- Joe Chu went from 215 pounds to 165 pounds in less than a year
- The online trainer documents her fitness journey on TikTok
- Chu recently shared her favorite foods to eat on a calorie deficit
A fitness trainer who lost 50 pounds and transformed her body revealed her favorite foods to eat while in a calorie deficit.
Joe Chu, a content creator based in Los Angeles, documents his “realistic” weight loss journey on TikTok, where he has more than 500,000 followers.
The founder of Joe X Fitness went from 215 pounds to 165 pounds in less than a year by tracking calories and lifting weights at the gym.
In a recent video, Chu describes the three low-calorie foods that make him “feel full” while helping him reach his goals.
“I’m in an 800 calorie deficit and I’m always hungry,” he admitted.
Chu’s first recommendation was homemade spring rolls, which he makes with rice paper, vegetables and shrimp, beef or chicken for a high-protein treat.
“When I say you should eat spring rolls, I mean it,” he said, insisting they are the “most filling thing” on his list.
“If I eat 12 of these spring rolls, it’s less than 700 calories, but I feel like I just ate over 1,200 calories,” he explained. “So it basically fills you up like a huge Chipotle burrito.”
Next on Chu’s list were potatoes because they are both versatile and filling.
“If you always eat rice with your meat, switch to potatoes,” he advised. “I know it’s crazy to say it as a Korean, but trust me. They are quite low in calories and really filling.
“The best part is you can make them into things you wouldn’t normally eat on a diet, like loaded fries, while still hitting your calorie goal,” he added.
Chu completed his list of rice cakes that serve as the base for his favorite high-protein, low-calorie dessert.
“Everybody hates them, but try this recipe I made recently,” he said.
Chu demonstrates how she uses maple syrup to sweeten Greek yogurt before spreading it over three caramel or apple cinnamon rice cakes.
He then garnished the dessert with frozen berries, saying it was “the sweet, tart, low-calorie treat that [he] I never knew [he] necessary.’
“Just look how much you get,” he concluded.
Chu’s video has been viewed more than 2.3 million times and received hundreds of comments since it was posted on October 20.
“Bro, it makes me less stressed,” one fan replied. “I was getting bored with my food and was so close to giving up.”
“Rice cakes are very goaty,” added someone else. “I can eat [an] a whole sleeve in one sitting.
“I make spring rolls every week. Filling up with 3-4 lol,” shared another.
Others were confused by Chu’s caloric deficit and believed that he only consumed 800 calories a day.
The fitness guru said he was eating 2,000 calories a day, which is 800 calories less than what he eats to maintain his weight.
