AKMU's Lee Su-hyun Shares Her Diet After Losing 30kg in 2 Years, Revealing the Health Side Effects of Rushing the Process
It’s heartbreaking to hear about what she went through.
Summary
- Lee Su-hyun spent over two years losing 30 kg, relying on a dietary approach focused on a balanced intake of carbs, protein, and vegetables.
- She stuck strictly to oil-free, unseasoned meals, even viewing eating purely as "consuming food just to stay alive."
- She confessed that taking a low-sodium diet to an extreme once left her unable to feel her pulse for half a year.
- She urges everyone not to rush weight loss, reminding people that "sugar is something you should fear far more than salt."
Lee Su-hyun of the South Korean sibling duo AKMU recently posted a video on her YouTube channel titled “Healthy Diet. Please Eat Like This.” For the first time, she shared the exact diet that helped her drop 30 kg over more than two years. The video opens with her laughing over a meal of chicken breast kimchi fried rice and shabu-shabu, saying, “It’s actually not as bad as you’d think, right?” But what she shared next was tough to hear. Speaking to anyone eager for quick weight loss, she used her own health setbacks as a warning: never rush the process.
Don’t cut carbs and protein, but view eating as sheer survival
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When it came to her 30 kg weight loss, Lee noted that her core principle never changed: you must eat carbohydrates, protein, and vegetables. Rather than surviving on greens alone, she paired her diet with plenty of exercise.
She was strict with her cooking, though. Lee shared that she used no oil, added no seasonings, and never tried to make her diet meals taste delicious. “Even if I got sick of it, I kept eating it without thinking about what I was having.” Her mindset at the time, she admitted, was simply eating to stay alive.
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A faint pulse for six months: the low-sodium aftermath
Beyond her strict cooking methods, Lee warned viewers about the dangers of extreme low-sodium diets. By adopting a severe low-sodium plan to lose weight, she paid a physical price that alarmed even her trainer.
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“For nearly half a year, my pulse was almost unfindable, and my trainer kept telling me to eat salt,” she recalled. Restricting her diet and salt intake so heavily in a short period did serious damage to her body. Her pulse only returned to normal after she stopped fearing salt.
Fear sugar, not salt
After that frightening ordeal, Lee shifted her focus toward making her body healthy. If a diet or workout routine isn’t aimed at wellness, she believes it is completely unnecessary. Dropping 30 kg in three months is impossible, she emphasized, hoping people approach diet management with long-term self-care in mind.
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Reflecting on her six-month battle with low-sodium side effects, Lee offered a practical piece of advice: “Instead of salt, sugar is what you should fear.” The next time you feel tempted to push yourself too hard for a number on the scale, keep those words in mind.
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