Open your heart to the beautiful and hot girl! Gypsy Keerati on the Glow On podcast with Grace. From an extremely clean girl to a balanced dieter. Share life lessons “Health is not just about body shape”. Extreme weight loss until having to face Eating Disorder and Body Dysmorphia. Point out that shortcuts to weight loss are not the answer. Emphasize taking care of your health holistically, including balanced eating, quality sleep, and appropriate exercise.
What are the beliefs about eating well these days?
Gypsy: Now I’m back to normal, which is a balanced diet that I feel really works for my life and can sustain me for a long time. The wrong idea is the extremes I’ve tried before. I thought that certain foods were forbidden, such as carbohydrates, so I should eat them as little as possible, or fat would make me fat, fat was my enemy, so I would try not to eat them. There was a period when I ate very little or tried to avoid them as much as possible. I’ve tried counting calories, but I wasn’t that precise.
What did you do that you felt was effective?
Gypsy: Trial and error. I used to lose weight with very strict methods, such as cutting carbs, avoiding fat, and exercising like crazy. I believed that if I ate less + used a lot of energy = I would be thin. Which really worked in the beginning. But the weight loss didn’t last long before the yo-yo came back. The body started to resist the accumulated stress. The hormone cortisol was released more, causing the weight to remain the same, even though I still controlled my diet and exercised hard as before. I am a disciplined person who doesn’t give up. I exercised more, so I ate less.
Was there a time when you were fat?
Gypsy: I felt that I was mentally ill. I thought that my body wasn’t good enough. When I went to see a doctor and consulted, I found out that I had an Eating Disorder, which is a little bit like Anorexia. It’s like trying not to eat, but it’s not Bulimia. I’ve never had it and then stuck my finger in my throat after eating. I’m afraid of food. I have a bad relationship with food. I feel like I don’t dare to eat. I feel guilty after eating. I’m not afraid in the way that I see food and get scared. I’m not afraid like that. I still want to eat the same. I just feel like it’s too much. Will my weight go up?
What did the doctor diagnose?
Gypsy: We found out later when we were going through trial and error, but we had never seen a doctor. We went to see a doctor and found out that what we saw was that we were fat, that we weren’t pretty enough, that our figure wasn’t good. It’s called Body Dysmorphic Disorder or Body Dysmorphia. It’s like seeing ourselves in the mirror, but it’s a very distorted view from reality. It’s like some people really see that they’re ugly, and 100 people see that they look good. I used to have that disease.
How does it affect your mind?
Gypsy: Crying like crazy, my best friend, while people compliment me, I’m so beautiful, I like it, but I call my friend. Today I feel ugly and cry, I can’t work, I cry like crazy, not just upset, it’s too much, it’s sick like this.
What is the point that makes us change?
Gypsy: It was a coincidence. I had depression before and then I had panic attacks. So I decided to see a doctor to treat my panic attacks first. Part of panic attacks is caused by accumulated anxiety or stress. So I decided to take care of my mental health as well. I wanted to start over. I wanted to be a person with a healthy mind. At that time, I also received treatment for this issue because it was one of my issues. It was like I had a negative image or had bad feelings about my body all along without any resolution. I decided to seek treatment.
At that time when I felt bad, what did I eat?
Gypsy: I’ve been eating wrong all along. We tried to adjust to eating more sustainably. We went through the era of eating low calories and food obsession. Some foods were forbidden. There was the first era that was extremely extreme. Then came the second era, we revolutionized ourselves. We started going to the gym. People started to see that we had a good figure and six-pack abs, but we were still mentally ill. At that time, we started to adjust our eating to improve our health. At the first era, we were skinny and thin. Skinny means beautiful. We didn’t emphasize being healthy. Then came the second era, which was the era when we wanted to be healthy, so we started weight training, started to build muscle, started to have six-pack abs, and ate clean. That era was the era of clean eating. Clean eating is healthy. The turning point was that we felt like we were coming back to the middle path. Too much of anything is not good.
When you eat clean and then go back to eating more balanced, is that the point where you feel like you’ve unlocked it?
Gypsy: At first, it was very difficult. From someone who used to eat clean, without sodium or fat, there was almost nothing that made me feel delicious. I didn’t feel much enjoyment from eating. I ate because I felt that it was good for my body. At that time, it was very extreme. I thought, okay, I’m going to take care of myself. Every meal I ate, it was like I was eating because it was beneficial, not because it was delicious. I ate vegetables like that, it was okay, not too torturous, I could survive. But if you ask if it was delicious, it still couldn’t compete with eating regular food. I stopped eating clean, not because I couldn’t do it. If I had to keep doing it, I could. But it reached a point where I started to get stuck because I felt that I could survive, but I wasn’t alone in the world. When I went out to eat with friends, my boyfriend, my family, the people around me didn’t eat the same way as me. Then I started to see that eating was a very big part of life. I ate 3 meals a day. It wasn’t just to give my body energy, but it was a moment, an experience, and it was a way to connect with the people I loved. That, in its own way, had its own value.
When we eat clean, how are our relationships with the people around us?
