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Although it has been more than a week since the MET Gala was held in tribute to Karl Lagerfeld, the designer continues to be a trend for issues other than his contribution to the fashion world. This time it has come to light again a controversial diet that followed the German with which he lost more than 40 kilos in just one year. In fact, in 2004 he even published a book entitled ‘The Karl Lagerfeld Diet’, in which he detailed what this controversial diet consisted of.
From drinking more than 10 Diet Cokes a day to eating quail. This diet, which he called Diet-3D, was created together with nutritionist Jean-Claude Houdret (co-author of the book) and included three phases of alternating calorie intake. During the first round he would only eat 800-900 calories a day; in the next round he would go up to 1,200, while the last one was 1,600 calories a day. Considering that Harvard University advises that men should consume a minimum of 1,500 calories a day, it can be concluded that the diet followed by Lagerfeld was somewhat controversial.
A sugar- and carbohydrate-free diet, among other restrictions
The designer went so far as to say in the book that he drank “Diet Coke from the time I get up until I go to bed. I can even drink it in the middle of the night and I can sleep. I don’t drink coffee, I don’t drink tea, I don’t drink anything else.” In her peculiar diet, sugar, red meat and carbohydrates were completely eliminated. In addition, fruits and vegetables were only eaten if they were boiled and dairy products had to be destined. As a curiosity, in the book she explained that she used to eat quail every day and that her whim consisted of having an extra slice of toast, since “it was the most delicious thing in the world”, as she said.
With this diet the designer managed to lose more than 40 kilos in only 13 months. The reason for this weight loss was his desire to be able to wear clothes designed for very thin people, even stating that fashion “was the healthiest motivation to lose weight”. Throughout his career, Lagerfeld made several fat-phobic statements that were widely criticized. From stating that no one wanted to see curvy models to criticizing singer Adele for being “too fat”.
Although ‘The Karl Lagerfeld Diet’ received numerous negative comments from experts who advised against following such a restrictive diet without medical supervision, the book went on to sell more than one million copies.