 kg each time, and ended up like this.”