Gypsy: We made people around us uncomfortable because at that time, when we went to meet friends or went out to eat, I would have already eaten from home, and my friends knew that I was controlling my diet. But when we got to the restaurant, my friends were eating normally, while I just sat and sipped water. It felt strange from a personal perspective. If anyone still feels that eating clean is sustainable and makes their life happy, that’s okay. But for me, after trying another way of life, I feel that the way I am now is much happier.
Does your partner understand when you gradually change from eating clean to eating more balanced?
Gypsy: My current boyfriend, when we first started dating, I have to say that I had a lot of problems because he is a foreigner and he has a very Western eating style. He really likes Italian food, pasta, pizza, and wine. I myself am very allergic to Italian food because I like eating flour and carbs. At that time, I didn’t dare to reveal it. I tried to impress him with my clean-cut look, packing my own lunchboxes all the time. But when I started to fall in love, I had to go all out on dates. He invited me to eat Italian food. He asked me if I liked it. I told him I did, but I was actually a bit hesitant because it was different from my usual eating style. But since it was during the dating period, I let myself go all out and ate everything happily. After only a month, I gained 5 kilos. My face was round and my pants were starting to get tight. When I weighed myself, I was shocked because I had stopped weighing myself after being obsessed with the numbers on the scale until it became stressful. I had to start finding myself again.
Because we also have work and filming, the weight gained really affected the costume. The staff even commented that the costume looked tighter. After that, we started talking to him directly that we are someone who values taking care of ourselves and we want to balance this out because we understand that he has the right to enjoy the food that he likes. At first, there were some obstacles because we are polar opposites, but we tried to switch things up. For example, one meal we ate as we pleased, the other meal we focused on being healthier. Finally, we settled on eating a balanced diet. Once we adjusted our mindset to the point that we could eat at any restaurant, we chose the right amount. For example, if we went to eat Italian food, we would choose a protein menu like chicken or fish steak. Or if we ate pizza, we would just have one slice, not the whole tray. This way, we could still enjoy the moment of eating delicious food and take care of ourselves. So these days, we are very happy.
Now the relationship is happy, there are no problems with eating?
Gypsy: No, it was a big surprise. We didn’t think we could change him. But after being together for a long time, about 7 years now, he gradually absorbed the lifestyle that I took care of myself without forcing him. But he started to eat healthier food. I have to confess that I used psychology to persuade him without him knowing. There was a time when he didn’t take care of himself at all. He didn’t eat well and didn’t exercise. I wanted to respect his privacy. But on the other hand, after we got married, we wanted to be together for a long time. We knew that some of his behaviors were definitely not healthy. From the knowledge that we had studied, we used the power of love to indirectly psych him out. After that, he started to change. He started asking me more if this was good or bad. He also started going to the gym with me more often. I was like, that’s great.
For those who consider Gypsy to be an idol in terms of figure, eating, and exercise, is there anything you would like to say to those who might be thinking about losing weight quickly?
Gypsy: One thing we don’t support at all is products or methods that promise “less effort but fast results.” This is something we don’t believe in and have never supported because we’ve been through that. We’ve put in a lot of effort ourselves, sometimes too much. But in the end, we still have to come back to the most important thing, which is the middle way. It includes everything in life, such as eating, sleeping, exercising, and various lifestyles. But if we find the right point for ourselves, it will allow us to continue. And the word “Sustainable” is very important.
breakfast ?
Gypsy: I eat carbohydrates because I like to eat carbohydrates. Most of the time it’s bread, but I choose Complex Carb breads that have grains. Another thing I really like is oatmeal. Sometimes I make it as Overnight Oats, or sometimes I make it as homemade muffins, which is the recipe we sell. I eat it like this in the morning. I don’t really like to eat anything savory or very strong flavors. It’s also a matter of personal taste.
lunch ?
Gypsy: For lunch, anything goes. Rice with garlic chicken and fried egg. I like made-to-order food. I think it’s delicious.
dinner ?
Gypsy: Dinner will be around 17:00 – 18:00. It’s considered late because at 20:00, I go to bed. So I try not to eat anything heavy, anything that needs to be digested a lot, that takes a lot of energy to digest. We’ll try to do the same thing they did, gradually cool down. We’ll try to eat something light. If possible, we’ll try to eat something with less oil. For dinner, if I can choose, I’ll eat soup, stew, or sometimes if I really want something spicy, I’ll eat a spicy salad. I’ll try to avoid anything that’s stir-fried with a lot of oil or fried in the evening.
What time do you sleep?
Gypsy: We sleep at 8:00 PM and wake up at 4:00 AM – 5:00 AM. When we wake up, we do mental health and have a morning routine, like making coffee and then making muffins.
Does that mean you don’t go to pubs very often?
Gypsy: I don’t go out because I’m sleepy. I don’t want to do anything, I don’t want to be neat or anything. I’m sleepy, I want to sleep, I want to go home. Ghost Hormone is very good. I went to check, Ghost Hormone is excellent, I slept every round.
Have you thought about having children?
Gypsy: On one hand, I feel like I want to have one, but on the other hand, I wonder if it will be good for him. What will she have to face in her life? Will he want to be born? The world seems to be going downhill.
