K-actress Lee Chung Ah’s dieting routine and recipes revealed

Lee Chung Ah is a familiar face to K-drama fans, having appeared in a number of popular dramas such as Because This Is My First Life, One Dollar Lawyer, and, most recently, Celebrity on Netflix.

Even though she has been on television since the early 2000s, she has never appeared out of shape, which is an incredible feat even for celebrities. In fact, this stunning lady has only grown more beautiful over the years, even as she approaches 40.

To find out how she upkeeps her beauty, we scoured the internet and discovered some of her favourite diet recipes and workout routine. So, keep an eye out and don’t scroll away!

Lee Chung Ah’s daily workout routine

Every morning, Lee Chung Ah weighs herself and goes to the gym when she weighs more than 50kg. According to the actress, she carefully maintains her body weight without suddenly losing or gaining weight, so that her body will be in good condition even when she is tired from work.

Chung Ah’s daily workout routine includes cardio exercises such as incline running and walking. She stretches her legs while on the high incline to get a full glute workout before moving on to weight training and finishing with some light stretching.

Her favourite machine is the hip abduction machine, which requires using your glute muscles to push the weight away from your body. If you can’t get to the gym, you can mimic the motion of the hip abduction machine by wrapping a resistance band around your legs at home or even at your desk!

Lee Chung Ah’s diet recipes

To start off, Chung Ah carefully portions her food into her small bowl (left picture) to avoid overeating. She also uses a smaller spoon (right picture) that’s just a tad larger than a teaspoon when she’s on a diet so she can eat slowly and stop when she feels full.

With that being said, let’s dive into some of her most mouth-watering recipes, which she has graciously shared, that kept her slim and healthy!

Tomato-tofu salad

For breakfast, Chung Ah grabs a handful of tomatoes and tofu and drizzles them with Kewpie’s deep-roasted sesame dressing, her “magical sauce.” She enjoys eating the tomato and tofu together and stated that she will still have cake with coffee after this.

“Super simple” tofu salad

Chung Ah prepares this tofu salad by chopping cucumbers, fresh tofu (after draining the water), olive fruit, and crushed almond.

The actress enjoys eating tofu due to its health benefits. Because of its high protein content, tofu is a good substitute for animal-derived meat.

It also contains all of the essential amino acids your body requires, as well as a high concentration of minerals and vitamins like calcium, manganese, iron, and vitamin A!

Duck breast steak and tomatoes

Another breakfast menu she’s shown is her duck breast steak with tomatoes and almonds on the side. Even though the portion is small, she declares that if she is still hungry after this meal, she will eat another tomato or apple.

We can see that she makes sure to eat her protein and vegetables while seasoning them to make them as tasty as possible. To season the meat and tomatoes in this recipe, she uses truffle olive oil, Himalayan pink salt, and a mixture of rock peppers!

Natto, fried egg and rice

For this recipe, Chung Ah adds natto to her brown rice and a fried egg for extra protein. She then flavours the rice with seasame seeds, sesame oil, and soy sauce before serving it with yeolmu kimchi (summer radish salad), a Korean side dish.

Natto is another favourite ingredient that the actress uses in nearly all of her dishes, in addition to tofu and almond.While it may be an acquired taste for some, natto has numerous health benefits due to its high protein, vitamin, and mineral content.

The fermentation process also aids in the absorption of nutrients, which is why the actress frequently adds natto to her dishes.

Mixed grain rice

This healthy recipe is made with healthy grains, including one-third rice, one-third mixed grains with oats, and one-third soaked black beans in water overnight.

Chung Ah cooks the ingredients in a pot for about 12 minutes on high heat, then two to three minutes on low heat when the rice is fully boiled.

This delectable dish is served with turban snail meat salad, yeolmu kimchi, natto, and dried seaweed for a nutritious and tasty lunch!

Tofu-cucumber snack

After a strenuous workout at the gym, Chung Ah made herself a midnight snack with one eighth tofu drizzled in her favourite sesame sauce and five cucumber slices.

This clean and refreshing snack helped her reach her final weight loss goal of 50kg, and it is unquestionably a much healthier alternative to eating ramen at night.

For more information of Lee Chung Ah’s diet and workout routine, check out her YouTube video below!

Featured image credits: @leechungah/Instagram