Kim Kardashian's extreme approach to lose weight for Met Gala

For the 2022 Met Gala, Kim Kardashian paid homage to one of the most iconic moments in American pop culture history when she donned the same dress Marilyn Monroe famously wore to sing 'Happy Birthday' to President John F. Kennedy in 1962.

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Kardashian was not allowed to do any alterations on the dress and had to lose weight to fit into the dress. 

Kardashian told Vogue that she went on an extreme diet for three weeks to fit into the dress.

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"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," she said.

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A nutritionist said that cutting out entire food groups is incredibly stressful to the body. "The reason Kim found it 'such a challenge' is because she was going against the needs of her body and silencing its cues for nourishment."

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