To think that if Kim Kardashian can, I should be able to do the same too and yet can't?

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Apparently Kim Kardashian lost 16 pounds/7k in under a month. Reportedly she wore a sauna suit, ran, and cut down sugar and cards and ate vegetables and protein. I may not have the sauna suit but I can do the rest, right? And yes I don't think I could lose that much weight in a month (I'm a size ten, about 5'4). AIBU to think that while on paper I should be able to lose that much weight, it probably wouldn't happen? I usually watch my weight by calorie counting and that works for me - but not that quickly!

I could do with losing a few pounds and now wondering if I could attempt this.

I think I could - I could easily fill up on fruit and veg and salad but I'd have to cut out protein and probably get sick and very low on energy... I already don't eat many carbs. I've the benefit of weight loss surgery so get fuller more easily but dont want to not be able to function. Hm.

Just to add, my weight loss was pointless as I couldn't sustain the low carbing for long and soon it all came back (with a vengeance! )

She wore the actual dress?

Yes, and Kris Jenner wore an original Jackie O dress too and I think she looks really weird in it

So strange that mum/daughter would want to copy a Kennedy and Monroe on the same night! I'm wondering if kourtneys strange tuxedo dress was an attempt at JFK for the hat trick of fucking weirdness.

The Kardashian’s are known for selling weight loss gimmicks for money. She’s had work done not used a sauna suit.

When you cut out carbs you can lose 10lbs in a week and a lot the next week too - but it’s water weight its not fat.

KK also usually eats a lot and doesn’t exercise intensely so going on a strict diet, exercising intensely and going low carb can easily lead to her loosing that much.
I doubt it’s all fat and most of it will go back on.

If weight loss was that easy we would have no issues with obesity.

When I had covid I had 1 apple in 5 days. I thought I must have lost a stone - no I had PUT ON 5lbs.

KK also usually eats a lot and doesn’t exercise intensely so going on a strict diet, exercising intensely and going low carb can easily lead to her loosing that much.

How can you know that? How can you know how much she eats?

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this is KK's job so it is totally feasible for her to have devoted herself to losing over a stone in 3 weeks, probably with plenty of support and facilitation. Actors lose and gain weight for roles all the time, so I'm sure there are people who specialise in making these crash transformations happen.

Absolutely.
I can think of many male actors who put on and lose massive amounts of weight in such a short period of time but because they’re men they don’t get all the bitchy comments from women.

Eh? You’ve had half your stomach cut off (‘weight loss surgery’) and you’re still considering doing barking mad crash diets influenced by some reality TV muppet?

The old gastric sleeve is clearly not the panacea it is claimed to be!

Didn't she do it by eating only tomatoes? life is too short!

I've just thought about how much I weighed when I was last size 10, and then subtracted 16lb and done a bmi calculator. Result was 17. Everyone is different but I don't think I'd abuse you losing that amount of weight, OP, especially not that quickly.

How can you know that? How can you know how much she eats?

She doesn’t hide it, that’s what she’s known to do.

Obviously she must eat healthy too but her sister Khloe always talks about it as she struggles with her weight so has to watch what she eats but Kim doesn’t as much.

I’m roughly the same size as you

ive just started training for ultra marathon and I didn’t lose 16lbs in a month…..

granted I didn’t wear a sauna suit.

but I calll bullshit

I find it amusing when people say "Why would you want to". I was 2st overweight and have so far lost 8lb but it's taking bloody ages. I'm a bridesmaid for my best friend this year so I'm on a deadline and I don't want to hate the photos! I would absolutely do this if I was famous - in fact I did the Special K diet and got down to a 10 for my own wedding.

*advise not abuse!

I can think of many male actors who put on and lose massive amounts of weight in such a short period of time but because they’re men they don’t get all the bitchy comments from women.

like Tom Hanks, who gave himself diabetes?

I seem to remember reading that in the last few months of her life, MM was eating almost nothing other than a tiny steak, champagne and handfuls of pills every day. If you look at the screen tests for Something's Got to Give, she's very slender, almost fragile looking. And she was sewn into that dress.

I thought Kim's most ridiculous accessory was the Men in Black's intern she took as her plus one. Pete is no Frank Sinatra.

Also. Years ago I had a stroke which meant I couldn’t swallow. I didn’t eat or drink for 21 days. I eventually had a feeding tube inserted for nearly 2 years

i. That time I lost 6kgs

so maybe she didn’t eat or drink like me?

(I had fluids through an IV and special vitamins etc)

The difference is Marilyn wore the dress, not the other way around. She looked like she was lit from within whereas on KK it just looked like a nice dress, nothing you'd look twice at.

Personal chefs, personal trainers and therapists, child care and housekeeping all sorted. All she needs to do is focus on the project to fit into the dress

Rumour has it she had her butt implants removed which is why there are no shots from the back. And she had lipo. I don't doubt she lost the weight but I imagine it was in a completely unattainable way for most people.

Sorry OP, that had nothing to do with your question, I'll get me coat

Me too 😧

KK also usually eats a lot and doesn’t exercise intensely

Where are you getting this info from? If you follow her on social you'll know she works out constantly and does really intense exercise. I can only assume she doesn't eat very much based on how tiny she is but nobody really knows.

I thought the same. I’d only ever seen the famous dress in black and white footage, so I was quite disappointed by it in real life. Looked a bit boring and meh.

By today's standards yes, but then it was shocking as she almost looked nude in it

I doubt Kim K normally eats a lot. Her whole career is basically her body. I cant imagine her diet is really high in sugar in the first place despite what she wants to portray

I don't think its feasible to lose 16lbs in 3 weeks on paper OP at your size. I think it'd quite disordered to think that you could do that.

Unless you were ill or literally ate nothing. Isn't it 3500kcal for 1lb of fat? To lose 16lb in 21 days is a deficit of 2600kcal a day. Not feasible at all. Even if you assume half is water weight it's still a fairly intense weightloss and unless your fitting into marylin munros dress absolutely pointless to lose water weight

@Iamthewombat did you actually read my post where I clearly said I was wondering if I COULD do it. And who said WLS is a panacea? It's a tool.