Gregg Wallace has revealed that a photo of him looking overweight was the catalyst for his dramatic weight loss transformation. The MasterChef presenter shed an impressive 5st after becoming unhappy with the way he looked and claims weight loss programme, ShowMe.Fit, helped change his life for the better, as reported by The Mirror.
The 58-year-old has transformed from what he calls the "fat, bald bloke who likes puddings" to a slim, toned specimen posting snaps of his six-pack online. He talks passionately about how he has the answer to the obesity crisis in a nation hooked on junk food.
Speaking exclusively to The Mirror, Gregg said: "For most people, food is happening to them by accident - most people don’t know what they’re going to have for breakfast, lunch and dinner. And every time that happens you’re going to spend more than you should and you’re going to end up getting fatter.
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"There are basically three horsemen of this apocalypse – excessive booze, takeaways and snacks. It’s not going away. But I have the answer."
After ballooning to 17st, Gregg’s own weight-loss journey started four years ago after a photo of him with co-host John Torode convinced him he needed to take action. Gregg added: "My life was the same as many people’s - lots of grazing, no proper meals and lots of takeaways.
"I was watching myself getting fatter and fatter and getting more unhappy about how I looked. I had really high cholesterol, too. My doctor told me I needed to do something because I was heading for a coronary.
"There was a picture of me and John in India, my belly was coming over my trousers, and this big puffy face. For lots of overweight people it’s often a photo. They think, 'Is that me?' That was my moment."
Gregg - married to Anne-Marie Sterpini, 36 - says he began trying out "nearly every diet", but without success - until his wife suggested changing their diet completely.
He concluded: "They were all uncomfortable, made me unhappy and left me hungry and dissatisfied. That was when Anna said, well, let’s just eat healthy food. It worked.
"I realised that’s all you need to do - you need to know what your breakfast, lunch and dinner is going to be, and you need to be full up after every meal. You’ll lose weight and save a fortune on shopping. And you don’t need willpower."
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