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'Anorexic daw ako and bulimic': Kris Bernal tearfully recalls being body-shamed

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<p>She has been consistent with her goal of keeping a healthy and fit body for around eight years now.</p><p>But Kris Bernal has not always had a perfect fitness journey.</p><p>In her latest vlog, which marks the launch of her new fitness series &quot;#KrisMadeMeDoIt&quot; on her YouTube channel, the 31-year-old actress opened up about her struggles with fitness, particularly being the target of body shamers on social media.</p><div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="372" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ySSMo6O-Sdo" width="661"></iframe></div><p>&quot;Even though I love fitness so much, it&#x27;s not always a perfect journey. Alam niyo, I&#x27;m naturally thin. I&#x27;m naturally small. And may mga tao talagang nagba-bash sa akin,&quot; she said.</p><p>&quot;Like, sasabihin nila, anorexic daw ako, bulimic and, like, too thin. But you know, in all honesty, it&#x27;s just my body type. It&#x27;s my genes. I&#x27;m [an] endomorph... [or] the body type that is the most resistant to gaining weight or gaining muscle because of our fast metabolism. Sobrang bilis ng metabolism ko. Like, no matter how much I eat, hindi talaga ako tabain,&quot; she explained.</p><p>&quot;Minsan lang din, yes, may mga ganun akong insecurities na, &#x27;Bakit ka ba nagwo-work out? Eh ang payat payat mo na. Hindi ka na mukhang healthy.&#x27; Ganyan,&quot; she went on. &quot;Pero sa totoo lang kasi, ever since I started working out, ever since I got into this fitness lifestyle, as in, ito &#x27;yung healthiest ko. Ito &#x27;yung masasabi kong hindi ako nagkakasakit, and ito &#x27;yung pinaka-best feeling. So, ang hirap lang din ipaintindi sa mga tao na hindi porket payat ka, eh. bawal ka na mag-work out.&quot;</p><p>Despite all the bashing, Kris said that what keeps her going is her purpose, which is simply to improve herself.</p><div> </div><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CAHmSn3lOjo/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:540px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:16px"><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:row;align-items:center"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;flex-grow:0;height:40px;margin-right:14px;width:40px"> </div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex-grow:1;justify-content:center"><div 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transparent;transform:translateY(16px)"> </div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;flex-grow:0;height:12px;width:16px;transform:translateY(-4px)"> </div><div style="width:0;height:0;border-top:8px solid #F4F4F4;border-left:8px solid transparent;transform:translateY(-4px) translateX(8px)"> </div></div></div><div style="margin:8px 0 0 0;padding:0 4px"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CAHmSn3lOjo/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="color:#000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none;word-wrap:break-word" target="_blank">#TheHappyBirthdayKrisBWorkout 🏋️‍♀️ Since so many of you have been requesting for a LIVE WORKOUT, you ask, I deliver! First time ever!! Join me on my birthday, May 17, Sunday, 4:00PM, on my YouTube channel for a sweaty Sunday session + GIVEAWAYS! What particular workout/challenge do you want me to share? 💪🏼</a></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap">A post shared by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/krisbernal/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px" target="_blank"> Kris Bernal</a> (@krisbernal) on <time dateTime="2020-05-13T07:00:11+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">May 13, 2020 at 12:00am PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js" type="text/javascript"></script><div> </div><p>&quot;The key to my consistency and motivation is simply having a purpose, having that &#x27;why.&#x27; Why do I do what I do? Bakit ako nagwo-work out? Bakit ko &#x27;to gustong gawin? It&#x27;s because I want to improve myself. It lifts my spirits. It boosts my self-confidence. My passion and love for fitness is what keeps me going,&quot; she said.</p><p>Kris said she wanted the same for her fans and followers, hence she decided to launch a new series on her vlog channel that is dedicated to fitness.</p><p>&quot;I&#x27;m doing this because I want you to feel good about yourself. It&#x27;s not about the numbers on the scale. You&#x27;re more than your weight. You&#x27;re more than your body. I hope na hindi niyo kinukuha &#x27;yung validation niyo from comments or from other people, but you get your worth, your value from God,&quot; she said.</p><p>&quot;My goal is to get you closer to you closer to your fitness goal with every workout,&quot; she added.</p><p>Kris will release workout videos weekly on her YouTube channel, which has over 285,000 subscribers as of writing. The GMA-7 star started vlogging in 2019.</p>