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Kim Kardashian slammed for promoting 'UNREALISTIC' beauty standards after losing 16lbs in 3 weeks

Kim Kardashian cut carbohydrates and sugar and only ate tomatoes to fit into Marilyn's dress for Met Gala 2022

Kim Kardashian admitted to Vogue that she went on an extreme diet just to fit into Marilyn Monroe's dress during the 2022 Met Gala. After sharing how the 41-year-old mother-of-four lost 16 lbs in a duration of three weeks, she received hate online for promoting the toxic diet culture.

During her first trial session of the iconic outfit, Kim admitted that she cried because she could not fit into it. This is when she decided to lose weight for three weeks just so she could model in the borrowed outfit for a couple of minutes at the red carpet on Monday evening, April 2. 

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On the red carpet, Kim told La La Anthony, the host of Vogue's livestream, about how she lost such a subsequent amount of weight in such a short period. She proudly spoke of her weight loss by sharing that she did not eat any sugar and carbohydrates in the past three weeks and plans on binging on pizzas and donuts after the event. Tweeters slammed her for promoting such toxic, unhealthy, non-sustainable eating habits. 

Kim told Anthony, "I had this idea to put it on and to try it on, and they came with armed guards and gloves. I tried it on and it didn’t fit me, and so I looked at them and said give me like three weeks, and I had to lose 16lbs, down today, to be able to fit this. It was such a challenge, it was like a role, I was determined to fit it." La La then said, "When you put your mind to something there's no ... you were like eating tomatoes." 

Later Kim told the publication that she went on a very strict diet and followed the deadline so she would slim down and could wear the dress to the Met. Speaking of her size and that of Monroe, Kim said, "I always thought she was extremely curvy. I imagined I might be smaller in some places where she was bigger and bigger in places where she was smaller. So when it didn’t fit me I wanted to cry because it can’t be altered at all." 

Sharing more on her weight loss, Kim said, "I would wear a sauna suit twice a day, run on the treadmill, completely cut out all sugar and all carbs, and just eat the cleanest veggies and protein. I didn't starve myself, but I was so strict."

Twitter users instantly expressed their disgust towards this diet. One said, "Kim Kardashian wearing Marilyn Monroe’s dress is SO iconic but the crash diet she went on to fit into the dress is so unhealthy, scary, damaging and promotes unrealistic beauty standards even further. #MetGala2022   #MetGala"

Another said, "Christ this is textbook disordered eating shit, the sort that the next generation will point to as their own vernacular of diet culture bullshit"

Another user joked, "Pete got Kim on that all-WHITE diet #MetGala"

This Tweeter said, "ppl keep mentioning how Kim K lost 16lbs in 3 weeks to fit into Marilyns iconic Bob Mackie dress for the Met Gala...as if that's a totally normal thing to do. following a "crash diet" so you can fit into a dress (that arguably shouldnt be worn by anyone besides marilyn) is WILD."

However, this user had a different opinion. They said, "I wish I had the dedication that Kim Kardashian has. Instead of picking a new outfit for the Met Gala she literally went on a strict diet to fit in Marilyn Monroe’s dress. I love that for her."