Actor Yu Hye-jung surprised everyone by confessing that there was a time when she weighed about 15kg more than she does now.
On the 12th, TV CHOSUN's 'PerfecT Life' featured actors Yu Hye-jung and Seo Gyu-won, mother and daughter, as guests who spoke about their health concerns.
Despite being 54, Yu Hye-jung, who boasts a youthful look like someone in her 40s, was flooded with questions such as "You look healthy no matter how you look at it — why did you come on the show?" Yu Hye-jung replied, "Women always have worries. I came because of concerns about dieting."
She said, "Until about four years ago I weighed about 15kg more than now. I gained up to about 65 or 66kg," which shocked listeners. Then photos from that time were released, and in the photos Yu Hye-jung drew attention by wearing a loose top that hid her body shape.
Seeing this, Hyunyoung said, "At a glance, the clothes look loose, right? Looking at the photos it doesn't seem like a big difference, but that was when you weighed 15kg more than now, right?" and Yu Hye-jung replied, "Yes. At that time I only wore big clothes to hide my body. And for pants, XL didn't fit, so I left the hooks open or even bought men's trousers," which added to the surprise.
She recalled her difficulties: "At that time I was running a clothing store, and when I went to pick up items there are so many delicious late-night foods in the early morning. I would eat those and not be able to digest them, so I always felt bloated, and because my constipation was so bad, whenever I sat down my stomach would swell up like a turtle's shell. I couldn't digest food. My face broke out a lot and it was a total mess. So I had many worries."
Her daughter Seo Gyu-won also said, "My mother has always had poor digestion. With weak digestion she would vomit and eat and so her weight went up and down like a rubber band. I inherited that. So dieting is very stressful and worrisome, and after I started working an office job I sit for so long and get stressed, then come home and binge eat. Eating spicy and salty food with my mother, I gained 6kg in just three months after joining the company. Because circulation was bad and I swelled up, my mother and I are now managing to maintain the 50kg range and we are doing it with gritted teeth, but we're both worried we might go back to that time."
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