This form of compulsive dieting did, as expected, enable her to steadily lose weight. In order to slim down faster, each day she also exercised vigorously such as by performing more than 100 sit-ups and running around an athletic field. On many nights, Hsiao-Chen was roused from slumber by her hunger, and the pangs would keep her from returning to sleep.
這種強迫節食法，果然讓她體重一路下降，為了瘦得更快，她還每天加做一百多個仰臥起坐和跑操場。